Seattle Mag

Restaurant Review: Harvest Vine

We revisit a paragon of Basque cookery

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   When rumors of a divorce between Harvest Vine owners Joseba Jiménez de Jiménez and Carolin Messier were confirmed last summer, patrons were left questioning the future of their beloved Madison Valley restaurant, a paragon of Basque cookery. Despite the changes—Messier will soon be the sole owner—recent dinners yielded a parade…

Restaurant Review: Font

A coffee and wine bar where food isn't an afterthought

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   In a city where coffee culture runs deep and aficionados debate over where to find a perfectly pulled shot of espresso, allow me to submit Fonté Coffee and Wine Bar as a serious contender. (After all, Fonté has been roasting its own beans since 1992 and sells to properties worldwide.)…

Restaurant Review: John Howie Steak

Amidst an array of national chains, the Eastside has emerged as a bona fide dining scene. Lorna Yee

Category: Eat + Drink Articles   John Howie Steak11111 NE Eighth St., Suite 125, Bellevue 425.440.0880 Lunch and dinner daily $$$ Friday night at John Howie Steak, the new upscale restaurant in the Bravern, Bellevue’s new, ultra-high-end shopping destination: We are eating deviled eggs, mounded with truffled yolks whipped into submission, at a lighted onyx-topped…

Food We Love: Hand-cut Pasta at Tilikum Place Cafe

The humble noodle turns sublime at Tilikum Place Cafe

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   It’s easy to skip over this unassuming item at Tilikum Place Café (Belltown, 407 Cedar St.; 206.282.4830), announced on the menu simply as: hand-cut pasta in sage butter with toasted hazelnuts and Parmesan ($11). What arrives—essentially, a humble plate of pasta in a buttery sauce—proves to be so much more….

The Secrets to Love, Dating & Sex in Our City

Seattle mag's guide to dating at any age as well of a wealth of ways for a twosome to turn up the he

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Seattle mag’s guide to dating at any age as well of a wealth of ways for a twosome to turn up the heat 13 Ways to Lift Your Love LifeDating Through the DecadesSeattle as the Romantic LeadSex in Seattle: A TimelineKelley Moore: Love LetterGood AdviceEat, Dine, Love Maybe it’s because…

Knute Berger: These Magic Moments

Seattle mag's Editor at Large examines the unexpected events that have shaped Seattle

Category: Articles   Seattle mag’s Editor at Large examines the unexpected events that have shaped Seattle’s history and psyche All kinds of things make a city: street grids, parks, schools, historic districts. But there’s one key ingredient that defies planning: amazing civic moments. These come in many varieties and can have a huge impact. Think…

Sex in our City: Eat, Dine, Love

Seattle

Category: Articles   Seattle’s dining scene offers countless opportunities to pump up the romance—after all, there’s nothing sexier than shooting each other sultry looks amid clinking glasses, glimmering candlelight and a tantalizing meal. Here are some of our favorite perches for love pigeons to coo at each other. Chez Shea (Downtown, 94 Pike St., Suite…

Sex in our City: Good Advice

We ask two local experts for love, dating and sex advice

Category: Articles   We ask two local experts for love, dating and sex advice A question for Dr. Linda Young, psychologist in private practice in Bellevue, relationship blogger for PsychologyToday.com and consultant on digital technology’s effects on relationships (drlindayoung.com). Q: What’s the most important advice you give people looking for love via 21st century tools…

Sex in our City: Decoding Seattle’s Dating Scene

Our decade-by-decade breakdown of the Seattle singleton scene

Category: Articles   Publications like Forbes and Marie Claire are constantly ranking Seattle as the center of the singles universe, based on our census data, our high volume of Starbucks coffee shops, and the fact that there are seemingly more sappy dating movies and TV shows set in our city than any other place on…

Sex in our City: A Seattle Timeline

A look at our sometimes scandalous history

Category: Articles   A look at our sometimes scandalous history 1853: After taking over as manager of Felker House—Seattle’s first hotel, at Main Street and First Avenue—Mary Ann Conklin (aka Mother Damnable) diversifies the business, adding a brothel. 1861: John Pinnell builds Seattle’s first official brothel (on Yesler Way); first prostitutes were Native American women….

Sex in our City: Seattle as the Romantic Lead

Say what you will about Seattle

Category: Articles   Say what you will about Seattle’s dating scene (given that we are encased in rain-repellant fabrics much of the year, it is a bit of a miracle that anyone ever makes a connection), Hollywood seems to think it’s the perfect place for romance—or more specifically, for romantic comedies. The following handful of…

Sex in our City: 13 Ways to Lift Your Love Life

Both single and coupled-up Seattleites should rejoice

Category: Articles   Both single and coupled-up Seattleites should rejoice—our city offers countless ways to add vim and va-va-voom to relationships, whether you’re just starting or well settled. By M. Susan Wilson and Brangien Davis 1. Bring on the BoudoirBest places to get sexy photos taken Portrait, commercial and fine art photographer Christina Mallet of…

Hot Button: Is Seattle in a Retail Battle?

Sibling Rivalry: With the confluence of Bellevue Square and the new Bravern, retail has never been b

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   With the confluence of Bellevue Square and the new Bravern, retail has never been better in Bellevue. Could Seattle’s little sister be threatening its retail supremacy? Not so very long ago, two local developers battled to win the hand of one very high-end retailer. The skirmish commenced around a handful…

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