We received word today that Kylen McCarthy left his post as chef at Marjorie this weekend and is training to become a server at Ethan Stowell spot How to Cook a Wolf. McCarthy first made a name for himself at Harvest Vine before joining Marjorie owner Donna Moodie last summer when she reopened her beloved Belltown restaurant in a new jewelbox space in the Chloe building at the nexus of East Madison, Union and 14th. more ›

As you probably know, an additional Serious Pie has opened in South Lake Union, joining the neighborhood’s growing selection of dining alternatives to Jimmy John’s and warehouse demolition dust. more ›

This week in food reviews: Old-school cocktails at the new Vito's, making peace with Din Tai Fung; the glorious brunch-only burger at Revel and the reason re:public has such damn good fries. more ›

The James Beard Foundation has announced its semifinalists for this year's round of the coveted culinary award. We like Nancy Leson's term, "long-listed," since this list will get narrowed down to actual nominees next month. more ›

With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, it's time to start solidifying those dinner reservations before the pickings get (even more) slim. Many restaurants put together fixed price Valentine’s menus which some diners love, while others prefer the freedom of a regular menu selection. Whether you fall in the first or second category, here are our top picks for both fixed price and regular menu dinners, in the over $50 category (we'll bring you some under-$50 ideas tomorrow). more ›

Read on for pie, more pie, scallop sliders and José Andrés's dream journal. more ›

Lauren Thompson describes her chef de cuisine role at Café Juanita as the interpreter who takes chef Holly Smith’s ideas and transforms them into tangible dishes. Recently Smith came to her with an idea for a fallen squash soufflé, says Thompson. “Something we could bake ahead of time so it wouldn’t be too much of a hassle during service, but would taste fantastic.” more ›

There's a burger movement afoot in Seattle. Lunchbox Laboratory formally reopens in its giant new South Lake Union space this weekend (check out these great preview shots from frequent Seattlest Flickr pool contributor february 22). Local patty purveyor BuiltBurger recently opened a Pioneer Square storefront, offering downtown lunchers their signature burgers with toppings and flavors embedded inside the patty rather than on top. more ›

I really hate the word "foodie". Many people who might fit the dictionary definition abhor the term, because it connotes a mindless allegiance to fads, or freaking out about a $700 tasting menu while ignoring the glory of, say, a $2 taco at Rancho Bravo. more ›

Those of you who follow the restaurant happenings of our neighbor to the south might be familiar with the Eater Portland blog, where editor Erin DeJesus keeps tabs on openings, closings, rumors, and The Oregonian's relentless gutting of its dining section. more ›

OK, the amount of restaurants opening on Capitol Hill is getting ridiculous. more ›

Despite its $1 happy hour drink menu, Spanish-Italian Tidbit Bistro on Capitol Hill is not a "let's-get-smashed kinda place," warns Tan Vinh. As for food, stick to the "simple, crunchy bar bites," many priced between $2 and $4. A dollar bill buys you well drinks and surprisingly good table wines. [Seattle Times] more ›

Amazon.com announced this morning the first in its new series of city guides. No surprise, the company went local with its first tome: Chef Walks:Seattle is a dining, drinking, shopping and sightseeing guide from none other than Tom Douglas (and co-authored by his longtime collaborator Shelley Lance). more ›

Groupon, the company that bamboozles anxious restaurant owners into giving away the store to drive customers into the store, said "Up Yours" to a $6 billion offer from Google, is expanding on its own into Israel, India and South Africa. Cheapskates will soon be able to clobber the bejeezus out of struggling retailers all over the world. more ›

Count Tan Vinh among those who have braved Whole Foods Westlake in search of its 69-cent oyster happy hour. The oysters are plump, he reports, and the lines are long. Get there early, pick out a wine and have one person hold down a table while the other waits in line. more ›

New Year's Eve dinners are often an overpriced yawn of a set menu. However Madison Park Conservatory was so new that the restaurant didn't have time to plan anything other than its regular menu (though the regular menu changes frequently). more ›

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In the current era of chef worship, no one should expect the Executive Chef to be at the restaurant expediting service every night. With a restaurant's limited capacity and razor thin profit margins, Chef's need multiple sources of revenue. So who exactly is feeding us while our celebrities are out competing on Iron Chef? Seattlest answers this question through a series of interviews with our city's Sous Chefs. We kick off the series by talking to the pair of Sous Chefs that run Crush restaurant while Seattle's most recent James Beard award winner, Jason Wilson, is away. more ›

The Chicago Tribune's food writing staff put together this what's in/what's out list of dining trends for 2011. And, ahem, not to pat ourselves on the back, but we're feeling a little ahead of the curve. more ›

As Nancy Leson reported last week, the former Lombardi's space in Ballard is busy transforming itself into 5 Corner Market Bar & Kitchen. Executive chef Sam Crannell says the soft opening might happen tomorrow, or Saturday if the gastropubby restaurant needs a bit more time to get organized. more ›

On Monday nights the fragrance of Thai food wafts down the street from Capitol Hill cocktail spot Licorous. The Lark neighbor/sibling hasn't begun dabbling in fish sauce cocktails (though we're willing to bet there's a bartender in this city who could pull off such a concoction); Monday nights are for Shophouse, the pop-up Thai restaurant from Lark sous chef Wiley Frank. more ›

Yesterday we mentioned the opening of The Blue Glass in the former Tigertail spot where Lower Phinney runs into Ballard. I dropped in to the open house that evening and found the space got a significant makeover, into a comfortable hang that's dimly lit in all the right ways. more ›

After a relatively quiet week when everyone was busy roasting turkeys and getting stuck in the snow, restaurant news is piling up since our return from the long weekend. more ›

Dinner: check. Drinks: check. Movie: check. It's a one stop shop... but, it's in Mountlake Terrace. Cinebarre has four theatres across the country, and their Washington location opened last year in the sleepy suburb. Like the Big Picture in Redmond and Belltown or Central Cinema, Cinebarre is a theater where moviegoers can enjoy full meals and libations during the flick. Unlike Big Picture, Cinebarre is strictly a movie theatre and unlike Central Cinema, they show first run films. Another bonus: tickets are just $5 for any showtime on a Tuesday. more ›

The last two weeks we've been deluged with PR about restaurant specials for Valentine's Day, and we kept putting off doing a list. Now our procrastination--and yours, if you still haven't made plans--has been rewarded by someone else doing the work for us. Seattle Metblogs has a great list of prix fixe menus, the P-I has some low-budget Valentine's ideas, the Weekly has "8 Things To Do" and some more foodie suggestions, and Seattle Foodster has a V-Day restaurant roundup, too. more ›

That sure didn't last long, did it? Barely nine months. more ›

Look up the definition of “hot-to-trot” and you’ll find two sets of meanings: (1) willing and eager and (2) sexually exciting. more ›