February 2021
More Details on Jason Stratton’s New Spanish Restaurant, Aragona (With Pictures!)
!–paging_filter–pJason Stratton’s proven his finesse with the fine foods of Italy’s Piedmont region at the beloveda href=”http://www.spinasse.com/” target=”_blank” Spinasse/a. And a href=”http://artusibar.com/” target=”_blank”Artusi/a, Spinasse’s adjoining aperitivo bar, has steadily developed into a worthwhile dining destination in its own right./ppSo strongI was thrilled to find out that Stratton had another project in the works, Aragona, where…
Crosscut Looking for Courageous Individuals!
!–paging_filter–pOur friends over at a href=”http://crosscut.com/” target=”_blank”Crosscut/a, Seattle’s nonprofit, independant online news organization that has brilliant coverage on the a href=”http://crosscut.com/2013/07/11/mossback/115482/Seattle-mayor-you-sure-yo…” target=”_blank”mayoral race/a and other civic-related items, has launched its first-ever a href=”http://crosscut.com/crosscut/courage-awards/” target=”_blank”Courage Awards/a. And it’s looking for nominees. Here’s the gist:/ppemGot Courage? Crosscut launched its first annual Courage Awards in June! The Awards…
Pre-Show Jitters: A Sneak Peek at Tonight’s Nordstrom Designer Preview
!–paging_filter–pIf you have tickets, you’re psyched, because a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom’s/a Designer Preview is tonight, which means that Erdem and Dries Van Noten will be gracing the runway, alongside span style=”font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: quot;Calibriquot;,quot;sans-serifquot;;”Gucci /span and Oscar de la Renta. If you didn’t get tickets, no worries, we’ll have a recap for you, hopefully, tomorrow./ppHere’s a sneak…
Update From Barney’s: Shinola
!–paging_filter–pBig haps over at the downtown Seattle Barneys this week. Last night’s a href=”http://local.seattlemag.com/barneys-remodel-and-party“remodel party/a garnered bucks for the Parkinson’s Project (oh, and I got to drape myself in a href=”http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search…” target=”_blank”Hoorsenbuhs/a, my current obsession) and this morning’s media breakie with creative ambassador-at-large, Simon Doonan, and fashion director, Tomoko Ogura,nbsp;offered insight into what the New…
The Must List: An Entire Weekend Full of Festivals
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Get Crabby/stronga href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/events/ballard-seafoodfest” target=”_blank”strongbrBallard SeafoodFest/strong/abr(7/13 to 7/14, times vary) — Celebrate crustaceans, mollusks and more at the 39th Annual Ballard SeafoodFest, a kid-friendly throwdown that features boatloads of tasty fishes, two stages of live music—including awesome bands Kithkin, Star Anna and Bobby Bare Jr.—a Ballard-based brew bonanza and, yes, a lutefisk eating contest./ppstrongMust Head…
Four Drinks to Have with Robots
!–paging_filter–pI’m a firm believer in having a drink for every occasion, and for creating drinks to celebrate certain milestones like movie releases, sporting team victories and more. Because of that, I’ve decided that every good drinker in Seattle needs to have cocktails this week that would go nicely if you were hanging out with robots,…
Listen Up, Yelpers! Here’s Some Sage Advice From A Pro
!–paging_filter–pspanTo many restaurateurs, Yelp is a nasty four-letter word. But to tons of devoted Yelpers, it’s a thriving community, a fun forum to air beefs and shout out spots that shine. There’s no denying its power, so why not make Yelp even better by dishing out advice on the best way to write these citizen…
West Seattle Summer Fest
!–paging_filter–pIn addition to all the fun festival-appropriate activities (street food, bouncy houses for the kids, great music and beer gardens), the a href=”http://wsjunction.org/summerfest/” target=”_blank”West Seattle Summer Fest/a (July 12-14) also features an amazing sidewalk sale. Local businesses save stuff up all year round to blow out during this three-day long event, and the deals are…
Roads Scholar: Story of the Alaskan Way Tunnel Premieres Tonight
Bertha, the hulking, 7,000-ton earth-drilling machine that’s expected to start boring a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct any day now, is getting loads of attention lately. (During a recent editorial meeting, we all had a good debate on whether or not we’ll be able to feel the digging from our SoDo offices. I…
Exploring Orcas Island
From farm to feast, getting away to Orcas Island
Life on the island is all about cross-pollination. On Orcas Island in the San Juans, especially, farmers and chefs, ranchers and brewers are friends, partners and cohorts in the category of “living the dream.” More and more a foodie destination, Orcas Island is doing a few things very well. There’s not a lot of cultural…
Macklemore’s PSA for Lady Washington
We received a fax (really) the other day alerting us to this slightly weird, but pretty hilarious video of Macklemore touting the Lady Washington tall ship, which was where he filmed parts of his Can’t Hold Us music video. My fave part? Around 0:45 when he says “I was a baby pirate. A little urban…
Special Varietal Spotlight: MOURVÈDRE
EMERGING VARIETALMourvèdreMourvèdre is the workhorse of the vineyard. It is added to Rhône blends to bring an earthy note or to create a backbone of tannin. When Mourvèdre is used in rosés for its minerality and lack of full fruit, these superlight pink, sometimes pale orange wines are stony with light fruit of rhubarb and…