Jackie Varriano

The Olympian

4 Seattle restaurants say ‘family meal' with staff is still essential

By: Jackie Varriano

It's 4:15 on a Sunday afternoon in the cool, dark dining room of Hamdi, the slightly smoky Turkish restaurant on Leary Way.

The Seattle Times

2 strip-mall gems to try next time you are in Lynnwood running errands

By: Jackie Varriano

Our food writer heads to Lynnwood in the service of satisfying cravings at hot spots for gyros and tonkatsu.

Tri-City Herald

2 Lynnwood restaurants for a tasty, fast, affordable lunch

By: Jackie Varriano

Sometimes the inspiration for this Neighborhood Eats column is as simple as a craving that must be satisfied, perhaps one sparked by a well-placed social media photo.

The Bellingham Herald

Why Ethan Stowell left his namesake company and returned to the kitchen

By: Jackie Varriano

The restaurant at Hotel Max is open again, lighting up after five years as a dark dining room.

The Seattle Times

How a prolific Seattle restaurateur hit reset and returned to the kitchen

By: Jackie Varriano

After building a Northwest restaurant empire over the last 23 years, the longtime chef is stepping back, starting a new company and returning to the kitchen.

The Seattle Times

‘Sheet Cakes!’ cookbook features recipes that are a cut above

By: Jackie Varriano

Seattle cookbook author Zola Gregory shares how to use a humble pan to create 50-plus scrumptious cakes in her book "Sheet Cakes!" Here's her cinnamon doughnut cake recipe.

Tri-City Herald

‘Sheet Cakes!' cookbook features recipes that are a cut above

By: Jackie Varriano

THERE'S A POPULAR SENTIMENT that one is either a cook or a baker, as if proficiency in one doesn't lend itself to the other.

Yakima Herald-Republic

4 paranormal romances to read this Halloween season Jackie Varriano from The Seattle Times Oct 22, 2026 37 mins ago

By: Jackie Varriano

of 4 All Hallows' Eve is almost upon us, but there's still time for ghosts, witches, reapers and all thin

The Seattle Times

Ditch heart-stopping for heartwarming with these 4 paranormal romances - The Seattle Times

Ditch heart-stopping for heartwarming with these 4 paranormal romances The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times

Seattle chef Melissa Miranda will close 1 restaurant and open another

By: Jackie Varriano

By The only constant in the Seattle restaurant world is change. Chef Melissa Miranda's bright, casual Filipino restaurant, Kilig, will close and turn into Musangtino's on Dec. 4.