Seattle Mag
The Foodie’s Blind Spot
Seattle mag food editor Allison Austin Scheff reconciles her struggle with eating only sustainable,
In January, seattle magazine’s Grey Matters columnist Knute Berger aired our dirty teriyaki-loving laundry all over the front page of The New York Times food section, when he was quoted in an article on Seattle’s love of teriyaki thusly: “Seattle likes to talk about local foods, about ridiculous things like fiddlehead coulis. Seattle yuppies love…
Best Restaurants ’10: The King of Seattle Seafood
Where to go for great salmon depends on how you like it prepared
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines More Of Seattle Magazine’s Restaurant PicksFoodie Trends We Loved (and Hated)Any Way you Slice ItBest Old School SeafoodBest New School SeafoodReaders’ ChoiceRestaurants to WatchBest New RestaurantsBest Restaurants ’10: Directory Salmon Is KingWhere to go for great salmon depends on how you like it prepared One key element of Tom Douglas’…
2010 Best Washington Wines: Whites
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines More Of Seattle Magazine’s Wine Picks2010 Best Washington Wines2010 Best Washington Wines: White Blends2010 Best Washington Wines: Sweet Wines2010 Best Washington Wines: Red2010 Best Washington Wines: Red Blends2010 Best Washington Wines: Malbecs2010 Best Washington Wines: Directory Best Chardonnay under $15Corvidae 2008 Mirth(columbia Valley, $9.95)Mirth is somewhat of a phenomenon this…
2010 Best Washington Wines: White Blends
More Of Seattle Magazine’s Wine Picks 2010 Best Washington Wines2010 Best Washington Wines: Whites2010 Best Washington Wines: Sweet Wines2010 Best Washington Wines: Red2010 Best Washington Wines: Red Blends2010 Best Washington Wines: Malbecs2010 Best Washington Wines: Directory 2010 Best Washington Wines: White Blends Best proprietary white blend under $15Corvidae Crowe 2008(columbia Valley, $8.99) This year, 2-year-old…
2010 Best Washington Wines: Sweet Wines
Best late-harvest wine under $25Kiona 2008 LH Riesling(columbia Valley, $10–$15) This dessert wine has just 10 percent residual sugar, making it much less sweet than many dessert wines. Great acidity makes your mouth water, and flavors of lemon, fresh apricot, a little spice and applesauce fill the palate. Good with a fruit tart or cheeses…
Best Restaurants: 2010 Readers
Reader's choice for best restaurants 2010
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Reader’s choice for best restaurants 2010Restaurants with multiple locations; check Web sites for details. Best New Restaurant to Open in 2009Bastille Café & BarBallard5307 Ballard Ave. NW206.453.5014bastilleseattle.com Best BakeryMacrina*macrinabakery.com Best BreakfastPortage Bay Café*portagebaycafe.com Best BrunchSalty’s Seafood Grills*saltys.com Best Independent Coffee ShopCaffè Fiorè*caffefiore.com Best Power BreakfastThe DishFremont/Ballard4358 Leary Way NW206.782.9985 Best…
2010 Best Washington Wines: Reds
Best Merlot under $20Milbrandt Vineyards 2006 Traditions (columbia valley, $14.99) “Classic and well made” with “earth and dark cherry” were some of our judges’ comments on this rich Merlot. As a winery, Milbrandt Vineyards is just a few years old, but its owners, brothers Butch and Jerry Milbrandt, have been growing grapes since 1997….
2010 Best Washington Wines: Red Blends
Best Rhone-style red blend under $20Syncline 2008 Subduction Red (columbia Valley, $18) Syncline Cellars, on the banks of the Columbia River Gorge, continues to amaze us with its excellent Rhone-style wines and their classic aromas and flavors, such as the white pepper, dried herbs, raspberry and black cherry in this Grenache/Syrah blend. Best Rhone-style red…
2010 Best Washington Wines: Malbecs
The dark, seductive red wine made from the Malbec grape has found a home in eastern Washington, wher
Tildio 2007 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $26.99, Manson Wines of Substance 2007 Malbec,Columbia Valley, $18 (sold out), Walla Walla Saviah Cellars 2007 Malbec,Walla Walla Valley, $30, Walla Walla Vin du Lac 2006 Barrel Select Malbec, Yakima Valley, $39.99, Chelan Milbrandt 2007 Malbec, Wahluke Slope, $24.99, Prosser Dusted Valley Vintners 2006 Malbec,Walla Walla Valley, $42 (sold out),…
Grey Matters: Trickster of the Sea
Ivar
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Earlier this year, The New York Times ran an article about teriyaki in Seattle, a type of fast food that is huge here, but largely unnoticed and disrespected. Sweet, mundane, ubiquitous, it’s part of the city’s workaday life, but not its culinary consciousness, like hot dogs in Chicago or cheese…
Local Authority: Michel Volk
Seattle
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Name: Michel VolkTitle: Seattle Majestics quarterback (and police officer)First home game of 2010: April 10 at Kent Meridian High School fieldOn being the QB: “When the team wins, whether you did good or not, you get credit, and if you lose, whether you did good or not, you get the…
Shopping Around: April shopping finds
A SoDo designer
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Summer Godfrey brings a smart sophistication to laid-back jersey SoDo designer Summer Godfrey, 31, is slightly obsessed with jersey—fabric, that is. The flowing cloth is the foundation of her casual yet tailored designs, like the chic pullover jersey knit dress with flutter sleeves that earned her a finalist spot…
Editor
For the Seafood Lover in You
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines When our office was in the Pike Place Market, the second-most-popular question tourists would ask when I was making a lunch run—after “Where is the original Starbucks?”—was “Where should we go for great seafood?” It was never an easy answer, because the truth is I can’t recommend one place. Most…
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