No doubt about it: America loves salt. And it's everywhere - in snack foods, in artisan caramels and in almost everyone’s kitchen. But how long have you really spent thinking about and really tasting salt? If the answer is "not at all", Mark Bitterman, Selmelier (which means expert salt-taster) has you covered. 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 ›

Talk about a city building a big ego: another set of "Best of..." awards have been bestowed to some of Seattle's finest culinary talent in Travel + Leisure Magazine's "50 Best New U.S. Restaurants." The judges were set on finding restaurants and chefs that owned a sense of culinary ambition--okay, crazy enough to dare to open in a shaky economy--who also brought a warm, welcoming and innovative approach when it came time to cooking a meal. Entire list of restaurants after the jump. more ›

While we're all still reveling in the Academy Awards, the restaurant industry is honoring its finest as well. A slew of local chefs are semifinalists for James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards [pdf], with nominees to be announced on March 23. more ›