Agate Restaurant offers an efficient and tempting menu in an attractive, craftsman-style space next to the Bainbridge Museum. Crafted by chef and owner Paul Mancebo, the menu uses ingredients sourced from local farms and seafood suppliers, then is “influenced by flavors from around … read more

Maynard’s is like the treasured $25 bottle of wine you occasionally find that drinks like a $65-plus Grand Cru. Based on the restaurant’s food quality, cocktail offerings, service and setting, its prices are punching above its weight. An adventurous project, Maynard’s opened as … read more

Crowning the scenic waterfront beauty of Gig Harbor is the casual, fine dining restaurant Brix 25°. The restaurant’s Pacific Northwest menu offers seafood and meats with the finest provenance, creatively paired with locally sourced vegetables. Brix 25° offers a sharp, seasonally freshened menu … read more

Crabtree Kitchen + Bar in Poulsbo is freshening the overused term “farm to table.” The restaurant has shortened the distance from field to dining room for most of its beef and pork to 14 miles. That’s the distance from the Crabtree family ranch … read more

Joe Benish Chef, Manor House Restaurant Pleasant Beach Village, Bainbridge Island On your nights off, do you stay in? If so, do you cook, does someone else in the family cook or do you go out? On my nights off, I sleep! What … read more

Spring is the season of renewal and fresh beginnings so it makes sense that this would be a perfect time to tackle those parts of your home that are chaotic, so you can create some serenity for yourself in your surroundings. It can … read more