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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!
SEATTLE – Mostly cloudy skies today with mostly dry skies around western Washington. Showers were spotty further north and along the coast through this evening.
Mostly cloudy skies today with mostly dry skies around Western Washington. Showers were spotty further north.
Temperatures will be mild again Saturday, with showers remaining to the north and along the coast.
Temperatures will be mild again Saturday, with showers remaining to the north and along the coast.
Showers will stay to the north during the day, but the stalled front will slowly sag southward Saturday night into Sunday.
Showers will stay to the north during the day, but the stalled front will slowly sag southward Saturday night into Sunday.
We will be watching the mountain passes closely through the holiday weekend. We will start to see snow levels dropping as we get closer to the holiday. No major impacts are expected through early Sunday, but Sunday evening into Monday we will see dropping snow levels increasing pass impacts.
We will be watching the mountain passes closely through the holiday weekend as we will start to see snow levels dropping as we get closer to the holiday.
It will be wet and gusty Sunday morning with drier skies into the afternoon. Sunday will also be gusty as our cold front sweeps through; gusts between 20–35 mph are possible. Showers and sunbreaks are expected Monday with more dry time into Tuesday. Another round of rain and mountain snow is expected midweek through the holiday weekend. Stay tuned for the latest conditions.
It will be wet and gusty Sunday morning with drier skies into the afternoon.
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A 38-year-old Seattle man was sentenced for producing child sex abuse imagery in a scheme to get images of sexually abused children from a coconspirator in Vietnam, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced earlier this week.
Richard Stanley Maness Jr. will spend 30 years in prison for two federal felonies: conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material and production of child sexual abuse material.
“In recommending this 30-year prison sentence, our office is doing everything it can to protect innocent children here and overseas. Mr. Maness remains a danger, unable to accept the harm he has done,” U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd said, according to the attorney’s office. “Instead, he insists he is the victim, but the jury and the judge saw through Maness’s fabricated claims of innocence.”
Law enforcement rescued two young children who had been kidnapped off the street in April 2024, according to records filed in the case.
“The mother of the two sisters was distraught when she could not find them,” the news release stated.
The girls were taken to an Airbnb by Maness’ female coconspirator.
Seattle man directed sexual abuse of young children
Messages Maness sent document him directing the sexual abuse of a young child.
“These victims were not candy in a dish for you to take out the one you liked,” U.S. District Judge Richard Jones said at the sentencing hearing, according to the attorney’s office. “In the mind of that 7-year-old, you were a monster directing the pain she suffered.”
Maness was arrested in a Seattle apartment after detectives in Vietnam contacted Homeland Security Investigations.
Along with 30 years behind bars, Maness was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release.
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A longtime Pike Place Market fixture is closing permanently: This week the owners of Pike Brewing Company announced that it will be closing Pike Pub and Pike Fish Bar, which share a space inside the market on First Avenue.
Pike Brewing is a venerable craft brewer, established in 1989 (the fish bar opened much later, in 2022). In 2021, after the death of co-founder Rose Ann Finkel, the brewery partnered with the investment company Seattle Hospitality Group. Last year SHG acquired a controlling stake in Fremont Brewing, bringing the two prominent beer-makers under the same umbrella.
Matt Lincecum, who founded Fremont Brewing and is now the CEO of Pike Brewing, says that rising food and labor costs contributed to the decision to close — ketchup has gone up in price “20 to 40 percent,” for instance. He describes the closure as part of Pike Brewing’s “evolution”: The brand will continue to produce and distribute its beers, and is keeping its taproom at the Seattle Convention Center. Fremont Brewing’s beer garden business is “very healthy,” Lincecum adds.
The closure means that about 35 employees, mostly part-timers, will lose their jobs. Lincecum says that they will be paid and receive benefits until the end of the year. The pub and fish bar will be pouring $4 drafts until it closes on Sunday, November 30.
Over the summer, Renee Erickson’s famed steakhouse Bateau temporarily closed for a “reimagining,” and it looks like that process is nearly done. Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reports that Erickson’s Sea Creatures group is eyeing a February reopening date, with a revamped menu. Co-owner Jeremy Price told the neighborhood news outlet that the plan is to invite back all former staff members (who, notably, unionized earlier this year). Meanwhile, Sea Creatures is planning to open its long-awaited three new restaurants in Pioneer Square’s Railspur development in December.
Fire breaks out at Green Lake restaurant
Greenlake Bar and Grill, a restaurant at the corner of Northeast 72nd Street and Green Lake Way, is closed after a fire broke out in the kitchen earlier this week. The Seattle Fire Department told the Seattle Times that the fire was accidental and probably caused by faulty wiring. A worker at nearby Revolutions Coffee has started a GoFundMe fundraiser to support the restaurant and its affected employees.
Plantains are back on the menu at Marjorie
Finally, if you’ve visited the latest version of Donna Moodie’s famed restaurant Marjorie, you may have noticed that its famed plantain chips were missing. Well, they’re back! In a press release, the Marjorie’s says that the crispy spiced chips — which have been a staple since 2003, when Marjorie’s was in Belltown — are now officially available at the Central District restaurant.
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