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The Space Needle picks up the tab for a show on small restaurants
The lofty Needle gets a sense of humor and gives a boost to a local KCTS-9 show about unlofty restaurants.
Ronald Holden
Ronald Holden is a regular Crosscut contributor. His new book, published this month, is titled “HOME GROWN Seattle: 101 True Tales of Local Food & Drink." (Belltown Media. $17.95).
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Best of 2010: The scandal of $50,000 culinary 'degrees'
Disillusioned students are speaking out against for-profit schools offering advanced degrees in culinary arts and other disciplines, and lawmakers are taking on the Wall Street bankers who are profiting.
Seattle & King County
The return of wine guru Larry Stone
A one-time Four Seasons sommelier and award-winning French wine and spirits expert returns to Seattle to celebrate great wine.
Seattle & King County
Updated: A troubled Belltown apartment tower pulls the plug
The McGuire, plagued with structural problems, has told its tenants to move out and plans to demolish the 25-story building.
Culture
The voodoo bug hits Oregon vintners
Biodynamic winemaking, long established in Burgundy, has made the leap to Oregon, bringing with it ancient agricultural practices. Katherine Cole's new book, Voodoo Vintners, explores a world of grapes grown with the help of moon cycles, manure-packed cow horns, and lactating bovines.