Gastrolust

If Matt’s in the Market is one of the most romantic restaurants in Seattle, its new sister Radiator Whiskey is one of the most carnal. When you walk into Radiator, across the hall from Matt’s at Pike Place Market, you get a Prohibition-Era feel. Belly up to the bar and you’ll immediately notice a 7-foot [...]

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More than two years into writing the Sexy Feast column, I learned of a Bellevue cafe called Brief Encounter. Brief Encounter? I haven’t had one this easy since I spotted Big Wong restaurant in New York. Brief Encounter, open since 1957, is a popular Eastside joint open daily from 7am to 2pm. So, yes, it’s [...]

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Seems like bacon hasn’t gone out of style yet. In fact, Local 360 is featuring it in a special Bacon Happy Hour on Friday, March 8 from 3-6pm. When Robin Leventhal (formerly of Crave) and Brian Cartenuto (back in town, formerly of Cantinetta) are cooking up creations in the kitchen, it’s hard to know what [...]

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Growing up in New York, I knew that Sabrett hot dogs, for me, were the best of the bunch, boiled right at the pushcart until they reached that tell-tale snap at first bite. Then again, at home we ate Hebrew Nationals, delicious when grilled. The great thing about hot dogs, though, is that in addition [...]

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Last week, I stumbled into Dallas in the midst of seven flights in four days. After being in Bowling Green (OH) and Johnson City (TN), I was ready for finer dining. Remembering that Top Chef: Seattle (given the feeble coverage of our city, I call it Top Chef: Supposedly in Seattle) had three contestants from [...]

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Why would a Seattle food writer overnight in Bellevue when the west side of Lake Washington has plenty of eating, entertainment, and excitement? It was the soothing promise of supper, sleep, a sweet and savory breakfast, and a scrub at a spa. Oh, and some snowflakes. Yes, even I put my “bah, humbug!” sentiment aside [...]

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It’s truly the most icon Grill time of the year. Always a feast for the eyes with its quirky colors and loads of lamps and knickknacks (Seattle Weekly‘s Gavin Borchert gave icon Grill a “Best Clutter” nod last year, calling it “the burlesque-queen love child of a 1890 New Orleans bordello and a Venetian glassworks”), [...]

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The nightmare that was the Prohibition Grille is over. The Everett eatery just invited Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares in to do their makeover magic, and with tough-love guidance from Gordon Ramsay, it has emerged as Prohibition Gastropub. You’ll have to watch later in the season to see all the trials and tribulations that went into the [...]

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Take a seat in the SkyCity revolving restaurant near the top of the Space Needle, and you’ll get a full revolution with sweeping views of Seattle in just 47 minutes. That’s if you’re lucky. With the lowest-priced entrée coming in at nearly forty dollars, most of Mitt Romney’s now-famous “47%” simply can’t afford to take [...]

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This hole-in-the-wall noodle lover has had an interesting and unusual opportunity to eat at three steakhouses this summer. For those yet to partake in steak at an upscale establishment, you’re usually paying for higher quality meats, fine quality service, and typically big portions. I like to call it fine dining Flintstones-style. While two of my [...]

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