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Chef Mike Easton’s Recipe for Salsa Siciliana
Featuring anchovies, from the kitchen of Il Corvo chef Mike Easton
!–paging_filter–pstrongIngredients:/strongembr2 Tablespoons olive oil/emembr4 cloves of garlic, crushed/emembr8 fillets of anchovy/emembr2 Tablespoons of pomodoro concentrato, the Italian tomato paste in tubes/emembr1 teaspoon chili flakes, or more, to taste/emembr1 pound pasta/em/pp class=”Normal1″strongInstructions:/strong/ppCook 1 pound of your favorite spaghetti for the recommended amount of time in a large pot of well-salted water./ppWhile that’s cooking, coat the bottom…
The Black Male Experience at Photo Center NW, ‘A Great Wilderness’ on the Seattle Rep Stage and ‘Swamplandia’ Author Reads at Town Hall
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust See/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/LkfhZW” target=”_blank”brPhoto Center NW’s Visual Exploration of Being a Black Male/abr(1/16 to 3/8, times vary) — “What do black men have in common?” In Question Bridge: Black Males, the new video installation at Photo Center Northwest (PCNW), African-American men pose such questions, and African-American men answer, in straight-on, close-up, fascinating video recordings./ppstrongMust Watch/stronga…
Working at Your Desk? Order One of These Lunches for Delivery
Gotta work through lunch: Our picks for ordering premade, tasty lunches for delivery
!–paging_filter–pstrongGourmondo /strongbrPanini, salmon entrées and vegan wheatberry salad, with nothing costing more than $15, are some of the hallmarks of this longtime boxed-lunch caterer. Orders must be placed by 5:30 p.m. the previous business day; avoid the $7 surcharge by ordering at least three lunches, and opt to have them delivered for free between 11…
Chef Mike Easton On How to Cook with Anchovies
Il Corvo chef/owner Mike Easton adds flavor to sauces and vinaigrette with anchovies
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/dining/cheap-eats/cheap-eats-il-corvo” target=”_blank”At Il Corvo/a, the small handmade-pasta place in Pioneer Square, chef/owner Mike Easton keeps a sharp focus on big, bold flavors. So, naturally, he’s a fan of anchovies, the teeny fish that packs a huge savory-salty punch. He wasn’t always on board, though: “I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and we just…
Super Small Seattle Bars
!–paging_filter–pI’m not going to lie–I tend to love the majority of bars. Sure, there are those generic spots that everyone should avoid, but outside of those sad places, most bars, lounges, dives and dancehalls are pretty fun, provided you’re in the right mood for the right bar (so, probably no need to visit a high-end…
Our Twitter Pitch War with San Francisco Magazine (Go Hawks!)
I was wrapping up a photo shoot this afternoon (and not, in fact, on the revival of grunge) when I received the following tweet from San Francisco magazine: Slow clap, San Fran mag. As Seattle magazine’s online editor, I alerted the rest of the editorial team to this affront and had them conjure up our…
Shop News: Jack Straw and Edie’s West Seattle
!–paging_filter–pFor your information: downtown’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/jack-straw“Jack Straw/a is moving mid-March to the old Peter Miller Bookstore space at 1930 First Ave., right next to a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/baby-co“Baby Company/a, creating a one-two punch of designer shopping for men and women on this little corner of the city./ppAnd in West Seattle news, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/directory/edies-west-seattle“Edie’s/a outpost in the Alaska…
Mere Basics Trunk Show and Shop an Editor’s Closet at Clementine’s
!–paging_filter–pWest Seattle’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/clementine“Clementine/a is hosting two events this weekend. First up is the chance to experience the simple luxury of a href=”http://www.merebasics.com/” target=”_blank”Mere Basic’s/a cashmere underpinnings during a trunk show from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. If you love cashmere, you won’t regret stopping by to check out this featherweight collection./ppSecondly (shameless plug…
New! Brimmer & Heeltap Opens in PhinBallFremont
I know from experience the sheer rapture a new restaurant can bring to a neighborhood that was once pretty much void of them. When Delancey, Honore, Essex and Fat Hen opened within relative walking distance of my East Ballard neighborhood, I finally felt less relegated to the far less hip side of Ballard. I imagine…
Organization Meets Sleek Design in this Leschi Kitchen
A Leschi kitchen sets the bar for super-organized, streamlined design
