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Posted on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 3:44am

Surprise: Mamnoon Opens Today!

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Allison Austin Scheff
Photo Credit: 
Via Mamnoon's Facebook
The exterior of Capitol Hill's Mamnoon

The runner-up on my list of Fall's Most Exciting Restaurant Openings (second only to the craziness that will surely accompany the opening of Shanik on December 3rd), Mamnoon is opening in a converted warehouse across from the Melrose Market. And that opening is happening...today, November 20th! Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 7:17pm

On Pete Wells, Guy Fieri, and Low Hanging Fruit

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
Photo Credit: 
Sherrie Blondin
Guy Fieri in all his highlighted hair, red convertible glory

Like many of you, earlier this week I giggled and snickered at Pete Wells' New York Times all-question takedown of Guy Fieri's Times Square behemoth, Guy's Kitchen and Bar. It's the most emailed Times article right now, and why wouldn't it be? Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 7:45pm

Bon Appetit's (Pretty Spot-on!) Take on a Seattle Food-Lover's Itinerary

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Allison Austin Scheff
Ballard restaurant and oyster bar Walrus and the Carpenter
Photo Credit: 
Rebekah Chapman
The Walrus & the Carpenter in Ballard was selected as one of our Best Restaurants in Seattle in 2012

Last year, I took the idea of having three days in Seattle to do nothing but eat, eat and eat some more, and I used that as a guide post for the varied restaurants we included in the Best Restaurants issue.

Our list of the 7 Restaurants that Define Seattle Dining Now was—and to a large extent, still is—my idea of how to taste the best in Seattle dining in one very filling weekend. Read more »

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Posted on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 3:59pm

Seattle's Best New Restaurants of 2012: Who Made the Cut?

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
Photo Credit: 
Kathryn Barnard
Wiley Frank and PK pause for a bite on some of Little Uncle’s sidewalk seating

What may strike you about the restaurants we included in the November Best New Restaurants issue (on newsstands now) is just how specialized and unique each of the restaurants is. Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 4:44pm

Preview Shanik's Menu, Plus an Update on the Opening

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
Photo Credit: 
Hayley Young
Vij's Meeru Dhalwala and partner Oguz Istif will soon bring world-class Indian food to this South Lake Union space

We've been telling you about Meeru Dhalwala's Shanik, the most anticipated restaurant opening of the year, for a while now. (Pick up our November Best New Restaurants issue to read our full-length preview of Vij's much-anticipated sibling restaurant!) Read more »

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