February 2021
Vote: The Seattle Magazine 2018 Readers’ Choice Washington Wine Awards
Cast your votes for the best Washington wine experiences!
This August, Seattle magazine is publishing the winners of our 13th annual Seattle magazine Washington Wine Awards. Winners of the tasting portion will be selected by a panel of local wine experts, including Seattle magazine wine writer Paul Zitarelli. But we’re also looking to our readers to help us determine winners of a couple of…
The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair Featured a Hall of Fame PR Blunder from Local Legend Jay Rockey
He put Seattle on the map by turning the fair into a global phenomenon, but his attempt at recreating Roger Maris' record-setting home run catch was a big swing and a miss.
Jay Rockey, watching Sal Durante drop the ball (literally), in an orchestrated attempt to recreate Roger Maris' 61nd home run at the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle
You Need to Go Try the Japanese Buckwheat Noodles at Kamonegi
One of Seattle's few makers of soba has a new restaurant in Wallingford
Most soba dishes at Kamonegi are available as cold noodles to swipe through a warm dipping sauce (as shown here) or in a bowl of hot soup broth. (And yes, that’s a fish fin in the sake.)
Winemaker Charles Smith’s Leschi Home Is One For the Ages
Scandinavian influence makes its way through this home on Lake Washington
Charles Smith and daughter Charlotte cozy up on the expansive sectional in the main living area. A big change he made to this space was removing a glass ceiling in the dining room—“It made the room seem vast,” Smith says—and replacing accordian doors that
Road Trip: Whale Watching and Surfing in Westport
Watch whales, catch some waves and feast on the catch of the day in this coastal town, just a two-and-a half-hour drive from Seattle
Surfers head to Half Moon Bay to catch some powerful waves; charter boats take tourists out for a day of fishing or whale watching; at Loge Westport, you can spend the night and rent outdoor gear
Food for Thought: What It Means When We Say Goodbye to Beloved Restaurants
As some of Seattle’s eateries close, Knute Berger weighs in on what the phrase ‘We are what we eat’ really means
Bakeman’s, which recently closed, is part of Seattle’s food history, much like recipes are part of many family histories
‘BirdNote’ Answers All Your Questions About Our Avian Friends
The new book from Ellen Blackstone and Emily Poole follows the NPR segment of the same name
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Have you ever wondered what that little red dot on a seagull’s bill is for? Or why geese fly in a V formation? Answers to such questions—and more illuminating insights into avian species, such as the bird who grows its own snowshoes in…
Should You Become a Life Coach?
Five frequently asked questions, plus how to get certified in Washington.
Sponsored by Rich Cavaness and The Certified Coaches Federation The primary criteria for anyone to be qualified as a life coach isn’t a course as much as it’s the lessons they’ve learned from their journey, including victories and losses, frustrations and all the events that have given them the ability to offer perspective. Becoming a…