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The Mariners may have lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-3 at Saturday’s Turn Back the Clock game, but I still managed to have plenty of old-timey, sepia-toned fun in the stands. (The sheer amount of Cubs fans present was a bit bizarre, however.) Saturday’s game was just my second experience at Safeco Field; I’m newish…

The best summer evenings are the most spontaneous ones, when the sunshine inspires us to drop everything and lie on a patch of grass. Since there’s no picnic delivery hotline that I’m aware of, this summer I’ll be picking up some buttermilk-brined, applewood-smoked and cast-iron-skillet-fried chicken quarters from Harry’s Chicken Joint (West Seattle, 6032 California…

Tucked above the Pike Place corner market clamor and across the hall from Matt’s in the Market, Radiator Whiskey (94 Pike St., No. 30; 206.467.4268; radiatorwhiskey.com) is a destination for whiskey lovers and a welcome respite from the bustle below. This paean to moonshine was opened by Matt’s owner, Dan Bugge, and chefs Charlie Garrison…

Seattle does not suffer from a lack of really good ice cream, but one lick (sorry!) of Lick and it’s clear that Michael Avery does things a little differently. At his small counter inside Zaw Pizza on Capitol Hill, Avery scoops decadent frozen cream so dense, so heavy on the tongue, the ice cream tastes…

It’s a marriage made in noodle heaven: Japanese-born Mutsuko Soma, who attended the Art Institute of Seattle’s culinary program before returning to Japan to learn the art of making soba, and her adopted home of Washington state, which (who knew?) grows more buckwheat than anywhere else in the United States. Soma’s soba is the star…

Though they may drive us crazy during the summer influx, Pike Place Market tourists must be admired for their zeal for all things “made in Seattle.” Now they can quench that thirst with a tart, cold, locally crafted beverage at Rachel’s Ginger Beer Market, a soda fountain slated to open in Post Alley’s former Seattle’s…

I once had a group of tourists stop me on the street and ask where they could find the best sky-high views of Seattle. Being a newbie to the city (and generally terrible at coming up with ideas when put on the spot), I blurted out Space Needle and kept walking. A fine suggestion, of…

!–paging_filter–pIn researching my roundup ofa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/five-cooking-classes-try” target=”_blank” artisanal, scratch cooking classes/a in this month’s magazine, I found a Fall City cheesemaker who goes way beyond fresh goat cheeses and mozzarella (essentially starter cheeses) to teach the craft of Tallegio, Manchego and Stilton-making. I found a href=”http://www.legourmandrestaurant.com/” target=”_blank”Northwest cooking legend Bruce Naftaly alive and well in…

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!–paging_filter–pThis summer,a href=”http://nakedcitybrewing.com/” target=”_blank” Naked City Brewery/a in Greenwood decided to take advantage of our (hopefully soon) clear skies and a neighboring empty lot and create an outdoor oasis for the whole family. The Walrus Beer Garden, named in honor of The Walrus blues tavern, which was victim to arson some 30 years ago and…

The deed restriction forbidding the production of alcohol at the old Olympia Brewery in Tumwater, Wash., has been officially lifted. So what does that mean for the vacant (and troubled) site? We love the idea of another brewing company scooping it up and resuscitating it back to beer-brewing life, but Washington Beer Blog blogger and…