There has been a flurry of restaurant closings and openings in the past few months. Among the diverse new openings to check out, we discovered a couple of new options for Thai food in north Seattle.

There has been a flurry of restaurant closings and openings in the past few months. Among the diverse new openings to check out, we discovered a couple of new options for Thai food in north Seattle.

If not for Seattle’s reputation for coffee, this place might have become equally renowned for its chocolate. With the holidays rapidly upon us, we thought it would be timely to check out some of the options for locally sourced chocolate. We have nothing against good national chains, like See’s, but there are more than enough local choices for your chocolate cravings and for stocking up on gifts for the holidays (or plan ahead for St. Valentine’s Day).

If not for Seattle’s reputation for coffee, this place might have become equally renowned for its chocolate. With the holidays rapidly upon us, we thought it would be timely to check out some of the options for locally sourced chocolate. We have nothing against good national chains, like See’s, but there are more than enough local choices for your chocolate cravings and for stocking up on gifts for the holidays (or plan ahead for St. Valentine’s Day).

Whether by design or coincidence, this month we checked out a few local places with Japanese-inspired food (other than sushi — no offense to the wonderful world of sushi).

Whether by design or coincidence, this month we checked out a few local places with Japanese-inspired food (other than sushi — no offense to the wonderful world of sushi).

Comfort food comes in many forms. Defined in Wikipedia as “foods that provide emotional nutrition in the form of familiar tastes and a sense of security,” the concept of comfort food dates back at least to the seventeenth century.

Comfort food comes in many forms. Defined in Wikipedia as “foods that provide emotional nutrition in the form of familiar tastes and a sense of security,” the concept of comfort food dates back at least to the seventeenth century.

There has been a lot of recent turnover in the Seattle area restaurant market, creating some new options where your old favorites may have been.

There has been a lot of recent turnover in the Seattle area restaurant market, creating some new options where your old favorites may have been.