Food & Drink
6 Seattle-Area Summer Picnic Spots
Kick off the season with a picnic in one of these beautiful parks
With warm weather right around the corner, there’s no better time to start staking out the best date spots in the city. And when it comes to romance, what’s sweeter than taking your sweetheart on a romantic picnic in one of the area’s many gorgeous parks? It’s hard to go wrong when you’re picnicking out…
FareStart Brings Together Seattle Chefs for a Night to Remember
Dozens of Seattle chefs are teaming up for one of the most mouth-watering events of the season
Sponsored by Farestart On Thursday, June 25, legions of Seattle’s most well-renowned chefs, restaurants and other supporters will come together for a night of tasting and tippling at FareStart’s Guest Chef Spectacular, held in the Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center. The culinary job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals has provided opportunities…
Milan’s Intense Coffee Culture Doesn’t Include a Starbucks
A trip to the place that inspired Howard Schultz recalls similarities to Seattle
I just returned from a world’s fair in Milan, Italy. The fair, Expo 2015, is devoted to the subject of “Feeding the Planet.” Milan has long been an inspiration on its own. For example, it is the place that inspired Howard Schultz to turn Starbucks from a coffee purveyor to a seller of lattes to…
4 Must-Play Seattle Miniature Golf Courses
Bring out your inner Jack Nicklaus at one of these four putt-putt courses in town
Didn’t qualify for the U.S. Open? No problem. While the competitors show off their strokes at the tournament in nearby Chambers Bay (6/15–6/21; usga.usopen.com), you can ply your putter at one of Seattle’s miniature golf courses.Green Lake Pitch and Putt This leafy nine-hole pitch and putt course at the south end of Green Lake is…
Seattle Sculptor Debuts Work Based on his Childhood Home
Artist Leo Saul Berk reinterprets the house that built his creativity
They say your home is a reflection of your identity—and if money allows, you can reshape your house (through a new coat of paint, a kitchen remodel, a second story) to more accurately reflect the person you are, or hope to be. But what happens when the relationship goes the other way—when a house transforms…
7 Stops for Your Ultimate Seattle Walking Tour
Urban attractions for the pedestrian explorer
Sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center With its proximity to mountains and forests, Seattle is known for great walks. But the on-foot explorer has plenty to discover inside the city itself. On your next sunny day in The Emerald City, put on some sensible shoes and hit these seven urban attractions….
Upcoming Ambit3 Treasure Hunt the Latest Activity for Seattle Adventurers
Adventure photographer Jason Hummel to lead the local watch-finding stunt
On Saturday, June 6, the Seattle area will once again become a playground for treasure hunters of the adventurous variety. Finland-based watch and sports instrument manufacturer Suunto will hide one of its GPS-connected Ambit3 watches somewhere in Seattle and with the help of clever social media hints over several days, you’ll have the chance to…
Seven Seas Building to Become Boutique Hotel, Pronto Installs New Stations
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Real estate company plans to revitalize iconic Seattle building Seattle-based real estate development firm Revolve announced plans to renovate the Seven Seas building along 1st Avenue, site of the former Lusty Lady strip club, which shuttered in 2010. The building has has sat vacant since then. The 24,000-square-foot, six-story structure is slated to become a…
Redmond Blogger Makes Old Comic Book Heroes New Again
Local blogger turns comic book fascination into a new book
Remember a superhero named The Red Bee? No? How about The Bouncer? Or The Puppeteer? Now’s your chance to get to know these (understandably) long-lost comic book stars, thanks to a new book by Redmond-based writer Jon Morris. The League of Regrettable Superheroes (Quirk Books, $24.95) grew out of Morris’ blog, Gone & Forgotten (gone-and-forgotten.blogspot.com),…
The Must List: Whim W’him’s X-Posed, Hugo House Literary Series
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must WatchWhim W’him X-Posed at Cornish Playhouse(5/29 to 5/31, times vary) Former PNB dancer Olivier Wevers directs his recently formed company in X-Posed, featuring three new pieces: one by Seattle’s edgy Kate Wallich; one by French choreographer Manuel Vignoulle; and one by Wevers himself, exploring what’s unfiltered, raw and real. Must Bring the HeatSriracha Night…
Hey, Bellevue! You’re getting a chocolate pop-up
Seattle Chocolate Company opens jcoco shop June 1
As if there wasn’t already ample eye candy at The Bellevue Collection, on June 1, the Seattle Chocolate Company will unveil its first standalone chocolate shop inside the Eastside shopping mecca. The pop-up will focus on jcoco, the company’s line of brightly-wrapped fine chocolate bars in tempting flavors like Peanut Strawberry Baobab and Black Fig…
Fashion Startup Glamhive Secures Additional Funding
Seattle company nabs grand prize for its innovative style-focused social media platform
Seattle fashion startup, Glamhive, is turning the “#” in #OOTD into “$$$.” The social media platform that rewards fashionistas for photo-sharing their outfits of the day beat out six other entrepreneurs for the top prize of $205,000 at the Seattle Angel Conference last Wednesday, May 20, Geekwire reports. The event is the result of months…
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