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Meet The Producer: Hermosa Mexican Foods
That’s a wrap: Hermosa Mexican Foods brings Mexico to the Eastside with its authentic tamales
Hermosa Mexican FoodsAbout seven years ago, Southern California natives Karyn and Ernest Moreno sated their hankering for authentic Mexican fare by forming Hermosa Mexican Foods (425.208.2933; hermosamexicanfoods.com). After perfecting recipes from Ernest’s mother, a native of Hermosillo, Mexico, in a small commercial kitchen in the Snoqualmie Valley, they launched their tamale and tomatillo salsa creations…
Restaurant Review: Nettletown
Sitting at the four-seat counter inside petite, robin’s-egg-blue Nettletown, which opened in the old Sitka and Spruce space in March, I had the urge to cancel my entire afternoon so I could sit sipping chef/owner Christina Choi’s homemade herbal tea and work my way through everything that sounded delicious on that day’s specials menu. Like…
Food We Love: Green Giant
It’s a simple green salad at Le Pichet. And we’re simply nuts about it.
Green GiantIt is always tricky explaining how something so seemingly forgettable as, say, a green salad can be one of the most formidable menu items—and one of my favorite things to eat—in the entire city. But there you have it: I’m smitten with the salade verte ($5) at Le Pichet (Pike Place Market, 1933 First…
Kate McDermott’s Blackberry Pie Filling
Makes one 9-inch pie
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Makes one 9-inch pie Kate McDermott’s Blackberry Pie FillingIngredients: 1 recipe for double pie pastryThe Pie and Pastry Bible’s recipe on Epicurious.com is a great option. Filling:6 cups fresh picked (about 1 1⁄2 lbs.) blackberries3⁄4 cup sugar plus 2 tbsp. for sprinkling on top of pieA very small grating or…
Shelter: Green Houses
Do you know your LEED from your Living Building? Deciphering local green-home certification is the f
Green HousesMost of us “green” our homes with the same scattershot methods we use to improve our diets (organic apple here, “natural” energy bar there). We buy an Energy Star dishwasher, blow in some extra insulation and build our deck with wood stamped with a logo that looked sustainable under the sallow CFLs of Home…
Road Trip: Cannon Beach
Soak in the sun at Surfs and in Cannon Beach
Cannon BeachWhere: Surfsand Resort, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Why: For a laid-back, luxe family getaway. Kids Love: The indoor pool, sand toys, crafts, scavenger hunts and a different treat each night at turndown (such as a lei or a plastic beach ball). Adults Love: The newly remodeled suites with soaking tubs, fireplaces, decks overlooking the…
The Must List: August
Our Top To-Do’s For August
Bike In Pee-Wee’s Big AdventureIt’s hard to believe Pee-wee Herman made his silver screen debut 25 years ago, but what better way to celebrate that fact than biking to Cal Anderson Park for Northwest Film Forum’s annual bike-in and watching his Big Adventure on the big screen, al fresco? Whee! 8/28. 8 p.m. Free. Cal…
Shelter: Econo Lodgings
Seattle
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Seattle’s backyard cottages gain new legal ground—and new appeal for homeowners looking to shack up Econo LodgingsThey used to be as illegal in Seattle as a bubbling whiskey still. But as of last December, those backyard studios, beefed-up potting sheds and cozy shacks concealed behind Seattle’s bungalows have a new…
Rockin’ it Old School
Old musicians never die, they just... keep circling the globe on tour
Revisit the classic sounds of Motown with the Temptations and The Four Tops (7/11; 7 p.m.; prices vary; Tulalip Casino, 6410 33rd Ave. NE, Marysville; 800.745.3000; ticketmaster.com) and let the grandfathers of soul take you to “Cloud Nine”—fee-fi-fo-fum, look out baby, ’cause here they come! Next, fly like an eagle to Woodinville for the Steve…
Lilith Fair
Lilth cofounder Sarah McLachlan bringst sister power to the Gorge
After an 11-year hiatus, the female-fronted music fest Lilith Fair is back with a bang-up lineup, including Erykah Badu, Colbie Caillat, A Fine Frenzy, Ann Atomic, Sheryl Crow and Lilith Fair cofounder Sarah McLachlan. That’s grrrl power to the nth degree. 7/3 .3 p.m. Prices vary. Gorge Amphitheatre, George; 509.785.6262; lilithfair.com
Ruined
Don't miss this captivating film that follows young women's terrifying stories in the Democratic Rep
The first production in Intiman’s new five-year International Cycle (in which the theater collaborates with artists and companies from across the globe), Ruined traces the tragic story of young women faced with unspeakable violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the horrors of their rain-forest brothel, the women survive—sometimes on crumbs of hope and…
DATEBOOK: HEY, NOW
Seattle's indie darling Hey Marseilles goes national
Although early-’90s alt-rockers Toad the Wet Sprocket may technically be headlining an upcoming show at the Moore Theatre, we’re willing to bet opening band Hey Marseilles is the reason most people snap up tickets. Started in 2006 by Nick Ward, Matt Bishop and Philip Kobernik while students at the University of Washington, the band has…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Vernon M. Neppe
Vernon M. Neppe, M.D., Ph.D. Specialties: Neuropsychiatry, behavioral neurology, psychopharmacology and neuropharmacologyPractice: Pacific Neuropsychiatric InstituteHospital affiliations: Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterMedical degree: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Explain the difference between psychopharmacology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology.They are related yet different. Psychopharmacology involves the management of brain-influencing medications. Neuropharmacology is the actual…
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