February 2008
Capitol Curiosity
Free tours, fantastic architecture, and a 5-ton Tiffany chandelier make Olympia’s legislative building worth the trip.
Nothing says autumn like falling leaves, and the deluge of campaign flyers and attack ads. But there isn’t anything remotely political about taking a tour of the state capitol. You’re there to admire the neoclassical architecture, not to listen to partisan bickering. But first, why is the capital in Olympia? Seattle and Tacoma didn’t exist…
A Family Legacy in Every Bowl
For two decades, the Nguyen family’s Pho T & N has been a Poulsbo mainstay built on consistency and community.
When Trinh Nguyen asked her mother, Huyen Tran, what she wanted most after years of running the family restaurant, she didn’t ask for travel or rest. “I just want to be in my kitchen,” she told her daughter. That kitchen, inside Pho T & N in Poulsbo, has been her happy place for 20 years,…
Celebrating Diwali in Seattle
The Festival of Lights fills the city with feasts, performances, and community events.
My introduction to Diwali was in 2016 during my first visit to India. I wandered the streets of Jaipur, twinkling with white, blue, and purple fairy lights. I snacked on treats with my host family, designed rainbow-colored patterns with sand, and carried flickering diyas (oil lamps) to the neighborhood temple before watching fireworks explode over…
The Pulse: Under the October Moon
Pumpkin stout, Mariners love, and the return of The Blob
That moon this week was something else, wasn’t it? You can feel the season turning, and I love how everyone’s talking about the Mariners. If you’ve been out during a game, it’s the best—the way a bar erupts mid-conversation with cheering and clapping, and then everyone just goes right back to talking. Fall feels good…
Restaurant Roundup: Seafood Tostadas and a Sandwich Reinvention
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
While the Mariners hope to hold off a comeback from the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs, many local restaurants are making a comeback of their own, from the College Inn Pub to Bar Cantinetta. There are also a few newcomers making a name for themselves, like the Levant-inspired café Mintish Coffee Shop in Capitol Hill…
MAUM Market Pops Up in Seattle
The Los Angeles-born pop-up celebrating Asian makers is coming to the Pacific Northwest for the first time.
If you’ve been thinking about starting your holiday shopping, this is a good excuse. MAUM Market, the Los Angeles-based pop-up that highlights Asian artists, makers, and small business owners, is coming to Seattle for the first time. The market is touring seven cities this year, with stops in Atlanta, Boston, New York City, San Francisco,…
Anderson School: Lessons in Preservation
Ten years in, McMenamins’ Bothell property proves that old schools still have plenty to teach.
I’ve always had a soft spot for McMenamins. The company has a knack for keeping old buildings alive without sanding off the quirks. At Anderson School that means classrooms turned into hotel rooms, a courtyard once filled with running kids is now dotted with beer drinkers and garden beds, the principal’s office is reborn as…
Lessons from the Land
At the Organic Farm School on Whidbey Island, the ground-to-table mindset is rooted in good intentions.
For some, it’s tough to choose between a perfectly sun-ripened summer tomato and a juicy strawberry—but not for my three-year-old. Tomatoes, always tomatoes. Especially one that he has picked directly off the vine, on a working farm filled with fresh produce, chickens, and pigs. As the juice dribbles down his chin, and the sound of…
Industry Entrées: New Restaurants Around the Sound
Seattle’s newest spots to eat, drink, and gather with friends.
De La Soil Kenmore Inside copperworks distilling Co.’s spacious Kenmore location along the Burke-Gilman Trail, De La Soil is a relaxed, community-driven, farm‑to‑table kitchen run by chef duo Cody and Andrea Westerfield (Lecosho, Serafina Osteria). Their focus is on seasonal, hyper‑local produce—almost entirely sourced from Tuk Muk Farm in nearby Woodinville—styled into approachable counter‑service dishes….
A Bookshop with Bite
Capitol Hill’s Haunted Burrow Books embraces Seattle’s shadowy readers with moody titles, eerie art, and a Halloween spirit that lasts all year.
On a stretch of 15th Avenue that’s seen many reincarnations, a new bookstore has emerged from the shadows. Haunted Burrow Books, which opened in June near the former QFC-turned-Punk Rock Flea Market, has already made its presence known—not with shrieks in the night, but with a book selection that leans deliciously dark. Though “moody books”…
Harvest Moon Rising
Seattle’s skyline will glow under October’s supermoon.
If your backyard seemed unusually lit last night, that was the near-full moon showing off, and tonight will be even better. This is October’s Harvest Moon, the one that lands closest to the fall equinox and, this year, doubles as a supermoon. According to NASA, it can appear up to 30% brighter and 14% larger…