http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:36 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:36 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010319667_starbucks_looking_for_managers.html?syndication=rss These jobs are not to be confused with that of Twitter master, which Brad Nelson already has. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010319667_starbucks_looking_for_managers.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010316681_wok_not_ready_to_roll_try_this.html?syndication=rss After reading my wok post yesterday, Eater Matt Aalfs sent this query: All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010316681_wok_not_ready_to_roll_try_this.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010312990_nicole20m.html?syndication=rss Everyone is welcome at the community dinner Jim Lustig holds every week at his Greenwood catering company. Neighbors. Seniors on a fixed income. Homeless people. And, it turns out, accused serial arsonists. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010312990_nicole20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010312550_deal20.html?syndication=rss Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant on Aurora Avenue North serves up traditional staples (meat and vegetarian) that do honor to the form. Food is ladled atop injera, a spongy crepe, then eaten with your hands. Restaurants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010312550_deal20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010311888_cicero20.html?syndication=rss If you liked Artisanal in New York, its Bellevue sibling in The Shops at Bravern in Bellevue will please. Francophiles and fromage fans will enjoy many well-prepared meals. Restaurants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010311888_cicero20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:04:36 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010313061_jonathan_kauffman_to_leave_sea.html?syndication=rss There are few food writers as talented as Seattle Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman, and I was sorry to read the announcement today that he's blowing out of town, heading back where he came from: San Francisco. All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010313061_jonathan_kauffman_to_leave_sea.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:29:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010311572_food_bank_burglary_bigtime_hel.html?syndication=rss First came the outrage: who could be cruel enough to steal nearly $2000 worth of food from a food bank? All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010311572_food_bank_burglary_bigtime_hel.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010310186_another_entry_in_the_turkey_la.html?syndication=rss Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010310186_another_entry_in_the_turkey_la.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:42 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010308573_apusfeafoodfattypopcorn.html?syndication=rss Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen, the real movie horror is the fat-saturated popcorn sold by some theater chains, a nutrition advocacy group claims. Movies http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010308573_apusfeafoodfattypopcorn.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010308358_is_starbucks_having_another_cu.html?syndication=rss Remember back in 2006, when Starbucks had to cancel coupons for free iced coffee after they were forwarded throughout the Western Hemisphere? Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010308358_is_starbucks_having_another_cu.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:51:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010307511_wok_season.html?syndication=rss I've owned several woks, but never got into the habit of using them. My first was aluminum and came as part of a cheap boxed set -- with a pair of long chopsticks and a half-moon frying rack. It gathered dust in the far corners of my cupboard till I sold it at a yard sale long ago. I own a nonstick wok that's truly good for nothing, and I married into a small halfway-decent wok with a wooden handle that Mac often employs to stir-fry beef with cabbage and "brown noodles" -- one of the dishes he and Nate eat when I'm out on the town. But a week ago I treated myself to a new wok, for which I paid a surprisingly reasonable $18 at the restaurant supply store. It's the wok I've been thinking about buying since I first read Grace Young's lovely book "The Breath of a Wok," in which she describes that versatile vessel as "the only pan ideally suited for stir-frying, pan-frying, braising, poaching, boiling, deep-frying, steaming, smoking foods, and even cooking rice." All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010307511_wok_season.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010306903_apasjapanfrancemichelinguide.html?syndication=rss The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010306903_apasjapanfrancemichelinguide.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:48:25 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010302660_howard_schultzs_base_salary_ra.html?syndication=rss That's from about $10,000 in fiscal 2009, when the Starbucks CEO requested that it be reduced to the minimum necessary for him to continue receiving health-care and other benefits. Schultz's salary for the previoust few years had been $1.2 million. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010302660_howard_schultzs_base_salary_ra.html?syndication=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:45 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010302532_street_bean_espresso_new_nonpr.html?syndication=rss Street Bean Espresso opened at Third Avenue and Cedar Street in Belltown earlier this month but has its grand opening today, including a reception from 5 p.m. (that's right now) until 7 p.m. for local artist Jen Grabarczyk. