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Three Seattle Hotels Get High-Style Updates
Local hotels are sprucing up for guests of all stripes
For oenophiles: The recently renovated Hotel Vintage downtown (1100 Fifth Ave.; 206.624.8000; hotelvintage-seattle.com. $269–$549 per night) offers an immersion into Washington wine, starting in the lobby/tasting room, with wine racks stocked with the good stuff and nightly pours—arranged with wineries such as DeLille Cellars, Kestrel Vintners and Chateau Ste. Michelle. The guest rooms feature custom…
This Website Makes Owning and Renting a Boat Completely Worth It
A new company takes the Airbnb model to sea
When August finally arrives in Seattle, owning a boat seems like a genius idea. Imagine it: tooling around Lake Washington every weekend, sailing up to the San Juans or just buzzing over to Bainbridge. The sun shines, the water sparkles…unfortunately, for most of the year the boat sits at the dock, racking up marina fees….
Maxime Bilet’s Interactive Space Downtown is a Must Visit
A Seattle cuisine dreamer brings his food philosophy to the community
Maxime Bilet simmers with excitement—and reveals a slight French accent—when he speaks about his love of food and his belief in its ability to bring human beings together. “Food is clearly the most important connection we have amongst generations and cultures,” he says. Born in Paris and raised in New York, the 31-year-old chef/artist/scientist/entrepreneur, who…
Top Stories from the Week
If you missed one of our best articles from this fourth week in July, we've got you covered
Three cheers for Friday, eh? It’s going to be a stellar weekend both weather-wise and event-wise. (For a curated list of things to do, read our Must List.) Needless to say, it was a busy week here at Seattlemag.com, as our loyal readers pored over a multitude of great stories, everything from pieces on food…
Selling a Home in Seattle? This Minor Remodel Pays Off Big
Wondering what the best project is for return on investment? Read on for tips
Considering a minor kitchen remodel? If you live in the Seattle area, you’ll be making a smart investment in your home. According to home improvement cost data from Remodeling Magazine, doing a minor kitchen remodel for your Seattle-area home costs an average of $20,471, but when you sell your home you’ll be able to recoup…
Family Meal of the Week: Joule
There are meals in almost every restaurant serving off-menu items that you would never be lucky enough to eat unless you worked in the restaurant. They’re called family meals and they’re served before or after service to feed those who work tirelessly to bring good food to your table — staff members who rarely get a…
The Must List: Capitol Hill Block Party, Movies at the Mural & More Weekend Events
Things to do in Seattle this weekend
Must RockBoogie in the Streets this Weekend(7/25 to 7/27, times vary) — Stage dive into the urban music festival vibe at the Capitol Hill Block Party, featuring awesome local bands including Cataldo, Katie Kate, Ayron Jones, Country Lips, Pollens and dozens more. Must WatchPop a Squat at the MuralSaturday (7/26, 9 p.m.) — Catch an…
Vogue Market Editor Cynthia Smith’s Top 3 Trends for Fall
The Nordstrom Designer Preview is upon us (if you were able to score a ticket, you’re psyched, if not, check back next week for our play-by-play) and we sat down for a quick e-chat with Vogue market editor Cynthia Smith (who will be at the event tonight as the magazine’s representative) for her take on…
Lemon Verbena Liqueur is Rich with a Strong Kick
Sidetrack Distillery’s new liqueur is like summer in a glass
It makes sense that the most intriguing local product to hit liquor store shelves this year comes from the same folks who gave us Bete, the award-winning spirit distilled from beets. But as good as that earthy wonder is, Sidetrack Distillery’s lemon verbena liqueur tops it. Released after years of research and testing, this multilayered…
Artist and Gallerist Tariqa Waters & Nancy Guppy Take a Selfie
Nancy Guppy gets self-ish with artist and gallerist Tariqa Waters
New Pioneer Square gallery Martyr Sauce (122 S Washington St.; martyrsauce.com) is the size of a stairwell…because it is a stairwell, leading to the apartment where curator and painter Tariqa Waters lives with her husband and kids. What it lacks in square footage it makes up for in sheer cool, thanks to Waters’ keen eye…
A French-Influenced Menu and Comfy Environs at Le Zinc
Le Zinc serves up a bubbly bistro feel on Capitol Hill
Along with Bar Cotto and Anchovies & Olives across the street, Le Zinc (1449 E Pine St., but enter on 15th, around the corner; 206.257.4151; le-zn.com) fits nicely into this Eurocentric corner. Its elegant, relaxed atmosphere and French-influenced menu make it a boon to Francophiles and neighborhood professionals hunting for happy hours. Bar manager Chris…
Chic Lawn Games to Play this Summer
It's time to head outdoors and get your game on
Pour yourself a Tom Collins and slip into your finest seersucker—we’re playing lawn games. Today’s backyard summer recreation calls for croquet sets, checkerboards and badminton rackets of the rarefied variety, bursting with color and clean lines. 1. A Summer Shop canvas roll-up checkers/backgammon game ($42). Click! Design that Fits, West Seattle, 4540 California Ave….
