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Tommy Bahama Helps Bring Island Vibes to the Home

Tommy Bahama Helps Bring Island Vibes to the Home

Tommy Bahama has partnered with Lunada Bay to create tiles with vacation vibes

Locally headquartered island-lifestyle brand Tommy Bahama partnered with California-based Lunada Bay Tile to collaborate on a tile collection with vacation vibes that bring the exotic to the abode. Think seaside blues inspired by the turquoise waters of Raja Ampat (pictured), a remote archipelago in Indonesia. Or beiges and browns that recall the soft-rock palette of…

Recipe for Rhubarb Shrub

Recipe for Rhubarb Shrub

Whip up this delicious drink now

Rhubarb Shrub 10 ounces fresh, in-season rhubarb, sliced and diced 3.5 ounces red wine vinegar 3.5 ounces apple cider vinegar 1 ounce (2:1 sugar to water) simple syrup Let all ingredients marry for 24 hours, then strain and store in the fridge. Read the full article on Naka’s refreshing twist on the classic Gin &…

Refreshing Gin & Tonic Hits Capitol Hill

Refreshing Gin & Tonic Hits Capitol Hill

Naka’s new slant on the hot-weather classic

The Cocktail: GiNakaTonic #3 A truly legendary combo, the gin and tonic traces its roots to the 1700s when the Brits were colonizing India, where malaria was a problem. Gin, sugar, water and lime made the curative quinine more palatable. Since then, the G&T has become a spring and summer standard throughout the world. Beyond…

Pupusas! Best thing our food editor ate this weekend

Pupusas! Best thing our food editor ate this weekend

Belen, Guanaco's and El Pulgarcito deliver piping hot pupusas

Seattle is having a Central American culinary moment aka maize madness with spots like Ballard’s Gracia and Downtown’s Bar Noroeste representing traditional southern and central Mexican cuisine with homemade masa and Arepa Venezuelan Kitchen bringing the carb-lover’s homemade, stuffed arepas to the U-District. I’m currently purring over pupusas, a traditional Salvadoran dish you can find…

Food We Love: Pabellon Arepa at Arepa Venezuelan Kitchen

Food We Love: Pabellon Arepa at Arepa Venezuelan Kitchen

A flavorful, swoon-worthy sandwich with Venezuelan flair

First, it was Paseo’s. Then, Un Bien’s. Now, a third and totally original Caribbean sandwich has stolen my heart: the pabellon arepa ($6.85) at Arepa Venezuelan Kitchen, a casual Venezuelan cafĂ©. Arepas—soft, pita-like sandwiches—are handmade from white corn flour, then grilled or deep-fried and stuffed with, in the case of the pabellon, black beans, sweet…

The Seattle Freeze: Botox in the Northwest

The Seattle Freeze: Botox in the Northwest

Cosmetic injectables are more popular in Seattle than you may think—and new treatments offer even m

Kara Montgomery*, a petite, blond, 45-year-old mother of two, is a regular at Cascade Eye & Skin Centers, a dermatology and ophthalmology practice with several locations. A few times a year, she spends $300–$500 for Botox injections, something she views as a beauty treatment that’s less expensive and invasive than surgery and no more expensive…

Seafood Dishes We Love

Seafood Dishes We Love

We could try to name our city’s best seafood restaurant.

We could try to name our city’s best seafood restaurant. But it’s an almost impossible task with so many solid seafood dishes served by so many restaurants in our city. These dishes are stand outs. Catch them when they’re in season. Fish sandwichesPan-fried cornmeal-crusted catfishMatt’s in the Market> Shredded lettuce and the most addictive sambal…

Our Favorite Sushi Spots

Our Favorite Sushi Spots

Where to score the best sushi in town

With the opening of a few buzzed-about sushi restaurants in the past six months on top of our already stellar lineup, Seattle’s foodies are spending a lot of time talking about raw fish. And why not? We’re positioned ideally to enjoy imports such as tuna and mackerel, as well as locally fished salmon, spot prawns,…

Where to Get the Best Fish and Chips

Where to Get the Best Fish and Chips

Team Panko or Team Beer Batter? These fish and chips prove it’s all good

Team Panko or Team Beer Batter? These fish and chips prove it’s all good Marination Ma KaiCod is first dipped in beer batter and then coated in panko, producing a supremely crispy exterior that holds up well to miso or kimchi tartar sauces (you’ll want one of each for dipping). $12. West Seattle, 1660 Harbor…

The Best Seafood Restaurants in Seattle

The Best Seafood Restaurants in Seattle

What makes a seafood restaurant memorable?

What makes a seafood restaurant memorable? It may be its proximity to the water, but even more important is the freshness of the fish and how it’s prepared. We visited Seattle’s finest fish-focused eateries to bring you our list of the top five all around. Their locations might surprise you, as some are tucked into…

Take in Panoramic Views of the Puget Sound at Thompson Seattle

Take in Panoramic Views of the Puget Sound at Thompson Seattle

Why locals will want to flock to downtown's newest hotel

Featuring a sleek design by renowned local architecture firm Olson Kundig and 158 luxe rooms, Thompson Seattle has opened near Pike Place Market just in time to accommodate summer’s influx of visitors. And perhaps more importantly for locals, the hotel’s swanky rooftop bar and lounge, The Nest, has opened just in time to provide a…

A Field Guide to Crab

A Field Guide to Crab

Cracking open the Northwest’s manna from heaven

Summer rituals abound around here, from camping expeditions to late-night beach bonfires. But one of the most delicious among them is crabbing, an activity in which anyone with a license, some simple equipment and access to the water can partake in right here in town (see below for more info.) It perfectly echoes our compulsion…

Best Places to Get Oysters

Best Places to Get Oysters

Best spots to slurp and sample your way through our regional bivalves

Taylor Oyster BarsA seagoing version of farm-to-table dining, three Taylor Oyster Bars are supplied by Shelton-based Taylor Shellfish’s oyster beds, ranging from British Columbia to California. Oysters are slurped raw here, but are also available baked and stewed, along with other regional shellfish, including geoduck, clams and mussels. Capitol Hill, 1521 Melrose Ave., 206.501.4321; Pioneer…

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