articles
Best mall food in Seattle
The best grub at Northgate Mall, U-Village and Westlake Park
Ok, mall rats. We are sure you remember a time when the only thing more oppressive than the Aqua Net holding up your bangs was the lack of good food inside the shopping mall. Times have changed. There are too many great casual eateries to mention and too many shopping districts to address. But here…
Amazon Opens U Village Store & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
After the swirl of rumors, Amazon has finally announced that it will open a physical retail store–a bookstore called Amazon Books–in University Village. The store will be Amazon’s first-ever brick-and-mortar bookstore, Geekwire reports, and will “sell top-rated books that are available on Amazon’s website and also feature Amazon hardware,” all at the same price points as…
Where to Host your Next Party: A Distillery
The increase of distilleries in our state has brought an increase to intriguing event spaces
While the core result of our state’s distillery explosion has been the proliferation of a host of delicious locally made spirits and liqueurs, it’s also brought an increase in intriguing event spaces, with a number of well-designed distilleries being available for parties of all kinds, from weddings to corporate shindigs. Much like the distilled and…
7 Must-Have Bottles for Stocking Your At-Home Bar
Gather your friends, you're partying at home tonight
Setting up a home bar with local products has never been tastier—or easier—even if you don’t have a lot of space. We’ve picked seven bottles (four of base spirits, two of liqueurs, and one of bitters, all available at larger Seattle liquor stores) from Washington to get you situated, and cocktail recipes using the very…
Tacoma Art Museum’s ‘(Re)Presenting Native Americans’ Opens this Month
The museum investigates the American identity through paintings of Native Americans
One year ago, the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) debuted its Haub wing, designed to house a newly acquired collection of paintings depicting the American West. Many of the works portray an imagined, culturally inaccurate version of the region (some of the white European painters had never been there), so TAM took the somewhat radical step…
Cocktail Writer Paul Clarke on his New Book ‘The Cocktail Chronicles’
The author tells us how to make better cocktails at home, new ingredients to try
One of the world’s finest dipsographers (cocktail and spirit writers), Paul Clarke has called Seattle home since moving here from New York City in May 1998. Clarke is a longtime blogger; a former writer and assistant editor at Paradigm Communications, publisher of Alaska Airlines’ in-flight magazine; and now editor of Portland-based Imbibe magazine. Whether online,…
Recipe of the Week: Veggie Toast
Heather Christo gives avocado toast a nutritious, flavorful upgrade
Avocado toast has swept the health-conscious, social-media-savvy nation. For a while, it seemed like every food post on Instagram featured the green delicacy artfully spread upon nutrient-rich multigrain bread. While avocado toast is a well-known treat, the dish does tend to become repetitive. Thankfully, Seattle-based entertaining expert and food blogger, Heather Christo, revived the popular snack…
Top Cocktail Trends of 2015
What's happening in the bar and drink-making scene
Seattle’s bar and cocktail scene is evolving in ways we could have only imagined a few years back. Creativity abounds, as bartenders devise concoctions that push the boundaries of what we’ve always thought of as the classic cocktail. Herewith, the top trends we’ve noticed this year. For more of the Best Bars and Cocktails in…
6 of the Tastiest Happy Hours in the City
Where to nab good, high-quality food at a fraction of the cost
Exceptional cocktails soar on their own. The last thing you want to do is bring them down with an order of flabby fries or hockey-puck-heavy meatballs—even if the food is a bargain. What you really want during a bar or restaurant happy hour is the same tasty, high-quality food that appears on the lunch or…
The Courage Award Winner Who Saved Sound Transit
Joni Earl's work paved the way for light rail-related development in Seattle
Last week, Crosscut hosted its annual Courage Awards (Seattle Magazine was also a media sponsor) that recognize civic contributions by ordinary individuals who do extraordinary things. Each year, a lifetime recipient is one of the winners, and this year it was Joni Earl who led Sound Transit out of a budget morass and disorganization and…
Food We Love: Octopodi at Ballard’s Plaka Estiatorio
The generous curl of octopus is marinated in white wine and red wine vinegar
The Acropolis is missing, but Ballard’s Plaka Estiatorio still reminds me of Plaka, the historic neighborhood in Athens. Fresh olive tree branches fill vases, and big bins of eggplant and herbs line the open kitchen. Ourania Tziotis and her parents, Katerina and Yiannis, buzz about the dining room with plates of Greek specialties, made from…
Seahawks Win Ugly But What Does It Mean?
