February 2021
Restaurant Marché Bainbridge Opens This Weekend
After months of delays due to challenges with construction, I’m thrilled to announce that chef Greg Atkinson’s Restaurant Marché Bainbridge is opening Saturday night. (Not to be confused with Marché at Pike Place market, which I reviewed this month.) Atkinson’s well-known to local food lovers; his books have guided our seasonal home cooking, his writings…
Behind the Scenes: Last-minute Touches for Tomorrow’s Forecast Fashion Show
The big day is almost here: The Forecast storms the runway tomorrow night at Benaroya Hall. Here’s a look at the last-minute goings-on, iPhone photo essay style. The weather we ordered has arrived (as illustrated by my dog Zoe’s frantic attempt to get back in the house this morning): The clothes from our amazing…
Get Thee to The Forecast: A Fashion Show Made for Seattle
The phrase “Northwest fashion” isn’t commonly used. Probably because it evokes smirks and Gore-Tex jokes more than it actually describes any identifiable trends or habits. But after hosting four annual local designer competitions (Seamless in Seattle) and covering new and exciting retailers and designers in the magazine every month, this editorial team can testify that…
Surprising Parking Factoid
Did you know? A 1998 Penn State University study found that people leaving a parking space take 11 seconds longer to do so when there is another car waiting for the spot. One exception: When the waiting car is a high-status model, men leave “significantly sooner.” This is just one of many interesting and surprising…
Washington State is Back in the Movie Business
Good news: the State House of Representatives passed the bill that will renew the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program or the Washington State Film Incentive. 92 yeses to 6 nos? Sounds more like a slam dunk than a pass. From the Washington Filmworks Blog: Congratulations. The film community’s vigilance and support were integral to the successful…
Paladar Cubano Returns as Cafe Con Leche, in Sodo
Great news, Cuban sandwich fans! Paladar Cubano, the truck that once lived at 89th and Aurora, doling out the best Cuban sandwiches (by far!) in town, is back in business as Cafe Con Leche in Sodo (2905 1st Avenue S). Before Paladar Cubano closed in the summer of 2010, I became addicted to the sandwiches,…
Behind the Scenes: Rainy-day style for The Forecast fashion show
In addition to sea-faring looks, The Forecast fashion show next Wednesday night will explore some other waterproof fashions: rain gear. Now that I’ve said that, please clear your mind of all clear plastic poncho-imagery and get ready for some happier options. (It is Friday after all.) Fittingly, Seattle has a wealth of wet weather wear…
85 Apps Both Parents and Kids Will Love
Do you worry that your kiddos are more familiar with Angry Birds than with their multiplication times tables? Chances are you’re just like us—guilty of throwing your kids in front of the iPod or iPad just so you can secure a few minutes to finish up that nagging work project or make a couple of…
Fashion + Style: Rite of Spring, tech-ready bags at Hitchcock and the best new nail polish in town-Update!
In reality the first day of spring is March 20th, but for me, nothing heralds the arrival of sunnier days ahead than the annual Art Institute student designer fashion show. This year’s rendition, The Rite of Spring, will be presented by Neiman Marcus and takes place tonight at the Showbox SoDo. Tickets still available at…
The Must List, featuring Eliza Doolittle and a Build-Your-Own-Soup Adventure
MUST SEEPygmalionOngoing through Sunday (through March 11) – There’s only a few more opportunities to see Seattle Shakespeare Company’s solid production of this George Bernard Shaw classic, which inspired the popular musical My Fair Lady. Jennifer Lee Taylor’s portrayal of Eliza Doolittle’s transformation from Cockney flower girl to debonair duchess is quite powerful. And R….
520 for Dummies: This Overpass Is Coming Down! And Other Cool News from WSDOT
Another weekend, another 520 bridge closure, but this time there will be a concrete rain the likes of which we haven’t seen since…well…a few months ago when the Viaduct came down. The old Evergreen Point Road overpass in Medina (the skinny road in the foreground, left) will be torn apart and hauled away. But…
Catching Up with Amy Pennington Before Her Debut on ‘Check, Please!’ Tomorrow
“Have you seen Wayne’s World?” asks Amy Pennington, host of the new local restaurant review show Check, Please! Northwest on KCTS-TV. “I constantly think: ‘Camera 1, Camera 2.’ I’m a total fish out of water.” Pennington, 37, may be new to the role of television host, but her love of good food is longstanding. Having…