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Bar Hop: Tommy Gun
Inside Capitol Hill's new hideout.
Tommy Gun Bar owner Erin Nestor (of The BottleNeck Lounge in Madison Valley) opened Tommy Gun (1703 E Olive Way; 206.323.4866) in March just a couple of blocks away from the future Capitol Hill Light Rail Station. The Prohibition-era name is a nod to craft cocktails and serious camaraderie. THE VIBE: Raw-wood-paneled walls, dark lighting…
VIDEO: Boy Does ‘Thriller’ Dance on Jumbotron at Mariners Game
If you’re like our hard at work edit team and spend the afternoon trolling the Web for online video gems (in the name of “research,” of course), then you’ll appreciate this gone-viral video of a 12-year-old Snoqualmie boy dancing to “Thriller” at a recent Mariners game. Jonah Duvall, the local dancing sensation
Food News: Cantinetta Owners to Open Eastside Specialty Market and Deli
Some good news for Eastsiders: The owners of Cantinetta announced this week plans to open Mercato Stellina (10000 Main Street, Downtown Bellevue), an Italian market and sandwich shop in downtown Bellevue. We’ve been told the new shop will feature a mix of Italian specialty goods, including cheese and wine, cured meats, fresh pasta made at…
The Best Places to Have a Healthy Picnic in Seattle
Summer picnics are a long standing tradition in my family and the epitome of the season. In 1910, my great-grandparents, Teunis and Anna Schilperoort, and their siblings left Holland for the Yakima Valley to start a new life. After World War I, the first family picnic was held as a way to remember the old…
Wood-Fired, Whole Beast “Grill Shack” Dinners at Revel
Summer nights call for sitting outside, smoke from a wood-fired grill in the air, a glass of rosé sweating in the heat at your fingertips. Agree? Then put a revisit to Revel on the summer to-do list. All summer long, Revel’s chefs/owners Seif Chirchi and Rachel Yang are roasting whole animals over applewood out on the patio in their “Grill Shack.” Pigs, lambs and goats are bought from local…
Fashion + Style Friday: Three locally-made accessories to jazz up summer style
There were a lot of jewelry pieces, handbags and shoes hanging around the office this week (check out the September issue to find out why!) and if you want to assemble a gaggle of girls lightning quick, just start throwing those things out on a table. The appeal of the accessory is simple: they…
Fresh Pineapple Salad at Tamarind Tree
Tamarind Tree’s Goi Thom Toui is a summertime grand slam.
On those days when our Seattle summer doesn’t live up to its potential, I like to head to the tiny tropical oasis that is Tamarind Tree’s bamboo-tree-lined patio for the beachiest lunch around: goi thom toui, or fresh pineapple salad ($7.50 at lunch, $9.50 at dinner). Thick slices of perfectly ripe pineapple are plated with…
Datebook: Reggie Watts Amps Up Comedy
Reggie Watts returns to Seattle after electrifying the national comedy scene.
When comedian/musician Reggie Watts begins his act, he might have a British accent—but that won’t last long. Soon his inflection morphs into that of a typical American rapper, or maybe the stentorian tones of a commercial advertiser. You never know what he’ll sound like next, which is all part of his comedic attack plan: Disorient…
13 Seattle Icons Worth Keeping
Our resident mossback risks his curmudgeon status with a list of local icons he actually likes.
My column “Statues of Limitations” (March 2011), on the topic of local icons that I’d like to Photoshop out of the picture if I were Seattle’s Stalin, generated a lot of debate. I came down against Fremont’s Troll and Lenin statues, and the Darth Vader–ish Columbia Tower. I said the Pioneer Square totem pole was…
Ballard’s ‘Missing Link’ of Burke-Gillman Trail Gets a Green Light
Bike enthusiasts are celebrating a victory today: a decision by a Seattle hearing examiner that the city can go ahead with construction on the so-called “missing link” of the Burke-Gilman Trail—a 1.5-mile stretch that runs along Shilshole Avenue between 11th Ave. NW and the Ballard Locks. Work on that part of the BGT has been…
Ba Bar Opens Today on Capitol Hill
Eric Banh doesn’t want anyone making a big deal out of Ba Bar. “I don’t want the hype,” he said last night at a soft opening preview. “This is street food done simple.” Coming from the guy who takes Vietnamese and Asian cuisine to just about the most sophisticated level you’ll find in Seattle and…
Five Can’t-miss Events for the Week of July 7-13
Must Taste$2 Food Walk Saturday (7/9) – Just when we needed a new excuse to explore the International District’s affordable and satisfying dining scene, local restaurants bring us a $2 Food Walk, part of the ID’s Dragon Fest, a two day festival (7/9 & 7/10) featuring more than 30 cultural performances including Chinese lion and…
Red Trycicle Recommends: The Ultimate Summertime Reading List
Starting to get the mid-summer boredoms? This week, we have a summer reading list compiled by childr
With these long, lazy days of summer stretching out before us, there’s no better time to dive into a new book. From lobster to lunch ladies, sleepovers to Star Wars, this top ten list of the best children’s books for summer is an eclectic collection sure to tickle the fancy of your little ones. Age…
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