February 2021

Grilling Iron Chef, Chew Star Michael Symon

Grilling Iron Chef, Chew Star Michael Symon

!–paging_filter–pAffable celebrity chef Michael Symon is the special guest at this year’s a href=”http://www.stmartin.edu/Gala/“St. Martin’snbsp;/aspana href=”http://www.stmartin.edu/Gala/“University Gala/a on Saturday, an annual event that raises scholarship funds for students with a live cooking demo and both live and silent auctions. This will be the eighth year of the gala, and the third with a celebrity chef…

Jazz Band Industrial Revelation to Rock The Royal Room

Jazz Band Industrial Revelation to Rock The Royal Room

Local band Industrial Revelation puts a new spin on an old form

!–paging_filter–pContemporary Seattle music isn’t all about hip-hop and beard rock. The city has a thriving and ever evolving jazz scene, exemplified by local supergroup Industrial Revelation. With Evan Flory-Barnes on upright bass, Ahamefule Oluo on trumpet, Josh Rawlings on keyboard and D’Vonne Lewis on drums, the quartet is rooted in jazz, but branches off into…

Mossback Monday: Remembering Don James, How Zombies Ate Frankenstein and What an Ed Murray Administration Would Look Like

Mossback Monday: Remembering Don James, How Zombies Ate Frankenstein and What an Ed Murray Administration Would Look Like

!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”iframe src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-18/embed?header=false” width=”100%” height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true/iframe/pscript src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-18.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-18″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div  

How Seattle Became the Hub for Master Sommeliers

How Seattle Became the Hub for Master Sommeliers

Examining what’s behind the recent surge of Master Sommeliers coming out of Seattle

!–paging_filter–pEarly in the documentary Somm, which screened to an enthusiastic wine-loving crowd at the Seattle International Film Festival this summer, there is an astonishing scene. The film tracks three American sommeliers—wine stewards usually employed by restaurants to manage wine buying, food and wine pairing, and education—as they prepare for the exquisitely difficult Master Sommelier examination….

Food We Love: Eggplant Fries at Poppy

Food We Love: Eggplant Fries at Poppy

!–paging_filter–pIt’s easy to overlook the simpler-sounding appetizers at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/poppy” target=”_blank”Poppy/a, what with tender pan-fried mussels with lovage and plump oysters on the half shell vying for your attention. There are all sorts of delicious temptations, but I’d argue that one of the dishes that’s been on the menu since the first day is also…

Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Cocktails at Rocco's

Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Cocktails at Rocco’s

Style meets sustenance at Rocco’s in Belltown

!–paging_filter–pTaking over the space that once held Noodle Ranch and then Dope Burger, Rocco’s em(2228 Second Ave.; 206.448.2625;a href=”http://www.roccoseattle.com” target=”_blank” roccosseattle.com/a)/em makes a mark on Belltown’s crowded Second Avenue corridor with its easygoing elegance, creative cocktails and unpretentious service.brbrWhile the name has a New Jersey ring to it, it’s actually the product of Seattleite Jesus…

Submit Your Event for Consideration in our Annual Charitable Events Guide

Submit Your Event for Consideration in our Annual Charitable Events Guide

!–paging_filter–pWant to see your charitable event in the pages of emSeattle /emmagazine’s annual Charitable Events Guide (CEG)? The 2014 guide, our 11th edition, will be published in February 2014. Designed as a calendar for our generous community of donors to plan their charitable giving, the Charitable Events Guide is the ultimate philanthropist’s datebook./ppIf your Seattle…

Fun and Festive (and a Few Family-Friendly) Halloween Events

Fun and Festive (and a Few Family-Friendly) Halloween Events

!–paging_filter–pstrongDOWNTOWNbrTrick or Treat on the Waterfront/strong: More than 12 businesses, from the Ferry Terminal to Bell Harbor Conference Center, participate in the fun. Little tricksters can seek out their treats with a provided Treasure Hunt map. emSunday/em em10/27, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Waterfront Park/Pier 58, 1301 Alaskan Way. Free/em/ppstrongCan Can Productions’ emThis Is Halloween/em/strong:…

Seattle's Best New Restaurants 2013: A Few Surprises, Plus Breakout Food Stars

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants 2013: A Few Surprises, Plus Breakout Food Stars

!–paging_filter–pOura href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/gallery/11-best-new-restaurants-seattle” target=”_blank” strongBest New Restaurants 2013/strong/a feature is hitting newsstands now (a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/most-influential-people-2013” target=”_blank”look for Mackelmore on the cover!/a) and while I’m excited–I love the challenge of putting the top 11 in order, and this year I snuck one last restaurant in there at the last minute (can you guess which it is?)– I’ll…

Updated: Canned Salmon Challenge Recipes From Tom Douglas, Holly Smith

Updated: Canned Salmon Challenge Recipes From Tom Douglas, Holly Smith

!–paging_filter–pspan Americans really should eat more seafood. If everybody ate fish just twice a week, we’d be a whole lot healthier./span/ppThat’s the noble mission of a Washington D.C.-based non-profit called a href=”http://www.seafoodnutrition.org/“Seafood Nutrition Partnership/a, run by Linda Cornish, a go-getter, who makes regular trips to Seattle to meet with sponsors of this fairly new initiative./ppOver…

Mask Decorating with Marigold and Mint

Mask Decorating with Marigold and Mint

!–paging_filter–pHalloween doesn’t have to be about scary things or licensed characters. It can also be a good time to unleash your creativity and connect with the natural world of late season flowers, feathers, pods and other earthly materials./ppIf that appeals, sign up for a mask-making workshop with a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/marigold-and-mint“Marigold and Mint/a on Saturday, October 26…

The Auburn Supermall Transforms into The Outlet Collection

The Auburn Supermall Transforms into The Outlet Collection

!–paging_filter–pAfter a year long, $35 million complete revamp, a href=”http://www.outletcollectionseattle.com/” target=”_blank”The Outlet Collection/a hosted their grand unveiling on October 17 with much fanfare./ppIn addition to brand spanking new flooring, lighting, furniture, restrooms, food court (or dining emporium as they call it) and a fantastic-looking kid’s area, shoppers were greeted with an exciting roster of new…