February 2021
Le Gourmand’s Sara Naftaly Talks About Her New Chophouse Row Bakeshop, Amandine
Sara Naftaly is best known in Seattle for co-owning Le Gourmand with her husband Bruce before it closed in June 2012 after nearly 30 years in business. The corner brick space in Ballard now houses Brimmer & Heeltap. Naftaly, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, is going solo for her next venture, opening a…
The Must List: Freedom Fantasia, Fourth of July Festivities and the Gate to Nowhere Art Installation
Things to do in Seattle this weekend
Must PaddleRent a Canoe and See the Gate to Nowhere(Through winter, times vary) — You’ve likely seen the abandoned SR-520 “ramps to nowhere” in the Arboretum, leftover after voters rejected the R.H. Thomson Expressway in 1972. The spooky half-built highway will be torn down when the new 520 Bridge is completed, but in the meantime,…
New Local Spirits and Liqueurs to Try this Summer
Our local distillers are like year-round greenhouses–something exciting and intriguing is always blooming. Of course, the blooms are bottles full of delicious spirits and liqueurs, which are sure to make your summer tastier. Try any of the below new and new-ish releases and you’ll see how right I am. Copperworks Barrel-Aged Gin: This is a…
Fremont’s Bourbon & Bones Serves Up Really Good Barbecue
The only way Bourbon & Bones (Fremont, 4350 Leary Way NW; 206.582.2241; Facebook, “Bourbon and Bones”) could feel more like a roadhouse is if there was a gang of motorcycles lined up outside. But don’t let that intimidate you. This smoked-meat shop, in the former home of Anita’s Crepes, is a virtual barbecue welcome mat….
The Outtakes: My Review of Bourbon & Bones
Reviewing Bourbon & Bones for our July issue was one of the most fun times I’ve had recently checking out a new restaurant. The barbecue here is mighty fine, but I”ll go back for the atmosphere. The near deafening Van Halen that was burning a whole through the speakers the last time I was there…
Best Local Heart Surgery Center
Want the best heart surgery in the state? Go to the Cherry Hill campus of Swedish Medical Center, the only Washington hospital to make the Consumer Reports list of top 15 heart hospitals in the country for heart bypass and valve replacement surgery. In 2013, Swedish’s team performed 730 heart surgeries, well above the average…
Healthy Food Connections
Two years ago, therapists Kara Bazzi, Alexia Giblin and Julie Church decided to take their collective eating-disorder therapy practices from the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University to start their own clinic in the heart of the University District. Opal Food and Body Wisdom (opalfoodandbody.com) occupies a few unique niches: It’s independent, owned by…
Seattle’s All-Natural Ice Pops, Plus Where You can Find Them
A new family-owned business offers fresh, locally sourced ice pops
The idea started two years ago when Phinney Ridge resident Megan Janes came across a charming ice pops shop in Birmingham, Alabama. When she returned home, Janes had a vision to start her own frozen treat business here, so she enlisted the help of her sister Lindsey Janes and father Dave Janes. Now, you can…
Simple, Functional Leather Bags, Wallets and More
Leather working began as a hobby for University District–based Nicholas Kramer, founder and craftsman of Hank Goods (hankgoods.com), a line of exquisite leather wallets, purses and bags. Inspired by the design philosophy that an item is “beautiful by nature of its functionality and simplicity,” Kramer believes in taking his time to perfect his products—averaging about…
10 Things to Know About Cafe Solstice, Now Open on Capitol Hill
Cafe Solstice, which started out as a modest coffee cart on Broadway back in 1993, has opened a full-fledged restaurant/coffee shop in the Lyric Apartment complex on Capitol Hill (corner of 10th and Thomas). They opened softly on June 21 (summer solstice) and officially opened this past Friday. Here are 10 things to know: Joel…
Congrats, You’re Automatically Married!
Monday, June 30 marks the day when most same-sex domestic partnerships change over to marriages
On the heels of yesterday’s 40th annual Pride Parade, many same-sex couples in state-registered domestic partnerships (unless one person in that domestic partnership is over the age of 62) woke up today as husband and husband/wife and wife. The change in marital status for same-sex domestic partners is an element of the 2012 Washington state…