Groceries & Markets

Magic Ate Ball

AI Will Change How We Grocery Shop, but Not the Way You Think

An expert offers her predictions of what’s next for local food stores.

7:00am By Naomi Tomky

Personal Shopper

Inside the Life of an Instacart Shopper

‘The faster you are, the sooner you can deliver.’

09/11/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Shell Games

Ekone’s Smoked Scallops Kick the Can to the Curb

Forget selling seashells by the shore. Start buying these bivalves by the bag.

07/24/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Juicy Retails

What I learned from a $43 Box of Pakistani Mangoes

Nostalgia tastes sweet, but it’s not cheap.

07/08/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Dip Dive

The Best Local Salsas for Dipping Chips and Topping Tacos

Green means go, red means WHOA!

06/26/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Pedestrian Pilot

Can Pike Place Market Actually Break Up with Cars?

The long-awaited goodbye is sort of, kind of, maybe here.

06/16/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

String Cheese Incident

Why Did King’s Mozzarella Melt Away?

Unwinding the disappearance of the city’s best Mexican cheese.

05/08/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Puff Piece

The Pita Is Poppin’ at Alida’s Bakery

Everett’s hottest oven has it all: fluffy bread, Kurdish baking traditions, and a heartwarming backstory.

02/28/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Top Seed

The Best Hummus for Your Dips and Dollops

We embark on a tahini taste test to find the city’s best hummus (with a recipe to make your own).

02/19/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Bag That

Two New Grocery Stores Open in the Region, More to Come

Bellevue’s Canadian invasion continues with T&T Supermarket, Saars Super Saver Foods swings north to Aurora.

12/05/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Sugarcoat It

These Local Candy Shops Are Pretty Sweet

Just in time for spooky season (but here year-round).

10/16/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

PNW Pantry

Cheers to Seattle’s New Favorite Drinking Snack

Umami Kushi used its location inside a taproom to zero in on the perfect potato chip.

10/07/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Members Only

Bulk-Size Feelings About Costco’s 40th Anniversary

The Issaquah-based company began as a no-frills warehouse in SoDo. Today, it’s a full-on lifestyle choice.

09/05/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Members Only

The Best Stuff to Buy at Costco According to Seattle Met Staff

From base layers to the basic food groups (chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, naan).

09/05/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Shopping List

A Guide to Seattle’s Best Butcher Shops and Meat Markets

Tucked away in Pike Place Market, or existing purely online, these local purveyors make buying a steak a personalized experience.

06/30/2022 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

Wine Worship

8 Seattle Wine Shops to Find the Perfect Bottle

Cause it's wine o'clock somewhere.

08/16/2021 By Jenni Moore

Seattle Met

Groceries & Markets

AI Will Change How We Grocery Shop, but Not the Way You Think

Inside the Life of an Instacart Shopper

Ekone’s Smoked Scallops Kick the Can to the Curb

What I learned from a $43 Box of Pakistani Mangoes

The Best Local Salsas for Dipping Chips and Topping Tacos

Can Pike Place Market Actually Break Up with Cars?

Why Did King’s Mozzarella Melt Away?

The Pita Is Poppin’ at Alida’s Bakery

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