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6 Seattle Finalists Wow in the Remodelista and Gardenista Design Awards
From bedrooms to backyards, vote now for one of these fantastic local design projects
There are some spectacular interior and exterior spaces in the running for the second annual Remodelista and Gardenista Considered Design Awards, and six of them herald from our very own stomping grounds. If you’re not familiar with the design accolades, essentially the two creative websites (one focused on tips, tricks and pics galore of interior…
Recipe of the Week: Mango Vanilla Honey Push Up Pops
Heather Christo's take on this classic, kid-friendly treat
Our favorite foodie and entertaining expert Heather Christo serves up her version of this classic, 1980s-era dessert (remember the Flintstones variety?). They’re perfect for summer. Everything you need is listed below, and for step-by-step instructions on how to make them, visit Christo’s blog here. Ingredients 2 cups frozen mango chunks 2 cups coconut milk (out…
Noisy Restaurants: How Much Noise is Too Much?
Jess Thomson adds her voice to the growing clamor over noise in Seattle’s restaurants
It’s our 11th wedding anniversary. We want a restaurant close to home and delicious, so we try Mkt., one of the most recent in a swath of Ethan Stowell openings and, my hairdresser swore, the chef’s best. But somewhere between wrestling our way through the tiny door and digging into a foie gras special, a…
Six Seattle Kickstarter Games to Watch This Summer
Fund or follow these local indie games
Summer’s a great time for outdoor fun in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s also a good time to plan for the return of those rainy days that never really left. Whether you prefer card, video, mobile or puzzle games; fancy a retro, forward-looking, or simple art style; or don’t care about any of that and…
La Bête’s New Incarnation: A Nod to Spaghetti Westerns?
Aleks Dimitrijevic is closing his Capitol Hill restaurant La Bête on August 16, three days before its fourth birthday “We hope that you all pay us a visit over the next four weeks to say goodbye, lord knows that I’ll need as good of a send off as possible to make the next phase less…
How to Prepare the Spicy Sambal Sauce
Wild Ginger executive chef Jacky Lo on the art of making the famed restaurant’s fiery sambal
A face shield and eye goggles aren’t common kitchen tools, unless you’re executive chef Jacky Lo, who, along with his team of cooks at Wild Ginger, gears up each summer with a full-on production line—cooking with more than 3,000 pounds of chiles—to prepare sambal. While they make more than 10 different sambals throughout the year,…
Locally Made Bow Ties and Accessories For the Dapper Man
“Bow ties really reflect an individual’s pride and attention to detail,” says Erin McCoy, owner of Hank’s Haberdashery, a snappy line of dapper bow ties ($40) and pocket squares ($20) available on Etsy. The Eastlake-based McCoy started Hank’s Haberdashery in 2012 as a way to indulge her creative side (she’s a women’s health researcher at…
A Plan for a Mountain Bike Trail is Creating Divisions
Ambitious plans for a neglected green space sparks debate over Seattle Parks’ mountain bike policy
In South Seattle, a forested green space The Seattle Times once called “Walden Pond in urbania” is now a battleground between mountain bikers seeking to bring the sport back to Seattle parks and advocates for undeveloped natural areas that protect wildlife and wetlands. The contested ground in question is Cheasty Greenspace, a 43-acre natural area…
The 2014 Washington Wine-Buying List
Bookmark this list of all the winners and finalists from our 9th Annual Washington Wine Awards
*Download this list as a PDF WHITE WINES White Wine of the YearChateau Ste. Michelle 2012 Eroica Riesling, Columbia Valley, $22 Sauvignon Blanc, $20 or lessWinner: Lobo Hills 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, $17 Finalists:Guardian 2012 Angel Sauvignon Blanc, Red Mountain, Klipsun Vineyards, $20 SOLD OUTEfestē 2012 Feral Sauvignon Blanc, Ancient Lakes, Evergreen Vineyard, $20Cedergreen…
Ikea’s 2015 Catalog is Coming (So is a New Store)!
