February 2008
Madrona’s Hammer + Awl Opens Saturday, October 12
!–paging_filter–pNoon on Saturday, October 12 is the official grand opening of Madrona’s newest addition: men’s accessory boutique, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/coming-soon-hammer-awl“Hammer + Awl/a, which features American made, artisan goods./pp style=”text-align: center;”img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/hm_art.jpg” alt=”hm” width=”500″ height=”385″/pp style=”text-align: center;”Dos Banditos/ppThe event is scheduled to coincide with Madrona’s art walk, with H+A showcasing the super-cool work of Portland artist a…
Pop-In @ Nordstrom + Video
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom/a is launching a new concept this week, a pop-in, rather than a pop-up, I suppose—an series of themed shops at only eight stores, including the downtown flagship./ppThe first pop-in, which opened October 10, is French Fling, a curated selection of French-inspired goods, from clothing to accessories for both men and women, including items…
The Must List: Malcolm Gladwell Stops in Seattle, the Bezos Center Opens
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Go Glam/strongbrBellevuea href=” http://bit.ly/GNIXvT” target=”_blank”brGet Ready for Serious Style at DIFFA Glam: Tablescapes/abr(10/10, 6 to 9 p.m.) — Expect nothing but tip-top tabletop design at GLAM: Tablescapes, a style-filled soiree hosted by the Seattle chapter of Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA)./ppstrongMust See/strongbrCentral Districta href=”http://bit.ly/1g3ppTR” target=”_blank”brSeattle’s Edgiest Theatre Company Stages The Walworth Farce/abr(Runs through…
Bakery Nouveau Makes a Sublime Splash on Capitol Hill
Expect the same West Seattle-style long lines at BN's new Capitol Hill locale
The line has been out the door at pastry chef William Leaman’s West Seattle Bakery Nouveau ever since it opened in 2006, and when the Capitol Hill locale debuted in the spring in a long-deserted space, it didn’t take long for lines to snake out the door there, too. But those queues aren’t for the…
The Best Designed Bars in Seattle
!–paging_filter–pRecently, one of our city’s own bars–thea href=”http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/features/attraction_detai…” target=”_blank” Living Room bar in the W Hotel/a–was named the “Best Designed Bar in America.” Designed by Skylab Architecture, which said it intended the space to have a “sonic lodge” feel, the W’s Living Room space is pretty, well, space age-y, in a 1970s vision-of-the-future meets the…
Nordstrom and GQ’s Fall Fashion Show Recap
!–paging_filter–pThe a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom/a Men’s Shop and ema href=”http://www.gq.com/” target=”_blank”GQ/a/em Fall 2013 Runway Show, benefiting the a href=”http://www.detlef.com/” target=”_blank”Detlef Schrempf Foundation/a at the recent a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/fashion-week-bellevue-coll…“Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection/a, was all about accessible fashion, and of course, the models. Several local male celebrities, including Steve Hauschka of the Seattle Seahawks, Michael Gspurning and Andy…
Dahlia Lounge Serves Up A Taste of Iceland
!–paging_filter–pspan The chef’s not fooling around when it comes to serving up a a href=”http://www.icelandnaturally.com/events/taste-of-iceland-in-seattle-2013/““Taste of Iceland,”/a part of a four-day food and music festival that includes a href=”http://neumos.com/event/reykjavik-calling-10-12/“a free concert at Neumo’s/a on Saturday. For the tastiest part of this “Taste of Iceland,” Thrainn Freyr Vigfusson brought a bunch of intriguing ingredients from that…
As Farm-to-Table As It Gets: Sea Breeze Thursday Suppers
!–paging_filter–pspan class=”st”I once overheard George Page, owner of Sea Breeze Farm, answer a question from a customer at the West Seattle farmers market, and I’ll never forget what he said.nbsp; /span/ppspan class=”st”The customer walked up, briefly glanced into the coolers, and then asked Page, “so are you certified organic?” To which Page replied, “we’re so…
Wear Wednesday with Paychi Guh
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/covetable-cashmere…“Paychi Guh/a, our current fave cashmere line, is the star of the show at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/w-seattle-s-wear-wednesdays“W Seattle’s Wear Wednesday/a, tomorrow, October 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Join designer Karen Guh as she shows off her entire fall collection and indulge in this dreamy textile. Don’t hesitate to drape yourself in her sweaters and…
Rivet Sway Debuts its Specs on Wheels Pop-Up Shop
!–paging_filter–pSeattle-based women’s eyewear company a href=”http://rivetandsway.com/“Rivet Sway/a takes its specs out for a spin starting today witha href=”http://rivetandsway.com/the-perch/away-we-go” target=”_blank” Specs on Wheels/a, a pop-up shop fitted onto a snazzy, orange and white tricycle that artfully displays its chic and colorful frames. Through the end of November, the three-wheeled shop will be on hand at North…
Clever Beer Names We Love
Sky Hag IPAAirways Brewing Stupid Sexy Flanders American BrewingOld BirdbrainBlack Raven BrewingAmber’s Hot FriendSkookum Brewery The Big Lebrewski Naked City BrewingExtrabeerestrial ESB Loowit BrewingMistletoe Bliss Lazy Boy BrewingNaughty NelliePike BrewingThe Seamstress UnionSchooner Exact BrewingHarlot’s HarvestPike Brewing(These last three pay tribute to the working women of Seattle’s pioneer past.)Joint EffortA collaboration between Redhook and Hilliard’s, brewed…
Trend Watch: Sour Beers
Fleeting, unpredictable and usually only available at breweries, sour beers are tarted up for imbibi
In beer lingo, the word “sour” refers to a range of beers that are intentionally acidic, tart and, well, sour. Sour beer is often associated with Belgian breweries, where monks use techniques predating the Gutenberg press to create it, but a growing number of local breweries now dabble in this mysterious craft. Brewers add crazy…