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High-end Korean Steakhouse Girin Now Serving in Pioneer Square
Restaurateur Steven Han forges a delicious new path with a Korean steakhouse in Pioneer Square
Steven Han’s fourth restaurant, a high-end Korean steakhouse in Pioneer Square’s new Stadium Place complex, is named after a divine creature in Korean culture that marks the arrival of good luck. Han established his reputation with Japanese restaurants (Momiji, Kushibar, Umi Sake House), but Girin, a massive, 125-seater next door to CenturyLink Field, is his…
A Look at the Progress Washington’s Wine Industry has Made
Good taste holds up
For our 10th anniversary, we reached out to wineries whose wines had been declared Wine of the Year in our past tastings. We asked them to submit the current vintage, as they define it, of that same wine. A five-person panel tasted these wines openly, as opposed to blind tasting, and discussed what these flagship…
Nordstrom’s Habitant Lets you Shop and Bar Hop
A new bar in Nordstrom’s downtown flagship store delivers a welcome stop for shoppers.
Let’s face it, there aren’t enough bars in stores—shopping can wear you down, and cocktails pick you up, so it’s a perfect match. Nordstrom appears to agree, as evidenced by its Habitant bars within stores, the newest of which is on the third floor of the fashion retailer’s downtown Seattle location (500 Pine St.; 206.628.1635;…
Adjuncts Struggle to Balance Dreams of Teaching with Low Wages
Seattle University instructor and others lead anxious lives at or below the poverty line
In the waning hours of last December, David Heller had dinner with friends at a neighborhood Thai restaurant. Over shared plates of pad kee mao and panang curry, they drank red wine and talked of plans for the coming year. Spirits were good. Yet Heller’s friends were worried about him. He looked pale, walked with…
Combatting Childhood Trauma
Teachers in Washington are pioneering efforts to help children deal with traumatic experiences
It’s a late spring morning at West Seattle Elementary and as usual, morale is running high. Counselor Laura Bermes high-fives students as they walk through the door. Principal Vicki Sacco greets teachers while cradling Bingo, her watchful Chihuahua. The children walk single file to their classrooms, and a bespectacled special guest bounds upstairs to talk…
New 24/7 Pet Emergency Facility
Seattle Veterinary Specialists gives Seattle residents a go-to for pet emergencies
Until recently, a pet emergency in Seattle meant a stressful drive in the black of night to a veterinary ER in Wallingford or Lake City—or to Shoreline, Lynnwood, Renton and beyond. But with the opening last month of Seattle Veterinary Specialists (SVS) (First Hill, 805 Madison St.; svs.com), South Seattle residents can breathe a little…
A Bellevue Designer’s Modern, Award-Winning Furniture
Mark Dellplain learned his love of woodworking from his father, who built wooden boats
When 2008’s economic downturn forced then graphic designer Mark Dellplain to reassess his career, the Bellevue resident made an unusual decision: He bought a boat. “Growing up on Vashon Island, I watched my father build wooden boats,” Dellplain says. “He died when I was 7, and I wanted to see what it was about working…
Charles Smith’s Jet City Winery Opens in Georgetown
Charles Smith brings his wild ways—and wildly successful winemaking facility— to Georgetown
Any day now, grapes from the 2015 vintage in Washington will be harvested from vines, placed into bins in temperature-controlled rigs, hauled over Snoqualmie Pass and trucked to Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood, where a team, likely dressed in black, will receive them at a 32,000-square-foot refurbished former Dr Pepper bottling plant. Truck after truck will arrive,…
Italian Restaurant Vendemmia Wows in Madrona
A new hot spot in Madrona is proof there is restaurant life outside Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square
It took years of self-reflection and culinary-ladder climbing for Anacortes native Brian Clevenger to open his first restaurant, Vendemmia, in Madrona. Vendemmia is the Italian term for a season’s grape harvest, a reminder of the chef’s devotion to seasonality and quality ingredients. First, in order to master refined Italian cuisine, Clevenger cooked in the right…
What’s Wrong With This House: Downtown Penthouse
This swanky pad in a downtown high rise has been on the market for 782 days. Why?
