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Walnut Street Coffee
Walnut Street Coffee is a perfect destination, whether you’re a local or looking for a little weekend adventure. Downtown Edmonds is a charming spot. The baristas are friendly and efficient and they...
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Space Needle
I had the pleasure of dining with Phuong Bui, Macrina’s head baker, and his wife at the SkyCity restaurant to celebrate his 10 year anniversary. It was a big treat and fun for him to see the bread he...
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The Bread Lab: A Washington State Treasure
The flour most of us are familiar with—the inert, white powdery stuff from the supermarket with a long shelf life—is a very modern development in our long relationship with wheat, the most important...
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The Buzz on (Really) Local Honey
On my Vashon Island farm, I have plenty of space for my gardens and chickens. But the current trend in urban farming blurs the old line between city and country. Farming used to be something that took...
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New Bakery: Making Kent a Little Sweeter!
Lady Macrina watching over us all. Not too long ago, I was working away at our Sodo bakery marveling at how small the space had become. Our team was working shoulder to shoulder, each process a...
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Macrina Pumpkin Pie: From Seed to Table
Little is more satisfying than cooking from my garden’s bounty. It represents months of work and patience. Every vegetable started as a seed I planted, nurtured and harvested. And while the process is...
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Out of the Kitchen: Relaxing Stowell Style
Ethan and Angela Stowell probably don’t need an introduction, but just in case, they’re the couple behind 15 esteemed Seattle restaurants, namely Anchovies & Olives, Ballard Pizza Co. (3...
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Edible City: A Delicious Journey
On view at MOHAI through September 10, 2017 (Photo courtesy of MOHAI) There may be no better way to know a city than by the way its people eat. Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)...
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Herkimer Coffee: New World Microroaster, Old World Aesthetic
Not only am I fan of their coffee, I admire Herkimer’s employee-driven focus. It shows in the quality of their product and service. If you don’t already know them, drop by one of their three locations....
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Ten Years of Skillet: Evolved Street Food for the Masses
Skillet’s food has a personality and flair that stands out. It’s been that way from the get go. When I think of Skillet, I think of assertive flavors, great recipes, classic culinary techniques applied...
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Macrina’s Aloha Café Opens on Capitol Hill
On the corner of 19th and Aloha on Capitol Hill, Macrina Bakery’s fifth and newest café opened at 7 a.m. on Thursday, September 6. Leslie Mackie, Macrina’s founder, worked the counter with new crew...
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Fuel Coffee: Coffee Done Right
Fuel Coffee is a perfect example of the independent coffee shop, full of personality, passion, and community. I’m honored that Fuel Coffee has been carrying Macrina products for so many years. Leslie...
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From Field to Table, Our New Whole Grain Baguette
Macrina’s Whole Grain Baguette Our newest loaf is the result of an inspiring partnership with PCC Community Markets. Using organic wheat grown on PCC Farmland Trust land, we collaborated with PCC to...
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Visiting the Heart of Washington State’s Wheat Country
The Williams Hudson Bay Farm is located near Walla Walla in some of the best wheat-growing land in the world. It’s also where Tom and Ray Williams grow the wheat for the new Whole Grain Baguette that...
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Cafe Flora & Floret: Always Fresh and Exciting
Like flowers in spring, new restaurants are blossoming in Seattle. We have nearly 3,000 restaurants now, up more than 25 percent from a decade ago. Not many of them were around 28 years ago. And of...
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Meet Diana Yelton: GM at the Aloha Café
Ultimately, it was Macrina’s Greek Olive Loaf that led Diana to our café. A recent transplant to Seattle in 2016, Diana was looking for a job when her boyfriend showed up with a loaf of his new...
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Meet James Stanton: Cartoonist
This Sunday, art and football intersect in the Seahawks Gameday Poster created by our Sodo café’s very own James Stanton. The Seattle Seahawks partnered with the legendary local graphic designers Ames...
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Caring for Those Who Care for Us
Not all heroes wear capes, but many wear masks. And scrubs. And they’ve been working insanely long hours during this crisis, giving their all to serve those in need. To express our appreciation and...
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Helping FareStart Feed Hungry Families
Even before the coronavirus hit, too many people in the Seattle area struggled with hunger. Now with record levels of unemployment and disrupted free school lunches for many children, food insecurity...
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To Make Great Banh Mi, Start with the Right Bread
The Vietnamese Lunar New Year, or Tet, falls on February 12 this year. The day is a significant holiday at Macrina. Our head bakers, Phuong Hoang Bui and Thanh Huyen Dang, are Vietnamese, as are many...
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