Food Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization) Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese. Mallory Yu Ailsa Chang Patrick Jarenwattananon Jonaki Mehta
Business How is Seattle's higher minimum wage affecting local restaurants? Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with Seattle Times food writer Jackie Varriano about Seattle's new minimum wage, and how it affects restaurant owners, employees, and customers. Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows
Business Washington grocery workers hope for protections if Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through Grocery workers concerned about the Kroger-Albertsons merger’s impact on their jobs, are hoping a bill in Olympia will offer some protection. Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life Beloved produce market in Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood closes after fire. ‘We will be back’ Rising Sun Produce, on the corner of 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 65th Street, is boarded up. The smell of smoke and soot linger. Burnt boxes and other cardboard debris line the loading area. Ruby de Luna
Health Seattle P-Patch gardeners donated 33,000-plus pounds of produce to food banks in 2023 P-patch gardens in Seattle parks are more than a hobby: they’re a resource to feed some of the city’s hungriest people. Gardeners donated tens of thousands of pounds of organic fruits and vegetables to local food banks in 2023. Casey Martin
Arts & Life How to make dumplings: Easy folding techniques from a Seattle chef Chef Sara Upshaw says making dumplings, or "mandu" as they are called in Korea, is part of her family tradition. Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life Seattle brewery crafts Chinese culture in every drop of this Lunar New Year beer With a special connection to Lunar New Year, one Seattle brewery incorporates Chinese culture into every bottle of beer coming from its Ballard tap house. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
Arts & Life Craft nonalcoholic scene is brewing in Seattle, just don't call it a 'mocktail' Are you sober curious? Perhaps you're more health oriented, or just want to lay off the sauce for dry January. It is currently quite easy to go nonalcoholic in Seattle amid a modern age of mocktails throughout the city's bars. Dyer Oxley
