January 2008
PBS’ ‘Check, Please!’ Signs Excellent Local Host
KCTS 9 announced today that they have selected local food and gardening expert Amy Pennington to host the Seattle version of Check, Please!, a reality TV concept that lets everyday folks play food critic for a day. From Cody Ellerd Bay’s original post about the show: If you’ve never seen the show, which also runs…
Seattle Mag’s Signature Cocktail: The SoDo Shaker
Preparing the February issue was more challenging than a typical press cycle, thanks to the incessant ear-splitting, nausea-inducing piledriving going on at the construction site across the street from Seattle mag’s SoDo headquarters. Just imagine someone three cubicles down from you banging a filing cabinet with a shovel nonstop for 8 hours, and perhaps you…
Lynn Shelton’s “Your Sister’s Sister” to kick off SIFF Festival in May
This weekend Seattle filmmaker (and Seattle magazine Spotlight Award winner) Lynn Shelton presents her lovely new film, Your Sister’s Sister, at the Sundance Film Festival. Or at least, she’s trying to—according to her Facebook page, she’s currently still stuck at SeaTac and may miss her big moment altogether, which is terrible! But on the bright…
Fashion + Style: More Winter Sales, Plus the Scoop on a Sustalux Trunk Show and New West Seattle Vain salon
Whether you’ve been snowed in at home for just one, or several of what seem like eternal days, I’m betting you’re ready to get out and about this weekend. Here’s your sale 411, an important save the date for next weekend, and the salon circuit scoop as we wait for the meltdown: Darling Kirkland boutique…
Home of the Week: Bellevue 5-BDR with Outdoor Fireplace
9831 NE 19th St, Bellevue WA
$3,688,000 9831 NE 19th St | Bellevue, WA.5 Bedrooms | 6.5 Bathrooms | Square Feet: 6,045 | MLS: 1064436 Mirikeen Homes’ latest masterpiece–Over 6000 sq. ft. with 5 Bedrooms, 6.5 Bathrooms, Hickory floors, separate dining room, Wolf 8-burner gas range, SubZero side-by-side refrigerator plus extra full size refrigerator, main floor den with adjacent bath, media room with theater seats, exercise…
The Must List: Special Snowmageddon Version
MUST TASTESeattle Mag’s Burger BrawlTickets are on sale now for our first-ever Burger Brawl, going down at Bell Harbor Convention Center on January 26. Many of the local restaurants featured in our Best Burgers issue, including Bravehorse Tavern and Skillet, will be cooking up their best burgers–in miniature–so you can sample all of Seattle’s Best…
RedTri.com: 11 Warm and Cozy (and Easy!) Crock Pot Recipes
RedTri.com put together a list of their favorite crock pot recipes–perfect for a snow day! From taco soup to chicken verde to veggie lasagna, below are some lip-smacking good slow-cooker dishes that will leave your family deliciously satisfied. 1. Arroz Con Queso: A perfect dish for the picky eater in your family. This super easy…
The SOPA Protest Song from Seattle’s own Cheezburger Network
While Seattle turns white (Snowmaggedon 2012!), the Internet is going black. Well, significant portions of the Internet, that is, including Wikipedia, Reddit, WordPress.org and Flickr. These sites are going fully or partially “dark” for 24 hours on Wednesday, January 18 in order to protest SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and the Protect IP Act,…
12 Romantic Restaurants Perfect for Valentine’s Day
Where to dine out on the most romantic day of the year
Yes, there just happens to be a giant heart-infested holiday coming right around the corner that many consider to be the biggest date night of the year. In its honor we have rounded up a short list of restaurants where the ambience is such that couples mooning across the table at each other are as…
Snow Day Shopping: 7 Great Online Finds
Snowmageddon 2012 is (supposedly) on the way, so here are seven finds to peruse and order online while you are hunkered down at home waiting for the storm to pass: 1. We’re all proud of our respective Seattle nabes; have your kiddos sport that pride with Little Orange Room’s ridiculously cute screen printed neighborhood t-shirts. 2. Belltown-based…
Lynn Shelton’s New Film “Your Sister’s Sister” Is Headed to Sundance
I’ve been a fan of Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton’s work since I saw her first feature, We Go Way Back, at a screening way back in 2006. I was entranced by Shelton’s approach to storytelling—which seemed simultaneously impressionistic and incisive. I also appreciated her firm grasp of how people actually speak to each other—probably a…