Seattle Mag
People in Beer: The Women-Helmed Brew Crew
Four local women prove that beer is a man's world no more
Archaeologists argue about how many thousands of years ago our distant ancestors started brewing beer, but no one questions that women did the work. The dominance of clean-cut men in lab coats and artisans with belly-length beards is a relatively modern phenomenon. Around Seattle, plenty of women are carrying on the ancient legacy. Heather McClung,…
People in Beer: The Bale Breaker Brewing Bunch
From farming hops to brewing, it’s a small step in Yakima
You might not know it, but each year Washington produces approximately 75 percent of the United States’ hops crop and 25 percent of the world’s, and virtually all of our state’s hops are grown in the Yakima Valley by a handful of families that have been doing it for generations. While the family farming tradition…
People in Beer: Chuck Shin
The owner of Chuck's Hop Shop introduces microbrews to the public, one growler-to-go at a time
Between 7-Eleven and the bottle shop (beer store) lies the beer convenience store—a new breed that offers a broad selection of craft beer along with other essentials, such as tortilla chips and cigarettes. Super Deli Mart in West Seattle regularly hosts special beer events, fills growlers and even sells kegs to go. At Norm’s Market,…
Local Brewery District: Woodinville
Now also Washington's beer country
Most people associate Woodinville with wine—after all, it is home to more than 100 wineries—but these days, more people are chasing their Pinot Gris and Merlot with fresh, local beer. Woodinville is now home to six breweries, which are often crowded with oenophiles seeking refuge for their wine-soaked palates. The best way to conduct a…
Local Brewery District: Georgetown/SoDo
Seattle's historic brewery district
Along airport way south in georgetown a giant, beautiful, old brick building dominates the east side of the street. Originally home to Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, this is where Rainier Beer was born in 1884 and died in 1917 with Washington’s enactment of Prohibition. In 1935, Seattle’s most iconic beer brand was reborn farther…
What’s New on the Local Beer Scene
In a state that is a center of world hops production, Seattle is enjoying an indie brew boom
Washington boasts more than 190 breweries. That’s more than in any state other than California and just about as many as in the entire nation of Belgium—long considered the beer lover’s Shangri-la. In Seattle, where breweries were once scattered hither and yon, a recent spike in the brewery birth rate has spawned brewery districts—single neighborhoods…
Modernist Cuisine on Display at the Pacific Science Center
A hyper-nerdy take on cooking, molecular gastronomy considers food at the chemical level—how exactly does heat make an egg physically transform? Seattle entrepreneur Nathan Myhrvold helped popularize this science with his book Modernist Cuisine (2011), which includes stunning photos of food in the moment of being cooked, taken at his Bellevue kitchen laboratory. Using unusual…
Photographer Holly Andres’ The Homecoming at Photo Center NW
Unsolved mysteries at Photo Center NW
Portland photographer Holly Andres creates scenes that are eerily familiar yet just out of reach. With elaborate sets, vintage props, costumes and staging reminiscent of Nancy Drew book covers, her cinematic tableaux resemble stills from a long-forgotten movie that still haunts your subconscious. Her new show, The Homecoming, reveals Andres’ early training as a painter,…
Mossback Monday: Rainier ‘R’ Three Weeks Away, McDermott Drops the F-Bomb and a $2,000 Homelessness Tour
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Happy 75th Clamiversary, Ivar’s!
!–paging_filter–pspan We’re so fortunate to live in a city with a booming restaurant industry, a thriving landscape where new places open so often it’s hard to keep up. (Finally had my first meal at a href=”http://www.rockcreekseattle.com/“Rock Creek/a, chef Eric Donnelly’s seafood resto that opened in July, and loved it!)/span/ppWhile diners are lining up to try…
Why We Shouldn’t Settle for Correct Answers
Eastside Prep goes beyond the ‘correct-answer compromise’ for more effective learning
!–paging_filter–p style=”text-align: center;”Sponsored by a href=”http://www.eastsideprep.org/” target=”_blank”Eastside Prep/a/ppHow do you know that you’ve learned something? You know, emreally/em learned it. I suppose it depends on the task. If you’re learning to throw pottery, the results are tangible: emI made a pot/em. Or, emI made something that looks like a New England Patriots’ football/em. But what…
Seattle Bride’s Urban Unveiled 2013
This year's Urban Unveiled takes place on Wednesday, October 9
!–paging_filter–pOctober is upon us and with it, a href=”http://seattlebridemag.com/events/urban-unveiled” target=”_blank”Urban Unveiled/a, Seattle’s premiere bridal event, sponsored by our sister publication,nbsp;ema href=”http://seattlebridemag.com/” target=”_blank”Seattle Bride/a/em. The party is Wednesday, October 9 at the very chic a href=”http://www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya/” target=”_blank”Benaroya Hall/a. It’s a gorgeous event, filled with a hand-selected cadre of wedding vendors who pull out all the stops…
Classic Pieces from Jeweler Kellie Riggs
Jeweler Kellie Riggs may be a Seattle native, but her heart (and creative spark) thrives in Italy, specifically Florence and Rome, where she has lived off and on since 2010, when she was there for a European honors program through the Rhode Island School of Design. “Italy is beautiful and amazing,” says Rome-based Riggs. “Things…
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