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These Lovely Tributes To Late Seattle Food Legends Are Heartwarming
Here are a few sweet ways friends and fans and family have come up with to keep telling the stories of people who played a key role in shaping the culinary landscape in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
The late Thierry Rautureau was known and loved for his incredible culinary skills, his outgoing … [+]
Thierry Rautureau
Many in the culinary world and beyond were deeply saddened when The Chef in the Hat died in the fall of 2023. A recent celebration of his life was filled with poignant stories, lots of tears and an invitation by his friend and colleague, Tom Douglas, to get up and dance at the end of the remembrances.
Douglas has vowed to keep the dance party going on his weekly Hot Stove Radio show and podcast, a program he co-hosted with Rautureau for decades.
Over the next year, one segment of each show will be dedicated to revisiting a different recipe from Chef in the Hat’s cookbook. “Rover’s” was published in 2005 and covers a lot of ground, with more than 100 recipes and stories from this landmark French restaurant in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood. It shuttered in 2012 after 25 years and is still missed by its devoted fans.
During an April 11, 2024 taping of the Hot Stove Radio Show in Seattle, author Cynthia Nims signs … [+]
During a recent episode of Hot Stove Radio, Rover’s co-author, Cynthia Nims made an appearance and talked about the process for making complicated dishes approachable enough for the home cook. The research was delicious and the book was a big hit. On that episode, Nims talked about a goat cheese tart with beets. “He cooked the beets very slowly and it took a lot longer than you think,” she said.
We’re looking forward to more of these deep dives into this memorable cookbook and stories of the esteemed chef. Merci, Tom and team.
Rose Ann Finkel and her husband, Charles, were among the leaders of the microbrew revolution when … [+]
Rose Ann Finkel
It’s hard to imagine it now, but there was a time when smaller breweries didn’t exist. Rose Ann and Charles Finkel were part of the microbrew revolution when they launched Pike Brewing Company in 1989.
“Rose Ann was my partner in every way and was involved in all aspects of the business,” Charles said in a recent interview. “She had a great palate and was particularly talented in menu development, beer lists, creative development of Pike brands, service, and employee relations. Our employees loved and respected her. She was a very hard worker, focused on all tasks.”
After Rose Ann’s death in June, 2020, Finkel said The Pike decided to honor her by establishing a scholarship in her name at Washington State University, the Rose Ann Finkel Diversity in Brewing Scholarship.
Additionally, during this year’s popular Women in Beer celebration, for which Rose Ann was the chief proponent, Finkel said “we highlighted her with both the event and with our March Women’s History month seasonal beer, Rose Ann Amber. It has been a big success, both because of the beer and the love and admiration of Rose Ann in the brewing and greater community.”
Christine Tirado of Yakima, Wash., is the artist who created the label for Rose Ann Amber.
Pike Brewing Company co-founder, the late Rose Ann Finkel, is commemorated in the Women in Beer … [+]
The late Jon Rowley was an early advocate in this country for eating oysters on the half shell, for … [+]
Jon Rowley
He was called a culinary evangelist, preaching the gospel of wild salmon, oysters on the half shell and the obscure Shuksan strawberry to name just a few. Rowley was the go-to guy Julia Child would call when she was craving Dungeness crab and former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl featured him in an entertaining episode of Adventures with Ruth in 2009.
When he died in 2017, friends and family gathered at Tamara Murphy’s Terra Plata to share sweet and salty memories. She’s still got a tribute to her late friend on the shelf of her Capitol Hill restaurant.
In nearby Bellevue, there’s private dining room was named in his honor.
“Out of respect for Jon and his contributions to not only our company and oyster program but to oyster quality and education for the region and beyond, our private dining room at Water Grill Bellevue has been named the Jon Rowley Room since day one,” said Sam King, chairman and CEO of King’s Seafood Company, a California-based restaurant group that had consulted with Rowley for more than 35 years.
