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Poppy’s Jerry Traunfeld Shares Favorite Seasonal Pick
Poppy chef/owner Jerry Traunfeld springs for this savory herb
Kitchen herb gardens are reasonably common around the city, but rare is the garden that contains lovage—a robust perennial that looks and tastes like celery. “It has a savory quality and is the kind of herb that gives food a depth of flavor and a deep, herbaceous vegetable note,” says Jerry Traunfeld, chef and owner…
Home of the Week: Clean-lined Contemporary on Mercer Island
With an open floorplan made for parties and sweeping views to boot, you'll want to move in ASAP
Sponsored Content. For more information on this listing, contact Adrienne Buxbaum at 425.226.9100 ext. 119 or at adrienne@jaymarchomes.com or visit jaymarchomes.com Each week, we’re featuring one Seattle-area home that we think is interesting, inspiring or just a downright feast for the eyes. Some of them are actually on the market, while other homes will offer…
Gem Collage Transforms Childrens Doodles into Displayable Art
Two Seattle moms transform your overflowing pile of children’s art into singular masterpieces
As their young sons grew up, friends Ana Brown and Kim Edberg encountered a challenge more seasoned parents know all about: what to do with the prodigious artwork created by their budding Picassos. After a short run on a bulletin board or under a refrigerator magnet, all that creativity usually ends up stowed away. Looking…
Il Fornaio’s Franz Junga Talks Challenges, Earning his First Dollar
Make your reservations for the Seattle chef's upcoming Guest Chef night at FareStart
Sponsored by FareStart To Franz Junga, chef-partner at Seattle’s Il Fornaio, the keys to surviving the often intense demands of working in a kitchen are to remain focused, stay organized and manage stress. Junga, who oversees the Italian eatery’s kitchen, restaurant, bakery and menu, has been adhering to those crucial keys since graduating with honors…
Five Star Happy Hour at Lexus of Bellevue
At Lexus of Bellevue their passion is to provide you with a world-class ownership experience. They share the thrill their customers get from owning and driving a Lexus. Whether you come in for a new or pre-owned Lexus, to have your vehicle serviced or to arrange financing, they are committed to providing a Lexus experience…
7 Ways to Decorate With Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Add a pinch of green to your home for St. Patrick’s Day with these decor ideas
Bring the luck of the Irish to your home by decorating with green accents, décor items and cool color combinations. Green can be a bit of a bright and bold color to incorporate into your home, but these seven ideas prove it can be done with aplomb. In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day and…
PNB Homecoming, Encore at The Harvard Exit & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Tech Wars. The University of Washington is planning to expand its technology program in a big way, The Puget Sound Business Journal said yesterday. The Global Innovation Exchange Program (GIX) is set to launch in 2016, and will be the new cornerstone for graduate students studying technology. UW is looking at pliable options to house…
Pack the Sunscreen: 5 Warm-Weather Escapes
Warm, sunny—and some sandy—these five stunning getaways await
Sponsored Content Sure, we’re happy that springtime has arrived. But Spring in Seattle can be deceptive—sunny enough to tempt us outside, but a little too chilly to let us enjoy it. But that’s why airplanes, resorts, and tropical drinks were invented! If you’re longing to warm up for a few days or a week, here…
Throwback Thursday: The Roaring Twenties Re-Visit Seattle
Flappers, bootleggers and suffragists alike marked the Jazz Age in Seattle
The 1920’s marked a period of Prohibition in our country, and Seattle was certainly no exception. Although, where there were temperance lobbyists and suffragists, there were also flappers and bootleggers, and the establishments in which they privately reveled. Like many cities throughout the country, Seattle and the surrounding Puget Sound region became hubs where speakeasies…
Must List: Jazz Legends, Jewish Film Festival & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Listen Two Music Greats Play the Paramount Saturday (3/14, 8 p.m.) With 32 Grammy Awards between them, music legends Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea take the stage together in a show that very well may cause fans to spontaneously combust. Must See PNB’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Forsythe (3/13 to 3/22, times vary) Our…
