Food & Drink
Café Pettirosso Steps Up Its Beverage Game With New Wine Program
Stop by the neighborhood darling for approachable, affordable wine—from Washington reds to sparkling Franciacorta.
Reasonable prices and a clear vision for high quality food and drink has kept the restaurant relevant for decades in the ever-evolving food scene of Capitol Hill. The new wine program, spearheaded by general manager Jamey Lionhart, takes influence from the restaurant’s style, offering approachable, affordable bottles fit for brunching or dining any night of…
Remembering Seattle’s Anti-Freeway Crusaders
Local activists are creating new online resources to remember the ways that people shaped Seattle (for the better!) in the 1960s and '70s
Seattle was anti-freeway before being anti-freeway was cool. Today we complain about the traffic, but the mainstream solutions of the 1960s and ‘70s would have made things much worse. We’re bringing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct–demolition is slated to begin in early 2019. Safety was a huge factor in replacing the earthquake-weakened structure with a…
Bring on the Bard: 30+ Seattle Arts Groups Will Be Celebrating Shakespeare
Seattle Celebrates Shakespeare honors the world’s most famous dramatist with concerts, plays, musicals and more
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue, as part of the Spring Arts Preview. Click here to subscribe. Before he leaves the 5th Avenue Theatre after the 2018 season, artistic director David Armstrong has a parting gift for Seattle: a citywide, season- and genre-spanning festival about the world’s most famous playwright. It’s called Seattle…
This Seattle Chef Makes Award-Winning Burgers
Brian Cartenuto at Queen City Grill in Belltown beat out Iron Chef Morimoto at the Best of the Burger Bash last year, and he's made Monday into Burger Night in Seattle.
Queen City Grill might be best known for its stellar Italian menu, but — shocker! — this Belltown restaurant also makes one of the BEST burgers in the city. Really! And they’re just $10 on Mondays, which is officially known as Burger Night. This retro cool restaurant that dates back to the early 1900s changed…
5 Author Appearances and Lectures to Check Out This Spring
Featuring Anne Lamott, Ariel Levy, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ijeoma Oluo, and more.
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue, as part of the Spring Arts Preview. Click here to subscribe. A little bird—or a tweet, rather—told us Anne Lamott, best-selling author of Bird by Bird, will visit Seattle this spring. The author, whose other titles include Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith and Stitches: A Handbook on…
2018 Spring Arts Preview: The Full List of Can’t-Miss Shows From Seattle’s Galleries, Museums, Venues and Theaters
From the provocative to the sublime, this season’s shows and exhibits both reflect our times and rise above them. Here’s what’s in store this spring in the vigorous, vibrant world of the arts
Los Angeles-based street artist RETNA’s bold and graphic hieroglyphic set design in Seattle Opera’s edgy new production of the Verdi classic, Aida
How To Do Emerald City Comic Con Like a Pro
Make the most of ECCC’s pop culture extravaganza
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. If you’re anywhere near the Washington State Convention Center (downtown, 705 Pike St.; 206.694.5000) between March 1 and March 4, do not panic; an alien invasion is not afoot. It’s just the 16th annual Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC). What was once a…
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