Food & Drink
Restaurant Review: Cantinetta Bellevue
The Wallingford date spot spawns a second sexy incarnation on Bellevue’s Main Street.
Sometimes, going out to eat is all about the food. But usually, there’s more to it. At the original Cantinetta in Wallingford, there is plenty to like beyond the remarkable homemade pastas. The candlelit space has a whispered, undeniable sexiness. And, in spite of its location (on the street level of a modern condominium building),…
Restaurant Review: Lecosho
Matt Janke (late of Matt's in the Market) returns with a pork-lover's paradise on the Harbor Steps.
It’s probably not fair, but everyone is going to compare Lecosho to Matt’s in the Market. Matt Janke opened Matt’s in 1996, when there was room for about a dozen patrons in the ramshackle space, but—oh!—it was magic. Simple, honest, fresh and seasonal (but not preachy about it), the food was just good, good, so…
Food News: The Pantry, a Delancey Off-Shoot, Opening in Spring
Brandon Pettit and friends will open a new space for small parties, intimate themed dinners and cook
I just got some really tasty good news, and I couldn’t wait to share it. This spring, Delancey’s Brandon Pettit, along with friends-who-cook, Olaiya Land (caterer and cooking class teacher) and Brandi Henderson (Delancey’s pastry chef), is opening The Pantry in a space behind Delancey! The Pantry will be a multi-use space, where cooking classes…
Fashion + Style Friday: Can’t-miss Jewelry Sale and Local Fashion News
Get thee to the Kimberly Baker sale, a new clothing line for the (not big) and tall, and a Ballard-b
As we eagerly await the weekend, here are a few juicy tidbits to get you through the Friday afternoon doldrums: Local jeweler Kimberly Baker has quite the fan base—count us among the clamoring throng drooling over her sterling silver chunky cocktail rings and statement serpentine necklaces. Join the fan club this weekend at her annual…
Safeco Goes Foodie, a Michael Mina Update and More Food News
Ethan Stowell leads a team of three chefs who'll debut new restaurants at Safeco Field this spring.
News broke earlier this week that Safeco Field is getting four new eateries come springtime backed by famous chefs from across the country. Local chef Ethan Stowell will open two of them–Hamburg and Frites, and La Creperie. But I’m most excited to see what Roberto Santibanez has in store at his Flying Turtle Cantina. The…
Enter the 2011 Seamless in Seattle competition
Complete details and submission instructions for our 4th annual fashion design competition
DO YOU HAVE DESIGNER DREAMS?Enter the 2011 Seamless in Seattle competition If you’re a Project Runway fan, you’ll love Seamless in Seattle. We’re combing the city for the best up-and-coming fashion designers hungry to change the face of local fashion. This year, we’re offering the winners big prizes, such as the chance to launch their…
A special Valentine’s Day treat: Daniel Breaker hosts another Intiman cabaret
Condola Rashad, Nick Garrison and friends join in a night of jazz, R&B and classic standards
Looking for something a little different to treat your honey to this Valentine’s Day? Check out the “Valentine’s Cabaret” at Intiman Theatre. Last August, after the impressive run of Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined” at Intiman, members of the cast put together a fundraising “cabaret” as a way to thank Seattle theater patrons for turning out in…
Megan Griffiths’ “The Off Hours” Mesmerizes Sundance
Homegrown Indie Film a Masterful Mood Piece
It seems that Seattle’s film community may have finally arrived on the national stage with the stunningly wan production of The Off Hours, a film born and (in)bred in Washington State under the keen directorship of local veteran filmmaker Megan Griffiths. I was lucky enough to catch the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival…
Restaurant Review: Capitol Hill’s La Bete
A gorgeous reclaiming of the old Chez Gaudy, with carefully prepared, exceptionally good food.
If you ever found your way into Chez Gaudy—down the shadowy hallway and through the small rooms decorated in college-rental fashion—you won’t believe how elegant La Bête is. Against all odds, the same Capitol Hill space that was Chez Gaudy for five years is now beautiful: The long black walnut bar is polished to a…
Staple and Fancy Mercantile is “Pretty Good”
Is chef Ethan Stowell's new Ballard restaurant his best yet? Dining critic Allison Scheff finds out.
In big cities like ours, there are a lot of “pretty good” restaurants. It takes something to really shine, to be great. Union, Ethan Stowell’s first restaurant, which opened way back in 2003, was a great restaurant in the beginning. But it was always a little too stiff for an any-night stop. Still, Stowell built…
Fashion + Style Friday: Local beauty and fashion news, plus the winter sales continue
Beauty tips for spring, a local fashion duo goes Hollywood and why you need to click over to shopoli
I don’t know if it’s because I decided (yet again) to work out more, or the wet January doldrums, but late winter is always when I get the itch to change up my look. Between the ensuing spring (please?) and the gargantuan task of clearing my closet of 7-year old collegiate attire last weekend (when…
Fashion News: Luly Yang Couture introduces two new bridal lines
Local couture designer adding affordable gown options for Seattle brides
Prospective brides and fashion fans: Local couture gown designer Luly Yang is amping up her bridal selection, offering two new lines at the end of the month. Ranging from full-on couture wedding gown options, to the very affordable and sophisticated Luly Blue Collection, this noteworthy addition will introduce more lucky brides to Yang’s impeccable couture…
The Nerd King & Nerd Hall of Fame
The honorary prom king of the nerd high school that is Seattle, Paul Allen is quite the overachieve
THE NERD KING ✱ Most Likely to Space Out: Paul Allen and aerospace engineer Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites made history in 2004 with SpaceShipOne (scaled.com)—the first privately constructed manned spacecraft to successfully enter suborbital space. ✱ Class Brain: Founded in 2003, the Allen Institute for Brain Science (alleninstitute.org) is responsible for endeavors like the…
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