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• Fungi for the masses?

  By John Owen - Apr 25
  Chances are you don't have John Kellogg's picture on your living room mantle. But you probable should if you are an Edmonds resident who consumes ...
  

• Kalbi Ribs and a movie

  By John Owen - Apr 11
  The last time I fired a military rifle it did not rout the North Korean infantry. But it scared hell out of my first sergeant. It was on a firing ...
  

• Everything but the green eggs

  By John Owen - Mar 28
  It might have been my most memorable Easter dinner, but there were no pink rabbits, blue eggs or baked ham with cherry sauce. At dinner time we ...
  

• Beginners' Bubble and Squeak

  By John Owen - Mar 14
  The couple had Edmonds roots, from time spent working for Rick Steves. We were attracted by a motor tour they were offering through southern ...
  

• Headlines dictate jerky recipe

  By John Owen - Feb 28
  Think about it for a while. When was the last time you saw a horse cart careening around the fountain circle and then heading down Main Street ...
  

• Most important meal of the day

  By John Owen - Feb 14
  It might have sounded like a dumb question. But a lot of them have been asked, especially by sportswriters. Several years ago I was a member of a ...
  

• After the skiing

  By John Owen - Jan 31
  Winter days in Edmonds come in two shades--gray or blue. And the grays far outnumber the blues. In fact, Mother Nature will some weeks pitch seven ...
  

• Getting to the grocer

  By John Owen - Jan 10
  She's not Mom. And I'm not Pop. Technically we answer to both. But I'm not Pop and she's not Mom to the community at large. Yet it is now essential...
  

• A choice of New Year’s Eve fare

  By John Owen - Dec 27
  According to the calculations on Google Search it will take you less than 30 minutes to drive from Taco Time in Edmonds to Canlis, overlooking ...
  

• A sloggers' supper

  By John Owen - Dec 13
  The woman's scream erupted during what had been a quiet dinner party. Eyewitnesses jumped at the noise and immediately wondered whether the victim ...
  

• Fish Stew for the explorer in all of us

  By John Owen - Apr 18
  You could say that salt water flows through my veins. For evidence I might direct your attention to the Edmonds marina. Have you spotted the ...
  

• Summer is coming: A BBQ recipe

  By John Owen - Apr 04
  A prime cut of beef hot off the grill at a local restaurant like Anthony's or Epulo is liable to be from the Double R Ranch in the Okanogan. But ...
  

• It’s an acquired taste

  By John Owen - Mar 21
  I read it a long time ago in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer so it must be true. If the story was untrue that perhaps explains the demise of the ...
  

• The restaurant plot smelt

  By John Owen - Mar 07
  You may have seen the recent Seattle Times article describing the daredevil surfers who travel in mid-winter to Nazare, Portugal to tackle ...
  

• Doggone good spaghetti

  By John Owen - Feb 21
  The dog breeders of western Washington should put their minds to it pretty darn quick. What we need is a new breed of dog developed and trained to ...
  

• Who makes the best burger in town?

  By John Owen - Feb 07
  If you were recruiting a food critic to rate the best hamburgers in Edmonds, I'd be at the back of the line. For starters, I'm not real fond of ...
  

• A treat from the mines

  By John Owen - Jan 17
  If you are looking for a good meal in Edmonds, you have a choice of fine Italian dining, excellent French cuisine, a variety of Mexican dishes and ...
  

• This cocktail will grow on you

  By John Owen - Jan 03
  "That was a good Manhattan, John," a lady friend remarked one evening several years ago, as we were heading for the dinner table. If you want the ...
  

• Christmas Cake for a smokeless Edmonds

  By John Owen - Dec 20
  I took a reindeer view of downtown Edmonds recently. After the trucks and other heavy equipment had been removed from the Main Street construction ...
  

• The Twinkie substitute

  By John Owen - Dec 06
  Despite an accident of birth I am not now nor have I ever been known by the nickname of "Twinkie." And nobody has called me "Ding Dong" to my ...