Food & Drink
Seattle’s Macro Microbreweries
Here's what's new at three of our area's most established craft breweries.
Georgetown BrewingA singular focus on tasty beer In 2002, Roger Bialous and Manny Chao opened a brewery in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. Bialous came from a background in biology and health care administration, and Chao was a home brewer who also enjoyed success as a beer salesman for Mac & Jack’s Brewery. The two friends approached…
Local Beer Festivals
A year-round calendar for exploring Seattle’s booming local beer culture.
January: Belgianfest Seattle, Warren G. Magnuson Park; washingtonbeer.com/belgianfest Taste more than 50 Belgian-style beers crafted by Washington breweries. January 27–29: Strange Brewfest Port Townsend, The American Legion; strangebrewfestpt.com This fun fest celebrates the most creative and unique concoctions. April: Washington Cask Beer Festival Seattle, Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion; washingtonbeer.com/cask-beer-fest More than 70 handcrafted beers, featuring…
Food News: There’s Something About October
When it rains, it pours. This is true lately of restaurant openings: all of the sudden, a handful of tempting restaurants are opening in October. To wit: Marché at the Market, aka the new concept moving into the Campagne space. Daisley Gordon, longtime Campagne and Cafe Campagne chef, is the mastermind behind Marché’s menu. Soft opening…
5 Food & Wine Events Not to Miss
The summer is winding down, but the food scene is heating up again with that new-season vigor. Here are a few upcoming events that will make the departure of the summer bounty not nearly as depressing. Sunday, September 18: BLEND Forty different Washington state wine producers are converging on the Bell Harbor International Conference Center for…
Win Tickets to the Sold Out Craft Beer + Food Event
Visit our Facebook page and leave a comment telling us your favorite Washington craft brew (let our list refresh your memory). Next week, we will announce one lucky winner to be our guest (with a friend) at the Craft Beer+Food event on Wednesday, September 28 at the Yacht Club on Lake Union. Local brewers and…
Beer in the Northwest
In the early 1980s, you could count the number of American microbreweries on two hands, and two of them were in Washington: Redhook Ale Brewery in Ballard (now in Woodinville) and Grant’s Brewery Pub in Yakima (now closed). Since that time, a craft beer revolution has swept across the nation; these days, you can find…
Seattle’s Dog Obsession
With more canines than children living within city limits, Seattle has ofiicially gone to the dogs
Photos in Flickr slideshow by Kathryn Barnard Teddi Schultz didn’t think anything of the turned heads and baffled expressions she received at the crowded summer Ballard SeafoodFest in July. She looked straight ahead proudly, her hands steadying the baby stroller that held her small Chihuahua, Zooey. When asked by a small child if her…
How Rachel Got Her Beer Goggles Back
Seattle magazine's editorial director reflects on the dedicated research our team devoted to the Oct
We at Seattle magazine like to throw ourselves into researching our stories, so when we decided to do a beer issue to tap into (sorry) the recent resurgence of craft brewing, well, you can imagine how we felt we needed to take one for the team. I am generally more of a wine drinker, but…
Outdoor Gear Worth Splurging On
Heed the outdoors’ call in style with these new offerings from top local gear makers.
A new line of urban bags from Cascade Designs’ SealLine brand ($64.95–$169.95) coddles your stuff when you’re out enjoying our region’s infamous inclemency. The Seattle-made bags feature roll tops with easy-open clips, and welded seams that ensure that your precious cargo stays dry. And add-on accessories, like a zip pocket or phone holster, sweeten the…
Blue Luna
A little hint of Paris in Kirkland.
Tucked into an alley by Barnes & Noble behind Lincoln Square, Ivetta Arzumanov’s new Blue Luna is a charming trove of Parisian finds and cutting-edge garments from Italy and Spain. A former accountant and engineer, the Armenian native frequently travels to Europe to shop for herself—and now brings chic, minimalist finds, such as edgy, asymmetrically…
Locally Brewed Beer Shampoo
Soak in the moisturizing benefits a delicious beer can have on your head.
At-home beauty devotees (this means you, lemon-juice highlights and homemade-scrub lady), meet new shower soul mate, MeMe Cosmetics’ Beer Shampoo and Conditioner. Handmade by Vancouver, Washington–based Inger Genest, the frothy, dark Obsidian Stout beer from Deschutes Brewery (which packs extra moisturizing punch due to a higher than normal carb count) is mixed with scented cedar…
Get Kate Middleton’s Look
If you swoon over the new Duchess of Cambridge’s (insanely great) wardrobe, it’s time to memorize th
Schooled by Vivienne Westwood designers at American InterContinential University in London (trivia interlude: One of her fellow students was none other than Project Runway season-four winner Christian Siriano), the 2011 Seamless in Seattle finalist Gina Moorhead is bringing a taste of British style back across the pond with her prim and polished Gina Marie women’s…
How to Shop with a Shoe Fetish
Erin Hiemstra, the editor and creative director of home décor and personal style blog Apartment-34.c
“I’m in a committed relationship with my heels,” Erin Hiemstra says, with a laugh. “Though I’m tall, I’m a high-heel gal all the way—booties especially are my weakness.” The self-proclaimed “Nordy’s gal” lets her sky-high heels, signature menswear-inspired watch and vintage accessories do the talking, pairing them with urban-chic, slightly androgynous wardrobe staples such as…
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