January 2008
Our Favorite Seahawks, Sandwich-ified
In which we envision our tried-and-true Seahawks players as popular sandwiches. Delicious sandwiches
We love them. Their crusty edges. Their sweet and spicy insides that make them so unique and vibrant. We can always count on them in critical moments to lead us to the promised land. We’re referring to, of course, some of Seattle’s finest sandwiches. So we thought, in honor of this Sunday’s NFC Championship game…
Reverend Samuel McKinney Remembers his Friend Dr. King
Seattle legend reflects on his time with MLK, barbecue and where he was when Dr. King was killed
Even though it was more than 70 years ago, Seattle legend Reverend Samuel B. McKinney can still remember the nickname he and his friends gave Martin Luther King Jr. during their days at Morehouse College. “We called him ‘Runt,” McKinney told me during our interview. Indeed, in 1944, when they first met, King couldn’t have…
Immunotherapy Research is Rebooting Seattle’s Biotech Sector
This disease treatment manipulates the immune response
In the fall of 2013, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center gathered at the bedside of a lymphoma patient about to undergo a new cancer treatment—the very first human in the treatment’s first human trial. Dr. David Maloney, a Fred Hutch oncologist who specializes in developing immunotherapies for blood cancer patients, was there. It…
Cool Golden Beetle Cocktail Classes and Agrodolce Wine Classes
Sign up to learn about making yummy drinks or get the 4-1-1 on Italian wine
Want to learn a bit more about making better drinks? Or getting ready for an Italian trip and want to taste up on the country’s wines before departure? Or just wanna have a lot of fun while learning more about cocktails and wine? Check out the following upcoming cocktail-making and wine-drinking classes at Golden Beetle…
Smith Tower Sold, New LEDs on Columbia Center & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
First we thought Capitol Hill’s Kingfish Cafe was closing for good after announcing its goodbyes on its Facebook page. But it appears the restaurant’s owners are merely taking a break, cites King 5 News, before opening “a series of Kingfish Cafes” around the city. Everyone can calm down now! You have until January 25 to…
A Growing Family Sets Up in a Maltby Farmhouse
This rural sanctuary has a vintage feel with modern amenities
It’s one of the basic tenets of decorating: Where there are children, nothing shall be white. Evidently, Julie Thomas, blogger and mother of three active boys, never received that memo, as her whitewashed, vintage-farmhouse-inspired home can attest. “Everything that’s slipcovered can be thrown in the wash. I throw in a little bleach, which I couldn’t…
The Best Wines from The Rocks AVA
The soon-to-be-approved Rocks AVA has a deliciously bumpy past and a bright future
“Rocks! Rocks!” declares the December 1906 issue of Up-To-The-Times, Walla Walla’s magazine of record until 1930. “The best and largest strawberries grow in among these rocks, and such berries, too, as can’t be raised in the East. The fruit trees are growing here in abundance. The luscious clusters of grapes are still on the vine,…
Recipe for Smoked Lentil Sunchoke Cake with Black Garlic Hemp Seed Sauce
Recipes from Sutra Seattle chef Colin Patterson
Sunchoke lentil cake 1 cup dried lentils (Chef Patterson prefers Beluga or French green) 4 cups vegetable stock or water 1 piece of kombu (kelp) ¼ cup coconut cream 4 sunchokes sliced thin 1 Tablespoon olive oil salt to taste Bring lentils, stock and kombu to a boil and reduce to a simmer. (Kombu or…
Kurt Cobain’s Suicide Note Printed on Tee & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Whether it’s a misogynistic message printed on a tee shirt for girls (ahem, “I’m too pretty to do math”) or something racist (remember Abercrombie & Fitch’s shirt with the “Wong Brothers Laundry Service” slogan that caused an uproar back in 2002?), it seems graphic tees covered in absurd statements just won’t go away. Now, you…
Dance Company Whim W’him’s First Official Show Debuts
A local dance company turns a corner
At his rehearsal studio in Bellevue, wearing pink and red socks emblazoned with “Whim W’him,” choreographer Olivier Wevers is clearly in his element. “Push the arms, but don’t swing them,” he gently directs his dancers, modeling the subtle difference. “Focus on the wrists.” This month, the former Pacific Northwest Ballet principal presents the first performance…
Where to Grab a Delicious and Affordable Midweek Meal
Don't forget about our local culinary schools, which are cooking up incredible feasts for less
Local culinary schools are introducing the city’s next top chefs while offering a bargain meal in the process. While service is often adorably awkward, the payoff comes in the form of delicious food. Here, we highlight some of the best places to grab a midweek meal. Cafe Alki and Alhadeff GrillCulinary Arts Department at South…