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Joy Andersen had no idea that a career in the wine industry was awaiting her as she completed her chemistry degree at the University of Washington. It wasn’t until she started her first job at C...
When Peter Canlis chose the south end of the Aurora Bridge as the site for his new Seattle restaurant, the location was considered "way out of town." The year was 1949, and Canlis had recently arrived...
The year was 1971, the quote from Peggy Maze, director of one of the food banks operating in King County: "Even when the economy picks up, there are always people living like this. They are there...
While the lumber, coal, and dairy industries played important roles in Washington's early economic development, the humble hop is a significant part of that story as well. The pretty green cones of ho...
Washington's oyster industry has experienced many triumphs and challenges in its century-plus of existence, with a wide range of factors playing a part. Elements as disparate as California's Gold Rush...
Washington is the No. 1 oyster-growing state in the country, and among the most celebrated and valued sources of oysters in the world. One city on Willapa Bay, South Bend, proclaims itself t...
The Pike Place Market began at the corner of 1st Avenue and Pike Street on August 17, 1907, when eager shoppers snapped up every bit of the locally grown produce brought to town by a handful of fa...
Joy Andersen (b. 1957) was born in Pocatello, Idaho, where she lived for 15 years before the family moved to Snohomish. After graduating from Snohomish High School, Joy attended the University of Wash...
Even before Washington was a state, legislation in the region reflected the importance of the oyster. A 1911 state senate committee report reviewing oyster legislation stated, "Washington, as a state ...
On March 26, 1979, Washington Governor Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) signs into law a bill titled "Food Donation Program -- Legal Immunity." The new statute allows for donation of food for use by a nonprof...
On July 2, 1994, the American Hop Museum opens in Toppenish. The building, originally a creamery, dates to 1917, by which time hop growing had become big business in the Yakima Valley. Today Washingto...
On December 9, 2011, Governor Christine Gregoire announces the formation of the Washington Shellfish Initiative. Washington is the first state to implement a regional shellfish initiative followi...
On November 28, 2012, the fourth episode of Top Chef: Seattle airs on the Bravo television network. Filmed at Canlis restaurant, the episode follows 16 contestants as they attempt to faithfu...