The team is again .500 but what does the win mean for their season?
Maybe Seattle’s magic is back; maybe it isn’t. The team got a few lucky breaks on the field Sunday, including a close-call touchdown by tight end Luke Wilson (who scored by the seat of his pants) and a missed call for a too-many-men-on-the-field penalty leading to a Dallas Cowboys field goal instead of a potential…
‘Atomic Frontier’ Exhibit at NW African American Museum Offers Insight
Photography exhibit chronicles the lives of black workers who helped build atomic bombs
In 1943, humble farmers were forced to evacuate their homes in eastern Washington’s Hanford–Pasco–White Bluffs region to make way for a secret military project base that would later bring devastation to Japan during World War II. Roughly 40,000 workers were recruited by the DuPont Corporation and traveled miles to participate in the Manhattan Project—of those,…
10 Hometown Chain Restaurants Worth Visiting
Forget everything you believe about chain restaurants
CactusKnow that this modern Mexican mecca is actually more Southwestern in flavor, more liberal than traditional. But you won’t miss the taqueria vibe (hey, there’s even queso!), thanks to Cactus’ focus on tapas-like small plates, best for sharing over friendly get-togethers and business tête-à-têtes. Of the five orange-bathed Seattle and Eastside locations, our favorite is…
Must List: Symphony Performs ‘Psycho’ Score, ‘If/Then’ at the Paramount
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must ScreamSeattle Symphony to Perform Psycho Score(10/30 to 10/31, 8 p.m.) End the month with a scream as the orchestra performs Bernard Herrmann’s terrifying Psycho score live while the film plays on the big screen. Must SeeKT Niehoff’s A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light(10/30 to 11/14, times vary) Glam rock meets cabaret meets…
Men’s World Open Squash Competition Coming to Bellevue
This is the first time the Professional Squash Association will host the competition in the U.S.
No, it’s not another farmers’ market produce variety. Squash—the indoor racquet sport often compared to racquetball—is about to take center stage as our region hosts some of its finest players. The Professional Squash Association’s 2015 Men’s World Open Squash Competition is November 13–22 on the Eastside, marking the first time the event has been held…
UberKittens Today, U-District Crime Crackdown & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
It’s National Cat Day, and you know what that means: Uber kittens are out in full force. Request an UberKittens delivery today and a few fury friends will show up to hold, love or even adopt. Simply open the app between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., request some kittens and you have 15 minutes to…
Road Trip: Ashland Culinary Festival
The culinary festival features food demos, live entertainment, and the heated Chef Showdown
Where: Ashland, Oregon. Why: For the ninth annual Ashland Culinary Festival (11/6-11/8). Sure, it’s a bit of a trek, but the Chef Showdown is worth the travel. Look forward to a weekend of food demos, live entertainment and sizzling competition. Friday-night ticket holders can sip, savor and socialize at the Meet the Chefs event. The…
New IKEA Coming to Seattle Area, Amazon and QVC Announce E-Commerce TV Channels
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
REI Encourages Shoppers to #OptOutside: In a bold attemt to reject the consumerist clusterf*ck that is Black Friday, the Seattle-based outdoor and fitness co-op, REI, will shut its doors this retail holiday. REI is sacrificing a significant loss of profit in order to contest the frenzied introduction to the holiday season. Last year, an estimated…
Bartenders Tell Us: What’s the Scariest Drink to Serve on Halloween?
Seattle bartenders dish on Bloody Marys, Irish Car Bombs and other horror-inducing drinks
It’s nearly the scariest day of the year–Halloween! Really, it’s more scary fun than anything, and if you have the right drinks, scary tasty, too. But are there any drinks that scare bartenders? And what do our local shakers like to sip when the ghouls, goblins, and more modern haunts are traversing our fair streets?…
Join The Must List
Don't miss a thing.
Get Seattle's best events,handpicked
and delivered to your inbox weekly.