We've reported about lots of amazing plates in Dishin', many coming from the monthly "Dish-Off" in Sound magazine. The Dish-Off concept continues, as two restaurants interpret a given song as food, but the venue has changed, with Sound magazine now merged with City Arts. And with that merger, chefs now prepare just one plate each instead of multi-course meals. more ›

Food: it's not just what's for dinner, it's serious tourism. more ›

Wednesday marked the second episode from this season of Top Chef. There's still too many cooks, not enough personalities, but we're busy keeping our eyes peeled for any reality tv drama related to local cheftestants Ashley Merriman (of Branzino) and Robin Leventhal (chef-owner of Crave). more ›

The fifth season of Top Chef kicked off on Bravo last night, and we're excited to see what the two cheftestants from Seattle can do in Las Vegas over the next few months. As always, the first episode (and the next few thereafter) have far too many characters to keep track of, but we were watching for local ladies Ashley Merriman (of Branzino) and Robin Leventhal (chef-owner of our dearly departed Crave). more ›

Back in February, the Bravo TV show Top Chef was in town casting contestants for season six. On the side, we've always had our own predictions on who should or would make it, and as we found out today, one of our picks Robin Leventhal, the former chef/owner of now-defunct Crave made it onto the show. And she won't be the only one representing Seattle, as Ashley Merriman, chef of Branzino, will also fill out the Pacific Northwest cast quota. This season will take place in Vegas, and has already been rumored to be one of the tastiest competitions yet. Guess we will just have to wait and see our local ladies hold their own. Top Chef: Las Vegas will premiere on Bravo Wednesday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. more ›

One of the downsides of being a restaurant reporter is that when there's a night off from a planned meal out, we usually want to cook something at home--whether simple or complex. This probably sounds like a strange complaint to some, but we rarely go out and eat "critique-free," and when we do, we prefer little Asian restaurants. more ›