Articles by Zachary D. Lyons

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Old and New Ballard Traditions

Mike's Chili Parlor, Totem House Seafood and Chowder and the People's Pub offer diverse but traditional food and settings in Ballard.

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U District Restaurants--the Melting Pot of Seattle's North End

One area of steady improvement in the University District is the food. I spent a recent week pigging my way up this celebrated street, from bottom to top. Here are the highlights.

Local Chefs Work Toward Sustainable-Harvest Seafood

Chefs Collaborative, a group of restaurateurs working for sustainable sources of ingredients, turns its attention to seafood.

Capitol Hill's Best Food is All Over the Place

Capitol Hill is like a big family--a big, weird, unruly, colorful, eccentric, and on and on, family. It is alive 24-7, and whatever you want, or want to do--and I do mean whatever--you will find it here.

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Community Thrives at Still Life and Swingside

Two of Fremont's long-established restaurants are profiled.

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Tradition Reigns at Greenwood Eateries

Mr. Gyro's and Stalk Exchange on Greenwood.

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Hot Mama’s: Worth the Trip from Anywhere

West Coast native David Nelson makes great New York-style pizza on Pine Street.

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611 Supreme: Pine Street Standby Wins a Grunge-puppy Heart

Understand me when I say I thought crêpes were on the foofy side. But if necessity is the mother of invention, or at least discovery, on this day I would discover crêpes.

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Eating in Eastlake

Daly's Fish 'n' Chips and Serafina anchor Eastlake Avenue.

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Breakfast on Queen Anne Hill, lunch on Capitol Hill, dinner in Greenwood.

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Philadelphia Specialty Spreads to Seattle

An ode to the Philly cheese steak: for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night snack.

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Breakfast in Roosevelt, lunch on the Fremont Cut or in Ballard, dinner on Crown Hill.

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Breakfast in Ballard, lunch in the University District and dinner in lower Queen Anne.

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Breakfast on Phinney Ridge, lunch in Ballard, dinner in Wedgwood.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the neighborhood
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Breakfast in Wallingford, lunch in Ballard and dinner in Ravenna