The Parklets are Coming! Now, What are They, Exactly?
We spell out a few pros and cons to this new addition to our fine urban landscape
PROS Parklets are miniature parks, funded, designed, built and maintained by the applicant (often a neighboring business) or community volunteers, so there’s no cost to taxpayers. Parklets prioritize the pedestrian experience and aim to improve the neighborhood vibe, often with the addition of bike racks and seating. CONS Although the I.D. parklet did not take…
Quick Getaway Idea: Jetty Island
A beachy paradise awaits
Where: Jetty Island, just off the Everett waterfront. Why: This kid and kiteboarder paradise promises real sand, warm shallows and all manner of adventures. What: Two miles long and narrow, Jetty Island sits low in Puget Sound, its wide shores and driftwood piles perfect for picnics, sandcastles and protected wildlife. Built in the late 1800s…
5 Refreshing Summer Cocktail Recipes
The long stretch of sunny (well, mostly sunny) days that we call summer lends itself well to a number of things: romances, songs about summer, vacations, and most importantly, parties. But if you have to sweat over the right drinks to serve at your summer soiree, then it sorta takes the fun out of things….
Shop Talk: Le Objects Closing, Drygoods Moving
The latest in Seattle retail news
We’re sad to report that after nearly three years of giving us some lovely home wares to shop (and inspiring in-the-window designs to marvel at), Tim de Clue has decided to close his Georgetown shop Le Objects for the Home (1226 S Bailey; 206.604.4958). There will be great deals (such as 40 percent-off most inventory) to be…
The Blue Angels are Back!
Love ’em or hate ’em, the Blue Angels return to Seafair
Admit it. You kinda missed them last year. When the U.S. Navy announced that the 2013 Blue Angels air show would be canceled due to federal budget cuts, many Seattleites rejoiced. (No freaked-out dogs! No expensive, extraneous exhibitions of military might!) But when Seafair weekend came around, it was just so…quiet. Not only was the…
Nine Homes with Views You Wish You Had During Seafair Weekend
Porch.com reveals a host of homes that have thee best views in town
Whether to your dismay or delight, the Blue Angels are back this year for Seafair weekend, Seattle’s annual summer spectacle from August 1 to 3 that features a glowing, nighttime parade (Seattle Sounders players Clint Dempsey and DeAndre Yedlin are the co-grand marshals!), hydroplane boat races, an air show and fireworks. While there are myriad…
This Store Spurs My Jealousy of People with Nice Handwriting
Paper Source opens its latest store, in Queen Anne
Our sister publication Seattle Bride reported that Paper Source, the purveyor of too-pretty-to-send cards and stationery, datebooks, calendars, fine paper and more, has added a third store (the others are in University Village and Bellevue) to its Seattle-area portfolio. This time, the location is high atop Queen Anne, along Queen Anne Ave. N. I adore…
Nue to Bring International Street Food Cuisine to Capitol Hill This Fall
A first time restaurateur with a background in 3-D animation and a penchant for modernist cooking is opening a restaurant on Capitol Hill this fall. Chris Cvetkovich gave me a tour yesterday of his upcoming project on 14th Ave. (in the REO Flats) that will be sandwiched between Artusi and Porchlight Coffee. Because Cvetkovich is…
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