Food & Drink
Weekly Must List: Dahlia Workshop’s Biscuit Bar, a NW Indie Fest with Damien Jurado and More
Our editors' picks for the can't-miss events of March 3 - 9, 2011
Must SeeFirst Thursday art walk: Joey Veltkamp Thursday (3/3) – Seattle artist and local art blogger Joey Veltkamp has a well-documented owl obsession (his last show featured more than 30 papier-mâché owls), but now he’s on to something new—ghosts. For this show, he’s fired more than 20 ceramic spooks, using paint and resin to give…
New Column Alert: Cook’s Adventures Debuts This Month!
Fat of the Land author Langdon Cook will write a bi-monthly column on foraging, fishing, crabbing an
I’m thrilled to announce that Fat of the Land author Langdon Cook is our newest columnist at the magazine. Lang, as he’s known by friends, is the kind of guy that, when he says he’ll be “off the grid,” really means it; he’s known to disappear down the coast and up to the wilds of British Columbia for weeks…
Fashion + Style Friday: Spring fashion from Built for Man and Lizzie Parker, plus a fun wine accessory
A new Built for Man showroom, shop watch on Queen Anne and Joan Kelly checks out fashion in Issaquah
We’re playing with numbers this week on Fashion Friday, it’s like good ol’ Sesame Street says: ‘The number of the day is 5.’ As in five, exciting, fun tidbits for share with you this week: 1. The ice and snow held off long enough Tuesday (not spring yet apparently, harrumph) for me to bop up…
Great Schools Come from Great Teachers
Seattle Public School parent Alison Krupnick wonders where all the bad teachers are.
I wanted to write a blog entry about HB 1609, the “Great Schools” bill, which was debated in Olympia this week, but failed to move out of committee. A similar bill in the Senate, SB 5399, was blocked from public hearing by Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, chair of the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12…
VIDEO: Ethan Stowell Cooks Up Tavolata Rigatoni
Seattlemag.com’s Dylan Priest and Alex Kummerow asked Seattle superchef Ethan Stowell and specialty-food-market veteran Kaela Farrington to show us how to prep a simple and savory meal using noodles from their new pasta line. Lagana Foods Pasta Video with Ethan Stowell from Seattle magazine on Vimeo.
Screamin’ Deal: Free Truffle Fries at Hotel 1000
If you work downtown, consider stopping by BOKA Kitchen + Bar part of your Friday routine. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays in February, the folks at Hotel 1000’s restaurant are giving out free truffle fries to anyone. Yep, that includes passersby, guests, starving college students and screamin’ deal junkies. Kick start your…
Maria Hines to Open the Golden Beetle in Ballard this Friday
Eastern Mediterranean flavors will be the draw at the nation's third certified organic restaurant.
It’s old news that chefs in this town put their fancy foot forward with their first restaurants, making a splash with more elaborate dishes, a more formal dining room approach, and a “I take my food seriously” aire. But with the second restaurant? Well that’s where they have some fun. Things are taken down a…
Fashion + Style Friday: News from Sway & Cake, plus the Blackbird brand expands- twice
A sweet Seattle necklace, The Field House undergoing a remodel and Joan Kelly stops by the newly rev
This was a week of exciting expansions, remodels and moves for some of our favorite boutiques: As Karen Johnson reported on Wednesday, Blackbird is jumping on the Portlandia bandwagon and will open the first Blackbird enterprise outside of Ballard in PDX this summer. (Great news for us Oregon natives often stuck in the Portland I-5…
VIDEO: Portlandia, Meet Ballardia, Blackbird to Open New Shop in the Rose City
Blackbird and Field House owner Nicole Miller announced she’s expanding her retail empire to Portland. The new shop (Burnside and NW 13th Ave.), which opens early this summer, is two blocks from Ace Hotel (another Seattle-based lifestyle business with a PDX outpost), and sure to attract throngs of Portland-loving tourists who will no doubt be…
Revisiting Pike Place Market: Tulip Time and My Favorite Baguette
Last weekend we took the kids down to Pike Place Market and we browsed around. I worked at the Market for years in my early 20s, and used to go down on my days off, too. But I don’t get down there as much anymore. That’s mostly because we have a toddler who likes to…
Cookus Interruptus: Chocolate Covered Coconut Macaroons
Oh honey. Coconut and chocolate marry to make these moist, chewy macaroons.
Steve reminisces while making this heavenly flour-free dessert. Coconut, honey, egg white and baking chocolate are all you need. For printable recipe, click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole foods via 140+ short humorous videos. Visit cookusinterruptus.com to find printable recipes, menu ideas,…
2011 Local Outdoor Gear Preview
It seems only fair to extend the locavore movement to outdoor equipment.
Seattle has long been a mecca for outdoorsy people and technical innovation, so it follows that some of the leading outdoor clothing and gear manufacturers in the world have set up shop here. Chances are good that many items in your gear closet were designed and possibly even manufactured within a few miles of home….
Fondue: 5 Spots for a Retro Date Night
Everything tastes better with cheese (or chocolate), so it’s no surprise that fondue remains a guilt
PAIRWhat happens when a mild, buttery Camembert and a strong, pungent Gorgonzola join forces? They create Cambozola, which makes a dip-tastic fondue. Pair’s version is accompanied by pear, apple and crostini pieces begging to be dunked. $9. Ravenna/U District, 5501 30th Ave. NE; 206.526.7655; pairseattle.com THE MELTING POTYou can’t go wrong with the traditional Swiss…
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