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Ryan Lewis Takes a Bite Out of Food Deserts
The music producer and Macklemore collaborator dishes on his new cause
Music producer, DJ, Macklemore collaborator and Seattleite Ryan Lewis has a new cause: food deserts. He’s working with Naked Juice and Wholesome Wave—a national nonprofit founded by Michael Nischan, a James Beard award-winning chef—on a #DrinkGoodDoGood selfie campaign to raise awareness about the difficulty many Americans have in accessing affordable, fresh foods in their neighborhoods….
This weekend: Portland’s Salt & Straw ice cream pops up in Seattle for the first time
La Marzocco Cafe to host pop up and affogato-ice cream collaboration this weekend
Portland’s Salt & Straw is one of the country’s most cult-favorite, chef-driven ice cream shops. Visit any of their four Portland locations (and four more in Los Angeles) and prepare to wait in line for at least 30 minutes. The last time we indulged in Salt & Straw, it was at the Esquire Building location…
Eat Crayfish, Drink Aquavit, and Support a Good Cause This Friday
The Old Ballard Liquor Co. and Tumble Swede host summer crayfish party
Summer crayfish parties are a great Scandinavian tradition and this Friday, August 19, the Old Ballard Liquor Company and companion restaurant Tumble Swede are hosting one! The event is from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Pacific Fishermen Shipyard (5351 24th Ave NW), a working shipyard that also boasts bunches of cool memorabilia from past…
Best Thing Our Food Editor Ate This Weekend: Villa Jerada Argan Almond Butter
Washington wildflower honey adds depth to ancient Moroccan amlou
Almond butter is one of those things I can’t live without. Coffee. Red wine. Almond butter. Cheese. Probably in that order. But this stuff–this stuff–may just push red wine out of the No. 2 spot. Seattle-based Villa Jerada, which specializes in Moroccan spices and products, makes its almond butter in the ancient Moroccan tradition. Amlou,…
The Letter Farmer Hopes to Renew Passion for Handwritten Letters
Seattle’s newest mobile business reinvents the art of letter writing
With a nod to the food-truck craze, Rachel Brandzel Weil launched her pop-up mobile paper, stationery and letter-writing business, The Letter Farmer, from a bright red truck in July. Weil, former owner of Real Card Company and a veteran of the local letterpress and stationery business, knows that everyone loves receiving handcrafted notes on beautiful…
The Must List: Out of Sight, Wild Nearby Exhibit and More
What to do this weekend in and around Seattle
Must Hear Rock Out to Concerts at the Mural Friday (8/12, 5:30 p.m.) Once again, the Seattle Center and KEXP-FM have teamed up to present a Friday-night concert series. This week, artists include Caveman, Naked Giants and Bread & Butter. Must FestHead North for the Summer Meltdown Festival (8/11 to 8/14, times vary) Enjoy music…
Henry Art Gallery Welcomes an Account of Transgender History
'Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects' explores the presence of local gender non-conforming communities
The Henry Art Gallery will host the second iteration of Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects beginning Saturday, August 13. (The first exhibit took place at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries in the spring of 2015.) The upcoming show, which explores the challenges of discovering and researching an under-historicized culture, is part of an…
Cooking Classes to Spice Up Your Kitchen
Learn how to add excitement to your at-home meals
“The best thing in the world is when someone makes you dinner,” says Bonny Giardina, studio manager at Hipcooks, a cooking school in South Lake Union. And she’s right. We devote many pages in this magazine to discussions of what the city’s chefs might cook us for dinner, but the (less exciting) truth is that…
Rum, Flames and a Cool Downtown Bar
A hot new twist on an icy island favorite
The Cocktail: Masa y Aceite // The Bartender: Cara Stuber DRINK HISTORYThe origin of this cocktail, which translates as “corn and oil,” is hard to determine, but it can be traced back to the island of Barbados. It’s traditionally made with thick, dark, blackstrap rum, or another type of well-aged island rum. You’ll see a…
New Gin from Wildwood Spirits and More Distillery News
