Food & Drink
Collectors Joe and Jill McKinstry Fill their Home with Local Art
This Seattle couple has an art collection built on personal history.
“The problem is, we don’t have enough walls.” It sounds ironic, coming from Joe McKinstry, owner of prominent Seattle homebuilding and remodeling company Joseph McKinstry Construction Company. But once you experience the sheer volume of art in his house—a lovely Mount Baker Craftsman, where he lives with his wife, Jill, director of the University of…
Old Main in Bellevue
Chic boutiques and charming new cafés occupy this classic Eastside shopping district.
Bellevue may be best known for the brand-name mecca Bellevue Square mall (or more recently, for being at the opposite end of the grumble-inducing 520 bridge toll), but just one block south of the downtown park between Bellevue Way and 100th Avenue lies the sweet Old Main Street district with plenty of new draws that…
Hopscotch, New Kids Consignment Shop Opens in Downtown Bellevue
At Bellevue’s newly opened Hopscotch Consignment Boutique, the parking is plentiful and the gently-used kids and maternity clothes are bountiful. On a recent visit we were pleased to find a store chock full of great finds in sizes infant through 12, including brands like Mini Boden, Hanna Andersson, Janie and Jack, Gap Kids, Ralph Lauren,…
Sneak Peek: Ballard Pizza Company
My first question for Ethan Stowell at last night’s media preview of his casual, late-night, pizza-by-the-slice stop-in joint was, “Ethan: Are you ready for an onslaught of drunk Ballardites?” Ethan: “Well, we’ll see. That’s the question. Is it going to be slow? Is it going to be busy? I have no idea. I can’t make…
Sarah Loertscher Jewelry Trunk Sale this Weekend
Here’s your chance to grab hot-off-the-runway style: Local jewelry maven Sarah Loertscher just returned to town after runs at Los Angeles’ and El Paseo’s fashion weeks, where her innovative sculptural jewels were paired with Project Runway alum Mila Hermanovski’s new collection. Now, Click! Design That Fits in West Seattle is hosting a trunk show of…
Best Happy Hours at Restaurants
For half-price wine lists, cheap cocktails and sublime dishes we’d happily pay twice as much to eat.
A puny dish of sodden calamari, a sad plate of flabby, lukewarm wings, a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon—it’s the dreaded not-so-happy hour, wherein a restaurant offers you “bargains” like these if you get there early enough. That’s just not going to cut it. Our mission: Discover the restaurants with the absolute best food served…
Pike Street Hillclimb
Explore pocket galleries, vintage shopping and tasty bites in the shadow of Pike Place Market.
Tucked away just west of our famous market, the Pike Street Hillclimb, located on Western Avenue along the sprawling staircase that leads to Alaskan Way, features dining, shopping and local art. Standbys such as the Zig Zag Café (1501 Western Ave.; 206.625.1146; zigzagseattle.com) have long attracted patrons to the ’climb, but with the arrival of…
Luly Yang’s Couture Cycle
Seattle magazine looks back on the last decade of this celebrated local fashion designer's career.
In 2000, then graphic designer Luly Yang entered a fashion show on a whim, crafting an exquisite butterfly dress entirely out of paper. The awed—and awesome—reception to the gown soon inspired a career change. Now, after enlivening the fashion community for 10 years, gaining fame for her thematic annual runway shows and elegant bridal and…
Better, Lighter, Faster
This locally made outdoor gear boasting high-tech fabrics and sweet features is a must-have for spri
Seattle’s Outdoor Research, which just turned the ripe old age of 30, is blazing new trails with the introduction of the 13.5-ounce Axiom jacket ($375), the company’s first shell that uses Gore-Tex’s most breathable and waterproof stretch fabric, Active Shell. And for adventurers who don’t have time to change before hitting the bar, the Termini…
Hot Cakes
Delicious, decadent molten chocolate cakes-in-a-jar.
I pity the poor souls who’ve never tasted one of Autumn Martin’s decadent molten chocolate cakes-in-a-jar, baked to an oozy middle and deeply, darkly delicious. The Theo Chocolates (featured in our inaugural Seattle Food Establishment list) alum has been selling her desserts at local farmers markets to much acclaim, and so we’re thrilled to report…
Linoleum-block Prints Perfect for Baby’s Room
Hip decorative prints inspired by vintage French pop art and made in West Seattle.
They’re the perfect foil for pastel-colored nursery walls: hip linoleum-block prints inspired by vintage French pop art, made by West Seattle–based artist Jennifer Ament. The lovely black-and-white linos are beloved by babies, who like to stare at high-contrast images; parents like them, too, for their sweet, clean lines, worthy of display long after baby is…
Monkey Bum Pants for Babies
The cutest (and silliest) kid accessory invented since the sailor dress.
If you enjoy dressing your baby in hats with little ears, the newest pants from sweet tot line Hoot Organic (by Seattle dress designer Suzy Fairchild) will have you oooh-ooohing with delight: The Monkey Bum Pants are made of 100 percent organic cotton and feature a contrasting diaper-bum gusset for a nonbinding fit—perfect for those…
Fragrant Bubble Bath Dough
Kids of all ages (including the adult kind) will love playing with Red Leaf's innovative bubble bath
Both your grown-up and childlike sides will appreciate downtown-based Red Leaf’s Fragrant Bubble Bath Dough (shown above), come bath time. Made with almond oil and moisturizing glycerin, the shapable, Play-Doh-like scrub ($12) dissolves into soft bubbles under the faucet. Available in sophisticated scents such as fresh clover, basil lime and black tea; if a handful…
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