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Dustin Ronspies of Art of the Table

Dustin Ronspies of Art of the Table

What is a Chef?   Based on the definition above, one could easily develop a mental picture of a Chef, wearing a big, white toque presiding over a crew of men and women in a big corporate kitchen somewhere.  The definition is formal, businesslike and specific.  It...
Eric Donnelly of RockCreek

Eric Donnelly of RockCreek

RockCreek = No Salmon or Halibut Allowed If you’ve ever eaten out in Seattle chances are you’ve been presented with a variety of seafood options – most always focused on salmon and/or halibut.  They are considered pre-requisites for any menu in this town...
Bar del Corso’s Jerry Corso

Bar del Corso’s Jerry Corso

Bar del Corso – the Ultimate Seattle Neighborhood Joint   It’s All Good in the Neighborhood I have a thing for neighborhood joints.  And I’m not talking about Applebees.  I’m thinking of that little place a short walk down the street that has a special...
Josh Henderson of Huxley Wallace

Josh Henderson of Huxley Wallace

Skillet Diner’s Josh Henderson – from Food Truck Pioneer to Seattle Restaurant Maven   He’s a Food Truck Hero, Puts Cheese on His Fries… I first met Josh Henderson in a West Seattle apartment during a fundraising dinner party about 6 years ago. At the...
Restaurant Roux’s Matt Lewis

Restaurant Roux’s Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis and a Bit of Southern Hospitality from Restaurant Roux   Son of a Gun, We’ll Have Big Fun… I recently happened upon Restaurant Roux on Mardi Gras of all days.  I had probably driven past the space it occupies a hundred times and always just assumed...
Maria Hines of Tilth, Agrodolce and Golden Beetle

Maria Hines of Tilth, Agrodolce and Golden Beetle

Seattle’s Sustainable Food Pioneer Maria Hines   From soil… Several years ago I had a birthday.  Yes, I know, I have one every year like most everyone else.  But on this particular birthday my friends asked me where I wanted to go.  At that time, I’d...