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010302532_street_bean_espresso_new_nonpr.html?syndication=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010298245_turkey_latte_art_smackdown_che.html?syndication=rss Chris Webb, who owns Fremont Coffee with his daughter Anya Mushen, saw my post last night with Jared Mockli's turkey latte art and e-mailed this spectacular gobbler by Christian Morris at Fremont Coffee: Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010298245_turkey_latte_art_smackdown_che.html?syndication=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:17:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010301139_hey_ace_of_cakes_whats_your_fa.html?syndication=rss My idea of a cake is more savory than sweet, so it's no wonder this is my favorite cake recipe: All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010301139_hey_ace_of_cakes_whats_your_fa.html?syndication=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290332_web18cookqanda.html?syndication=rss Kathleen Purvis offers the secret to making scalloped potatoes without curdling the sauce. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290332_web18cookqanda.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290324_web18fallmeals.html?syndication=rss Lee Svitak Dean offer a fall meal from her cookbook, "Come One, Come All, Easy Entertaining With Seasonal Menus" (Minnesota Historical Society Press, $29.95). Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290324_web18fallmeals.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290331_web18potatoes.html?syndication=rss Skip the boxed kind and cut the calories by making your own Au Gratin Potato Casserole. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290331_web18potatoes.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290337_web18mexicansopas.html?syndication=rss Mexican Sope are quick-to-fix. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290337_web18mexicansopas.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290330_web18coleslaw.html?syndication=rss Readers ask for recipes they have lost Old Miami Beach Deli-Style Coleslaw and Easy Lasagna. Another reader sends in favorite that won the Pillsbury Bake-Off years ago — Pecan Pie Surprise Bars. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290330_web18coleslaw.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290305_marthatewart18.html?syndication=rss Everyday Food offers these recipe for affordable dinners: Apple-Braised Turkey Thighs, Red Wine Braised Beef Brisket, Chile-Garlic Chicken Legs and Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks and Tomatoes . Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290305_marthatewart18.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010289998_happymonssoneast18.html?syndication=rss Monsoon East Chef and owner Eric Banh, who made his name with Monsoon in Capitol Hill, decided to introduce Bellevue to his riff on Vietnamese fare by rolling out quite the happy-hour menu. Restaurants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010289998_happymonssoneast18.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290035_yulebeer18.html?syndication=rss Drink in the yuletide spirit at the Nordic Heritage Museum's beer-tasting night Nov. 20. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290035_yulebeer18.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290034_splendidtable18.html?syndication=rss Lynne Rossetto Kasper suggests this Mountain Braise of Meats and Peppers as an accompaniment to polenta. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290034_splendidtable18.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290038_splendidtablerecipe18.html?syndication=rss Makes 8 to 9 servings2 pounds hot Italian sausage (use mild if you prefer) Good tasting extra-virgin olive oil Water 4 pounds meaty beef... Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010290038_splendidtablerecipe18.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010291075_starbucks_opens_roy_street_cof.html?syndication=rss Starbucks opens Roy Street Coffee & Tea on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the second of three stores it plans in Seattle that are "inspired by Starbucks" but don't carry its name. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010291075_starbucks_opens_roy_street_cof.html?syndication=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010287572_dubsea_coffee_opens_in_white_c.html?syndication=rss Voracious calls it the "most beautiful coffee shop on the western peninsula that is West Seattle and White Center." Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010287572_dubsea_coffee_opens_in_white_c.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:11:08 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010287107_starbucks_second_non-starbucks.html?syndication=rss Workers are putting final touches on Roy Street Coffee & Tea, at 700 Broadway East. It will be the second of three non-Starbucks stores that the chain is opening in Seattle. The first, 15th Avenue Coffee & Tea, opened in July. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010287107_starbucks_second_non-starbucks.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:36:35 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010286167_shes_17_and_baking_bellevue_bl.html?syndication=rss If you're a food-lover who loves to read about food, chances are you're familiar with Molly Wizenberg, whose blog Orangette launched the memoir "A Homemade Life" (and whose husband launched the Ballard pizzeria Delancey). Perhaps you've heard of Shauna James Ahern, the Gluten-Free Girl whose blog and book co-stars her husband, "the Chef." And Matthew Amster-Burton, whose Roots and Grubs blog birthed "Hungry Monkey," the story of a Seattle dad's quest to raise an adventurous eater. Now allow me to introduce you to the Bellevue high school senior who gets my vote for "most likely to succeed." Her name is Elissa Bernstein and she shares her love for baking -- and lust for life -- as the vibrant voice behind "17 and Baking." All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010286167_shes_17_and_baking_bellevue_bl.