How a remote WA college-town restaurant became a James Beard Award finalist
Nominated for an illustrious nationwide prize, this Eastern Washington spot found itself suddenly in the limelight. How did it happen?
Bethany Jean Clement
On Facebook bethany.jean.clement and on Instagram @bethanyjeanclement. Bethany Jean Clement has written about food, restaurants, and the people and cultures intrinsic to them for The Seattle Times since 2014.
Seattle’s best new seafood spot isn’t what you’d expect
A place for fresh, local, super-tasty seafood that's casual, accessible and affordable? In Fremont, Bethany Jean Clement finds a thing the city's been missing.
Here's your new favorite best asparagus recipe for fresh spring spears
Choose your own asparagus adventure with food critic Bethany Jean Clement's customizable approach incorporating your choice of fresh herb(s) and lots of butter.
Dinner at a Movie drinks margaritas with ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’
Bethany Jean Clement and Moira Macdonald assess movie theaters serving actual food — and stroll down memory lane at the place where Dinner at a...
3 easy heat-wave recipes, including Pagliacci's pesto pasta salad
It's only mid-May, and it's already way too hot in Seattle, and way too hot to think about what to eat. Here are three easy-to-make,...
This treasured Seattle restaurant closed after 20 years, but now plans a comeback VIEW
Owner Donna Moodie “just couldn’t part with Marjorie.” She reveals her change of heart, shares her views as a Black female restaurant owner, and more.
6 restaurants that foster a sense of community in Rainier Beach
For our food writers, restaurants top all other neighborhood favorite places. In this installment of This City Block are six spots run by people who...
What Seattle pie could possibly be worth $55? Our critic investigates
It's the city’s most famous dessert: the triple coconut cream pie from Tom Douglas’ Dahlia Bakery. Food critic Bethany Jean Clement judges: worth it or...
Celebrating spring with Pike Place Market pasta-maker Michela Tartaglia
With her cookbook "Pasta for All Seasons" now available, the owner of Pasta Casalinga talks about her life, philosophy and more — and shares a...
5 Seattle restaurant and bar closures — and one Instagram favorite reopening soon
We bid adieu (for now) to a social media favorite, a longtime West Seattle bakery and a Georgetown brewery.
