Seattle Mag
3 Local Memoirists Explore Devastating Personal Histories
True Stories by Jason Schmidt, Litsa Dremousis and Kyle Boelte make excellent reads
A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Meby Jason Schmidt (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, January 2015) From the opening line of the prologue, which grabs you by the hair and drags you into a blood-spattered home, this coming-of-age memoir is a page-turner. Schmidt recounts a harrowing 1970s and ’80s youth spent in Eugene and Seattle…
Kirkland’s Lady Yum Serves Up Sublime Macarons
These meringue-based sweets come in toffee flavor, toasted coconut and more
They’ve been wooing us for years with their flirty pastel colors, their delicate crackle, tender chew and cream filling. French macarons first caught our eye at Bakery Nouveau, then at Belle Epicurean and Crumble & Flake. Now, at Kirkland’s ladylike Lady Yum, the meringue-based cookies have a fitting showcase: a chandeliered shop dedicated to the…
A Filipino Food Movement is Rising in Seattle
In this epicenter of Asian cuisine, Filipino flavors are finally gaining traction
In Seattle, we start early, serving toddlers long noodles from shared bowls of steaming pho, ordering salty edamame for the kids, who eat it like it’s popcorn. We learn there’s hardly a better way to connect with friends than to meet on weekend mornings, pacing to keep warm on the chilly sidewalks outside Harbor City…
Trove Offers a Quartet of Korean-infused Offerings
The new Capitol Hill eatery boasts a Korean barbeque, a parfait walk-up window and more
When it opened in September, expectations for Trove couldn’t have been higher. The place—a 4,000-square-foot, four-concepts-under-one-roof, renovated auto-shop space on Capitol Hill housing a Korean barbecue, a cocktail bar, a noodle bar and a parfait walk-up window—had been the talk of the town for months. Its chef/owners, Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, impressed first at…
Recipe of the Week: Chippy’s Ahi Tuna Poke
Ethan Stowell and co. say this simple starter complements their more filling fried entrées
Dreaming of Hawaii this January? Bring its flavors home with this fresh starter from Ethan Stowell’s Chippy’s Fish & Drink. A year-old outpost in the Stowell empire, Chippy’s serves “classic fish & chips alongside a bevy of old-school seaside specialties” in Ballard next door to Stowell’s Staple and Fancy. This popular tuna app takes just…
Rewrite History or Get Sued: Difficulties Faced in the Making of ‘Selma’
Dr. King's famous speeches in the movie aren't recited as we know them. Here's why
This article originally appeared on Avvo.com. On December 25, American moviegoers were offered a glimpse into history as the critically acclaimed film Selma hit theaters. The movie offers a portrayal of the leadership, obstacles and milestones faced by relentless peacemaker Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he and his supporters marched from Selma to Montgomery,…
Thanks to Amazon, Seattle is Awash in Fortune-seeking Men–Again
Influx of male workers, investment in infrastructure and more indicate that Klondike 2.0 is here
Seattle is booming. Newcomers are swarming to town. A largely male workforce is spending big, driving up rents and real estate prices, but no one wants to complain as the good times roll; after all, the boom is following a bust that temporarily slowed Seattle’s growth plans. The transportation system is expanding—streetcars, bike lanes and…
Seahawks Win! It’s Never Over ‘Til It’s Over
We asked, you confessed: Did you stop watching the game early?
Wow! What. A. Game. Our Seahawks are Super Bowl-bound for the second year in a row after defeating the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in what might be one of the greatest comebacks in Seattle sports history. Things certainly looked bleak in the first half–Wilson’s many turnovers, our inability to convert on third down–and, well, some…
Unhappy Endings: Seattle’s Sex Economy Boom
If massage parlors are driving Seattle’s sex industry, why aren’t the police shutting them down?
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice released a landmark study on the American sex industry. Commissioned by the DOJ, it set out to collect nationwide data on the underground sector for the first time, focusing on eight major American cities, including Denver, San Diego, Dallas and Seattle. Researchers spoke with hundreds of sex workers,…
How to use Hemp Seeds in Your Cooking
Chef Colin Patterson of vegan restaurant Sutra Seattle gets creative with hemp
Cannabis sativa is having a moment—from selling out in our first recreational marijuana stores to adding heft as hemp to vegetarian dishes around town. And while everyone is talking about the former, we’re here to celebrate the latter. Hemp seeds (which have no psychoative effects) are a favorite of Colin Patterson, chef and owner of…
Beautiful New Bridal Line from Jewelry Designer Jamie Joseph
South Seattle–based jewelry designer Jamie Joseph (jamiejoseph.com) is best known for her highly coveted, faceted gemstone rings, each designed with a distinctive thick bezel and sometimes, a tiny diamond “beauty mark” embedded in the stone. Last fall, Joseph, who works alongside her husband and head stonecutter, Jeremy, released a new bridal line called Modern Traditional….
Behind the Scenes of our Pet Issue Cover Shoot
Three Seattle dogs have their day
We were overwhelmed by the sweet, silly, adorable submissions we received for our February 2015 cover contest. Not surprisingly, the majority, by a long shot, were dogs—Labs, doodles, shepherds, Frenchies, pugs, Weimaraners, Heinz 57 mutts and more (including three fabulous pups with only one eye each)—snapped while crashing on couches, hiding under blankets, conquering mountains,…
Spokane Author’s New Novel Dives into the World of Sasquatch
A Northwest writer brings Sasquatch out of the woods
The idea of Sasquatch has long been alluring, as the missing link that lurks at the edge of Northwest forests and also in our collective unconscious. In The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac, the expansive new novel by Spokane writer Sharma Shields, Bigfoot holds a more specific magnetism: He inspires a young mother to run off to…
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