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Recipe of the Week: The Lazy Gal’s Banh Mi Burger
A 20-minute meal for the hungry working gal (or guy)
Food blogger Mackenzie Schieck’s tofu Banh Mi Burger is delicious, versatile, and easy. From start to finish, the burger takes 20 minutes to prepare. Of course, if you want to substitute a chicken or beef patty for the tofu, prep time may be longer but the simplicity factor is still the same. The secret? Mixing…
Project Feast hosts pop-up for charity
Dishes hail from Iraq, Eritrea, Thailand and more
Every year, Washington state welcomes more than 2,000 refugees, many of whom are escaping war, communal violence or natural disaster. The Seattle metro area in particular is among the largest destinations in the U.S. for refugees from Burma, Bhutan and Iraq. With help from the non-profit Project Feast, some refugee and immigrant women will receive…
Indian Classical Arts Events in Seattle: Beyond Our Love for Bollywood and Tech
Sitars, dance & spiritually symbolic art in Seattle? Sounds like my cup of chai.
Over the past 10 years, the South Asian population in the Puget Sound region has nearly tripled. Most people who have seen the show Outsourced or have had an Indian-accented technician solve their computer woes associate this influx with tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. This is partly true, as many South Asians can attest…
Instagram Inspiration: Our Weekly Top 5
We're Seattleites and proud of it
Instagram Inspiration is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores our favorite Instagram themes each week. There’s no denying how much pride flows through this city. You see it in the crowds at Safeco and Centurylink cheering on our beloved Hawks, Mariners and Sounders. You see it with the kayaktivists protecting our harbors from invading…
The Must List: ‘Manifesto,’ a Young Makers Show & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Laugh Local Artist Dons Sea Cucumber Costume in Manifesto (5/22 to 5/24, times vary) Ilvs Strauss uses a sleeping bag as the basis for the California red sea cucumber outfit she dons in her funny and poignant piece Manifesto, in which she artfully combines a witty personal monologue about childbearing and womanhood with gestural…
Artist Dons a Sea Cucumber Costume for ‘Manifesto’
A local performance artist finds inspiration at the aquarium
Women who choose not to have children often channel their creative power into making other things—things such as a life-size sea cucumber costume. At least that’s the route Ilvs Strauss (pronounced “Elvis”) chose to go, using a sleeping bag as the basis for the California red sea cucumber outfit she dons in her funny and…
Lack of Snow on Mt. Baker, Dinosaur Bone Found
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Ski to Sea There’s not enough snow on Mount Baker for this year’s annual Ski to Sea Race. The race in Bellingham traditionally starts with contestants skiing or snowboarding down the mountain, and ending at Bellingham Bay. This year, they’re doing two mountain bike legs instead to compensate for the lack of snow. According to…
Herb & Bitter Public House set to Open in Early June
Bar manager Leroy Thomas says to expect Spanish-style cuisine and diverse drinks
I can still remember the first time I went into Rocco’s in Belltown to have a drink. I was blown away by the dandy cocktail and spirit selection, the overall friendliness and amiability of the staff, and by the fun touches throughout the bar. It’s a great place to have a drink with friends on…
SIFF: Five Foodie Films Worth Watching
Film festival debuts new culinary cinema program with 11 films
The programming ninjas behind the Seattle International Film Festival have long included movies of the gastronomic persuasion. But, this year, there were so many strong culinary contenders that the team decided it was high time to launch a full foodie film program complete with post-movie dinners at local restaurants. The inaugural Culinary Cinema program features…
Pike Place Expansion, Shell Protests & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Market Changes: Pike Place Market, everyone’s favorite fish-throwing tourist destination, is about to get bigger. Construction on the Pike Place MarketFront, a multi-level expansion, kicks off on June 24 with a groundbreaking ceremony featuring Mayor Ed Murray (includes a parade!) along with city and state representatives and members of the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development…
Seattle Restaurants Serving Up a Taste of Home
Seattle is a city of transplants. No wonder we have such a selection of regional delights
NORTHEAST EATSManhattan Clam Chowder at Ballard Annex Oyster House Walking into this Ballard Avenue seafood diner, you’re greeted by a large oyster bar complete with shaved ice, fresh oysters, steaming silver kettles, and fish tanks full of live Dungeness crabs and Maine lobsters. While the menu centers around New England favorites (lobster rolls!), it’s the…
UW Has a Medical School Monopoly. Is it Time to End That?
Will ending the University of Washington’s medical school monopoly really fix our doctor shortage?
Washington needs doctors. Actually, the whole country does. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates the country may be short between 46,000 and 90,000 doctors by 2025. In Washington, and indeed most states, the need is even more acute in rural areas. Everyone involved in medical education seems to agree that we need more doctors….
Will Public Parking in Seattle Go Extinct?
Knute Berger laments the possible extinction of public parking
In a sense, I’m lucky that my morning commute is usually the distance between my laptop and my lap. My wife walks to work most days, and we’re down to one car. We live in an apartment complex right next to a bus stop, and a few blocks from a local business district, small…
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