February 2008
The Winners of our 2015 Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Poll
We asked. You voted. Here are your favorites
In our April 2015 issue, our food and dining editor Allison Scheff presented her picks for the 10 Best New Restaurants in town. But we always know our readers have a thing or two to say, too. Behold, your selections in our annual Best Restaurants Readers’ poll. Best Neighborhood RestaurantBrimmer & HeeltapBallardbrimmerandheeltap.com Best Eastside RestaurantCafé…
The Best of Seattle’s Spring Hair Styles
Spring’s best styles—plus, tips on how to achieve the best look
Sponsored by Sassoon Salon Seattle This spring’s street styles are all about a bold new perspective on classic techniques with a deconstructed twist — thinksubtle yet intricate braids, undone curls and feisty ponytails. Sassoon’s new Blow & Style is not your average blow-dry. Our expertly trained team now offers a full menu of blow-drying and…
In Search of Spot Shrimp
Hit the water with just the right mix of timing, skill and tools
This is the time of year when I take inventory of my friends with boats—and start buttering them up with gifts from the pantry or freezer. Here’s a side of smoked salmon just for you…no really, take this pint of pickled fiddleheads.… If I’m lucky, I might earn myself a crew position for one of…
Madrona’s Live/Work Project Features an Eco-Friendly Design
With loft living above and office/retail space below, Madrona’s Pike Station embraces the community
For decades, an adobe filling station sat on the corner of 34th and E Pike streets in Madrona’s tiny commercial thoroughfare. Long after its life as a gas station was over, property owner Tom Flood, a high school teacher and artist, turned the building into a community art space, where students from the Coyote Central…
Cats Rescued from Dirty Home, Streateries Approved & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Teachers to strike: Educators across eight school districts have planned a one-day strike to protest the lack of funding for public schools, King 5 News reports. The plan is as follows: “On Wednesday, the Stanwood-Camano, Arlington and Lakewood School Districts will hold one-day strikes and a joint rally. On Friday, the Blaine, Ferndale, Bellingham, and…
Recipe of the Week: Anne Livingston’s Spring Soup
A bright and nourishing soup that's as pretty as the season
I can feel it. I can practically taste it. The sunshine is so close to being here to stay. As we eagerly bid our final adieus to winter (or simply, rain) it seems like we’re pulling out all stops to make these sun-filled days stay for good: trips to the beach, sun-soaked patio happy hours,…
Music in Seattle Restaurants is Groovier Than Ever
The food in Seattle’s best restaurants is eclectic, personal and surprising—and now so is the music
During my early 20s, I worked in the kitchens of several Seattle restaurants. It was sweaty work, tiring but satisfying. The kitchen staff wasn’t tipped where I worked; a cook’s perks were free food, a shift drink or two, and, because we worked in closed-off kitchens, listening to whatever music the chef chose. When it…
12 Awesome Old Prom Photos
Feast your eyes on photos of Seattleites who dressed up and went to the big dance in style
’Tis the season of limos and corsages, lines out The Cheesecake Factory door and reminiscing about proms past. But while memories can be tricky, and we may fudge a detail here and there, the prom photo never lies. Have a look at these Seattleites decked out in their high school best. Hail to prom season!…
The Local Artists Behind These 4 New Arts Venues
Transforming old, forgotten spaces into promising new venues
While shiny new buildings crowd the Seattle skyline, local artists are moving into old forgotten spaces—and transforming them into promising new arts venues. 1. Ballard Homestead6451 Jones Ave. NW in Ballard, built in 1923, open since MarchMost recently: Church of the Nazarene Who’s behind it: Abbey Arts, the people behind Fremont Abbey Arts CenterFocus: Live…
Recipe for Dungeness Crab and Shrimp Gumbo
Stock 1–2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 onion, diced 1 rib celery, diced 1 small carrot, diced 1 Tablespoon tomato paste 1 pound shrimp, shelled (reserve the meat for later) 1 large or 2 small Dungeness crabs, cooked and cleaned (but not peeled) 2 quarts chicken stock 3 bay leaves Sauté the shrimp shells in oil…
Three New Children’s Books by Local Authors
A determined ninja girl, a self-important otter and an intrepid 6-year-old star in these stories
Arrow to Alaska: A Pacific Northwest AdventureBy Hannah Viano Six-year-old Arrow has often dreamed about the voyages taken by boats traveling through the locks near his Seattle home. Thanks to an invitation from his Aunt Kelly—a salmon boat captain—he gets to tag along on a trip to Alaska to visit his Grampy Lightning. Along the…
Mark Your Calendars for the Modern Home Tour
This self-paced, self-driven, home-viewing circuit takes place on Saturday, May 2
For the fourth year in a row, Austin, Texas–based Modern Home Tours is bringing its road show to Seattle. A self-paced, self-driven circuit—from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2—features total access to between five and eight private Seattle-area residences chosen for their unique modern design aesthetics. “The entire Northwest corridor, from Portland…