With local or locally made wine, cheese, cured meats, jams and jellies, pickles, rubs, breads, spreads and more, Washington teems with options for food-centric gift baskets.
October 22, 2008
Puget Sound-area restaurants with TVs say they're often standing-room only during the presidential debates as crowds cram in to watch. To-go kitchens have received an onslaught of orders from those watching at home.
October 15, 2008
Uwajimaya offered many Asian immigrants a taste of home back when authentic ingredients were hard to find. One Seattle Times reporter looks back at her family's relationship with the supermarket, now celebrating its 80th anniversary.
October 8, 2008
With inflation on the rise, restaurants are working overtime to keep diners dining when many are listening to their wallets and cooking at home. Among Seattle-area eateries that have amped up happy-hour menus, added special dinners, all-you-can-eat items and discounts or reduced prices: 0/8 Seafood Grill, Tidbit, El Gaucho, Atlas Foods, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse and The Oceanaire.
September 17, 2008
Southcenter's $240 million expansion has made it the state's largest shopping center, and it is awash in new places to eat. Seattle Times reporters Karen Gaudette and Nicole Tsong sample Southcenter's abundant new dining options, including Joeys Grill and Lounge, Racha Thai & Asian Kitchen, BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse, Dukes Chowder House and Blue C Sushi.
August 20, 2008
Washington state boasts more than 33,000 farms, many of which offer farm tours and other activities during the summer. We offer a sampling of what's available along many popular summer-vacation routes.
July 9, 2008
Seattle is known for its natural beauty, technological savvy and increasingly for its abundance of vegan and vegetarian options, including a vegan doughnut shop, vegan grocery and even a vegan-friendly bar. Many conventional eateries are adding options.
June 25, 2008
For months, restaurateurs Scott and Heather Staples have pondered the inside of a nondescript gray building on a busy corner of Seattle's Capitol Hill, home of their new gastropub, Quinn's.
October 31, 2007
Rain, rain go away. On second thought, get back here! Because we've discovered a brilliant way to distract ourselves from your gloom. Rather than gripe about the rain, let us celebrate it by accenting it with a delightful umbrella.
March 1, 2006
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