Food & Drink
Heart-Healthy Recipe: Almond-Crusted Salmon with Brussels Sprouts
Whip up this simple salmon recipe with roasted veggies for a healthy dinner
February is Heart Health Month and according to the American Heart Association, not only is salmon a delicious dinner idea, but it’s also loaded with essential heart-healthy nutrients. Aren’t we lucky to live in a place where fresh salmon is so plentiful? Sometimes, dishing out for fresh seafood can seem like a little bit of…
What to Expect for the 2016 Seattle Sounders Season
What you need to know ahead of this month’s Sounders season kickoff
The Seattle Sounders have the home field advantage when they take on Sporting Kansas City on March 6 in their first match of the 2016 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. They’ll be cheered on by their fervent fans (the team is top of the league for attendance, with averages of more than 44,000 tickets per…
Porcelain Works on Display at Bellevue Arts Museum
Sculptor Chris Antemann brings sexy back
While art in the 20th century expanded its scope through abstraction, minimalism and conceptualism, something was clearly lost in the process. It would only be a matter of time before the sensuality and underlying eroticism of traditional Western figurative art—which held sway from ancient Greece until the Victorian era—would come back with a vengeance. Oregon-based…
Go See this Heart-Shaped Ice Sculpture in Westlake Park
The new icy installation in downtown's Westlake Park will be up through Valentine's Day
Updated on 2/11 at 9:35 a.m.: A tipster on Twitter informed us that the ice sculpture had taken a bit of a tumble overnight and we confirmed with the DSA that the mix of too-high temperatures and precipitation caused the display to fall. The heart shape is no more, though the ice blocks are still…
New Book From Eli Sanders Joins the Pantheon of True-Crime Stories
Reflections on a story of violence and whether our city could have done more to prevent it
Seattle has been home to some of the country’s ablest writers of true crime; the late Ann Rule, whose book about Ted Bundy, The Stranger Beside Me, is a classic of the genre. Jack Olsen produced deeply reported books, such as the complex story of Spokane’s South Hill rapist, documented in his book Son. Author…
6 Ways to Love Your Home this Valentine’s Day
Put a little bit of heart into your home with these six easy improvements
This article originally appeared on Porch.com. Your home is like a great partner: it supports you, shelters you, and makes sure you’re always comfortable. And just like any relationship, your home needs love to stay healthy. Attention and care is what makes a house a home. So open up a box of chocolates, pour a…
Recipe of the Week: Saffron Clam Chowder with Potato Gnocchi
Give Gnocchi Bar's delectable recipe a try
Gnocchi is a classic Italian dish of dumplings, which are made from potatoes and flour. They also happen to be delicious. If you haven’t tried them, you should. Better yet, throw them in some clam chowder. Chef Lisa Nakamura of Gnocchi Bar on Capitol Hill has done just that with this saffron clam chowder. The culinary…
The Man Behind Seattle’s Great Wheel Light Displays
Gerry Hall’s LED designs are a glowing success
While it’s only been open for three short years, Seattle’s Great Wheel has become an iconic part of the city’s skyline—as have the 175-foot-tall attraction’s light displays, designed by Gerry Hall. “It was a void in the job that needed to be done, so I volunteered,” says the wheel’s general manager. “If I can make…
Recipe of the Week: Sake Drunk Clams
Try this recipe from Naka Seattle and get ready for our Pop! Bubbles & Seafood event
In anticipation of Seattle magazine’s second annual Pop! Bubbles & Seafood event on Saturday, February 20, at McCaw Hall, this week’s recipe comes from Capitol Hill’s traditional Japanese eatery Naka. The foodie fete highlights a variety of seafood dishes from some of Seattle’s favorite restaurants, including Barking Frog, Orfeo, Blind Pig Bistro and, of course, Naka. And…
Must List: PNB Presents Romeo et Juliette, Design Center Sample Sale
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must HearSeattle Improvised Music Festival(2/4 to 2/6, 7:30 p.m.) Seattle musicians put their talents to the test during the 31st Seattle Improvised Music Festival. During the three-day event at Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center Chapel, you can catch on-the-spot and off-the-cuff collaborations between the city’s bravest vocalists, saxophonists, guitarists, bassoonists, violinists and other musicians. Must PliePNB…
Seattle Superheroes: Mama Tits
The Seattle drag queen backs down from no villain
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. There she stood. Staring down the villainous bigot who was picketing at the 2014 Seattle Pride Parade. In the history of…
Chef Megan Coombes Talks Sausages and Culinary Triumphs
Altstadt's executive chef explains her passion for cooking and involvement with FareStart
Sponsored by FareStart Aldstadt’s executive chef Megan Coombes didn’t always plan on a carreer in the kitchen. In fact, before enrolling at The French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center) in New York City about four years ago, Coombes studied International Relations and Economics in college and started working in nonprofit development and marketing…
Instagram Inspiration: Succulent PNW Seafood
Beautifully briny seafood from the waters of the Pacific Northwest
What’s for dinner? Oysters are my always answer. Ever since I moved to Seattle last September, seafood has become a staple of my diet. Cravings for chewy clams, sweet crab meat and buttery salmon have quickly replaced my hankering for thick burgers and greasy slices of pizza. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re lucky to have…
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