Way back before it was trendy, “Jon introduced the word umami to us. This was decades ago. He was a stickler for quality and doing the right thing. We were of like minds and we continue to hold ourselves to these high standards every day.”
Rowley’s deep connections led Water Grill to some of its most important purveyors: “It was Jon who helped us establish relationships with many oyster farms nearby, including Taylor Shellfish and Hama Hama, which you’ll find on our menu today.”
A must-order when dining in the Jon Rowley room!
Thanks to Carrie Brown for the westward view of our Saturday night sunset. The high today hit 68 at the airport – eight degrees above normal – but nowhere near the record for this date, which was 89 degrees back in 2016. The forecast suggests two more days of partly sunny, almost-70-degree weather, before the chance of rain returns.
CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling New York Mets placed former Seattle Mariners second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right wrist contusion.
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The move was made retroactive to Wednesday, a day after Polanco went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old Polanco is batting .179 (10 for 56) with a homer and two RBIs in his first season with New York, which has lost nine straight.
“When doctors first took a look at him, it looked like he got hit by a pitch when he didn’t,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “In talking to him, it was just a couple of swings that he took that night. … He didn’t think much of it, but just got worse the following day.
“So you just got to let it calm down a little bit and then we’ll go from there. But we don’t have a timetable for how long this is going to last.”
Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Mets in December, also has been dealing with an ankle issue.
“He was trending in the right direction,” Mendoza said of the ankle injury. “It’s definitely going to help, obviously now with him being shut down. But the biggest thing now is that we’ve got to take care of that wrist.”
Polanco spent the previous two seasons with the Mariners, who acquired him in a February 2024 trade with the Minnesota Twins.
Polanco struggled during his first season with Seattle in 2024, hitting just .213 with 16 homers in 118 games while playing through a knee injury that didn’t become public knowledge until after the season.
But after the Mariners somewhat surprisingly brought him back for a one-year contract in 2025, Polanco rebounded to hit .265 with 26 homers and an .821 OPS in 138 games last season. He then added three homers during Seattle’s playoff run, along with a 15th-inning walkoff single in Game 5 of the American League Division Series that sent the Mariners to their first ALCS in 24 years.
Seattle Sports staff made additions to this post.
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Brandon Nimmo hits leadoff homer, Jacob deGrom works 4 scoreless as Rangers beat Seattle Mariners 5-0
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers tags out Dominic Canzone #8 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jacob deGrom threw four shutout innings and Gavin Collyer earned his first career win as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Friday night.
Seattle lost its fourth straight game, and was shut out for the fourth time in 21 games, falling to 8-13. The Mariners were shut out six times during the 2025 season. Texas won its third straight game.
Nimmo led off the game with a 372-foot shot to right field off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-3). It was Nimmo’s 16th career leadoff homer and second of the season. He also hit a leadoff home run on April 11 in a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DeGrom effectively maneuvered through Seattle’s lineup, and worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam in the first inning. The two-time Cy Young Award winner recorded two of his three strikeouts after walking Josh Naylor to load the bases. Randy Arozarena fanned on a curveball, and Luke Raley swung through a fastball.
Texas added to its lead after Nimmo’s homer. Wyatt Langford’s single to left scored Corey Seager, who led off the third inning with a double. The Rangers stretched the lead to 3-0 on an RBI single from Jake Burger in the seventh.
The Mariners’ best scoring chance came in the sixth after Collyer (1-0), who worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, left the game.
J.P. Crawford singled to left off Tyler Alexander with two out, and Mariners third base coach Carlos Cardoza sent Naylor from second base, but he was thrown out by Langford.
Texas added two more runs in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Andrew McCutchen and an RBI double by Josh Jung.
Seattle third baseman Brendan Donovan left the game early due to a left hip issue.
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller, who started the year on the injured list with a left oblique injury, was at T-Mobile Park for the first time this season. He will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Up next
Mariners RHP George Kirby (2-2, 3.25) will face Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.40) on Saturday afternoon.
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