Ronald Holden is a regular Crosscut contributor. His new book, published this month, is titled “HOME GROWN Seattle: 101 True Tales of Local Food & Drink." (Belltown Media. $17.95).
Take your pick from tomes about the rising popularity of Italian cooking, the virtues of 'eating in,' or the transformation of a Capitol Hill restaurateur into a rural farmer and cheesemaker.
Bob Betz, formerly with Chateau Ste. Michelle, started the operation, named one of the best small wineries in America. He's selling to private investors but will stay on as wine maker for five years.
A bright, young 'Don Giovanni,' by the Seattle Opera's Young Artists Program, plays April 7 and 9 at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.
Local distillers make the classic cocktail but with their own twist: clear whiskey. That and other new spirits await at the area's growing number of craft distilleries.
Seattle Shakespeare Co. revives a too-sugary version of Brecht's acid adaptation of John Gay's musical satire. We get the smiles, but not the snarls.
