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Get Your Goat On At Corson Building’s Quillisascut Fundraiser
Goat is No. 1, the world’s most consumed red meat, eaten by 70 percent of the planet’s population. And yet, it’s tough to find it on menus in the U.S. Now, don’t give me that malarkey about goats are too cute to eat. (What about Porky Pig? Yes, those bacon makers are soooey adorable. And…
Theater Festivals
The play's the thing in Seattle this month, when local theater festivals abound
Seattle Sketch Comedy Month 5/31–6/29Founded in 1999 under the direction of monologue master Mike Daisey, the SketchFest comedy festival each fall is packed with local performers and laughs aplenty. This new, summer showcase of short-form scripted comedy bits (think: Saturday Night Live but, hopefully, better) includes local groups Charles, Ubiquitous They, and Drop the Root…
Coddle Your Tomatoes
Seattle garden expert Amy Pennington teaches how to build a tomato cloche
Good news: It’s not too late to plant your tomatoes! Bad news: you need to do it NOW and you need to put a little elbow grease into it. It will come as no surprise that early summers in Seattle feel more like fall. For you, this means wearing warm layers you can put on…
We Day Seattle Event
March 27 was a big day for Seattle. Not only did 15,000 middle and high school students pack KeyArena but the red carpet was rolled out for a lineup of stars, including Magic Johnson, Jennifer Hudson, Mia Farrow, Demi Lovato (via Skype), former Sonics player Gary Payton and a surprise performance by Macklemore and Ryan…
Watch the Hey Marseilles “Heart Beats” Video
We reported last week about the gratis sneak peek of “Heart Beats,” the new video from Seattle’s beloved indie-folk/chamber-pop/just-plain-endearing band Hey Marseilles. Our staff photographer Hayley Young wrote and directed the video. If you missed the preview, “Heart Beats” is up. Watch it here.
Coffee with Guppy: Jim Woodring
Nancy Guppy gets graphic with a Seattle-based icon of the comic book world
COFFEE DATE: Award winning cartoonist Jim Woodring, whose new graphic novel, Fran (a “bizarre romance”), comes out from Fantagraphics this month.SCENE: Café Racer, a Wednesday morning in March.JIM’S ORDER: Coffee, black. Nancy Guppy: Describe the world through Jim Woodring’s eyes.Jim Woodring: Hmm. Well, the world has never quite jelled for me. It’s an endlessly strange,…
Japanese Fashion at SAM
Seattle Art Museum explores the explosive creativity of contemporary Japanese fashion
When you think about it, Western fashion, with its focus on conforming to the predictable curves of the human body, designs itself into a box, as it were. With the exception of the audacious Alexander McQueen, most designers base their work on a woman’s hourglass shape (or often, a stick-straight version of it) and the…
2013 Feast PDX Lineup Announced, and It Is Awesome
See that over there? That’s a Velveeta Éclair. Or rather, Éclair Velveeta; its creators, chefs David McMillan and Frédéric Morin, hail from the legendary Joe Beef in Montreal. And they’re just two of the dozens of chefs who’ll grace Portland’s second annual Feast PDX with their presence. Let me just geek out on you for…
Recipe: Lebanese Pepper Paste Marinade
Lebanese Pepper Paste MarinadeFrom Garrett Melkonian, chef at Mamnoon This marinade makes Mamnoon’s samkeh harra sing, but beyond a whole fish, it can be used for firm white fish fillets, such as cod, and even sea scallops. 1/2 cup Italian pine nuts (Melkonian says the ubiquitous Chinese pine nuts don’t have the same flavor or…
Openings + News in Food
Westward, ho! In a city surrounded by water, there oughtta be more restaurants with boat-up capabilities. Hence, I’m thrilled Josh Henderson (Skillet Diner) will launch Westward in a former waterfront catering facility (with dock!) next month on Lake Union halfway between Gasworks and Ivar’s. Westward’s menu is seafood-centric, with a crazy sounding crab Reuben with…
It’s Hip to be Pioneer Square
How our city’s revolutionary restaurateurs are changing a neighborhood, bite by bite
Sorry, Capitol Hill. You are so last week. All of a sudden, restaurants and bars (not to mention boutiques and tech companies) are competing for real estate in a new neighborhood. And who would have guessed it would be Pioneer Square. These things come in waves, of course. Neighborhood popularity ebbs and flows. There was…
Slacklining with Adam Burtle
Adam Burtle shows Seattle the ropes of slacklining
It’s become a common sight in sun-drenched Seattle parks: outdoorsy types balancing on what looks like a wide, flat tightrope strung between two carefully padded trees. It’s called “slacklining,” and Adam Burtle, 32, is Seattle’s authority on the sport, which originated with rock climbers in Yosemite in the 1980s and is gaining fans and practitioners…
Style Chat with Nancy Abramson
Personal Style: Mount Baker resident Nancy Abramson keeps her own counsel on her wardrobe choices. As long as an item is comfortable and age-appropriate, it’s fair game for this lifelong Seattleite, who counts more indie and local designers in her enviably large and organized closet than high-end labels. Early Genius: Even as a high schooler…
The Must List: Rock with the Beat Connection at Neumos, Get Your SIFF On and Nosh to Fight Hunger
Must SupportDrink for a Good CauseThrough May 31 — Several local restaurants, including Elliott’s Oyster House, Ray’s Boathouse, Ivar’s, Toulouse Petit and Ba Bar, have partnered with broVo Spirits to serve up classic cocktails throughout May in honor of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds for each cocktail ordered goes to…
Grand Opening Party: Davenport
At long last Davenport, the new home and gift boutique endeavor from the Hitchcock Madrona peeps is set to open with an official grand opening party on Saturday, May 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Head over and check out their amazing space and enjoy sips and nibbles while you shop.
Bag Crush: Thread and Loom
I don’t know about you, but I love bags. My mom just commented the other day on how many purses, handbags and totes I have—and this is coming from the queen clotheshorse of all time. Nonetheless, it’s true, I have a ton of them, and while they’re not expensive or designer, they’re all distinctive in…
New Designer: Karen Guh
Ok, so maybe it’s not the right time of year to be talking cashmere, but I’m so in love with this new-to-me line that I wanted to share it ASAP. Plus, the press release call this line “trans-seasonal,” and then again, it’s not quite Junuary, so maybe there’ll be a need for some cozy wear…
A Speakeasy on Wheels and Other Spirit Release and Distillery News
Hello spirit, liqueur, cocktail and local distillery lover. Flowers are blooming, the sun is (at least here and there) shining and we’ve also got a host of interesting new spirit and liqueur releases and news to share. Local Craft Tours: If you’ve been waiting for an easier way to visit a number of local distilleries…
Fishing with Duke
Extreme sourcing with the man behind Duke's Chowder House
As the wheels touch down in Cordova, a little fishing town on Prince William Sound in southcentral Alaska, Duke Moscrip already has his coat on and his finger on the latch of his seat belt. Outside, dozens of black 10-by-10-foot crates filled with freshly caught, flash-frozen Copper River salmon—what many consider to be the tastiest…
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