Seattlest has been obsessed with soups lately (it's not quite cold enough for stew). Today we tucked into Than Bros. chicken pho (small, $4.75). Tuesday it was Von's Three Meat Soup (a hearty, verging-on-stew bowlful, $6.95). It's a lively topic at Seattlest HQ. Yesterday Seattlest Jeremy was crowing about a potato leek he made. Katelyn chimed in with: "My top five soups, in no particular order: minestrone, potato leek, pho, French onion, cheddar broccoli." That......

Capitol Hill is brunch central, and god help us, we love it so. Besides Monsoon (mmm BBQ pork buns) and Kingfish (mmm French creole eggtorte) on 19th, there's Coastal Kitchen (mmm always crowded), 22 Doors, and Smith on 15th. We hadn't ever tried brunch at 22 Doors because of a longstanding feud with them, but they were highly recommended by a competitor, so we popped in. It was Saturday, say, 10:30 a.m. No lines (unlike......

Sunday morning we were looking for a top-of-Capitol-Hill brunch alternative -- we've overdone Coastal Kitchen. Now everything tastes the same to us there, plus we've never been a fan of their hashbrowns. We walked down to Volunteer Park Cafe, but it was overrun by middle-aged men in lycra biking gear, which is not really appropriate apparel for breakfast, guys, if you're wondering. And then we had a brainstorm: why not try Kingfish? We've been for......