Food Culture Navigation: Seattle On The Map

Greater Food Culture. Image Credit: The Hartman Group

The Hartman Group, a Bellevue based firm specializing in consumer culture (especially food), produced this pretty nifty map of food culture, which mimics a subway map. Serving as a "snapshot" of the who, the techniques, the values and the ideas in the culinary landscape, the map outlines the scene visually. Let's play there "Where's Waldo" with the Seattle characters, shall we?

On the red line, which indicates media, we can find the infamous/lovely food blogger (and former Seattlest contributor), Ms. Molly Wizenberg, of Orangette. Molly's moving on up-- she recently joined the crew of Gilt Taste contributors. We're also smitten with her Ballard pizza joint, Delancey, although with a book in progress and a few other endeavors, we'll likely be seeing less of her face at the restaurant.

A necessary part of the local crusade is, of course, Tom Douglas, the man who "helped define Pacific Northwest cuisine," which 12 delicious restaurants, plus a farm in Prosser, WA. Towards the end of the line, two more Seattle chefs: Blaine Wetzel, of The Willows Inn, and Matt Dillon, of Sitka & Spurce. Dillon is a recent James Beard nominated semi-finalist for Best Chef NW, while Wetzel is all over the map as of recent, receiving high praise for his cuisine.

Of course, there's Howard Schultz, also known as Mr. Starbucks. He's is amongst those in the "packaged" line.

Last but certainly not least, food legend Jon Rowley (note the correct spelling). He knows salmon, oysters, peaches and gurus such as Ruth Reichl.

And there you have it. Seattle's Food Culture Subway Map. Who's missing?