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Posted on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 4:22pm

Food News: Neil Robertson is Leaving Mistral Kitchen Tomorrow!

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Allison Austin Scheff

With stints at Canlis, Restaurant Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon at the MGM (both in Las Vegas) on his resume, pastry chef Neil Robertson is arguably Seattle's brightest pastry star. He's spent the last two years at Mistral Kitchen< Read more »

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Posted on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 8:37pm

Behind the Feature: Island Dining

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
Willows Inn, Lummi Island
Photo Credit: 
Hayley Young

It all started back in March, when my husband and I, regretting our lazy lack of planning (and therefore with no sunshine-filled vacation in sight), felt desperate to get away.
So we booked a long weekend with our kids on Orcas Island. Of course it wasn't sunny that weekend, but we did manage to hire a local babysitter so that we could have dinner--just us two--at Allium. Read more »

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Posted on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 8:09pm

Five Food Events You Don't Want to Miss

By: 
Cody Bay
Colin McCrate of Seattle Urban Farm Company

I'm not calling these “foodie” events because I don't think you need to know the difference between celery and celeriac to enjoy most of them: just an enthusiasm for great cooking and eating, and in a couple of cases, helping out the local community. There is so much gastronomic action on the horizon, just thinking about it is already putting me in a food coma.

 Polynesian Patio Party at Ponti Seafood Grill Sunday, June 26, 1-4 p.m. Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 4:32pm

Food News: Patric Gabre-Kidan Has Left The Book Bindery

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
Patric Gabre-Kidan, photographed this winter at the Book Bindery

It's been a month of newsworthy moves. First we heard that bar legend Murray Stenson was leaving his longtime bartending home, Zig Zag, to tend bar at RN74. Read more »

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Posted on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:26pm

Cookus Interruptus Video: Romaine Chopped Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing

By: 
Cynthia Lair

(Phil finds feasible floor plan)
 The sharp sweet basil salad dressing poured over crisp lettuce, ripe tomatoes, blue cheese, yummy chickpeas and the reliable hard boiled egg make this chop salad win over anybody's taste buds.  Vegetarian, gluten-free main dish salad. For printable recipe click here. Read more »

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