August 2021
Victoria, B.C. or Bust: Fit a Quick Trip Into Your Last Few Days of Summer
!–paging_filter–pSummer may be winding down, but there’s still ample time to trek somewhere fun for a night. Consider an overnight sojourn to this close by stomping ground (and one of CNN’s a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/travel/unfriendly-cities/index.html?c=page=4“friendliest cities in the world/a): Victoria, B.C. Seattle magazine editorial assistant Erika Almanza Brown offers up her picks for when she visits this…
Nine New Reasons to Shop U Village
!–paging_filter–pIn addition to the monolith new parking structure with more than 700 new spots, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/goldmine-gifts-uni…“U Village/a is growing its retail and dining offerings by leaps and bounds this fall. They’ve just announced 12 new spots, including three that are firsts in the Northwest: Amsterdam-based a href=”http://webstore-us.scotch-soda.com/” target=”_blank”Scotch Soda/a (our new favorite), a href=”http://www.calypsostbarth.com/” target=”_blank”Calypso…
Fashiony: Exploring African and Asian Fashion at Bumbershoot
!–paging_filter–pOK, it’s officially time to talk about a href=”http://bumbershoot.org/” target=”_blank”Bumbershoot/a, which, with the addition of a href=”http://bumbershoot.org/lineup/artist/fashiony/” target=”_blank”Fashiony/a, an exhibit curated by the imminently fashionable a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/high-style-erika-dalya-massaquoi“Erika Dalya Massaquoi/a, really does have something for everyone this year. (But I also just want to mention that since we’re officially talking about Bumbershoot, it means that summer…
Sweet Shoes at Hennie McPennie
You might not consider Mercer Island a go-to spot for kids’ shoes, but you’d be missing out on Hennie McPennie. Opened last January by John and Theresa Keith, former telecom execs, the shop is a result of three years of footwear research, with the goal of providing high-quality footwear to the island’s smallest residents. “We…
Feel-Good Kids’ Toys at Eurostyle Your Life
When the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle closed The Giving Tree wooden toy workshop four years ago, Leslie Conti and Urs Berger, owners of Eurostyle Your Life, then in Fremont, decided to buy the business, tools and all, and move into its prime South Lake Union location on Westlake Avenue. Among the treasures are ferries and…
South-End Restaurant Openings and Reopenings; Craft Beer + Food
!–paging_filter–pThere’ve been some really nice developments happening down in the Rainier Valley lately. At the top of my list is the opening of a href=”https://www.facebook.com/TinUmbrellaCoffee” target=”_blank”Tin Umbrella/a, a sweet coffee shop in the under-served Hillman City neighborhood. Owner a href=”http://rainiervalleypost.com/the-joya-of-coffee-at-tin-umbrella-in-hillm…” target=”_blank”Joya Iverson spoke with the Rainier Valley Post /aabout how she came to open the…
Queen Anne’s Newest Pizza Place: The Masonry
!–paging_filter–pspanIs Queen Anne a contender for the tasty title of Seattle’s Pizza Capital?/span/ppConsidering that this ‘hood is home to not one, but two a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/pagliaccis-end-world-pizza” target=”_blank”Pagliacci places/a–one’s a take-out only spot on Aurora–as well asa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/tribunali” target=”_blank” Via Tribunali/a, Elliott Bay Pizza, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/whats-future-seattle-center” target=”_blank”Mod Pizza at the Seattle Center’s Armory/a, old-school Olympia, the a…
Thrills & Chills at the Washington State Fair
Do the Washington State Fair this September
People have been “doing the Puyallup” since 1900, and though this year the name has been changed to the more staid Washington State Fair (thefair.com), more than 1 million visitors are expected to attend the rural extravaganza of blue-ribbon food, breathtaking rides and rodeo broncs. But it’s not all fun and games at this treasured…
How to Make Mexican Paper Flowers
Trophy Cupcakes’ Jennifer Shea demonstrates how to make tissue flowers for your Day of the Dead part
Supplies: Tissue paper is from Packaging Specialties (ps-stores.com) Heavy Italian crepe paper rolls are from Carte Fini (cartefini.myshopify.com) 5 sheets of tissue paper (20 x 30) 3 30-inch lengths of heavy (180 gm) crepe paper in different colors Scissors Light gauge wire Ribbon or twine, if hanging Start by fan-folding the tissue paper…
Dulce de Leche Cupcake Recipe
Cupcakes provide a delicious canvas for decorating with Day of the Dead sugar skulls
This cupcake is made with one of the most delicious confections I have even eaten, cooked condensed milk, aka dulce de leche or milk caramel. It’s so good you might catch yourself eating it by the spoonful right out of the can. The recipe is very simple, but takes some time and a keen eye…
Horcha Cha Recipe
Trophy Cupcakes’ Jennifer Shea riffs on traditional horchata
(*see Horchico, below, for kids’ version) 2 cups of long-grain white rice 2 cinnamon sticks 8 cups water, room temperature 2 (14-ounce) cans evaporated milk (may substitute 3 cups half-and-half and 1/2 cup whipping cream) 1 cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 1/2 cups tequila plus 2 tablespoons 1…
Out with the Shabby-Chic and In with the Sophisticated Antiques at this West Seattle Home
How to use old pieces to give a room a new attitude
!–paging_filter–pspanAs with most people, there comes a time when a room is just spoiling for a makeover.nbsp;/span/ppspanSuch was the case for the living room inside the lovely 1913 Craftsman-style West Seattle home of two young professionals, their 10-year-old son and their Rhodesian ridgeback. It was a perfectly functional gathering spot, but, after 12 years, it…