Reap what you sow this weekend at the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair, explore the deep nights with homemade light, and take a journey to the islands, all in this weekend's Can't Miss It! more ›

EAT LEAVES: Seattle Tilth's Early Bird Edible Plant Sale returns to the Good Shepherd Center with the largest selection of organically and sustainably grown vegetable starts in Seattle. Pick from over 50 varieties of tomatoes and 20 varieties of peppers, heirloom veggie varieties, culinary herbs, edible flowers, and drought tolerant perennials for a garden that will help tend itself while feeding you. Plant your future. Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m // Good Shepherd Center // FREE more ›

In mid-November, Tilth chef de cuisine Larkin Young left Maria Hines’ kitchen to pursue his own restaurant. While he doesn’t yet have a space, Young does have investors, a business plan, the full support of his former boss, and a notebook full of ideas for dishes at his new spot. He also has a name and a hope of opening his doors “some time in early spring.” more ›

We're long overdue in telling you that, earlier this week, Maria Hines of Tilth Restaurant won the James Beard award for Best Chef Northwest. You'll recall that Maria was part of an amazing, collaborative dinner featuring all of the nominees. Her Skagit River Ranch pork cheek with trotter cake, charcroute, and parmesan broth was fabulous, and illustrative of her local, organic approach to cooking. more ›

As we mentioned on Friday, we've got a dinner invitation of sorts for you tonight. more ›

Earlier this week, Seattlest sent you news about the boom of brunch offerings during these tough economic times, presenting us with new opportunities to enjoy excellent eateries at reduced cost. more ›

The stars were out last night in Seattle. The Rising Stars, that is. 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 ›

Last week, we described a soup-er stay at Alderbrook Resort & Spa. This week, we met Soup-erman—a chef who really loves to make soup. As we’ve turned the corner into summer and the weather is warming (at least a bit), what is it about soup that’s captured our attention? more ›

What does the Noo Yawk Effing Times have against Seattle? more ›

Just announced, the 2008 James Beard award nominations and Seattle does just fine, thank you. Tom Douglas, left, is one of five nominees for outstanding restaurateur in America; Canlis a nominee for best restaurant service, and four Seattle chefs in the running for "Best Northwest Chef:" Maria Hines, center (Tilth), Holly Smith (Cafe Juanita), Ethan Stowell, right (Union) and Jason Wilson (Crush). Winners to be announced early June. more ›