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Secrets of the UW Farm | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (485+ words) The UW Farm is a 2. 5-acre student-powered urban farm, living laboratory and educational facility. Its crops range from zinnias to zucchini, Acworth says, while demonstrating how to garden organically on compromised urban ground. She says its methods scale to a…...
Feds accuse nation's largest Asian supermarket chain of discriminating against non-Chinese employees
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (319+ words) The federal government is suing 99 Ranch Market, alleging the nation's largest Asian supermarket chain is discriminating against employees who are not Chinese. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Buena Park, Calif. -based chain…...
Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (673+ words) Arkansas is moving forward with its plan to ban government food aid from being used to buy candy and soda beginning on Wednesday, even though a federal judge ruled last week that similar restrictions in other states violated federal law....
6 new Seattle restaurants to try, from Capitol Hill to Columbia City
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (269+ words) We'already told you'about more than 20 new restaurants last week. But we're not done. Here are six more, from Capitol Hill to Columbia City. In Hillman City, one of the year's big Mexican restaurant openings is Sonora Carne Asada House. Chicken…...
8 new Seattle restaurants north of Lake Union to try this summer
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (350+ words) This roll call of new North Seattle restaurants includes acclaimed names in the burger and taco scenes. Too "been there, done that? Check out the news below about the boys behind the acclaimed Secret Congee and Ginger & Scallion, who are…...
Sea-Tac checks in World Cup fan obsession with ranch dressing
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (303+ words) Global soccer fans have taken the spotlight during the FIFA Men's World Cup for myriad reasons, but fan reactions to food in the U. S. on social media have been especially popular." Not exempt from the food fanfare are people's reactions to…...
The world's northernmost Michelin star is now in Arctic Norway
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (481+ words) Norway's best new tables are not in Oslo; they sit in fishing villages, on islands and at the end of long Arctic drives that take real planning to reach. That distance used to be a reason to stay home, but…...
Workers strike at The Walrus and The Carpenter; restaurant open with alternate staff
1+ week, 6+ day ago (262+ words) Workers are on strike and picketing Thursday evening at The Walrus and The Carpenter, Renee Erickson's flagship Seattle restaurant, the United Creatures of the Sea labor union said Thursday." The critically acclaimed restaurant operated by Erickson's Sea Creatures restaurant group…...
Finally, the Italian 'Joy of Cooking' is here " the book Marcella relied on
2+ week, 1+ day ago (706+ words) To a certain set, Marcella will forever be a hero for her volumes of simple, perfect recipes, written in her uncompromisingly bossy style. We call her by her first name, but reverently " RIP. "The Talisman of Happiness" was the Italian…...
Host a supper club at home with the help of a Seattle food coach
3+ week, 1+ day ago (635+ words) NO, IT'S NOT JUST YOU. It's not one particular season of life, it's not the Seattle Freeze, it's not because you have young children, old children or no children at all. It's really hard to see your friends. "I have…...