Each month, we crawl through real estate listings on various websites searching for homes–in all sorts of price points and locations–that for some reason, just haven’t found the right person or family to call their own. Sad. But why haven’t these seemingly lovely dwellings sold? Almost a year ago we featured this one (which shockingly…
National Public Lands Day and How You Can Help
How shifts in the ecosystem affect our national parks and why Mount Rainier needs some fixing
Once a year, everyone is invited (for free!) to enjoy tranquil vistas and participate in a little fall cleaning at our parks, canyons, rivers and streams during National Public Lands Day (9/26; publiclandsday.org). Volunteers throughout the country have planted more than 100,000 trees and maintained or built more than 1,500 miles of trails since the…
Recipe of the Week: Cherry Lavender Beer Margarita
Enjoy this sweet-and-sour tequila and beer cocktail by Heather Christo
Are you wasted away in Margaritaville, searching for your lost shaker of salt and thinking to yourself, “this margarita I made is bland and lacking an enjoyable fruity aftertaste”? Well, it could be your fault if you haven’t tried local entertaining expert, food blogger and former chef Heather Christo’s fresh take on the drink, the…
The Big List of Free Things to do in Seattle
Sometimes, the best things in life are free. Enjoy these wallet-friendly activities
Nothing in life worth having comes cheaply, right? Well, except for a whole page worth of gratis things to do in Seattle for the rest of this month and many, many more. Explore a new museum, watch a drive-in movie or enjoy a taste of soothing Japanese tea—all while leaving your wallet on your nightstand. …
Meteor Shower-Watching Spots, Free Day at WA State Parks
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Look up: You might be able to sneak a peek at The Perseids meteor shower Tuesday and Wednesday night until dawn thanks to potentially positive weather conditions. Earth will be passing through Comet Swift-Tuttle’s trail, which means skywatchers have a chance of seeing quite a few fireballs should the sky be clear. Geekwire has rounded…
Seattle’s new pizza restaurants
Chicago and Wisconsin styles top the list of soon-to-open pizzerias
By the close of 2015, Seattle will be home to a handful of new pizza restaurants. Here’s the not-so-skinny on cheese, crust, and fixins from Frelard to Capitol Hill. Happy early New Year. Ian’s Pizza on the Hill What: Small Wisconsin pizza chain doing kooky toppings (think: quesadilla flavors on pizza) and other entree-on-a-pie concepts….
Two Cocktail Recipes to Make Now
The libation you hold in your hand says a lot about you. Hold off on drab and dull standards (the Sazerac and French 75 are so 2014) and accessorize with a new class of cocktail. Head bartender Chad Phillips drops a few hints from the sophisticated Pennyroyal bar (Belltown; 2000 2nd Ave; 206.448.1111; pennyroyalbar.com) that…
Dating Tips from the Experts
Renowned relationship experts John and Julie Gottman on building the foundation of a relationship
Take it to the Next LevelInternationally acclaimed relationship therapists Drs. John and Julie Gottman are like modern day architects for matters of the heart. The straightforward Seattle-based couple (who have been married for 28 years) founded the Gottman Institution with an overarching ideology that asks, “How do couples build a “Sound Relationship House.” And if…
Fool Proof First-Date Destinations in Seattle
Where to impress a first date in Seattle
Just as a potential partner needs to be vetted, a good bit of thought should go into where and how you decide to spend an evening with someone you just met. These spots offer the benefits of immediate discussion topics, a “shared experience” kick-start and, if you are not necessarily feeling it, the opportunity to…
West Seattle Home Grows Upward, Gets a Modern Makeover
A West Seattle couple starts a second story and a new chapter
It was the wrong house. Or at least Emily Trittschuh wrote down the wrong address to check out on her weekly, Sunday-afternoon house hunt. The 1953 pea-soup green, 2,520-square-foot, ranch-style residence in West Seattle’s Admiral District was over her budget, but, since she had already driven out, she saw no harm in a quick walkthrough.
Seattle Photog’s Solo Show Reveals Portraits of Local Musicians
Nancy Guppy focuses on photographer Ernie Sapiro
Seattle photographer Ernie Sapiro has a remarkable ability to capture the essence of local dancers, athletes and musicians—the last of which have been his special focus over the past two years. In his new solo show, Musician: A Portrait Project (coproduced by Nancy Guppy), Sapiro exhibits revealing portraits of a diverse range of local musicians,…
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