There are several food related events happening this weekend to appease the gustatorially curious; here's but a small sampling. more ›

Lots of food-lovers and cooks are rightfully turned off by the word "foodie", and therefore might be hesitant to attend something called First Friday Foodie Lunches. But in fact, regardless of how you feel about the word, if you are an admirer of eatables, you should definitely schedule some time away from whatever might normally occupy your Friday afternoon, and sneak away to enjoy lunch with other food lovers. more ›

Last night's Cochon555 brought together pig evangelists, butchers, winemakers and a large crowd of food lovers. Attendees feasted on the culinary delights from the five esteemed chefs while drinking Washington and Oregon wines. Those with iron-clad stomachs who stuck it out til the end were treated to chicharrones dipped in chocolate while John Sundstrom of Lark and Licorous was crowned the king of porcine for the second year in a row. His most notable bite: pork and shrimp sausage on a bed of pickled cucumber, plated in a trio along with pork belly on rice and a perfectly executed rillette. more ›

If you spend all your free time following chefs and food writers on Twitter (which, um, we totally don't do, by the way) you may have noticed an awful lot of big food names in Seattle last weekend. more ›

Lots going on atop Cap Hill, not the least of which is Ethan Stowell's latest, Anchovies & Olives, opening tonight. We'll get there soon enough. It's the most recent example of awkward timing: restaurants opening in the teeth of the downturn. Chew well. more ›

Opening night crowd at this splendid, brand-new Italian eatery is conservatively dressed, considering the Capitol Hill location. One customer in a tank top, one server with a piercing and tats, but mostly it's long-sleeved shirts of muted stripes. The chef, Justin Niedermeyer, wears a vest. The barman, Gavin Morris, serves Seattlest opening night's first negroni. more ›