Food, Restaurant

With Fresh Faces of the Future in SkyCity, Space Needle Resto Preps for Next 50

The restaurant’s bid in the collective Seattle Center look to the future, The Next Fifty, has local up-and-coming chefs under the direction of SkyCity’s Executive Chef Jeff Maxfield through the end of the month. At $62, it ain’t cheap–nothing at the Space Needle is, silly–but proceeds from the menu benefit each participating culinary school’s scholarship fund. And there’s that view. Continue reading With Fresh Faces of the Future in SkyCity, Space Needle Resto Preps for Next 50

Drinks, Eats, Food, Restaurant

FareStart to Throw an Anniversary Bash in Fremont

Last year was a big year for hometown favorite FareStart, as the organization won the James Beard Foundation “Humanitarian of the Year” award. The festivities continue this year as FareStart celebrates its twentieth anniversary, and the public’s invited to attend the June 9 Anniversary Bash at Fremont Studios. Continue reading FareStart to Throw an Anniversary Bash in Fremont

Drinks, Eats, Food, Restaurant

Andrew Zimmern’s Take on Bizarre Foods in Seattle

Last year, Andrew Zimmern came to Seattle to shoot an episode for his new Bizarre Foods America series. After much anticipation, that episode will air tonight on the Travel Channel. While we eagerly await the show to see what’s including, you can count on five highlights to be included. Continue reading Andrew Zimmern’s Take on Bizarre Foods in Seattle

Eats, Food, Restaurant

Bagel Oasis and FareStart Make Beautiful Bagels Together

Peter Ryan, Bagel Oasis’s owner, talked us through his philosophy of bagel making. Primary among his concerns? Treat the dough gently! Continue reading Bagel Oasis and FareStart Make Beautiful Bagels Together

Business, News

Seattle Values Start with Books and Condoms

Books, condoms, musicals, and retraining the homeless. There are a lot of ways to explore the psyche of a city, but surely one of the most credible is simply noting where its money goes. There, the Seattle Foundation’s recent GiveBIG campaign offers plenty of insight. 3.6-million-dollars’ worth. Continue reading Seattle Values Start with Books and Condoms

Drinks, Eats, Food, Restaurant

Get Your Tickets for Guest Chef on the Waterfront

We’re exactly four weeks out from the 7th Annual Guest Chef on the Waterfront, in which over 1,200 guests will feast on food and beverages from over 60 of the Seattle area’s best restaurants, breweries, wineries, and other purveyors. The event benefits FareStart (winner of this year’s James Beard Foundation “Humanitarian of the Year” award), which offers a job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. Continue reading Get Your Tickets for Guest Chef on the Waterfront