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Hike to a Waterfall, Try Ballard’s New BBQ and Other Weekend Musts
MUST TASTEKickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen The folks who brought you the The Matador present a new addition to Ballard’s bevy of barbecue restaurants. Kickin’ Boot will serve house-smoked meats, Southern barbecue and lots and lots of whiskey. Read Cody Bay’s full preview to learn more about the menu offerings, including something she describes as “a terrifying meat…
Great News Cocktail Fans! Sambar Open Another Month
Sambar is back from the brink! The beloved cocktail oasis behind the now-defunct Le Gourmand will remain open until the end of September, chef-owner Bruce Natafly told fans in a mass e-mail blast earlier this week. “Sara and I are keeping SAMBAR open through the summer, and we are at the stove cooking the food…
Consignment Steals in Downtown Kirkland
A designer enclave is well worth the S.R. 520 bridge toll.
Consignment hounds, this designer enclave is well worth the S.R. 520 bridge toll: Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Ragamoffynn’s still reigns as the Eastside queen of consignment; owner Gisela Manning’s shrewd eye keeps the high-end couture stock flush with elite designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Prada and Chanel (boots!). If your wallet is…
Old Bellevue’s Refined Boutique Shopping
Soak up the refined boutique scene of this charming old-town shopping district.
Begin on Main Street, the historical pocket of downtown just south of Bellevue Square, which harks back to the area’s days as a sleepy Seattle suburb, where an independent spirit lives on along a pleasant promenade of unique boutiques and restaurants. Begin at (1) Jarbo, the source of Sharon Roth’s exquisite clothing line, which she…
Houseware and Décor Finds in South Lake Union
Home to Amazon and a slew of great restaurants, SLU is also a hub of mod home furnishings.
Echoing the glitzy sleekness of the neighborhood itself is SLU’s hub of mod home décor shops, ranging from the locally owned Inform Interiors (now located in a larger location at Dexter Avenue N and Thomas Street), with its wide array of funky chairs, stools and metal tables, to the much ballyhooed West Elm, beckoning with…
Queen Anne Shops Offer a Small-town Vibe
With its precious jewel-box shops, the hilltop is still cream of the crop.
Sure, in days gone by, Queen Anne had more bustle (see: departures of the Teacup, Oslo’s and Skookum), but this petite charmer still has appeal. There’s nothing quite beats linking arms and strolling Queen Anne Avenue, peeking into an intimate spot like 2-year-old (1) Charley + May Co., located at the northernmost end of the…
Goldmine for Gifts: University Village
The shops sprinkled in U Village and surrounding area can help you score a gift for almost anyone.
From holidays to graduations, the shops sprinkled in U Village and surrounding area have your back year around. Curving behind the northwest bend of the shopping center, stroll along NE Blakeley to snag a few delightfully irreverent cards at Curtsy Bella; owners Mary Jo Thomas and daughter Danielle Fayette stand ready to help you find…
Stylish Shopping in Madison Valley
Luxurious vintage, global-chic jewelry and unbeatable kids’ consignment are the pride of the valley.
The first stop in the Madison Valley is, hands down, the best place in the neighborhood for an amazing deal. (1) Sugarlump stocks racks upon racks of button-cute and barely worn consignment kids’ clothes, with prices topping out at $40 (for maternity wear), but most falling in the range of $10 or- less. It also…
Shop Seattle’s Pike/Pine Corridor
The hippest part of town is well equipped to keep you looking like the hippest thing around.
Start small on your stroll on the hill with a stop in (1) Bootyland, a neighborhood mainstay for kids’ clothing that is devotedly fair trade, organic and sweatshop free, not to mention a reliable source of baby band tees for $26.95. (Who doesn’t know a 16-month-old Devo fan?) Continue down Pine Street along Cal Anderson…
The Junction: West Seattle’s Shopping Hub
A visit to (1) Cherry Consignment, on California Avenue SW and SW Genesee, is a great way for anyone to kick off a West Seattle shopping day—it carries men’s and women’s apparel, and features maternity and plus-size sections to boot. (Two gorgeous pairs of Manolo Blahniks were recently spotted for between $90 and $125.) One…
Shops to Tour in Belltown
New consignment outposts and trademark designer shops outfit this ever-posh strip of downtown.
Start your outing on the west side of First Avenue at (1) Fini, located near Pike Place Market in the courtyard of the Inn at the Market building. Step inside and be transported into the closet of an elegant Parisian: Druzy necklaces sparkle from their stand (most pieces are $50–$90), a stack of Thomas Paul…
Celebrate Julia Child’s 100th: Try this Burger
Food-thusiasts everywhere are celebrating Julia Child’s 100th birthday today (Aug.15) with French Chef viewing marathons, a video remix guaranteed to make you grin and all sorts of lavish tribute dinners around the globe. I’m going to mark the centennial by wolfing down a burger at Brave Horse Tavern. Say what? That’s right. Yesterday, I spotted…
Lobster Mushrooms
Langdon Cook goes lobster hunting--in the woods.
Beginning around Labor Day, I’ll be heading into the mountains to go lobster hunting. Say what? I’m in search of a crustacean of the woods. It looks a lot like a boiled lobster: fire-engine red. Such blazing color is often nature’s way of saying “Do not touch,” but not so with the aptly named lobster…
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