Just hearing the words cranberry bacon jam crostini, blackened ribeye salad, smoked salmon fusilli and caramel corn ice cream can make a foodie’s mouth water.But 800 lucky food lovers were able to taste these tantalizing tidbits offered up by 13 local chefs at the annual Chefs on Parade event.The event...

“I am meal planning inept,” joked Lisa Maloof as she put together loaded barbecue pulled pork bites at a Kennewick meal-prep store.“It’s not my thing and it never has been,” she said.Combine this with a husband she describes as “extremely picky,” Maloof said she relies on Dream Dinners to fill...

Visitors to Seattle, Portland, Europe or Wenatchee may have noticed the popularity of a new type of urban, outdoor dining space: the streatery.The transformation of parking spots into outdoor patios is coming next spring to Kennewick Avenue.After dining at the McGlinn’s Public House streatery in Wenatchee, Rockabilly Roasting Co. owner...

By Marilou SheaBy the time you read this, The Food Pointe at the Port of Pasco will have launched its new lunch program in east Pasco. Marilou Shea,Food Truck AcademyYep, that’s right folks, another food truck pod is live in the Tri-Cities.Food trucks will serve up lunch from 10 a.m....

A new commercial kitchen that serves as the hub for cooking hundreds of warm and nutritious meals a day for Benton and Franklin counties’ senior citizens opened last month in Richland.“This is the nicest kitchen I’ve ever been in,” gushed Chef Brian Kinner, food services manager for Senior Life Resources...

Dan Pelfrey is a born and bred Texas boy who knows what it means to barbecue Texas-style. It’s is done like most things in Texas — slow.Pelfrey, who owns three Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchises in the Tri-City area, has wanted to own a restaurant for many years. When his job...

Porter Kinney took his love of barbecue and turned it into a science project as he experimented with smoking different types of meat and trying out various ingredients for sauces to go with those meats.The project ended up with him creating original recipes that now have many Tri-Citians clamoring for...

By Jeff MorrowAll Daniel Washam was trying to do was make some apple cider for his wife.Instead what his wife Heidi received was something spectacular in d’s Wicked Cider.And then somebody wanted to buy Washam’s cider.That was in 2013. And that was when Daniel Washam knew he had a big...

By Jeff MorrowThe Mid-Columbia region is known for its world-class wineries.But what if you prefer a brew over a bottle of red?It may be comforting to know that some of the best hops in the world are grown within an hour’s drive of the Tri-Cities.And that there is a group...

By Jobetta Hedelman-BeaverDiners who think they know what to expect from Indian food might be surprised if they eat at Pasco’s Love Curry.Owner and chef Homeet Singh said his food is unlike anything else. He said he likes to create different dishes every time he cooks to give diners a...