
Urban sketchers take on Seattle
Seattle is at the front of a new wave of artists rendering the world one drawing at a time, and using blogs to build their following.
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).
Seattle is at the front of a new wave of artists rendering the world one drawing at a time, and using blogs to build their following.
The Belltown bar's latest menu addition is a destination on its own: seasoned, seared and braised, then served with a malbec demiglace.
The lofty Needle gets a sense of humor and gives a boost to a local KCTS-9 show about unlofty restaurants.
Vulcan, the leading developer of the area, banks on familiar restaurants with strong local brands as it fills out Seattle's newest hot neighborhood.
The restaurants, which have just seen an ownership change, trace their roots to Jake's in Portland. Whatever the new Texas-born owner does, according to our Portland-native writer, he shouldn't mess with Jake's.