February 2008
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,…
Wander Like a Winemaker – Explore the Walla Walla Valley
Take a trip this autumn with itineraries created by the winemakers of the region
Sponsored by Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance When it comes to weekend getaways, the Walla Walla Valley is a destination that provides an idyllic escape to the serene countryside with small-town charm and comfort. As the autumn and winter months approach, the picturesque landscape transforms to reflect the triumphs of another bountiful harvest and an…
A Ballard Couple Strikes the Perfect Work-life Balance in Their Own Backyard
'Like us, so many people work from home these days, and by converting a garage that we didn’t really use except for storage into an office, we’ve really optimized our work-life balance'
MEET AND GREET: Architects Lauren and Kyle Zerbey converted their home's 1910 garage into this stylish studio for their growing design business, with a conference room for meeting clients a shared work space (below)
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