!–paging_filter–pOpenness has its limits, or should have. It’s as true for strangers conducting cell phone chats on the street as for architects designing a kitchen.brbrSo when the owners of a 1905 house in Leschi decided to start fresh with a new home, they called Thomas Schaer of SHED Architecture Design. Employing downright forensic exactitude, he…
Why We’re Crazy for the Wallingford Seafood Spot, Westward
!–paging_filter–pOnly a few months old, Westward already feels lived in, like it’s been here forever. Outside on the gravel patio on the north shore of Lake Union, Adirondack chairs are set around ana href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/cozy-local-fire-pit-winter” target=”_blank” oyster-shell-faced fire pit/a, and the city stands proud and sparkly in the view south across the lake. Inside, the sporty…
Where to Get a Great Weekday Breakfast
The best dishes to start every day of the week
Seattle magazine’s early-rising team of food experts tout their favorite spots for the most important meal of the day (and the weekend).[pancakes]If you head to one of Portage Bay Café’s three airy Seattle locations, where the servers sport T-shirts with the company’s tagline—eat like you give a damn—consider stretching beyond your usual order and don’t…
Color Us Happy: Farrow Ball Paint at Bellevue’s Table Top and Home
!–paging_filter–pAnyone who has admired a richly painted room in a design magazine has likely come across the name Farrow Ball. Established in Dorset, England, in 1946, this esteemed line of 132 high-quality and lushly pigmented paint colors is now available at Bellevue’s Table Top and Home, much to the delight of local décor addicts. “Farrow…
Shannon Koszyk’s Debut Lighting Collaboration Brims with Drama
!–paging_filter–pGeorgetown-based Shannon Koszyk, best known for her eponymous line of religious iconographic jewelry beloved by rock stars and starlets alike (Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Rooney Mara are fans), is about to see (or make) her name in lights. This October, the jeweler debuted a lighting collaboration with Atlanta-based home…
Mossback Monday: Fans Cause Another Beastquake; Hunter Claims to Have Bagged a Bigfoot
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”iframe src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-29/embed?header=false” width=”100%” height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true/iframe/pscript src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-29.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-29″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Kicking Kidney Disease
Dr. Bessie Young discusses prevention
!–paging_filter–pNephrologist Dr. Bessie Young is on a mission: to eliminate kidney disease. “This disease can run in families and crosses all boundaries; one in seven American adults has [it],” she says. “In the African-American community, the number with end-stage kidney disease or who need to go on dialysis increases fourfold.” As a physician at Veterans…
A Small Sand Point Greenhouse Packs a Super Eco-Friendly Punch
Reclaimed materials and a rainwater-harvesting system put the ‘green’ in this bright greenhouse
Most people wouldn’t call Seattle a prime location for growing plants native to South America. But try telling that to the leafy tamarillo tree (sometimes called a “tree tomato”) reaching up toward the glass roof of Carrie Rhodes’ pretty blue-and-green backyard greenhouse in Sand Point. The plant, with its egg-shaped red fruit, reminds Rhodes of…
Gei Chan Has Seattle’s Style Down to an Art
Former Jessica McClintock designer Gei Chan embodies Seattle’s individual style
!–paging_filter–pstrongPeasant memories:nbsp;/strong When California native Gei Chan was in fashion school in the Bay Area in the late ’60s, she had no idea that her inherent relaxed design inclination would have a lasting impact on the world of style. Her use of mixed patterns and lightweight upholstery fabrics—coupled with empire waists and maxi dresses of…
Photographer Rafael Soldi Displays Black-and-White Photography with Wild Abandon
Seattle artist Rafael Soldi covers his walls in fine art photography
!–paging_filter–p“I’m not afraid of the dark,” says photographer Rafael Soldi. He’s talking about the deep gray color he painted the kitchen and dining nook of his Squire Park apartment, but his assertion also applies to the black-and-white photographs he collects and displays in every room and hallway. Born and raised in Peru, Soldi attended the…
Sunshine, Made to Order
!–paging_filter–pWith grayer days back upon us, keeping sleepy sluggishness and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) symptoms at bay is a priority for us in Seattle. Enter a href=”http://www.hotwirecoffee.com/“Hotwire Coffeehouse’s/a new a href=”http://www.hotwirecoffee.com/helios-bar/“Helios Bar/a, where your latte comes with a dose of sunshine. Owner Lora Swift set up light therapy panels at the café’s computer counter and…
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