Industry analysts predict that as mid- and upper-range restaurants try to fill empty chairs, we can expect to see a lot more prix fixe menus in 2009.
By Cody Ellerd | December 11, 2008
Some people don't like to cook. Some don't know anyone who does. Plenty of others just don't celebrate Christmas. Here's a short list of where to sup on these chilly holiday nights.
By Cody Ellerd | December 10, 2008
If Bilbo Baggins were an Asian foodie with an eye for eco-friendly design, he would open Root Table, the fusion restaurant now getting its finishing touches on Market Street.
By Cody Ellerd | December 7, 2008
This is, of course, the second concept restaurant from Heavy Restaurant Group, the folks who brought you Purple Café & Wine Bar. Barrio, on the ground floor of Capitol Hill's Trace Lofts, is taking a "Northwest approach to Mexican fare."
By Cody Ellerd | December 4, 2008
At the tiny café, located inside the market just a stone's throw north of Rachel the Pig, you can choose from 23 different sausages served up several different ways.
By Cody Ellerd | December 4, 2008
Molly Wizenberg, the Seattle-based author of nationally known food blog Orangette, announced in a post last week that her husband, Brandon Pettit, is opening a pizza restaurant in Ballard.
By Cody Ellerd | December 2, 2008
If you're ready for a little break from Thanksgiving's bounty, get your overstuffed rump up off the couch and head down to Flying Squirrel Pizza for something we don't get a whole lot of in Seattle: perfect East Coast style pies.
By Cody Ellerd | November 30, 2008
The multi-level terraced restaurant at Bellevue's City Center Plaza, the fourth El Gaucho location for the Mackay Restaurant family, is the first to have windows and the first to serve lunch.
By Cody Ellerd | November 26, 2008
This morning I had the pleasure of speaking with chef Thierry Rautureau at Rover's about caviar. He has declared December "Caviar Month" at his Madison Park restaurant and I wanted to find out why.
By Cody Ellerd | November 25, 2008
Sipping a mimosa and chowing down on a house-cured salmon omelet while the little angels patiently wait to sit on Santa's lap? Sounds a lot better than nursing a latte while shivering outside Macy's.
By Cody Ellerd | November 24, 2008