February 2008
Our Favorite Bakeries Around Town
The city’s finest bakeries mark the spots of well-loved, well-fed neighborhoods
!–paging_filter–pspan style=”color: #ff0000;”span style=”font-size: large;”Ballard/span/spanbrstrongCafe Besalu/strongbrBaker James Miller has long been the king of croissants in Seattle. At his petite café in a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/old-ballard-hotel-gets-extreme-makeover“Ballard/a, he stands stalwart behind the counter, turning out remarkable buttery croissants along with a handful of other pastries daily. Baked to just golden brown, fat in the middle with rounded ends,…
What’s Behind the Big Changes at KUOW
The programming shake-up at KUOW-FM: savvy new strategy or retrenching in an unwinnable war?
!–paging_filter–pLast October, the morning rituals of stay-at-home parents, telecommuters, taxi drivers, students and everyone who regularly relied on KUOW-FM 94.9 to anchor the day were disrupted. The extended caller-driven confabs on gardening and home maintenance were gone. No more long-form, meandering conversations with public officials or winding interviews with poets, authors, artists and historians. No…
Washington State Distillers Embrace American Single Malt Whiskey
With resources ripe for the making, local distillers embrace American single malt whiskey
!–paging_filter–pWhen someone says “single malt” in conversation at the bar, the vast majority of people tend to think of single malt Scotch whiskey made on a romantic craggy landscape in Scotland. But there’s a groundswell of new American-made single malt whiskeys showing up on shelves, and thanks to the passion of local distillers—at press time…
The Winners of Seattle Magazine’s 2014 Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Awards
!–paging_filter–pIn this month’s cover story, on newsstands now and live online on April 17, our crack dining critic team presents their editors picks for the best dining experiences in the city. But we always know our readers have a thing or two to say, too. Behold, their selections in our annual Best Restaurants Readers’ pollstrong.brbrBest…
Sturdy and Stylish Step Stools for Kids
One dad’s response to his daughter’s budding independence leads to a stylish household staple
!–paging_filter–pOnce toddlers reach a certain age, say around 18 months, all they want is to do everything themselves. (Unless, of course, you ask them to do something; then, forget about it.) One response to this phase is to provide safe and sturdy tools for the job and let the kid have at it. It is…
Retail Squee of the Day: The Zara Media Preview
This morning, we editors were invited to take a tour of the Zara Seattle flagship store (opening tomorrow) in downtown’s Westlake Center — mere steps from our offices, which I see as being a huge problem for the old pocketbook. And friends, it’s glorious. The store design, the lighting, the clothes, everything. The media preview…
The ABC’s of Love
!–paging_filter–pNot exactly a wordsmith? It’s literally child’s play to make your feeling’s known this Valentine’s Day. Just incorporate a set ofnbsp;strongLove Blocks /strong($22), comprising four decorative wooden alphabet blocks expressing love in several languages, from a href=”http://clickdesignthatfits.com“Click! Design That Fits/a (emWest Seattle, 4540 California Ave. SW; 206.328.9252; a href=”http://www.clickdesignthatfits.com“clickdesignthatfits.com/a/em) into your romantic arrangement.nbsp;/ppnbsp;/p
The New Top Pot Doughnuts Above Post Alley Will Have a Pour-Over Coffee Bar!
!–paging_filter–pBecause there’s no such thing as too many doughnuts, stronga href=”http://www.toppotdoughnuts.com/” target=”_blank”Top Pot/a/strongnbsp;(which recenly celebrated its 12th anniversary Feb. 8) is opening another store. This one, however, is a little different for a couple of reasons./ppFirst, it’s moving into the second level of stronga href=”http://www.thepostseattle.com/” target=”_blank”The Post/a/strong in front of the pedestrian overpassnbsp;between 1st Ave….
Josh Henderson to Open ‘Quality Athletics’ Sports Bar in Pioneer Square
It’s only February, and this year is already looking to rival Josh Henderson’s very productive 2013 — a year that spawned Skillet Diner Ballard, Westward, Little Gull, Hollywood Tavern and Cone Steiner — Henderson has announced that he and his Huxley Wallace Collective team are opening a sports bar called Quality Athletics in Pioneer Square…
When is J.R. Celski Racing? His Upcoming Races at the 2014 Sochi Olympics
!–paging_filter–pShort track speedskater (and local boy who makes a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/2014-winter-olympics-cheer-our-washington-stat…” target=”_blank”documentaries on Seattle’s hip hop scene/a) J.R. Celski a href=”http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1951597-jr-celski-fails-to-medal-in-m…” target=”_blank”finished fourth in the men’s 1,500-meter final/a at Sochi, which aired last night on tape delay./ppWhile we were cheering him on and hoping to see him take the gold–he missed a bronze medal by a…
Langdon Cook’s Salmon Head Curry Recipe
Langdon Cook’s soup recipe ensures you none of your precious salmon goes to waste
!–paging_filter–pI’m a big fan of nose-to-tail eating, and this is especially important with a fish as good as a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/its-prime-time-fish-spring-run-chinook…” target=”_blank”spring chinook/a, so take a look at this recipe for salmon head curry*. I haven’t cooked many fish head soups. Three recipes informed my final improvisation: a href=” http://honest-food.net/2009/07/17/six-days-of-salmon/” target=”_blank”Hank Shaw’s salmon head soup/a, a…
It’s Prime Time to Fish for Spring-Run Chinook Salmon
Where to catch the season’s first run of salmon—and a meal fit for a king
!–paging_filter–pMarch is the time to plan a pilgrimage in honor of Northwest royalty. Spring-run chinook salmon—known as spring kings, or springers—are pushing up the lower Columbia River right now, headed for spawning grounds and hatcheries upstream. Like a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/how-catch-pink-sal…“other salmon species/a, they won’t spawn until the fall—nor will they feed—which means these early-returning fish must…