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Meet the new team at Shiro's
There's a new crew of sushi chefs manning the bar. Meanwhile, the sushi king himself talks about what's next.
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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The man who made Seattle a brew town
Gordon Bowker, retired founder of Starbucks and Red Hook, avoids the stress of full-time work because, for him at least, "creativity requires idleness."
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Elegy to vegetable cruelty
Woe the pain of a parsnip, the bereavement of a beet, the sad state of spinach. Where is the humanity?
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Food's grow-your-own movement: Some work required
The fall is a good time to begin doing your part toward feeding yourself and becoming a part of a trend with strong Pacific Northwest roots.
The Skagit Valley's real-life Dan Brown thriller
An original William Cummings mural discovered in a Skagit Valley barn, worth half a million dollars. Where did it come from?