Oh, so very soon, our mailboxes will be welcoming that familiar chunky shopping tome: the Ikea catalog. The 2015 edition (access it digitally on July 24th at 2015 Ikea Catalog) focuses on “Where the Everyday Begins and Ends,” namely, in our bedrooms and bathrooms. As well as an abundance of new looks—bed frames to towel…
Family Meal of the Week: Dahlia Lounge
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…
2014 Washington Wine Awards Methodology
Nominations for this year’s Washington Wine Awards were solicited via a survey of Washington wine and food professionals. The top vote-getters in the wineries, winemaker, vineyard and sommelier awards were selected as winners. The more than 100 wines receiving the most votes in the varietal categories qualified as finalists for a blind tasting, which took…
9th Annual Seattle Magazine Washington Wine Awards Tasting Panelists
The participants were involved in our March 3, 2014 tasting
Nominations for this year’s Washington Wine Awards were solicited via survey from a panel of Washington wine and food professionals. Read more about how we determined the winners. Tasting panelists who are winemakers were excluded from voting in categories in which their wines were finalists. The names of tasting panelists who were also on the…
How Our 107-Year-Old Pike Place Market Survived
Knute Berger visits Pike Place Market 50 years after its reputed demise
In his poem “Bubbs Creek Haircut,” Beat poet Gary Snyder drew on impressions from a trip through Seattle in the mid-1950s: Seattle has the best for logger gearonce found a pair of good tricouni boots at the under-the-public-market store, Mark Tobey’s scene, torn down I hear—… Not so fast, Snyder. That’s not what happened. At…
Pianos in the Parks, Plus Westlake’s Colorful Tables and Chairs
Electric blue tables paired with neon yellow chairs make for a sweet and vibrant setup downtown
The trees colored in Smurf-blue are long gone in downtown’s Westlake Park, but now its usual crop of bistro tables and chairs have been replaced by jazzier versions in electric blue and canary yellow. Surrounded by the new colorful dining/seating additions, is a hot pink piano, wheeled out as part of the very arty and…
Outdoor Concerts and Movies, How to Shop the Nordstrom Sale and Save the Date for Red, White & Brew
What to do this weekend
Must HearOutdoor Music Concerts(Dates and times vary) — For an urban lunchtime escape, don’t miss the free Out to Lunch concert series around downtown, including the Portland Cello Project in Occidental Square Park (7/18). Or spend a magical evening at the Music on the Green Summer Concert Series at Salish Lodge, featuring a gourmet picnic,…
The 10 Reasons to Attend Seattle Magazine’s Red, White & Brew
There is one week left to nab tickets Tickets are actually sold out to Seattle magazine’s third annual Red, White & Brew fete, which happens Friday, July 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. For this year’s event, you’ll head skyward to the Fremont Foundry’s rooftop and hobnob with other wine lovers (the party celebrates all…
This Small Distillery Churns Out Heritage Spirits and Liqueurs That Amaze
The Old Ballard Liquor Co. is turning out an array of high-quality spirits and liqueurs
The recent boom in Washington distilleries has resulted in producers of all sizes, from large spirit and liqueur makers (hello, Woodinville Whiskey!) to mom-and-pop spots (see: the fine folks at Sidetrack) to one of the smallest in total space: the Old Ballard Liquor Co. (4421 Shilshole Ave. NW, 206.858.8010; oldballardliquorco.com). But don’t be fooled by…
Cool Art Classes in Seattle for Kids
A Madrona couple inspires kids to create unique art with Project Ninho
Over the past 10 years, Brazilian native Tininha Silva has owned Tininha’s, a stylish bikini boutique in Fremont; the online Orla Kiely boutique; and her own line of teeny-weeny bikinis (Teu Swimwear). In 2013, while she was pregnant with her second child, Silva and her artist and craftsman husband, Sean Yearian, launched Project Ninho, an…
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