This new web series, Foodies, aims to mock douchebags who dabble in foams and other pretentiousness. The pilot episode--meh. But the concept of a dinner club of insufferable foodies (god, how I hate that word) has promise. Take a watch and see for yourself. 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 ›

The formidable Gordon Ramsey has a new reality show on Fox, Master Chef, and needs fresh blood: home cooks, amateur chefs. Hopefuls lined up yesterday in Kirkland, and four of them made it through to the second round: Leslie Kelly, erstwhile restaurant critic for the Pee Eye; Mark Schermerhorn, whose Dalmatian ate one of the duck breasts he was going to prepare; Scott Heimendinger, who blogs as SeattleFoodGeek; and Linda Miller Nicholson, whose website, SaltySeattle.com, is molto elegante. Congratulations are in order, we think, although standing up to Chef Ramsey would try the passion of even the most passionate foodie. Our money's on Nicholson, who has lived in Italy and looks like nothing would throw her. more ›

• There are some crankypants smokers who have been forced to quit because of the federal tax hike. Watch out as some become even crankier because their non-smoking daily commute has doubled in time, thanks to the I-90 bridge closures.
• All schools that closed due to swine flu will re-open tomorrow. Ha.
• The government says they won't be able to save the newspaper industry, but Amazon says they can help save the newspaper industry with their new e-reader.

We think we're such hot stuff here in Seattle, but Portland and Vancouver got their Edibles many harvest moons ago. So did Cape Cod, the Twin Cities, and the Iowa River Valley. No matter, the first issue of this new full-color quarterly is finally on the stands (at Metropolitan Markets, PCC, Whole Foods), circulation of 70,000, handsomely produced on recycled, ecologically correct, non-glossy stock. Five bucks a copy, but $28 a year for a subscription. more ›