Okay. Maybe it was a little unfair of us to tease a dinner that the James Beard nominees for Best Chef Northwest, including Ethan Stowell, were preparing for a private little group of food writers. (Stowell sent out plates of six Shigoku oysters topped with uni--and that was per person, after amazing appetizers and with five courses to follow!) Actually, we had promised tweets so you could follow the Twitter dinner, but the technology failed. more ›

You know the classics: One Hundred Spears of Solitude, Alice in Wonderbread, The World According to Carp. more ›

Last year's Urban BBQ Series was a big hit (who can forget those incredible chicken liver mousse popsicles?), and now Joule returns with a Winter Supper Series. more ›

It’s just a couple of weeks until Thanksgiving—the start of the season when some people say they’re feeling fat. more ›

Apples are among our favorites finds at the farmers markets these days, and on a cold fall day, there’s nothing like a cup of warm cider. But where are the cider doughnuts? Is that just a New England thing? We miss that pairing! more ›

We love bones. And we're here to give you some solid advice about where you indulge if you, too, are a bone-a-fide bone-lover. more ›

The first line of the sleeve drew us in: “What if you could invite Alice Waters, M.F.K. Fisher, and Marcella Hazan into your kitchen as you make dinner?” An apt introduction to “Cooking with Les Dames d’Escoffier: At Home with the Women Who Share the Way We Eat and Drink,” edited by Marcella Rosene (co-owner of Pasta & Co.) and just published by our local Sasquatch Books. more ›

Seattlest’s already given you the scoop on the Kelly’s View Collection of chocolates, which features artwork by six children to benefit Seattle Children’s Hospital. They’re still available at Chocolate Box. (Our favorite was Cranberry Cardamom!) more ›

So Starbucks is again trying to jump into the hot chocolate market, following the failure of their indulgent Chantico drink. Today they start selling "Signature Hot Chocolate" (along with salted caramel and hazelnut versions). But a recent walk down and around Queen Anne Avenue revealed a number of other options for drinking chocolate. more ›

We’ve spoken highly (sparking some debate) of Pagliacci as our place for pizza by the slice—at least locally. But imagine our surprise while reading a recent USA Today and seeing the Queen Anne location listed as one of the country’s “10 great places for solo diners to pull up a chair.” (The article was put together in celebration of National Singles Week, which started Sunday.) more ›

There are still a few openings left in this Tuesday’s Cooking with Class (sponsored by Seattle Dining!), which is also for a cause. This long-running event provides a unique opportunity to take three consecutive cooking classes taught by some of the area’s top chefs. Each class is limited to eight participants, providing the chance for interactive learning. And food tasting—along with wine pairings. Best of all, Cooking with Class benefits Providence ElderPlace and Heritage House at the Market, both part of Providence Senior and Community Services. more ›

Earlier this year, Theo Chocolate offered music, massage, and meditation. This Thursday, you can head over to Theo for the Chocolate Barbeque. more ›

Follow the pink umbrella. Seattlest felt silly taking a tour in its own city—but we’re pleased to report it was tasty fun. more ›

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Perhaps you bit on the Bite or uncorked at Uncorked last weekend, but this coming weekend brings a cooking contest for amateur chefs—and your chance to sample the food for a good cause. more ›

On the Seattle side, this weekend brings Bite of Seattle, but on the Eastside it’s time for Kirkland Uncorked: A Festival of Style and Taste. more ›

Upper Queen Anne finally has a good bagel shop pho joint chocolate shop. With all the chocolate options around the city, Seattle’s becoming a bit of a chocolopolis. And now you can visit a real Chocolopolis. more ›

Great food, excellent beer and wine pours, delicious jazz, music, games, and sunset at Pier 66. What more would you want for a summer night? more ›

Coming up Tuesday is the second annual Seattle Hot Picks. Sponsored by Wine & Spirits Magazine, this event celebrates the June issue’s annual Critics’ Picks—the magazine’s favorite inexpensive wines from around the world. It also honors ten of Seattle’s best young sommeliers and wine experts (all under age 35), who work in area restaurants and wine shops. more ›

As Seattlest reported last month, Kress IGA was expected to open in June, and that day has arrived. Downtown Seattle now has a supermarket! more ›

Earlier this week, we reported on Anthony Bourdain’s presentation at the Moore last Saturday, which included his regular railing of Rachael Ray. The mistress of 30 Minute Meals seems a bit impatient, which is why she’s shortened the three-second "extra virgin olive oil" down to EVOO. Mmm…EVOO…TIGS (That Is Good STUFF). more ›

Starting this Sunday, Joule restaurant is transforming its dining room into a walk-in backyard for its Urban BBQ Series. To help celebrate the summer, every Sunday through mid-August, chef/owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi have planned a different theme (we especially like the sound of “Food on a Stick” and “Dreaming of Pigs”) that will offer a variety of grilled dishes. more ›

With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the weather warming (sort of), and boats a-sailing, it’s time to think about eating outdoors. We’ve got lots of gorgeous places to gorge, but few are finer than Ponti Seafood Grill. more ›

We’ve been big fans of Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid since reading Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia (James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook of the Year for 2000). This coffee table-worthy book completely captured us with great recipes, gorgeous photos, and even its glossary. We immediately dug deep into their earlier work, including the aptly named Seductions of Rice, which is also as much travelogue as it is cookbook. more ›

It’s a new month, and that means a new dining promotion around town. Returning is New Urban Eats, featuring some of the relative newbie restaurants in and around the Seattle area. For $30, you’ll enjoy three courses—a choice of appetizer, entrée, and dessert from a fixed-price menu. more ›

Gelatiamo means “let’s have gelato together.” To celebrate May Day and its reopening, Gelatiamo invites you into its shop from 11am to 1pm on Thursday, May 1 for a free gelato. more ›

Need a good excuse to eat out? Mark your calendars: One week from today, April 24, is the 15th annual Dining Out for Life. Hosted by the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 30% of your meal cost goes back to the organization, which provides a wide variety of services to people in the Puget Sound who are living with HIV/AIDS, including fresh meals and groceries from the Chicken Soup Brigade, housing, insurance, and education/prevention programs. more ›

Next week, icon Grill’s Chef Nick Musser (known for his Aroused Americana cooking—and cookbook) is doing a demonstration at Dish it up! in Magnolia. On the menu are signs of spring: grilled asparagus salad, spring pea soup, oven roasted rack of lamb, and white chocolate strawberry cake. We had an opportunity to spring these questions on him: more ›