Seattle Mag
All Hail the Return of World Pizza!
The Belltown pizzeria reopens after 15 years, and yes, that potato pizza will be on the menu, too.
I recently happened across an online commenter lamenting the pizza options in Belltown. The post was entitled “Bring Back World Pizza.” Well commenter: wish, granted. Brothers Adam Cone and Aaron Crosleycone (a mashup of his last name and new wife Wren Crosley’s maiden name) are reopening the pizza joint that fed the musicians playing the Crocodile and…
The Best Restaurants in Seattle at Every Price Point: The Value Issue
Every year I come at the big April Best Restaurants issue from a different, hopefully fresh angle. This year, my inspiration was former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni’s farewell piece, at the end of which he argues that there is value at every price level. It’s was an aha! moment for me. I’d thought this way for…
Fashion + Style Friday: West Seattle is hopping with shopping sales and tax-day deals, plus a sweet soap of the month club
Cynthia Rowley sale at Promesse in Kirkland; Sweet Petula soaps all year long; and a Spring Fling sa
Alright, shoppers and deal devotees, start marking your calendars because the next couple of weeks are chalk full of sale parties (and geez people, get out to West Seattle!): Next Thursday, March 31st, West Seattle shops Clementine, Edie’s, Carmilia’s and Sweetie are teaming up for a big ol’ Fashion Spring Fling, staying open late from…
A New Exhibit at Gage, Alvin Ailey at 5th Ave., All My Sons at Intiman and TASTE! Washington
Must DanceAlvin Ailey American Dance TheaterFriday – Sunday (3/25–3/27) – This mixed-repertory program includes a celebration of 50 years of “Revelations,” Ailey’s signature work, in which dancers trace the African-American transition from slavery to freedom via movement set to blues, gospel and spiritual music. By far Ailey’s most heralded, popular work, “Revelations” displays the company’s…
Food Writer Shuffle: Scoop On Eater Seattle’s Editor, and the Seattle Weekly’ Gets A New Restaurant Critic
Out with the old, in with the new? Not exactly!
There’s a lot to be said for an outsider’s view of things. Frankly, there’s just less baggage. He/she doesn’t take sides, doesn’t play favorites, doesn’t have a history (good or bad), so the opinions are pure. Or purer. When it comes to, oh, I don’t know, a food writer from another city’s take on restaurants here in…
Q&A with Chicago Chef Grant Achatz of Alinea
In the restaurant world the ever-humble chef Grant Achatz rubs elbows with Thomas Keller, Tony Bourdain, David Chang and Eric Ripert. Last week he was in town with his new book Life, On the Line and talking with 130 Seattle fans at Tom Douglas’ and Kim Ricketts’ soiree for him at The Palace Ballroom. The…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011
Each year, for the annual Best Restaurants issue, our critics go from luxe to low brow (and everywhe
There’s a special kind of magic that happens at the best restaurants, when everything comes together—charming service, scintillating company, great ambiance, flattering lighting (outstanding food is a must, of course)—and we walk out feeling as if dinner was worth every penny spent, even when we cringe a little the next day thinking about exactly how…
Best Seattle Dining Deals 2011
From the Korean Tofu House to La Medusa, 18 restaurants serving up affordable, and delightfully deli
$13Korean Tofu House University DistrictTrue value: Not only do you get exceptionally generous portions, but every meal comes with side dishes. You will not leave hungry.While most diehard kimchi-heads will claim that the only reliably good Korean restaurants are either to the north or south of Seattle, Korean Tofu House in the U District is…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: Splurge-worthy Meals
From Kirkland's Cafe Juanita to Ballard's Le Gourmand, our list of local meals worth every penny.
$133Cafe JuanitaKirklandTRUE VALUE: A sure thing, from impeccable service to subtly sensational pastas.When you need a special occasion to occur without a hitch, Juanita is the place.The room is comfortable, the conversation friendly, and the servicealways knowing but with a lovely West Coast ease. And Holly Smith’s modern Italian-Northwest cuisine provides one wave of delicious…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: How to Get the Best Value When Ordering Wine
How to get the best value when ordering wine Chris Horn, wine director at Purple Wine Bar.
What’s typically the best value on a wine list?Wines from Portugal. Regardless of what kinds of wine you like (red or white) you’ll find it in Portugal at a fraction of the cost anywhere else. The Portuguese wines that are being brought to the United States are coming here because of quality and passion. There’s…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: Happy Hour Bites
Behold: Seattle's happy hour bargain bites that taste like a million.
Get piggy with itThe grilled, house-made pork sausage at Matt Janke and Jill Buchanan’s new LECOSHO on the Harbor Steps downtown comes whole, resting on a bed of savory lentils. Halves of a creamy soft-boiled egg round out this tasty $7 plate. 3–6 p.m. daily; 10 p.m.–1 a.m. Sun.–Thu.; 11 p.m.–1 a.m. Fri.–Sat. Cheese-o-rificCalling the…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: How to Dine on a Budget in Seattle
Frequent diner Sara Dickerman offers expert advice on how to keep the check in check while eating at
I’ve eaten the fanciest meals of my life at lunchtime. I don’t do it often, but when I’ve traveled abroad or to New York City and wanted to try the nitrogen-poached meringues at a Michelin-starred restaurant, I’ve sought out lunchtime reservations. For a slightly more modest cost than dinner (such meals will never be cheap),…