August 2021
The Man Behind Seattle’s Great Wheel Light Displays
Gerry Hall’s LED designs are a glowing success
While it’s only been open for three short years, Seattle’s Great Wheel has become an iconic part of the city’s skyline—as have the 175-foot-tall attraction’s light displays, designed by Gerry Hall. “It was a void in the job that needed to be done, so I volunteered,” says the wheel’s general manager. “If I can make…
Recipe of the Week: Sake Drunk Clams
Try this recipe from Naka Seattle and get ready for our Pop! Bubbles & Seafood event
In anticipation of Seattle magazine’s second annual Pop! Bubbles & Seafood event on Saturday, February 20, at McCaw Hall, this week’s recipe comes from Capitol Hill’s traditional Japanese eatery Naka. The foodie fete highlights a variety of seafood dishes from some of Seattle’s favorite restaurants, including Barking Frog, Orfeo, Blind Pig Bistro and, of course, Naka. And…
Pike Place MarketFront Construction on Schedule & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Construction on Pike Place Market’s new MarketFront is proceeding as planned (eyes on you, Bertha) even as Seattle has experienced an abnormally rainy winter. This project is the first significant expansion of the market in over 40 years and has required extensive excavation. “The project reached a major milestone in December, with the final installation…
Hawaiian Fusion at Super Six in Columbia City
Marination’s new, auto-inspired Super Six serves up polished Asian-Hawaiian in a former garage
With Super Six, Marination co-owner Kamala Saxton has fulfilled her dream of opening a brick-and-mortar place in Columbia City, her home since moving from Hawaii to Seattle nearly 20 years ago. The two-story restaurant, named for a slick, female-designed 1948 Hudson Motor Car Company roadster, is housed inside a former automotive garage and features a…
Top Five Drinks for Celebrating a Birthday
Contributing writer A.J. Rathbun details his celebratory cocktails of choice
This may seem a little self-centered, but today is my birthday. And, as every day is someone’s birthday, it seemed like a good idea to have a list of the top drinks served up in local bars that I think are most fitting of this celebration. I’ll admit, these might also be the ones I’d…
Must List: PNB Presents Romeo et Juliette, Design Center Sample Sale
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must HearSeattle Improvised Music Festival(2/4 to 2/6, 7:30 p.m.) Seattle musicians put their talents to the test during the 31st Seattle Improvised Music Festival. During the three-day event at Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center Chapel, you can catch on-the-spot and off-the-cuff collaborations between the city’s bravest vocalists, saxophonists, guitarists, bassoonists, violinists and other musicians. Must PliePNB…
Attend a unique pop-up dinner at Bell + Whete
Feast on four dinners featuring varying cuisine styles for $70 or less each
Belle + Whete’s Jenny Izaguirre is one to watch. She joined the team of the Belltown restaurant as executive chef in July 2015 by way of Los Angeles, where Izaguirre, a native of Honduras, had been chef at Culina Modern Italian restaurant at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills. Before that, she had cooked in Four…
Seattle Superheroes: Mama Tits
The Seattle drag queen backs down from no villain
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. There she stood. Staring down the villainous bigot who was picketing at the 2014 Seattle Pride Parade. In the history of…
Chef Megan Coombes Talks Sausages and Culinary Triumphs
Altstadt's executive chef explains her passion for cooking and involvement with FareStart
Sponsored by FareStart Aldstadt’s executive chef Megan Coombes didn’t always plan on a carreer in the kitchen. In fact, before enrolling at The French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center) in New York City about four years ago, Coombes studied International Relations and Economics in college and started working in nonprofit development and marketing…
Instagram Inspiration: Succulent PNW Seafood
Beautifully briny seafood from the waters of the Pacific Northwest
What’s for dinner? Oysters are my always answer. Ever since I moved to Seattle last September, seafood has become a staple of my diet. Cravings for chewy clams, sweet crab meat and buttery salmon have quickly replaced my hankering for thick burgers and greasy slices of pizza. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re lucky to have…
Spirit Animal to Open on Capitol Hill this Spring
A sneak peek of what we can expect from Capitol Hill's latest neighborhood bar and restaurant
Get ready, Capitol Hill! Spirit Animal is opening on Broadway Avenue this spring. The cocktail bar, from first-time bar owners Paul Berryman and Izzy Guymon (Smith, Percy’s & Co.), will be a bohemian space that will offer Levantine-inspired fare (the traditional food of the Middle East, Mediterranean and Northern Africa) and craft cocktails. It’s slated…
Hiker Rescued, Construction Begins on Amazon’s Biodomes
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
A Seattle man was arrested on Sunday after he ‘made it rain’ by tossing money off roof during burglary that took place on the 2800 block of Boylston Avenue E. According to KOMO News, around 11 a.m. on January 31, a woman called police from inside a closet saying someone had just broken into her home. When officers arrived on…