If you haven’t read Cara Strickland’s interview with Kate Lebo about The Book of Difficult Fruit, we encourage you to check it out online or by picking up a copy of our spring issue.
Tag: Spokane
Spokane Chef Chad White on Zona Blanca and Regional Recovery
In February of 2020, chef, restaurateur and Spokane-native Chad White was named as a semifinalist by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific for his first local restaurant, Zona Blanca Ceviche. For the Top Chef-alum, it was the exclamation point on 2019 which saw him open TT’s Old Iron Brewery and Barbecue with local brewer Travis Thosath in Spokane Valley and two locations of High Tide Lobster Bar. In the weeks following the nomination, White’s momentum was stopped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered restaurants. Now, as he looks to relaunch Zona Blanca in its new Downtown Spokane location, we check in with White on the year that wasn’t, his work with the Spokane Hospitality Coalition and what is to come for him and the region.
Palouse Products Shine with the Flavors of Ethiopia at Spokane’s Queen of Sheba
For many immigrants, finding the flavors, ingredients and dishes they were raised on in their adopted home countries can be difficult. But the Inland Northwest offers Almaz Ainuu, owner of Spokane’s Queen of Sheba, a unique link to her native Ethiopia: teff.
Fery Haghighi has been Catering Persian Specialties to Spokane for Almost 40 years
After settling in Spokane following the Iranian Revolution, Fery Haghighi has been a part of the local food landscape for almost 40 years.
“When we came here, there were only chain restaurants…Spokane has come such a long way since then.”
Spokane’s Kate Lebo Dives into the World of Difficult Fruits
You might know Kate Lebo’s Pie School, The Commonplace Book of Pie, or her chapbook Seven Prayers To Cathy McMorris
Liberty Ciderworks is the Apple of Spokane’s Eye
Liberty Ciderworks has been recognized by the Good Food Awards in 2018, 2020 and 2021. You can find their award winning ciders at their taproom in downtown Spokane and local farmers markets.
Spokane breweries pick up recognition from the best in the beer biz
Two Spokane breweries less than three miles apart are capping their 2020 campaigns with recognition for producing some of the best beer…in the world.
Big Table Eats Around the World in 2020
Local non-profit Big Table Spokane is taking its annual fall fundraiser online this year. During this landmark year, Big Table
Hello Brew Co has been making their names known after launching during Covid-19
COVID-19 may have canceled their grand opening, but that hasn’t stopped HELLO BREW CO from introducing themselves as part of the local beer landscape
As Chaps turns 14, Celeste Shaw shares her views on the future and why ‘food is Love’
when faced with the covid-19 shutdown, local business owner and restaurateur CELESTE SHAW jumped into action to support the community
