Eat & Drink
A Take on Bake
Sahana Vij’s dessert cookbook marries her love of cooking and philanthropy
It’s hard to say what’s more impressive: the fact that Sahana Vij wrote a cookbook as a teenager or that she’s donating all of its proceeds to charity. The Redmond native, now a freshman at the University of California–Irvine, majoring in literary journalism, is the author of “Bake Away: Twenty Recipes Capturing the Spirit of…
Fast Food Meets Fine Dining
Seattle’s first ‘fast-fine’ restaurant will soon open its doors
Thanks to Christian Chan, Seattle will soon become the place where fine dining meets fast food. In April, Chan will open Bloom, a grab-and-go “fast-fine” restaurant the likes of which he says Seattle has never seen. “This is not a term we originated. It’s used on the East Coast a lot,” says Chan, who is…
Sponsored | The Most Versatile Pinot Noir Joins Your Dinner Table This Week
We planned your dinners—and your wine pairings—this week. Hint: Every meal goes with Erath Pinot Noir.
We headed to the heart of Oregon’s thriving Willamette Valley wine region to learn what Erath Winery’s head winemaker, Gary Horner, is currently pairing with Erath Pinot Noir. When he’s not crafting excellent wine at one of Oregon’s founding wineries, Gary is in his own sprawling garden harvesting fresh fruits and veggies for dinner with…
Meet the Ice Man, Michael Del Mundo
A childhood fascination with shave ice turns into a popular Seattle business
Shave ice — literally and figuratively one of the coolest inventions of all time — seems simple in concept, but certainly didn’t start out that way. The origin of shave ice can be traced back to Japan’s Heian period from 794 to 1185. Known as kakigori, it was available only to the elite since ice had to…
Hip to be Square
Where to find excellent Detroit-style pizza in Seattle
Seattle, like everywhere else in America, is full of pizza. The city has become a cheese-and-dough chameleon, with restaurants serving tons of regional specialties, from listered Neapolitan pies and Roman slices to foldable New York-inspired triangles and Chicago deep dish. But Detroit-style? That was hard to find. Until now. This rectangular cousin to Sicilian pizza is categorized…
Tasteless in Seattle
Exploring Seattle’s food scene — without taste buds
This story is featured in the May/June issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. A few key circumstances intersected to offer me a unique angle on Seattle’s food scene. I moved to the Emerald City a few months ago, fresh from my Covid-19 post-infection quarantine. Still “long-hauling” symptoms, I was ready to spice…
Book Excerpt: Coffee for Dummies
Longtime Starbucks executive spills the beans
If not for a random conversation at a dinner party he wasn’t even at, Major Cohen may have never become an author. Cohen spent 25 years at Starbucks — including eight as senior project manager for global innovation — before retiring last year. His book, “Coffee For Dummies,” was released in March by Wiley, the publishing company…
Seattle’s Iconic Over-Water Hotel Has Reopened
The Edgewater reopens
Seattle’s only over-water hotel, The Edgewater, is open and ready to welcome guests back to unparalleled panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains, Elliott Bay and the sparkling Emerald city. Discover a sense of nostalgia throughout the hotel where rock royalty legends like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Pearl Jam once roamed the halls. With 60…
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