When Dave Cooper opened his French-ish sandwich shop in the basement of the historic Courthouse Square in summer 2025, he wasn’t expecting this level of hype. Within months, he was featured in the Tacoma News-Tribune, KING-5’s Evening Magazine, and...
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I knew Going into Monday night's James Beard Foundation awards that Seattle was unlikely to shake its streak of shutouts. The only local nominees—chefs Johnny Courtney of Seattle Met 2024 restaurant...
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Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this month—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.
Fans of Nell's have until the end...
Open for: Lunch and dinner daily.
Price range: $$
The Lao burger at Taurus Ox was such a success that the owners opened Ox Burger. While the menu has more “traditional” smash burgers, the Lao is the one to get. It...
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The sweetness of peak Northwest summer fruit might just be the greatest flavor on earth, fleeting as it is. The ideal jams preserve that flavor through the other 360 days of the year, canning sunshine to keep...
Aslan Tangletown's girl dinner proved the power of Monday nights.
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On a dreary winter Monday evening, the inside of Aslan Tangletown exudes sunny warmth. Though typically the slowest night of the week, when restaurants just hope to cover...
HUNGRY FOR NEWS? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this month—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.
Tendon Kohaku's tasty tempura just got a little easier...
Chicharrónes—crispy pork rinds—become pizza at Pedrito's.
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A little green man sitting in a spaceship graces the outside of Pedrito’s Pizzas Locas’ boxes, holding a slice of pizza and wearing a comically oversized sombrero. The roadside trailer in Des...
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The food at Ilmu, when available, is some of the most exciting and creative in the region right now.
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The kuih goyang—crispy Singaporean rice flour rosette—stuffed with spicy fish paste and topped with osetra caviar haunted my memories...
