Raj Kumar Jawa poses for a photo with his son, Raj, at India Sweets & Spices in Culver City, California. (Mitch Dao / YES! Media)

Food & Drink

A Taste of Home: How ethnic grocery stores create community

The stores flourish wherever new migrant communities spring up. They can be the rare place where immigrants feel…

This Sesame chicken salad is a customer favorite at the Landing at Quil Ceda Creek Casino.

Food & Drink

Sesame chicken salad kick-starts New Year healthy eating

This dinner salad from a Quil Ceda Creek Casino chef is not only healthful but delicious.

A pair of over easy eggs cook away on the flat top during lunch service at Totem Family Diner on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Shoppers, restaurants, bakeries bedeviled by soaring egg prices

Avian flu is to blame for costs that have more than doubled in the past year. Local diners…

In the past 20 years, the efforts and impact of Meatless Mondays have grown exponentially as families, schools and organizations have made it part of their meal-planning routine. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Food & Drink

How you can work on raising your meatless game all year long

Adapting a plant-forward way of eating is a lifestyle change, not a just a monthlong resolution.

Pistachios are the nut of the year, flavoring everything from pesto to sweets. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Food & Drink

What will you be cooking in 2023? Here are some predictions

This year’s trends include the comeback of a deli meat, purple sweet potatoes, pistachios in everything and cabbage…

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2022 in a glance: The 10 most loved food stories

News of food trucks, a pie serving dive bar and baked beans were some of The Herald’s top…

Food & Drink

The best of 2022: Food writer shares her top picks

After a delicious year as The Daily Herald’s food reporter, Taylor Goebel shares her favorite bites of 2022.

Peppermint Bon Bons (foreground) and Peppermint Hot Chocolate. (Tulalip Resort Casino)

Food & Drink

‘Peppermint-perfect’ desserts for the holiday season

Candy canes add a sweet twist to decadent bon bons and hot chocolate recipes

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Food & Drink

Seven gift ideas for drinkers

From books to bourbon, ideas for the lovers of beer and spirits in your life.

Salmon Eggs Benedict with a side of skillet potatoes, $16, at Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Tulalip, where breakfast with numerous menu choices is served 24/7. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

Food & Drink

Hit the jackpot at Quil Ceda Creek Casino with $8 biscuits & gravy

Breakfast is served 24/7 at the Tulalip casino with numerous winning menu deals.

Tyrone McMorris, Director of Casino Road Kids Ministries. Photo courtesy CRKM. Bob’s Burgers and Brew - Everett is proud to work with the local nonprofit.

Snohomish County Gives

Not just a restaurant — a vehicle for change

Helping Everett children start strong, with healthy meals and caring mentorship

People pick up food from the Arlington Food Bank’s Mobile Market at the Stilly Valley Center on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Arlington food bank’s mobile market ‘makes it more accessible’

Anyone can access fresh produce and more at rotating stops in north Snohomish County.

Food forum

Food & Drink

Baked pumpkin is a velvety winter treat, as a side or a main

Pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter liven up roasted pumpkin and other winter squashes.

Daily Herald food, drink and restaurant reporter Taylor Goebel.

Food & Drink

Our food writer bids farewell

Taylor Goebel shares news of her departure, as well as her favorite moments as The Herald’s food &…

Food forum

Food & Drink

Too many Thanksgiving leftovers? Make turkey “glop”

Our reader adapted this turkey casserole from an old Betty Crocker recipe.

The crab doughnut at Market in Edmonds is a strange delight, with a sweet and dense glazed doughnut topped with bright and briny dungeness crab salad, nutty browned butter and a shower of smoky bacon bits. (Taylor Goebel / The Herald)

Food & Drink

This idyllic dining destination is right in Snohomish County

Edmonds boasts fresh seafood, Caribbean-inspired sandwiches, artisan breads, cocktails and more.

Conor O’Neill racks freshly baked baguettes Friday morning at The Cottage Community Bakery in Edmonds, Washington on September 30, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Food & Drink

Grain to Table: An Edmonds bakery’s sourdough makes flour ‘go local’

In an industry dominated by conglomerates, bakers at The Cottage work under the motto, “EAT REAL BREAD” —…

Rachael Grace Sobczak, owner of Water Tank Bakery, is sharing her recipe for Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Bars Burlington, Washington on October 10, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Food & Drink

Signature Dish: Give thanks for dulce de leche pumpkin bars

A Burlington baker shares her recipe for the triple-threat treat using Washington-milled flour.

Nigel Lindsey of Revolution by the Barrel adds a sage leaf garnish to his spin on a New York sour while demonstrating his mobile cocktail service Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Think Tank Cowork in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Food & Drink

Traveling bartender wants to start a ‘Revolution by the Barrel’

Everett mixologist Nigel Lindsey works to hold cocktails to a higher standard.

Caption: Curbside delivery at Kindred Kitchen in Everett made cooking dinner a whole lot easier. (Jennifer Bardsley)

Life

A quick trip to Everett helps put dinner on the table

Kindred Kitchen on Broadway offers delicious, affordable meal kits — supporting a local humanitarian cause.