Sasquatch! 2015 Goes Back to the Basics
Sasquatch! 2015 prepares for its 14th year of doing what it does best
After experimenting with adding a second weekend last year to meet heightened demand, this year Sasquatch! is returning to what it does best—four days of non-stop music. “We’re going back to the basics,” Sasquatch’s creator Adam Zacks says, “and we’re focusing more than ever on well-considered programming.” The 2015 outdoor music fest, now in its…
The Risky Side of Springing Forward
A local sleep expert examines the darkest day of daylight savings
Prepare for a bit of time travel this month: Sunday, March 8, was the day we sprang forward one hour in the name of longer, lighter evenings. But it’s not all kayaking after work and eating picnic dinners. Assistant professor Christopher Barnes of the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business has been studying the…
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations In & Around Seattle
Get in on these Irish celebrations happening throughout Washington
Yinz ready for a good ole’ Irish celebration? Pull out the cable-knit sweater, bury the corned beef in a potato-carrot stew, prepare ye Irish soda bread, play that harp and fiddle through the speakers, and gather ’round the Guinness, because St. Patrick’s Day is brewing and celebrations are to be had all over the state. Grab…
Seattle’s Middle Class is Vanishing. Why?
Half of all new households in King County are poor, and the other half rich
The Seattle Times puts hard data to the trend all of us are feeling: the diminishment of Seattle’s middle class. The numbers show that half of all new households in King County are poor, and the other half rich—giving truth to the old line about “how the other half lives.” Half of the new households…
Seattle Dances Gala, Potential Pedestrian Street & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Movers and Shakers. On Saturday night, sequins and shimmys were rampant on the dance floor during the sixth-annual Plymouth Housing Group’s “Seattle Dances” gala at Seattle’s Fremont Studios. Channeling “Dancing with the Stars,” the event paired a local celebrity from the business and civic world with a dancer from Century Ballroom – and together they…
Serious About Learning to Cook? 2 Local Culinary Schools Explored
Art Institute and Seattle Culinary Academy deans discuss advantages of formal culinary study & more
When I started culinary school several years back, food lovers sometimes got a dreamy look when they found out. Through their questions, they tried to assess if the experience was for them—and, perhaps most to the point—if the Poet Laureate Charles Simic was right when he told the The New York Times that people looking…
Recipe of the Week: Two-Ingredient Pancakes
Sarah Adler's recipe proves breakfast can be sweet, healthy and delicious
I have this distinct memory of eating banana macadamia-nut pancakes on a rainy Seattle morning when I was growing up. They were fluffy and perfect, and probably doused in syrup. While I still love a breakfast on the sweet side, I don’t love the idea of having to carry on with my day feeling like…
Porch.com Expanding, Uniqlo Coming To Seattle & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Latin Cuisine Adds a Gyro Machine. Ever since Columbia City’s Grecian Delight went temporarily out of business after an SUV ran into the space last August, locals complained for the loss of Greek fare in their neighborhood. Eater Seattle said the owners of Grecian Delight–who also operate La Isla del Mojito–are solving this problem by moving the…
Your 2015 Spring Arts Guide
45 arts events--theater, music, film and more--to experience this spring
Among the many signs that spring has arrived are the wealth of excellent performances, exhibits and concerts suddenly competing for space in our calendars. Will you get to know a Lizard Boy, indulge in Splurge Land or buckle up with Chastity Belt? We recommend all three—and 42 more arts events—in our guide to the best…
Throwback Thursday: Seattle in Transit
Definitive motor ways of the past pave way for the future
As a city that’s had plenty of recent transportation quirks–Bertha delays and getting stuck, for one–Seattle public transportation has plans to trudge forward in a big way. Just this week, Car2Go announced it will up its Seattle fleet by 50 percent, and on Monday Mayor Ed Murray rolled out a new initiative that is slated…
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