Food

FareStart helps students find jobs beyond the food industry

At the start of the pandemic many classes and training programs were put on hold. Among them was FareStart, a Seattle nonprofit that helps people transition from homelessness and addiction though its adult culinary program. This fall, teaching resumed. And like many schools around the country, classes are online.

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Black Coffee Northwest: You’re not ‘gonna run me out of my neighborhood’

For the Weary family, home has always been north of Seattle. But not long ago, this question of home, and two traumatizing events, nearly moved them out of Seattle.

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Seattle restaurants' creative strategies to weather the cold months of the pandemic

Meal and cocktail kits. Deliveries and takeouts. Temporary closures. There's no one approach that helps keep businesses stay afloat. Restaurants are using strategies that best suit them.

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This South King County church created a drive-thru food bank in response to the pandemic

The Tukwila Food Pantry has been a lifeline for many South King County residents who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Like many local food banks, it saw a surge in demand.

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Curbside grocery store service comes to SNAP customers

During the pandemic, Safeway shoppers have had the option to order groceries online and pick up them up curbside. But the same hasn't been true for people using SNAP benefits, the federal food assistance program — until now.

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New Tukwila food hall opens, featuring global eats

The pandemic has forced many restaurants to close, but a new food hall has opened in Tukwila. And it’s not your typical collection of eateries under one roof.

More Groceries, Less Gas: The Pandemic Is Shaking Up The Cost Of Living

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August and 1.3% over the last 12 months. Some economists say that official measure understates inflation, because the pandemic has changed both what and how we buy.

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Bike volunteers step up to help Seattle-area food banks with home deliveries

Food banks have seen a surge in demand since the Covid-19 pandemic struck Washington state. And that’s meant more people than ever needing home deliveries. These days, food banks are getting additional help from volunteers who are using their pedal power to make deliveries.

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Number of area families going without enough food rises

‘Among the families that are experiencing food insecurity, one-third of them are saying that their children are also not able to eat.’