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Meg van Huygen

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Meg van Huygen

    What Will Become of the Empress Tree? - The Stranger (opens the original)

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    Taha Ebrahimi, professional tree nerd and author of Trees of Seattle: An Illustrated Walking Guide, sent a DM to our friend group chat on Wednesday morning. “You guys!!! Vacilando is closing this Saturday!!!!! 😭😭😭😢”Ebrahimi included a link to Capitol Hill Blog’s story from the night before, which reported that the crumbling century-old building, which houses Bar Vacilando, Rione XIII, and Rubenstein Bagels, has been forced into vacancy due to ongoing structural and financial issues. The other sh

  2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Meg van Huygen

    Food Genius: Chef Lisa Bi - The Stranger (opens the original)

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    “So, they have this Ukrainian market in Fife,” Lisa Bi explains as she sets down an elaborate, herb-strewn ice cream sandwich, the dessert on her August pop-up menu. “It’s called Emish Market,” she goes on, “and they have delicious, delicious butter. I love their selection of butter. All of them—the Ukrainian butters are so rich and incredible.” In 2022, while working as an EMT in Atlanta, Bi launched Ba + Mẹ (“Dad + Mom” in Vietnamese) as a way to reconnect with her family through cooking Vietn

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Meg van Huygen

    The Iota at Carrello - The Stranger (opens the original)

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    I will be real with you. I’ve had trouble getting a handle on what Carrello is all about. The sister restaurant to fabulous Altura opened across the street in 2022, and I know the intended bent is Italian-ish, and that chef Nathan Lockwood is a big meat guy who’s finicky about sourcing and breaks down whole animals himself. But what is the concept?I love ending up at Carrello, but the memory of the meal is always slippery. Meaty pasta and beautiful cocktails, no complaints—it’s all a savory, fla

  4. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Meg van Huygen

    Fare Share - The Stranger (opens the original)

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    It’s not exactly breaking news, but Seattle’s hospitality industry is having a real rough time. Over the past few years, our city’s restaurantscape has seen some of the nation’s highest minimum wages instated, justifiably. In its wake came a rolling wave of wage theft investigations and late-pay disputes. That’s alongside the issues that’ve been affecting restaurants across the nation: rent gouging, astronomical food costs, booze tariffs, supply chain issues, inflated insurance payments, and oth

  5. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Meg van Huygen, Julianne Bell

    Things to Do in August: Food & Drink - The Stranger (opens the original)

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    Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, and This & That. Sushi Kaiju with James HeadAug 5–9For five nights, the Carlile Room is unleashing Sushi Kaiju upon the city, a wacky pop-up from head chef J.R. Head that crosses his meticulous culinary artistry with his love of giant monster movies. Inspired by Japanese kaiju films and especially Gojira (aka Godzilla), the menu features concoctions like spicy, tuna-based Breath

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