Food

When she heard about the fires, Feast World Kitchen executive director Maisa Abudayha knew she could help.

Water. It is the source of life, a universal necessity and, as of recently, trending on social media. Content creators have been hyping “loaded water,” an arguably terrible name for a rather useful method of dressing up plain H2O with fresh fruit, herbs electrolyte packets and more, to promote better hydration.

Capitol Bar & Grill is the latest addition to a growing family of politically themed restaurants, but owner Raci Erdem says the decision to open another restaurant was never part of his grand plan.

Every year about now, as the last stretch of August rolls in, Spokane used to start buzzing – because Pig Out in the Park was right around the corner. Not this year.

Pizzas and calzones are two of Italy’s very popular culinary exports. Most accounts credit Naples as their birthplace, with the arrival of tomatoes from the New World in the 18th century and their near-instant marriage to mozzarella cheese, another Italian creation.

Breakfast burrito lovers are in hog heaven since the opening of the Breakfast Club in January.

This new Cheez-It flavor has a hint of hops.

For a variety of reasons, many people are cutting back on or cutting out drinking alcohol. Gallup reported last year that only 54% of Americans 18 and older report drinking alcohol, the lowest since they began such polling in 1939. And when they do drink, consumers have more choices than ever. These and other challenges have led to wine grape growers pulling out vines – the total acreage of Washington wine grapes is at its lowest since 2013.

In Oxford, Ohio, one of the largest beer competitions in the world was held on Wednesday.

In an old apartment building on Spokane’s lower South Hill lives a cafe that was created not just for good food.

I wanted to take advantage of the season’s first sweet corn on the cob at the market, so I turned it into a light and flavorful summer corn soup. Fresh corn gives the soup a naturally sweet taste, and it comes together quickly, making it a perfect addition to an easy warm-weather dinner. For even more corn flavor add the de-kernelled cobs to the soup as it simmers. Simply remove the cobs ...

The Guinness Book of World Records notes that the record distance that a human has spit a cherry pit is just more than 93 feet.

During summer, I shift into easy-meal mode. Admittedly, easy is my cooking MO most of the year, but I’m much more emphatic about it in July and August when I’d rather be outside than in the kitchen.

Alex Santos-Cucalon has earned certified executive chef status from the American Culinary Federation.