Naomi Tomky

1 week ago | seattlemet.com | Annette Maxon |Naomi Tomky |Byen Bakeri

Seattle bakers leave no flower un-plucked, no crumb un-frosted, and no dream unfulfilled when it comes to creative cakes. From cream cheese–frosted carrot cakes to classic chocolate, this roundup of bakeries will help you out when your loved ones demand something a little more posh or exciting than a funfetti boxed mix.

1 week ago | seattlemet.com | Naomi Tomky

Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend. More for LessEarlier this year, we covered the rising trend of restaurants adding value-priced tasting menus to their offerings, and this week brought two promising new options. Fremont’s Kamonegi now offers eight courses for $75, including signature dishes like foie gras, uni shiso bomb, and kamonegi seiro soba.

2 weeks ago | seattlemet.com | Naomi Tomky

Ben Franklin missed a detail: Nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and the high-pitched whine of children declaring “I’m bored” every five minutes from June until September. But summer is Seattle’s time to shine, with its long days, consistent sunshine, and many swimmable waterways.

2 weeks ago | seattlemet.com | Naomi Tomky

The only thing frozen at Shuckers’ happy hour on a recent Tuesday afternoon was the ice under my Wildcat Cove oysters. The shellfish-centric bar in the basement of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel manages to embody many of Seattle’s best stereotypes while rejecting one of its worst—frosty social skills. The big wood bar and chalkboards of fresh fish loan a genuine seafood ambience to the room, but it’s the oyster expertise from the staff that assures me I’m in the right place.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Naomi Tomky

Once home to a thriving Jewish majority, Thessaloniki holds fragments of a lost world. One traveller's journey to find them leads to something even more powerful: living memory. As my family admired the gleaming remodel of Thessaloniki's century-old Modiano Market, local culinary guide Smaragda Marki admitted to me that among the trendy cafes and German delicatessen, she wished it were just a little more Greek.