Coffee

The Best Of Seattle’s Classic Dishes
From salmon to teriyaki to the famous Seattle Dog
Seattle is known for many things, and some of them are not great. We’re looking at you, drizzling mist. Thanks a heap for the rainy reputation. Thankfully, when it comes to food, this great Pacific Northwest city has quite an edible bounty to call our own. From seafood caught in local waters to iconic hot dogs eaten…

Book Excerpt: Coffee for Dummies
Longtime Starbucks executive spills the beans
If not for a random conversation at a dinner party he wasn’t even at, Major Cohen may have never become an author. Cohen spent 25 years at Starbucks — including eight as senior project manager for global innovation — before retiring last year. His book, “Coffee For Dummies,” was released in March by Wiley, the publishing company…

Starbucks Roastery Pastries Just Got a Serious Upgrade
The Seattle coffee giant debuts a new menu from Italian bakery Princi today.
This is big news even if you’re not a gold-card-carrying Starbucks fanatic: Today, the coffee company’s stunning Capitol Hill Roastery debuts its newest venture, a partnership with Italian bakery Princi. If the Roastery is an homage to all things coffee, consider Princi an homage to all things gluten-ous. Three black Wenz deck ovens along the…

Everett Could Force Bikini Baristas to Cover Up
Officials argue the coffee stands have led to prostitution and other crime.
Everett officials are considering cracking down on one of Washington’s more provocative industries. The city council will weigh two proposed ordinances Wednesday that would require bikini baristas to cover up, the Everett Herald reports. Apparently, the push to fully clothe the scantily-clad coffee pourers who work so-called bikini espresso stands, stems not from a puritanical…
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