May 29, 2008
Stay for the happy hour, but leave for everything else

May 15, 2008
“The Hammered Man,” the iconic sculpture that resides outside the Blue Moon and parodies the Seattle Art Museum’s “Hammering Man” sculpture, sums up the bar’s atmosphere.

April 11, 2008
A weekend trip to Canada could be best spent with Pan-Asian cuisine

May 31, 2007
Fast food has become so engrained in American food culture, its meaning has almost disappeared. We don't think about what makes the food fast, and what it was before it was sped up; French fries don't come from potatoes — they come from McDonald's. And when was the last time most of us actually made our own hamburgers?

March 8, 2007
Eating healthy is becoming increasingly complicated these days. It's no longer the difference between choosing whole wheat bread over white — now there are many pervasive and sinister things that can sneak into your food, and some of them are causing a great deal of controversy.

February 22, 2007
For a food lover, the U-District is full of hits and misses. Many of the mini-marts and restaurants on The Ave. are pretty mediocre, and cater to people who are more interested in just getting something to eat rather than actually enjoying food.

February 15, 2007
When you think of your favorite food, it's probably the flavor that comes to mind — after all, the sense most often associated with food is taste.

February 1, 2007
Every cuisine has its distinctive flavor; that taste you can't quite put your finger on but is easily identified as tasting of a certain regional style.

January 25, 2007

January 18, 2007

January 11, 2007
Braising may not be one of the best- known cooking methods, but it's one of the best, especially for people without much experience in cooking. It's nearly impossible to mess up and involves very little work once you get it going.

December 7, 2006
Julia Child, unlike Rachael Ray, never appeared scantily clad in For Him magazine. Jacques Pepin never needed a catchphrase ("BAM!" anyone?)

November 30, 2006
This year, as I was looking through advertisements for college-student furniture and home supplies, there was one category that seemed distinctly smaller than others: the kitchen.

November 17, 2006
It's 3 a.m., still several hours before most vendors arrive at the Pike Place Market. In the early morning darkness, Jeremy Smith and Amir Rosenblatt wait for a truck to arrive and begin pumping 8,000 gallons of milk through the wall and into a waiting vat.

November 16, 2006
Although the coming of a new season is often marked by changes in weather and scenery, it's always been food that defines the seasons for me, and fall is my favorite season.