Food & Wine, July 2008 - "Best New Chefs 2008" - Ethan Stowell, Union

Seattle Metropolitan, July 2008 - "Best of the City" - Ethan Stowell, Most Toqued-About Chef

Sunset, June 2008 - "Seattle's Rising Star: When Ethan Stowell opened Union downtown in 2003, Seattle fell for his unpretentious, upscale Italian-inspired cuisine."

The Seattle Times, May 2008 - 3 1/2 Stars - "Most important, the food, as refined and artful as ever, has an exciting new clarity and focus."

James Beard Award Nomination, March 2008 - Best Chef in the Northwest, Ethan Stowell, Union

Seattle Magazine, January 2008 - "Best Foodie-Friendly Happy Hour"

Food & Wine, May 2006 - "376 Hottest Restaurants in the World"

Seattle Magazine, April 2006 - "The 10 Very Best Restaurants of 2006"

Seattle Metropolitan, March 2006 - "More hot than haute, and never haughty, Union is the much celebrated solo outing of vaunted chef Ethan Stowell, a guy who could pull flavor out of cardboard."

Bon Appétit, September 2005 - "Where to Eat Now Around the Country"

Food & Wine, June 2005 - "Seattle-Best New Restaurants"

Seattle Magazine, April 2005 - Ethan Stowell "The Chef to Watch."

Seattle Magazine, April 2005 - "The 10 Very Best Restaurants of 2005"

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 2005 - Ethan Stowell, "Five to watch in the local cultural scene in 2005."

Travel + Leisure Magazine, December 2004 - "Best New American Restaurants"

Esquire Magazine, November 2004 -- "The 21 Best New Restaurants in the USA."

Gourmet Magazine, October 2004 -- Restaurant Guide --"Where to eat right now in 30 American cities."

Wine Spectator, October 2004 - "Certainly the most innovative of the city's new restaurants is Union…"

Food & Wine Magazine, July 2004 - "Best New Wine Lists"

Seattle Magazine, May 2004 - "Everything comes together - and then starts all over again - at Ethan Stowell's Union."

Northwest Palate, March/April 2004 - "Chef Ethan Stowell alters his ambitious menu daily."

Wine & Spirits Magazine, August 2004 - "Chef Ethan Stowell's dishes bend the flavors of local staples in unexpected ways…"

Alaskan Air Magazine, May 2004 - "…these things were not only delightful, but are rarely found on local menus."

Seattle Homes & Lifestyle, March/April 2004 - "…best gourmet deal in town, no matter which fantasy dish you try."

Seattle Weekly, August, 2004 -- Best of Seattle - Critics' Pick: Winner: Best New Restaurant

Seattle Post Intelligencer, March 2004 - 3 Stars - "Stowell's food gets center spotlight here."

The Seattle Times, December 2003 - 3 1/2 Stars - "It's been too long since I've been so aroused by a menu…"