Former KIRO Newsradio features reporter

Rachel Belle

Rachel Belle is a former Edward R. Murrow award-winning KIRO Newsradio feature reporter who still hosts the James Beard Award-nominated podcast "Your Last Meal."

‘Hungover’ author on the one thing you can do to actually cure a hangover

Shaughnessy Bishop Stall spent ten years getting drunk and testing out ancient and modern hangover cures for his new book, titled "Hungover: The Morning After and One Man's Quest For a Cure."
8 years ago

PCC grocery stores to remove all self-checkout kiosks

PCC Community Markets has made the decision to remove all the self-checkout kiosks, removing them from all Seattle stores by the end of the summer.
8 years ago

The New York Times’ ’52 Places Traveler’ speaks on her experience

39-year-old writer Jada Yuan was chosen by The New York Times to travel to 52 places in 52 weeks last year, sending her all over the globe for the trip of a lifetime.
8 years ago

In Seattle, a personal shopper and stylist who only shops at thrift stores

If you think you can't afford a personal stylist, head to the thrift store with Sweet Kelly Anne Styling's Kelly Herzberg who will pull hundreds of pieces for you to try on.
8 years ago

‘Be real, it’s beautiful.’ A documentary photographer thinks posed family photos fall flat

Documentary family and wedding photographer Erin Covey won't shoot you wearing matching outfits and she won't line your family up and tell you to smile. She's all about capturing families in everyday moments, whether they're tender, playful or "mundane."
8 years ago

Digital shmigital: Cookbook sales are up 25 percent

Cookbook sales are up 25 percent this year, including at Seattle's all-cookbook shop Book Larder. We explore why.
8 years ago

Author thanks 1,000 people who contributed to his morning coffee

In his new book, "Thanks a Thousand" AJ Jacobs thanks everyone from his barista to the rubber growers who make the rubber for the tires that drive the truck that delivers the coffee beans to the cafe.
8 years ago

Rapper Dessa attempts to heal a broken heart by healing her brain with neuroscience

Desperate to get over her ex, Dessa tried a therapy called neurofeedback. She got hooked up to electrodes, monitored her own brain activity, and attempted to change unwanted thought patterns.
8 years ago

UW Medicine is testing a new male contraceptive that men will want to use

UW School of Medicine's Dr. William Bremner says there hasn't been a new form of male contraception in 200 years and surveys show men are willing to use it.
8 years ago

Seattle’s legendary Salumi has new owners (bye bye Batali) and a new location

Salumi, a cured meat mecca in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood, was started by chef Mario Batali's dad, Armandino Batali, 20 years ago. But big changes are happening at the Seattle institution.
8 years ago

How to tell your family you’re not coming home for the holidays

It's a tale as old as time: people dreading spending time with their family over the holidays. What if you've hit your limit and you've decided you don't want to go home this year? How do you break the news to your family?
8 years ago

CBD is safe for pets, but does it actually work?

CBD is a wildly popular product derived from the hemp plant, and can help pets and humans with anxiety and pain associated with cancer and arthritis. But the products for pets are unregulated.
8 years ago

Travel trend: packages tailored to single parents and their kids

A vacation can be a different animal for a single parent traveling with their kids. But the tourism industry has finally taken notice. Slowly but surely, there are a handful of companies providing experiences tailored to single parent families.
8 years ago

Green burials can feel raw, cathartic and are easier on the environment

KIRO Radio's traffic reporter Chris Sullivan tells the story of burying his best friend's mom, at what turned out to be a green burial. And Rachel Belle visits Snohomish's Woodlawn Cemetery, that has a special section just for green burials.
8 years ago

The founder of the fact checking website Snopes lives in Tacoma

If you've ever asked the Internet a question like, "Is Tupac still alive?" or "Did an Indian woman gave birth to eleven baby boys all at once?" you've probably ended up at Snopes.com.
8 years ago

King County study shows art boosts health, graduation, volunteerism

A brand new study from Seattle non-profit ArtsFund looked at the social impacts of art in King County. The results show that the arts have huge benefits to our community, our children and our health and wellness.
8 years ago

Decades old, never seen photos from Seattle’s go-to rock photographer

Darrell Westmoreland has been shooting bands around Puget Sound since 1971. His debut book "Snap Click Flash" is a black and white collection of his favorite shots from his time as a rock photographer.
8 years ago

Modern Seattle dorm food is diverse, but students still crave pizza

Classes are back in session at Seattle's universities, and for thousands of students that means living away from home for the first time. For many, that means eating in the dorms. Rachel Belle ate, and interviewed the chefs, at two of the city's top colleges to see how dorm food has improved over time.
8 years ago

Eat in the dark with strangers at The Blind Cafe in Seattle this weekend

The Blind Cafe is a popup restaurant that travels the country and offers diners the experience of eating in pitch blackness. There are a couple blind ambassadors there for a Q&A and live music.
8 years ago

The history of America’s favorite campfire snack, the s’more

Learn the history of the s'more, and the origin stories of all three of its components: Graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows.
8 years ago

‘Shouldn’t be this bad’: Seattle Times critics review Space Needle food

Why Seattle Times food writers Bethany Jean Clement and Tan Vinh did not enjoy the fare at the Space Needle, Columbia Center Sky View Observatory, and Smith Tower's 35th floor speakeasy.
8 years ago

An apology expert on the right and wrong way to say ‘I’m Sorry’

This week was Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of atonement. So I consulted with an apology expert on the proper way to apologize. She shares some of the worst public apologies of the year.
8 years ago

Friendship apps offer new pals, but also insecurity

We use dating apps, so why not an app to find a new friend? But some women using the apps feel embarrassed by them.
8 years ago

Retire in your 30s with the FIRE movement

Young professionals are embracing FIRE: a combination of extreme saving and index fund investing that's allowing them to retire in their 30s and survive a future market crash.
8 years ago