Returning to Seattle after nearly a dozen years away, journalist and big eater Hugo Kugiya seeks to renew his vows with the city by exploring its smaller eateries. What he finds are the unique cultures and cuisines that keep a city interesting and alive.

By: Kelton Sears Living, breathing and succeeding, Jonathon Brown fights cystic fibrosis Jonathon Brown, originally from Memphis, Tenn., was born with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. One of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases in the United States, cystic fibrosis causes thick, sticky mucus to collect in the lungs and the pa...

Holland America Line's ms Ryndam recently sailed with several new enhancements on its seven-day western Caribbean cruises sailing from Tampa, Florida. Â The premium ship just completed a 17-day dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas, and now features the new, stylish lounge called Mix, a sophisticated Showroom at Sea with several new productions, the complimentary Italian eatery Canaletto, and a complete ...

Some sports teams and events are so intricately linked to their town that the two seem inseparable. They live and breathe sports, and also happen to be some of the most fascinating places to visit. Here, our road warrior sports writers and columnists give us a small glimpse into a few of America's best sports towns.

Do you wish you were Mario Batali? I mean, I guess nobody really wants to be a rotund, red-haired Italian man who wears Crocs every day but cooking like him wouldn't be so bad, right? La Spiga are offering you the chance to prove you can write a recipe like the best. La Spiga owners Sabrina Tinsley and Pietryo Borghesi are calling all amateur cooks to submit a spring Italian recipe for their ...

Last June, Caffé Dolce owner Peter Lambros cast a nationalnet to find a new executive chef.

"The Delivery" is the new episode of the great comedy series and as the title might suggest, Pam's contractions begin.

This e-mail news flash just in from the mightily mustachioed Luigi DeNunzio, regarding the "temporary closure" of his flagship restaurant in Pioneer Square:

A native of Florence, Italy, Sbandati (pronounced spa-n-dah-tee) waves his hands and directs the action at Trattoria Sbandati, his intimate restaurant on Bend's west side. His wife, Kinley Fitzkee Sbandati, eight months pregnant with their first child, greets visitors as they enter.‘There is an Italian saying: ‘The fewer the tables, the fuller your restaurant,'” chef Juri Sbandati said. “I am ...

Senior Editor James Mellgren just returned from Vancouver where he helped judge an Olympic event that took place outside the skating rinks and ski runs.