Author Profile Ronald Holden Ronald Holden is a regular Crosscut contributor. His new book, published this month, is titled “HOME GROWN Seattle: 101 True Tales of Local Food & Drink." (Belltown Media. $17.95).
Aidan Lang's Seattle Opera debut Zerlina (mezzo-soprano Cecilia Hall) allows herself to be seduced by Don Giovanni (the French bass-baritone Nicolas Cavallier). by Ronald Holden / October 19, 2014
Culture Bill the Butcher on the chopping block J'amy Owens at the Wallingford store in 2013. by Ronald Holden / October 7, 2014
Culture Meet the new team at Shiro's There's a new crew of sushi chefs manning the bar. Meanwhile, the sushi king himself talks about what's next. by Ronald Holden / October 1, 2014
Culture The man who made Seattle a brew town Idleness: the secret to Gordon Bowker's success. by Ronald Holden / September 16, 2014
Culture 7 Seattle restaurants closing up shop Some closings are sadder than others (the city's worst pizza?), but all will be missed. by Ronald Holden / September 6, 2014
Culture Elegy to vegetable cruelty Woe the pain of a parsnip, the bereavement of a beet, the sad state of spinach. Where is the humanity? by Ronald Holden / August 31, 2014
Culture Food's grow-your-own movement: Some work required Seattle scholar and writer Angelo Pellegrini put his words about growing your own food into action, helping to inspire the locavore food movement. by Ronald Holden / August 25, 2014
The Skagit Valley's real-life Dan Brown thriller An original William Cummings mural discovered in a Skagit Valley barn, worth half a million dollars. Where did it come from? by Ronald Holden / August 20, 2014
Culture Seattle's latest export: The Starbucks of popcorn An assortment of KuKuRuZa varieties. by Ronald Holden / August 12, 2014
Culture Nalley's brand: A story of losing our local history The old Nalley's facility by Ronald Holden / May 27, 2014
