Food & Drink
Family Meal of the Week: Dahlia Lounge
There are meals in almost every restaurant serving off-menu items that you would never be lucky enough to eat unless you worked in the restaurant. They’re called family meals and they’re served before or after service to feed those who work tirelessly to bring good food to your table — staff members who rarely get a…
How Our 107-Year-Old Pike Place Market Survived
Knute Berger visits Pike Place Market 50 years after its reputed demise
In his poem “Bubbs Creek Haircut,” Beat poet Gary Snyder drew on impressions from a trip through Seattle in the mid-1950s: Seattle has the best for logger gearonce found a pair of good tricouni boots at the under-the-public-market store, Mark Tobey’s scene, torn down I hear—… Not so fast, Snyder. That’s not what happened. At…
Pianos in the Parks, Plus Westlake’s Colorful Tables and Chairs
Electric blue tables paired with neon yellow chairs make for a sweet and vibrant setup downtown
The trees colored in Smurf-blue are long gone in downtown’s Westlake Park, but now its usual crop of bistro tables and chairs have been replaced by jazzier versions in electric blue and canary yellow. Surrounded by the new colorful dining/seating additions, is a hot pink piano, wheeled out as part of the very arty and…
Outdoor Concerts and Movies, How to Shop the Nordstrom Sale and Save the Date for Red, White & Brew
What to do this weekend
Must HearOutdoor Music Concerts(Dates and times vary) — For an urban lunchtime escape, don’t miss the free Out to Lunch concert series around downtown, including the Portland Cello Project in Occidental Square Park (7/18). Or spend a magical evening at the Music on the Green Summer Concert Series at Salish Lodge, featuring a gourmet picnic,…
Canopy Blue Moves Next Door
Madison Park charmer, Canopy Blue, has moved into the suite next door to their original spot in Arboretum Court, almost doubling their space, which means more of their beach-chic style for your shopping pleasure. In addition to tunics from Calypso, dresses from DVF and outerwear from neighbor Elizabeth Roberts, the new space has a denim…
Tips and Tricks to Shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
How to navigate this extra-special sale with ease
July is a month that Nordstrom shoppers look forward to with giddy anticipation because it’s Anniversary Sale time and Anniversary Sale time means slashed prices on all the newest and most on trend clothing, shoes and handbags (and kids’ clothing for those of us who shop for kids) that Nordstrom trend-watchers, buyers and designers have…
The 8 Thoughts That Go Through Your Mind While in Traffic
Traffic in and around Seattle is about to get really, really bad
Today is the day that will go down in local traffic infamy: All westbound travel along I-90 will be reduced to ONE LANE near Bellevue Way Southeast as crews repair expansion joints on the bridge. Officials have said this closure could potentially create backups of up to 10 miles. Thus, The Seattle Times has warned…
Ba Bar’s Eric Banh on Why He’s a Hard Boss and How He Knew Germany Would Win World Cup
Eric Banh has been a popular staple in the Capitol Hill dining scene since opening Monsoon in 1999, not long after moving back from Alberta, Canada where his family landed after moving out of Vietnam when Banh was 15-years-old. In Edmonton, Banh held several cooking jobs and even had his own restaurant called Lemon Grass…
This Calamari is Not Your Typical Appetizer
Crack in a box? Yes, indeed.
If you think of chewy, deep-fried rings with a side of dipping sauce when you hear the word “calamari,” get ready to have your mind blown. RockCreek has fried calamari on its menu, but it’s more of a squid dish than your typical appetizer. Technically, it’s called point judith calamari “Kari-Out,” but what it really…
Seattle Coffee Gear Opens in Westlake Center
The local coffee retailer expands its roster of stores into downtown Seattle
On the heels of Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara opening and with plans for a third-floor revamp next year, Westlake Center is adding even more activity to its bustling hub, and this addition is sure to please the caffeine-crazed masses. Seattle Coffee Gear, the Lynnwood-based coffee and coffee machines and accessories retailer opens its fourth store…
Bell + Whete’s Marcus Charles on Why He Gave Up the Nightlife to Get a Real Job
When Bell & Whete (“wheat”) officially opened its doors on Saturday (here are 10 things to know about the restaurant), it became the newest hot spot to hit Belltown—a masculine, meat-heavy, Medieval-inspired restaurant sandwiched between Local 360 and The Crocodile—all three owned by Marcus Charles. Charles, a bit of a legend in Seattle, is still…
Want to Score a Spot in the Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game?
The Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game happens on Sunday, July 20, at Safeco Field and you have a chance to be on the roster. To nab the coveted spot among the star-studded team, which boasts Seahawks royalty Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas and Percy Harvin, among other notable names (interestingly enough they could only scare up…
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