Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   New CPR recommendations take mouth-to-mouth out of the mixIn the summer of 2008, Carol Putnam was at home with her husband, Kirk, when he collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest at their Gig Harbor residence. Putnam, who had received training in conventional CPR when she was in the Army, saved her…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Lorna Yee recently discovered the sweet joy of cooking with ketjap manis, an Indonesian soy sauceWhat it is: Ketjap manis is a thick, syrupy Indonesian soy sauce sweetened with palm sugar and flavored with ingredients such as garlic, star anise and coriander. It is a versatile condiment, lending itself readily…

Macrina BakeryWith its thick, rich ribbon of Nutella circling (and sweetening) an airy knot of pastry, the Nutella brioche began as a special, but became so popular, it’s now offered daily. $2.85. Multiple locations, including Belltown, 2408 First Ave. 206.448.4032  macrinabakery.com Tutta BellaA caffé cioccolato demi, a 3-ounce hot espresso with steamed milk and Nutella,…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   SAVOUR seeks to satisfy the most whimsical taste buds The next time a friend invites you to a dinner party, you might consider saying yes—and then gently suggesting she do her shopping at SAVOUR (Ballard, 2242 NW Market St. 206.789.0775 savourspecialtyfoods.com). The specialty food shop, which opened in Ballard last…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Happy hens produce super eggs at Growing Things Farm Were it not for her enterprising son, Michaele Blakely might never have become the proprietor of a thriving egg business. While still a tot, the boy sold eggs from his very own 20 chickens at the Fremont Farmers’ Market—alongside his mother,…

Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles   With its mix of pristine Victorian homes, quaint cafes, and independent shops and restaurants, the small West Galer Street commercial strip on Queen Anne Hill is as pleasant a neighborhood hub as you’re likely to find. At least, it used to be. For months, Galer8, a partially constructed residential…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Preservationists steam up urban kitchens Last year, local publisher Sasquatch Books hired Seattle writer Lorene Edwards Forkner to update chapters of the 1970s book The Encyclopedia of Country Living, by Carla Emery (who died in 2005), for a more modern, urban readership. Forkner let go of chapters on delivering a…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Catch a Rising StarNational Film Festival for Talented YouthWhat began in 2007 as the brainchild of local filmmaker Jesse Harris (then 19 years old) has blossomed into the multi-day, mondo-fun National Film Festival for Talented Youth, screening upwards of 130 films—covering a range of topics, from social justice to sports…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   There are those who love The Counter, a burger franchise with 23 locations across the nation, and those who claim that the one-third-pound burgers ($8.25, with an extensive variety of toppings) are an abomination of what’s traditionally seen as an affordable all-American meal. Factor in an order of “Fifty-Fifty”—crumbly-crusted onion…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   We love a restaurant with heart, and at Wallingford’s Avila (in the space that formerly housed Bella Cosa), the fresh-faced cooks certainly have it, preparing virtually everything they serve from scratch. But unabashed enthusiasm doesn’t necessarily guarantee a stellar meal. Such is the case with Avila, opened in mid-November by…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Like a private jet or a megayacht, a high-tech home was once a trophy purchase for the extremely wealthy. Bill and Melinda Gates famously spent more than $60 million on their Medina mansion—a cost driven in part by the countless microcomputers controlling not only major household functions, but such whimsical…

Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles   With a killer view of Lake Union and an influx of new condo-dwellers, Eastlake is more than a short cut to downtown. Several new eateries (along with beloved faves such as 14 Carrot Café and Serafina), one-of-a-kind shops, a lively cycling scene and its own pétanque court make this…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   To mark Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, we checked in with Seattle’s favorite recycling maven, Evelyn, of Ask Evelyn, Seattle Public Utilities’ advice column. (While SPU’s materials suggest that Evelyn is a perky white envelope wearing a flowered hat, “she” is actually a team of employees skilled in talking trash.) Since…