This season is the busiest time for professional chefs. Usually, we’re so burnt out from cooking for everyone else’s family that the last thing we want when we go home is to do it all over again. Yes, I often insist on not being the one to cook at family/friend...
There is an art to drinking wine, especially according to seasonality. As much as wining and dining alfresco is fun when it’s warm outside, there’s something epicurean about drinking a heady wine while nestled in front of a crackling fireplace. We naturally...
Washington State University boasts one of the best viticulture and enology programs in the United States. Even so, schools need vast resources to sustain a winemaking program and so do the students at the heart of it all. Those most at a disadvantage for resources...
Of the many casualties of the pandemic, there is one we particularly miss: the communal pleasures of shared plates and charcuterie boards. Given that the Pacific Northwest is home to some of world’s top winemakers, creameries, chocolatiers, bakers and...
Benton City, Washington’s Col Solare Winery isn’t yet licensed to sample their exceptional grappa at their tasting room, but let me take the guesswork out of the equation for you—it’s worth diving in and buying a whole bottle. Col Solare was born as a Red Mountain...
Whether planning a trip with friends or stepping out for a romantic getaway fit for two, the lights, sights and sounds of Washington’s Eastside city, Bellevue, create the perfect setting for an evening (or evenings) out. From five-star dining options and high-end...
People around the United States are getting prepared to gather their friends and families, light their barbies and set off fireworks in celebration of America's national Independence Day. Although the delicacies most commonly created on the grill and served to the...
We preview the inaugural list of what's to come for summer winery-concerts. Considering the fact that rain boots, The North Face jackets and umbrellas still litter the landscape of the Pacific Northwest in full force, it may be hard to believe that summer is right...
Betsy Peabody is insatiable when it comes to shellfish. Sure, she enjoys turning the top off to slurp down local mollusk and plunging her arm shoulder-deep into the sand to cup the base of a geoduck’s shell, but Peabody’s appetite for shellfish goes beyond its...
Going once….going twice…sold! How exciting are those words? Exciting enough that the Auction of Washington Wines has raised over $28 million for charity to date. This year’s auction, one of the top enological fundraisers in the country, will split its proceeds...
