February 2021
Tasting Notes: Grand Reve Vintners
The Grand Reve Vintners
Category: Tasting Notes The Grand Reve Vintners’ wines show what happens when local winemakers have their way with some of the best grapes in the state The process of growing and making wine takes talent and expertise in so many areas—viticulture, viniculture, chemistry, marketing—so it’s no surprise that some winemakers are collaborating. One notable…
Review: Elemental Next Door Wine Bar
Elemental Next Door (E.N.D.), Phred Westfall's wine bar next door to his eccentric Wallingford eater
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories Elemental Next Door (E.N.D.), Phred Westfall’s wine bar next door to his eccentric Wallingford eatery, Elemental, is “same food, less attitude” If you’ve never heard of Phred Westfall, here’s a primer: Since he and his partner, Laurie Riedeman, opened Elemental, their eccentric Wallingford eatery, back in 2004, Westfall has become…
Restaurant Review: Caf
Kid-friendly, affordable Italian
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories Kid-friendly, affordable Italian—these are what’s drawing locals back to West Seattle’s humble, welcoming Café Revó Kid-friendly, affordable Italian—these are certainly not buzzwords, but they’re what’s drawing locals back to West Seattle’s humble, welcoming Café Revó, open since February. Owners Sean and Sofia Goff’s ristorante is nearly always packed with families…
Review: Seattle’s Mobile Street Food
The mobile street food craze has hit Seattle hard, and with it comes a roving upscale feast worth tr
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines The mobile street food craze has hit Seattle hard, and with it comes a roving upscale feast worth tracking down Most people fall into one of two camps when it comes to the idea of eating from street vendors or food trucks. There are those in the Roach Coach camp,…
Food We Love: Sweet & Savory Bakery’s Egg Sandwich
Don't arrive late to try Sweet & Savory Bakery's fantastic egg sandwiches; these ultimate breakfast
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories Don’t arrive late to try Sweet & Savory Bakery’s fantastic egg sandwiches; these ultimate breakfast sandwiches usually sell out within the hour Cynthia Brock’s petite Sweet & Savory Bakery is cherished by south-enders. And while the classically trained French pastry chef’s tender, buttery croissants are simply wonderful, I find myself…
Shelter: Flexible Home Design
The latest is interiors that come with moving parts
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines The latest in urban design are interiors that come with moving parts We are a convenience-driven, customize-it-to-me-now culture. The alphabet soup of TiVo, iPhone and Hulu essentially translates into having it our own way with a few flicks of our fingertips. This ethic of prompt personalization has immigrated to urban…
Spotlight: Degenerate Art Ensemble
The Degenerate Art Ensemble brings virtuous performance art to the Moore Theatre
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines The Degenerate Art Ensemble brings virtuous performance art to the Moore Theatre Sonic TalesThe Moore TheatreOctober 30–31$20degenerateartensemble.com Sonic Tales, the new experimental theater/music/dance performance by Seattle’s Degenerate Art Ensemble (DAE), features a slug princess, a Ninja battle, a drum robot and supernatural demons. The performance is perhaps not one DAE…
Urban Safari: SoDo’s First Avenue South
A surprising swath of good eats and arts sits just south of Pioneer Square
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines A surprising swath of good eats and arts sits just south of Pioneer Square >>more photos from SoDo’s First Avenue South Between the 99-North on-ramp and South Walker Street, First Avenue South may seem industrial, but this SoDo neighborhood—anchored most visibly by Safeco Field and Paper Zone—harbors shops, eateries and…
Shopping Around: Let There be Fashion
Seattle designer Luly Yang presents...
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories Seattle designer Luly Yang takes a cue from the phrase “art as fashion” for her highly anticipated annual fall fashion show, this year entitled “The Creation” and scheduled for October 9. Drawing inspiration from Michelangelo, the statue of David and LaCupola among other work, the designer’s new collection of lacy…
Shopping Around: Local (Russian) Talent
This Magnolia-based designer wants to help women make a statement with their clothing
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories For 31-year-old, Russian-born designer Masha Osoianu (mashaknits.blogspot.com), the expression “like mother, like daughter” aptly fits. After learning basic sewing skills from her mother, a fashion designer in Moldova, Osoianu moved to the States, spending the next decade honing her craft at Nordstrom and other local design houses. Two years ago,…
Shopping Around: Designer Doorknobs
ModKnobs--not your average doorknob
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories ModKnobs–not your average doorknob When Jeff and Mary LaCoste bought their Ballard home, the dark 1980s design of their new abode didn’t reflect the modern couple’s personality (Jeff owns graphic design firm Designheavy; Mary is an advertising copywriter). One sore spot in particular: the old doorknobs that didn’t match the…
Local Authority: Roger Calhoon, Corn-maze Designer
Corn-maze designer Roger Calhoon cultivates mystery
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Name: Roger CalhoonTitle: Corn-maze designerSouth 47’s Maze Length: “About a mile long; two miles if you take the wrong turns.”Number of Corn Plants Per Maze: 250,000 On Maze Themes: “We aren’t going to be doing any Disney mazes.”Web site: south47farm.comTwitter ID: @FarmerRoger Each fall, about 10,000 people thank Roger Calhoon for getting…