Food & Drink
Toulouse Petit Restaurant Review
Brian Hutmacher get's serious with Toulouse Petit and a New Orleans inspired menu.
Brian Hutmacher could have cut corners when he opened Toulouse Petit in November. As the owner of Mexican restaurant (and singles meat market) Peso’s, right next door, no one would’ve blamed him if he had taken the easy road and opened a New Orleans themed doppelganger aimed at the flirty, heavy-drinking party crowd. Instead, it’s…
Bakery Nouveau’s Triple-layer Chocolate Cake
The moistest triple-layer chocolate cake we've tasted.
Look past the gold-speckled truffles and the loaves of crisp-crusted breads at Bakery Nouveau (4737 California Ave. SW 206.923.0534 bakerynouveau.com), and you’ll spy the sweet-as-pie staff selling slices of chocolate cake to patrons in the know. That’s because this triple-layer Classic Chocolate Cake ($4.50/slice; $30/8-inch cake) is the moistest we’ve tasted, and definitely worth a…
Crepes, Sandwiches at Citizen
Queen Anne welcomes a mellow neighborhood eatery.
For some folks who live within stumbling distance, Sunday mornings have become synonymous with inexpensive mimosas and heartily stuffed crêpes at Citizen. This laid-back neighborhood spot, open since September, is full of charm and character, reminiscent of a New York artist loft studio: plenty of exposed brick, a wrought iron and wood staircase that leads…
Southern Comfort: Best Down Home Breakfasts
These are what comfort foods are made of
Best Northwest Spin on Chicken and WafflesTaste, Seattle Art Museum’s in-house restaurant, serves up the most wonderful fried chicken and waffles ($14) for Sunday brunch, made with Olympia’s Stokesberry Farm chicken. A buttermilk-brined thigh and drumstick are served on a crisp and hearty Bluebird Grains waffle. The pile of vinegary mustard greens served alongside is…
Shopping: The Most Beautiful Soap Ever
Made in one of the top neighborhoods of 2009, these soaps are almost too pretty to use.
I am not in the camp of buying pretty soap only to have it set out and have it collect dust for years. Life is too short and as a result, luxe soaps have long been my little indulgences. So I just have to share this amazing soap that my son’s teacher from last year gave…
Where to Get a Tasty Sandwich: Ballard’s Paseo
Paseo’s newest sandwich shack in Ballard raises the bar for picnic-perfect beach eats.
Hey, anyone want to join me for a day of playing hooky and having lunch at the beach? Great, we’ll just stop at this pink roadside shack in Ballard for onion sandwiches and hit Golden Gardens. Wait, did he just say onion sandwiches? Oh yes, he did. The pink roadside shack is the Ballard outpost…
Perfectly Polished
Julep
Now that summer is officially upon us (the first day was June 21st) and the sun is making an extended stay, we can finally pull out the bright colors, happy sundresses, flip flops and tanks. Julep Nail Parlor (multiple locations, including 1427 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle and a new locale in Bellevue) must be…
Arts: Seattle Opera Explores Marriage and The Ring
Catch the hilarious Marriage of Figaro before it closes this weekend. Editorial assistant Deanna Du
Figaro! Figaro! Figaro! You have two performances left to catch Seattle Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro before it ends this Saturday. Mozart’s Figaro remains one of the most performed operas in America and is a great choice for opera newbies. The music is gorgeous and it’s the type of enchanting romantic comedy that would be perfect for Hugh Grant and…
Talcum Moves to The Baltic Room Tonight
Capitol Hill
Talcum, Capitol Hill’s Northern Soul dance night, moves to The Baltic Room (1207 Pine St.; 625.4444) room this evening. The new location is good news for Cap Hill soul fans left in limbo when Talcum’s former venue, King Cobra, closed last month. For those of you unfamiliar with Talcum, think of it as a little…
Tasting Notes: Washington’s Hard Ciders
A blooming Washington hard-cider industry is beginning to find some room at the table
Hard cider may not have the huge fan base of Washington’s craft-beer-brewing movement or its rocking wine industry, but if recent appearances of the cult beverage on local menus is any indication, it’s only a matter of time. Part of the appeal of hard ciders—most of which are between 6 percent and 8 percent alcohol—is…
Seattle Magazine’s Ultimate Coffee Guide
A celebration of Seattle's caffeinated culture
For many of us, it’s the first word we croak in the morning: Coffee. Not a question, nor a command (though sometimes a plea), but most often a statement—a fact of daily life, especially in Seattle, where, as you may have heard, we drink a lot of coffee. Lately, our beloved local ritual of going…
October 2010 Editor’s Note: Hallowed Grounds
Rachel Hart gives you a peek at our October 2010 issue
This past summer, I had two distinct only-in-Seattle moments. The first was at Carkeek Park when I saw a bunch of kids at a birthday party engaged in a sack race. When I looked a little closer, I realized they were hopping around in big, floppy burlap coffee-bean bags. A couple of months later, during…
Shopping Around: August’s 2010 Shopping Finds
This Month's Shopping Finds
AugustHoot SweetNewborns turn parents’ lives upside down, but the birth of daughter Sadie in 2008 also changed Suzy Fairchild’s design aesthetic. An experienced women’s wear designer, Fairchild added kiddie wear to her Phinney Ridge boutique Frock Shop in late 2009, launching Hoot Organic (hootorganic.com), a full line of colorful caps ($18) and sweet dresses made…
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