A bounty of updates from our local distilleries
We’re heading into the tail-end of summer, and the temperature and sunshine (most of the time) means that gardens are delivering produce at a fairly rapid pace. But that’s not the only thing growing. Our local distillers have also been releasing bunches of new spirits and liqueurs, making for a tasty time in glasses, as…
Bacon, Eggs & Kegs returns Aug. 27 and 28
Third annual event features 20-plus restaurants and 30-plus craft breweries and cideries
Seattleites are serious about brunch, especially when it includes craft beer and bacon bingo. A fabulous event that marries all three delights is coming back for its third and biggest brunch yet. Bacon, Eggs & Kegs, as it is known, comes to CenturyLink Field’s North Plaza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 27…
Hunting for Majestic Porcini Mushrooms
How to use these meaty mushrooms found in the woods
To the English, they’re “penny buns.” French speakers know them as cèpes, Germans say steinpilz. Here, in mushroom-hunting circles, we commonly call them kings, short for king boletes. On restaurant menus you’re more apt to see the Italian word for them, porcini (meaning “little pigs”), since this is the term of commerce for this mushroom…
Instagram Inspiration: Ice Cream
Tasty treats for any occasion
Not much beats eating ice cream in the summertime. Whether or not the Seattle sun decides to come out, these sugary frozen treats are here to lift our spirits. From cones to sundaes, dairy-free to creamy milkshakes, the city’s ice cream shops have something to satisfy every sweet tooth. This week, we look at Instagrammers…
Exploring the Woodworking Talents of the Pacific Northwest
Furniture designer Seth Rolland and artist Laura Yeats take inspiration from Washington's trees
Formfitting Wood furniture designer Seth Rolland is originally from New York, but feels most at home in the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. “There are traces of life and history in wood, which is why we humans relate so well to it,” says Rolland, who moved to Port Townsend 14 years ago from Taos,…
Hotspot Fire Pits Amp Up Outdoor Gatherings
Welder Tim Odell's fire pits and detachable grills are great for evenings outside
You could say welder Tim Odell’s Hotspot fire pits and detachable grills were inspired by the way the wind was blowing. “I live in the Methow Valley, and in the spring, the wind would blow from one side of my house and in the fall, from the other,” he says. Tired of gusts extinguishing his…
See 6 Stunning Patio Transformations
New amenities, plantings and paving elevate these outdoor living spaces
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. A patio can be more than a concrete slab, as these six transformations show. From a geometric brick paving pattern that alludes to a homeowner’s vision for a labyrinth, to bluestone pavers intermixed with gravel to spread the budget further, these patios previously featured on Houzz inspire stylish outdoor…
Seattle Actor Helps Expand Diversity in the Arts
Mickey Rowe overcomes disability, levels the playing field through theater
At age 28, Seattle-born stage actor Mickey Rowe has already performed in more than 30 shows with both local (Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Opera, ACT) and international (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center) companies. At age 9, he was one of five children to perform in Seattle Opera’s The Barber of Seville. More recently,…
Fall Arts Preview 2016: Readings/Talks
Events to get you thinking
(Poetry) Megan Snyder-Camp9/1 Seattle-based poet Megan Snyder-Camp celebrates the release of two new collections of poetry: Wintering and The Gunnywolf. The former concerns the historic legacy of Lewis and Clark, while the latter concerns the author’s reckoning with her own white privilege. 7 p.m. Free. Hugo House, First Hill, 1021 Columbia St.; 206.322.7030; hugohouse.org (Poetry)…
Fall Arts Preview 2016: Music
Sounds to fit anyone's fancy
Music-ability – Mindie Lind The tradition of American singers who first found their calling at church and continue to draw on their early experiences at places of worship, is as old as America itself. Whether the faith is maintained or lost, the language of higher love and the promise of redemption remain. Here in the…
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