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).
Culture Crosscut Tout: Charlotte Gainsbourg in Seattle Charlotte Gainsbourg, talking at Alliance Française in Wallingford, will appear at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. by Ronald Holden / April 13, 2010
Updated: A troubled Belltown apartment tower pulls the plug The McGuire Apartments, sheathed in scaffolding, with Carpenter's Hall in lower left. by Ronald Holden / April 11, 2010
Seattle Opera's world premiere: the countdown begins 'Amelia' composer Daron Aric Hagen by Ronald Holden / April 9, 2010
Throwing scallops at Chihuly's glass house In its campaign against the proposed Dale Chihuly museum, The Stranger skewers the Space Needle's restaurant, Sky City. by Ronald Holden / April 8, 2010
Culture Sales fall 10% at nation's largest restaurants, including two in Seattle The Space Needle, at sunrise by Ronald Holden / April 2, 2010
Culture One Dish: Pike Brewery's urban brasserie Kilt Lifter with Monk's Uncle by Ronald Holden / March 30, 2010
Culture Downturn in the restaurant business hits Bellevue, too Dan Thiessen by Ronald Holden / March 17, 2010
Culture One Dish: Sustainable sushi and its irreverent chef Mashiko's salmon roll by Ronald Holden / March 15, 2010
Touting Crosscut: A haven of sanity A new Crosscut writer has some kind words for the Crosscut community, and a reminder of the current membership drive. by Ronald Holden / March 15, 2010
Crosscut Tout: A show of Skagit Valley landscapes by Paul Havas Landscape painter Paul Havas by Ronald Holden / March 5, 2010
