Nancy Leson

October 5, 2017 at 12:43 pm

Top chefs remember Northwest ‘fish missionary’ Jon Rowley

Culinary evangelist Jon Rowley introduced countless diners to Copper River salmon, Walla Walla onions, Shuksan strawberries, matsutake mushrooms and more. He died Oct. 4, 2017,...

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October 4, 2017 at 1:28 pm

Northwest culinary evangelist Jon Rowley dies at 74

Influential Seattle restaurant consultant Jon Rowley has died at age 74.

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February 18, 2015 at 10:13 am

Party animals roast pig in a “China” box — photos!

I was living la vida Gidget in a surfing town in Puerto Rico the first time I took part in a pig roast. There on...

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January 16, 2015 at 12:12 pm

Get your fresh, hot bagels right here! After you make them yourself

WHEN MY PAL Mike — a real Mercer Island mensch — invited me to his house for bagels and lox, then showed me how to...

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November 13, 2014 at 10:02 am

Dining Out: Seattle’s love of neighborhood restaurants VIEW

THE GOLD rush is on. Again. After decades of decline, development is fueling a residential boom in Pioneer Square. Only this time the saloons in...

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September 26, 2014 at 12:12 pm

Want heritage apples? Grow your own

OUR GRAVENSTEIN is a backyard beauty. Thought to be as old as 80, its sturdy branches support a crude treehouse while its leafy canopy dwarfs...

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August 29, 2014 at 12:13 pm

Greek yogurt you’ll swear came from the gods

FORGET THOSE pre-packed Greek yogurt containers crowding the dairy case and show some love for Ellenos Real Greek Yogurt — the overseas-turned-local company that locals...

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July 25, 2014 at 12:12 pm

Keeping bees: Get smart before you start

To bee, or not to bee, that was my question. Should I join the growing ranks of beekeepers, doing my part to help our dwindling...

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June 27, 2014 at 12:04 pm

A chef’s tale of adversity, opportunity and humanity

LAST WINTER at a Bellevue dinner party I met a chef whose face I knew well but couldn’t place. As I went through my mental...

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June 6, 2014 at 12:27 pm

Chef Maria Hines fixes food that keeps her happy and healthy

BY THE TIME Maria Hines decided she had to pay closer attention to what she was putting into her body, it was screaming at her....

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