About Linda Miller Nicholson
Linda is a Stiletto Ninja and Foodie Fashionista. She’s the kitschy madwoman behind popular food blog, Salty Seattle (saltyseattle.com). Her interests include cooking in Louboutins and wearing dresses made of sashimi. She digs sustainability, making pasta from scratch, and cooking sous vide. She’s been called everything from the Timothy Leary to the Lady Gaga of food on national television, but at the end of the day, she’s just a pen-wielding girl wearing heels in the kitchen. Find Linda on Twitter @SaltySeattle.
Where to dine, what to do and where to stay in the Northwest spring paradise.
You may think of white peaks and White Russians when you ponder a weekend getaway to Whistler, BC, but perhaps the best-kept secret of the wintry wonderland is just how happening it is all year long. When the sun–of which there is plenty–is out and the temperature rises, the mountain town plays host to myriad activities (more…)
Five of Seattle’s hottest chefs honor the needle in the sky with era-themed entrees.
The Space Needle got a facelift to celebrate her five decades watching over our fair city. In addition to sprucing up her exterior, SkyCity restaurant’s menu got a little help from five Seattle icons. The 50th anniversary menu is available now through May 31st, and it includes five courses for only $62. (more…)
Take an Italian journey in your glass and on your plate with these springy suggestions.
Spring is out in full force in Seattle and with it, the opportunity to eat and drink all manner of lovely things apropos of more gentle weather. Of course it’s also a time when we all wish we could stretch our wings and fly off to some far-flung global destination, but if your job and responsibilities don’t allow you to flee the floods just yet, why not bring the world to your fingertips in the form of libations and nosh? (more…)
Let Seattle Restaurant Week be your excuse to explore the mystery of Mistral.
The Seattle restaurant scene often rests on its local (bay) laurels. We’ve become masters of Northwest comfort food, elevating put-a-bird-on-it idealism to a rung of sheer ridiculousness. So my experience at Mistral Kitchen was a breath of fresh, cutting-edge air. (more…)
Win a copy of his debuting cookbook, learn his recipe, and a pop-up you don’t want to miss –
Little known fact: I was a vegetarian for two decades, which is why I’m making up for lost porcine time now that I’ve hit my dirty thirties. Despite my meaty ways, I still have mad respect for vegetarians. Meat is probably the easiest thing on the plate to prepare. It takes a little more ingenuity to showcase vegetables and grains so they truly shine. (more…)
Veronika Groth and Adam Fortuna join forces to bring you libations like none other.
Artusi Bar, Jason Stratton’s second successful venture on Capitol Hill, is home to a dream team so epic you’ll drop your panties just walking in the door. Surely they’re fashioning a troupe of ‘tenders the likes of whom the world hasn’t seen since the X-Men (more…)
Sexy food at home starts with sexy kitchen tools, and this week I’m pleased to be able to give away to two lucky readers an 8” frying pan that fits that bill in spades. Read on for details of how you can win one of these sleek new pans. (more…)
