SEATTLE, WA
comforting vegan grub is practically a way of life. From a hot dog truck to a familyrun Thai spot to the country’s oldest vegan pizzeria, there’s no shortage of indulgences in Seattle. But when lifelong vegan Makini Howell left her New York City fashion designer job to return home to Washington—where she grew up working at Quickie Too, her mother’s all-veg diner in Tacoma—she set out to create the restaurant she’d longed for but hadn’t yet found. The result, Plum Bistro, is a fine-dining institution that’s been