Life
Converting non-believers at May May Hong Kong BBQ
Slabs of pork, full ducks turning lazily on their hooks, glistening in the glow of a heat lamp.
Kellen Burden
Life
The magic of Federal Way’s diverse food scene
As a writer, I’ve always been drawn to things that tell a story.
Life
Up all night at 8ight Izakaya for Japanese comfort food in Federal Way
Picture neon lights and the pressing closeness of night. Picture different words in different mouths. Out late on…
Life
Milton sandwich shop turns the wild tide
I’m sitting alone at a two-top in a place called Oliver’s Sandwiches in Milton.
Life
Korean bakery offers warm goods for the Cold War
Welcome to the new Cold War. The finger-hovering-over-a-button, lower-your-kids-into-the-sewer, hashtag-total-annihilation, days in which no one is safe and…
Life
Ramen burger: Worth the hype and the wait
One-Hit Wonder: a performer, group, etc., that is popular or successful only once for a brief time. –…
Life
Over the coals
I don’t really write bad reviews. It’s not that I don’t eat bad meals, because, I most certainly…
Life
We, the People of 99 Cafe
“I’ve been in here three days in a row.” The man speaking is wearing roofer’s boots. A hammer…
Life
Whenever Mom went bananas | The Hand that Feeds
The smell of my mother’s baked goods would draw kids in off the street like the living dead,…
Life
Pimienta, always a good decision | The Hand That Feeds
People who like food and people who love food are divided not by means or geography, but by…
Life
A dumpling freedom fighter | The Hand That Feeds
Push your way through doors of Dae Bak Wang Mandoo on any given day, and you’ll find Jimmy…
Opinion
Dr. Jekyll and Señor Taco | The Hand That Feeds
Growing up in Southern California, winter was just a word you put in front of “sports” and it…
Opinion
Open to the public | The Hand That Feeds
It’s taken me awhile to get to East India Grill. Not because I wasn’t aware of it or…
Opinion
Flavors like anger and patience | The Hand that Feeds You
There is a knife in my hand, fingers poised on the tang of it, blade winking in the…
Opinion
Chef Suyma cutting salmon | The Hand That Feeds
I leaned up against the sushi bar at Koharu, watching Chef Suyma’s hands move with professional deftness across…
Opinion
Hiding out at Agit | The Hand That Feeds
“What would you like to drink?” the waiter said, standing at the end of the table with a…
Opinion
Hot, Salty Yes at Mi Chalateca | The Hand That Feeds
There is a man screaming “goooooal” on the television, which is accurate. Ever since that kid came in…
Opinion
Mi Bella Honduras and cursing your napkin | The Hand That Feeds
There are no true cooking wunderkinds.
Opinion
Gyros House: Where special lives | The Hand That Feeds
There are some doors that just draw us through them — counters that pull us to them