Reviews
May 16, 2011 5:03 PM
We’ve all eaten at a hole-in-the-wall where, if it weren’t for food so good we crave it in our dreams, we wouldn’t set foot in the place....
May 16, 2011 4:57 PM
Almost a year ago, Jacob Wiegner left Spanish-romantic Olivar on Capitol Hill to open his own place in a revolving-door storefront at the...
April 20, 2011 5:04 PM
Recently, I had my first meal at this four year old hidden dinner club, and my goodness, it was earthy, interesting and delicious.
The...
March 17, 2011 12:27 AM
It’s been a tumultuous couple of years at The Harvest Vine in Madison Valley. There was a major shakeup behind the scenes of the iconic...
February 8, 2011 12:15 AM
Madison Park, long marooned at the farthest reaches of E Madison Street with just ice cream, burgers and pub food to stave off its...
February 8, 2011 12:12 AM
The Fremont space that previously housed Chiso Kappo (the $100-plus omakase-only sanctuary) is now home to Showa, open since November and...
February 8, 2011 12:08 AM
As a psychology major in college, I studied expectations. How both low and high expectations can turn into self-fulfilling prophecies. Part...
February 4, 2011 7:58 PM
Critics seem helplessly drawn to hyperbole when it comes to reviewing Nathan Myhrvold’s new encyclopedia of cooking, Modernist Cuisine: The...
January 31, 2011 6:42 PM
Sometimes, going out to eat is all about the food.
But usually, there’s more to it. At the original Cantinetta in Wallingford, there is...
January 31, 2011 6:37 PM
It’s probably not fair, but everyone is going to compare Lecosho to Matt’s in the Market.
Matt Janke opened Matt’s in 1996, when there was...
January 21, 2011 10:11 PM
If you ever found your way into Chez Gaudy—down the shadowy hallway and through the small rooms decorated in college-rental fashion—you won...
January 21, 2011 10:00 PM
In big cities like ours, there are a lot of “pretty good” restaurants. It takes something to really shine, to be great.
Union, Ethan...
January 13, 2011 5:22 PM
Bubbling molten cheese layered between wide noodles and homemade sauce—lasagna warms us with a little extra love during chilly times. Here...
January 1, 2011 12:33 AM
The food obsessed never tire of the hunt for the area’s best (and most obscure) ethnic eats, be it tongue tacos, geoduck crudo or panchan....
December 23, 2010 12:36 AM
Deep-fried VeggiesYes, we’re making the argument that fruits and veggies—even those batter dipped and fried—still count toward your...
















