What's going on in Seattle

The slender skin-on potatoes at Szmania's should probably be called French fries fries, since Ludger Szmania insists on frying the hand-cut beauts twice. But the potatoes first spend a night soaking in ice water, which leaches out the starches tha...

Much has changed in Ballard since Hattie's Hat served its first thirsty roughneck in 1904 (for one thing, the streets are no longer made of dirt; for another, there are way more condos), but you get the feeling Hattie's has stayed pretty much the ...

Skillet ratchets up the value of their tasty french fries by serving it with extras: The poutine, a carryover staple from the food truck, probably wouldn't be recognized as such by a Québécois, which means there's more of the extraordinary snack f...

It's not enough to have only fresh fish at Pike Place Market—you can get that at any number of counters. What makes Jack's Fish Spot the best is the combination of fresh, reasonably priced seafood and a killer lunch counter (fish and chips are a m...

Charles Walpole's Blind Pig Bistro, the latest creative project to inhabit the blessed Eastlake storefront that originated Sitka & Spruce, doesn't specialize in Spanish tapas or Lebanese mezes. Guests here can large-plate their way through dinner ...

Dinette's menu has a whole section devoted to toast. Theirs is made on Columbia City Bakery's bread; though toppings change weekly or so with the rest of the menu, they usually include a spreadable cheese, a smoked or cured fish or meat, and some ...

Mawadda customers might think they're choosing what to eat when they decide between, say, falafel and shawarma, but the dishes are just details: They all end up eating garlic. Sweet, stinky garlic is everywhere at Mawadda, and it's pretty fantasti...

Brian Durbin owned a Caribbean resort before taking the chef's job at the Innkeeper, a restaurant that celebrates a seamier vision of seafaring than most tropical getaways promote. The dusky room evokes a pirate's haven, and Durbin's best small pl...

A weekend with your in-laws doesn't have to be painful. OK, I lied. It does. But it can be less painful if you find a place where everyone can be happy doing their own thing. The Fremont Sunday Market is that place. It's like browsing around a rea...

The pie contingent has ceded the popularity battle to the misguided sugar fiends who crave cupcakes, but they're not letting up on the quality front. Foremost among local pie producers is Chris Porter, the talented baker behind A La Mode Pies, whi...

When you want a stunning view encompassing both the downtown skyline and the Puget Sound, where do you go? Alki Beach, Queen Anne's Highland Drive, and...31st Avenue South in Mount Baker. Not many people know about the latter, the exception being ...

Each fall since 1998, Northwest Film Forum has hosted its Local Sightings Film Festival. Unlike SIFF's global reach and scale, Local Sightings looks as far as Oregon, Montana, and maybe British Columbia for interesting stories and filmmakers. Some...