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:24:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010284962_wildsalmon17.html?syndication=rss This week, 13 Seattle restaurants are featuring wild Alaska salmon on their menus, dished up with warnings about the future of Bristol Bay salmon if the copper, gold and molybdenum mine is permitted and built in southwest Alaska. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010284962_wildsalmon17.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010283427_sipfree17.html?syndication=rss The buffet of free food around town continues with Sip, offering free sirloin sliders at lunchtime on Nov. 18. Restaurants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/2010283427_sipfree17.html?syndication=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010284143_starbucks_expands_t-discs_not.html?syndication=rss The Motley Fool was disconcerted last summer that Starbucks hadn't yet jumped on the K-cup bandwagon -- a money machine that is helping Green Mountain Coffee Roasters grow like there's no recession. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010284143_starbucks_expands_t-discs_not.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:32:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010282720_more_twitter_coffee_talk_at_ca.html?syndication=rss Jason Simon of Mill Creek launched Caffeinated Conversations last spring and posts a new topic of conversation every Monday. Today's is about Twitter, and includes information from my post last week about Starbucks' Twitter master Brad Nelson along with other coffee purveyors' Twitter efforts. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010282720_more_twitter_coffee_talk_at_ca.html?syndication=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:57:41 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010282378_dining_out_2009_now_meets_then.html?syndication=rss I hope you had a chance to relax with Sunday's paper the old fashioned way (via newsprint) and read "Dining Out 2009" when, once again, our Pacific Northwest magazine was devoted to my favorite subject. Time flies when you love to dine out, as I mentioned in last year's blog-post "A Decade of Dining Out." That post linked to a 10-year retrospective of my Sunday magazine restaurant cover-stories (a service the old-fashioned print version famously doesn't provide). This year I profiled 10 pairs of restaurant notables old and new, representing a look at where we've been and where we're going. Missed it? Read it right here. All You Can Eat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2010282378_dining_out_2009_now_meets_then.html?syndication=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:33:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2010203435_pacificpdining15.html?syndication=rss A vibrant Seattle restaurant scene is made all the more interesting with a mix of old-school traditions and new ways of imagining them. In 10 pairs of eateries, we see how local chefs are continuing to mix it up. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2010203435_pacificpdining15.html?syndication=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:02:42 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/wineadviser/2010203425_pacificpadviser15.html?syndication=rss With a worldwide glut of Champagne and champagne-style wines stacking up in warehouses, it's a great time to find some good stuff at bargain prices. Wine Adviser http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/wineadviser/2010203425_pacificpadviser15.html?syndication=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:22:37 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2010203442_pacificplife15.html?syndication=rss Bastille in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood offers lettuces and other fresh menu items grown right on the restaurant's roof. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2010203442_pacificplife15.html?syndication=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:21:32 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2010203446_pacificportrait15.html?syndication=rss At The Thomas Street Bistro on Seattle's Capitol Hill, the food is simple, the wine plentiful, the conversation all-around and the service all-knowing. There's something for everybody, and anybody. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2010203446_pacificportrait15.html?syndication=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:19:56 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010271309_cheese15.html?syndication=rss Tami Parr had always loved cheese, and so she plunged in, creating the Pacific Northwest Cheese Project, which chronicles almost everything to do with handcrafted cheeses in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and British Columbia. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010271309_cheese15.html?syndication=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010272289_pears14.html?syndication=rss Pear buying, ripening and cooking tips. Food & wine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010272289_pears14.html?syndication=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010270780_how_many_coffee_cards_do_you_h.html?syndication=rss I just talked to someone at the paper who has four: Dilettante, Mokas, Seattle Coffee Works and Starbucks. Coffee City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/coffeecity/2010270780_how_many_coffee_cards_do_you_h.html?syndication=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:27:03 PST