Food & Drink
New Green Lake Restaurant Eight Row Delivers on Creative Food and Drinks
Opening only a few weeks ago, the new spot offers intriguing cocktails and nibbles
While I’ve had cocktails with a ridiculously wide range of ingredients here in Seattle, I don’t recall ever having one with a pickled ramp—a delicious type of spring onion. Until a recent visit to Green Lake’s new restaurant Eight Row, where I started my meal with a perfectly-balanced Pickled Ramp Gibson, the ramp adding a…
SilentHike Receives a Rainy Welcome in Seattle
The national meditative movement takes locals on guided hikes while music and spoken word performance is broadcast to participants' wireless headphones
It’s called a SilentHike, but really it’s neither. Think of it more as a moving musical experience in nature with meditation. A mild workout but with stunning views and quiet reflection, with a new age piano soundtrack. A guided exploration of your psyche but with spoken word poetry and wireless headphones. And of course, since…
Backstory: Seattle’s Passion for P-Patches All Started with One Community Garden
Contrary to popular belief, the 'p' doesn’t stand for peas
This article appears in print in the September 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The Landmark: Seattle’s original P-Patch The Location: Wedgwood, 8040 25th Ave. NE The Backstory: Spread throughout the city are approximately 90 P-Patches, community garden plots where people can rent space to exercise their green thumbs. But while shared plots are common in many dense urban areas, the…
For the Seattle Symphony, a Fresh and Festive Welcome
Thomas Dausgaard, the orchestra's new music director, launches a new chapter
It’s not often the Seattle Symphony welcomes a new music director—Saturday night’s gala concert marked only the fourth such occasion in the past half-century. While Ludovic Morlot was relatively unknown to the orchestra at his hiring in 2011, having conducted here just twice—a gamble that paid off with eight innovative seasons of music-making—the new guy,…
Washington State Cheesemaking Is on the Rise
A decade ago, Washington state cheesemakers numbered a mere dozen or so. Now, a group of more than 60 producers are changing what we look for in locally made cheese
BLEATING HEARTS: Lori (left) and Ruth Babcock cuddle up with a few members of the herd on their 21-acre Tieton Farm & Creamery, where they turn their goats’ and sheep’s milk into cheese
Must List: Chinatown-ID Night Market, Emerald City Blues Festival, Grilled Cheese Grand Prix
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST CELEBRATE Chinatown-ID Night Market (9/14) Gather under the historic Chinatown Gate for this year’s Night Market, during which neighborhood restaurants will serve their favorite dishes and the streets will be peppered with local vendors, live music and even the occasional break-dancing battle. 4 p.m.–midnight….
These Seattle Shops Help Locals Get Closer to a Zero-Waste Lifestyle
In a culture that has access to excess, a few Seattle shops are raising the bar on what it means to be sustainable by encouraging customers to embrace—or at least aspire to—waste-free living. Here’s what they offer
Eco Collective sells environmentally-conscious goods for home and personal use
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Jamaican Food, Deli Sandwiches and Cheese Tea
Plus: Where to eat before summer leaves us
As summer begins to wane, locals are trying to enjoy the last days of patio season. In this week’s installment of our Instagram Q&A with editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin, Lin helps you hold on to summer just a little bit longer with suggestions for best outdoor dining, farmers markets and tiki bars. Have a question for…
Providence St. Joseph Health’s Supportive Housing Program Addresses Basic Human Needs
Health is about so much more than patient care - it's also about making sure basic human needs are met
Sponsored by Providence St. Joseph Health “Health is about so much more than patient care – it’s also about making sure basic human needs are met. Research shows that once a person finds safe, affordable housing, they become more socially involved in their community and their health can stabilize and improve. Our residents are testament…
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