Culture
Tourism: French lessons
With Seattle's tourism funding all but gone, France offers inspiration and a few tips.
Ronald Holden
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).
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Seattle & King County
The return of wine guru Larry Stone
A one-time Four Seasons sommelier and award-winning French wine and spirits expert returns to Seattle to celebrate great wine.
Culture
The voodoo bug hits Oregon vintners
Biodynamic winemaking, long established in Burgundy, has made the leap to Oregon, bringing with it ancient agricultural practices. Katherine Cole's new book, Voodoo Vintners, explores a world of grapes grown with the help of moon cycles, manure-packed cow horns, and lactating bovines.
Culture
RN74: Burgundy's wine train pulls into Seattle
Michael Mina, a "homegrown" boy known for his high-end restaurant in San Francisco, is back in Seattle with a new wine-focused restaurant at Fourth and Pike downtown.
Culture
Whipping up a cookbook
Redmond's own southern belle of a chef, Lisa Dupar, hits the market with a self-published cookbook, "Fried Chicken and Champagne," and picks up an award in the process, beating out more established authors.