Food

The Record

February 2nd | Caring for pandemic patients in a Native way

Esther Lucero from the Seattle Indian Health Board on efforts to distribute vaccines and care for people in a Native way. Chef Melissa Miranda, owner of Seattle's Musang restaurant, on the importance of confronting a lack of diversity in the food and restaurant industry. And our weekly update with King County Executive Dow Constantine.

The Record

This Seattle supper club invites tender hearts to the table

The virtual-socially-distanced table.

Seattle Now

A hectic 2020 for the city's restaurant scene

The pandemic has upended our lives in so many ways, especially when it comes to food. But even as we head in the direction of ‘new normal’ thanks to a vaccine, Seattle’s restaurants are still struggling.

KUOW Newsroom

This Burien food pantry provides more than familiar staples to the Latinx community

Growing up, Roxana Pardo Garcia remembers feeling shame whenever her mother sent her to the food bank when times were difficult. Today, as an adult, Garcia organizes a food pantry serving King County’s Latinx community, one that offers a more positive experience during these hard times.

KUOW Newsroom

Giving thanks, the Duwamish way

Turkey, stuffing and sides are the main attractions in most Thanksgiving meals. But one Seattle man has developed a meal that incorporates Pacific Northwest Indigenous foods to tell the story of the Duwamish people.

KUOW Newsroom

Ways to give amid spiking food insecurity: money, food, time

‘Last year, 1.1 million Washingtonians had turned to a food pantry for hunger relief and food assistance. This year, we expect that that number has doubled to 2.2 million, or approximately a third of our state.’

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.