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New Local Spirits, Tasting Parties and Other Drinking News
As the seasons get ready to turn (and soon, let’s hope, ’cause I could use a bit more sun), it’s a good time to check in and see what our local bars and distillers are up to. We’re lucky to live in such a creative cocktail culture, because there’s always fun and exciting things happening,…
Pike Place Fish Guys Have a Cookbook
High fives guys!! In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys debuts Thursday, March 7, and those fish-throwing fishmongers are planning a big splash, offering sample recipes, bites from the book and plenty of access for autographs from noon until 3 p.m. at the city’s famous fish-throwing seafood shop. You know the place. Right…
Earth Day 5K: King 5’s Jesse Jones Gets Fit
For those of you following my journey to train for the Seattle magazine Earth Day 5K on April 20 (my first 5K ever), or who have committed to running it with me, I have some exciting news: King 5’s consumer reporter, and advocate of the people, Jesse Jones, is slated to be our Master of Ceremonies…
So THAT’S Why Top Chef’s Richard Blais was in Seattle
Previously on the Seattle Mag Blog, Allison Austin Scheff wondered why she’d spotted Richard Blais in Seattle, even (almost) guessing the correct reason: Top Chef alum Richard Blais is in town; I spotted him Wednesday morning suspiciously close to the Dry Soda offices. Coincidence? Blais tweeted that he is, “Partnering with a Seattle based company!…
Far4 + Instagram = Great Contest
I’m obsessed with Instagram, and Jenny at Far4 (@far4ing) is one of my fave local Instagramers to follow. She’s got a great eye and fantastic style and stocks her downtown store will the most amazing, unique and (sometimes) challenging jewelry, art and porcelain. If you’re into Instagram, or have been thinking of signing on, now’s…
Mar.10 Spells Mario
Mario’s, whose stores in Seattle and Portland have been keeping stylish Pacific Northwesterners sharply dressed for decades is celebrating “the cosmic coincidence that Mar 10 spells Mario” on, you guessed it, March 10. (Ok, and March 9, officially as well.) Expect a festive atmosphere of shopping and prizes, including a roulette wheel, and raffle tickets…
Local Photographer Goes Behind the Scenes at the Burke Museum
Did you know the Burke Museum at the University of Washington is home to 15 million specimens and artifacts, including over 150,000 spiders? Did you also know that when you find a spider in your house, putting it outside can be tantamount to killing it? These are the weird things you learn when you let…
Goodwill’s Designer Accessory Sale
If you’re a label-loving bargain huntress (or hunter), then head to the U District Goodwill on Friday, March 8 and Saturday March 9 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., for their Designer Accessory Sale, which will include shoes, handbags and other accessories from coveted brands like Dooney & Bourke, Coach, Betsy Johnson, Marc Jacobs, Steve…
Shop to Make a Difference at U Village
U Village and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are teaming up March 15-17 for Shop to Make a Difference, where your shopping dollars go towards supporting a great cause. Buy a Cure Card for $25 now and save 20 percent that weekend at participating shops and restaurants (full list here), which include Williams-Sonoma, Margaret O’Leary,…
Maria Christofilis: City Chic
Style expert and founder of Anthousa Collection on her personal style.
Uptown girl, laidback-style: “I flip from carrying my black Celine Phantom bag from Barneys to a Navajo-print cotton tote that I got for free,” says Maria Christofilis, a scent-savvy Seattle native who has been on the advance guard of home fragrances for more than a decade (at anthousacollection.com—which she recently sold). She shakes things up…
Viridian Farms’ Verde Island
The flavors of Spain reach Seattle via Viridian Farms in Oregon.
As you read this, farmers Manuel and Leslie Recio are probably in Spain—sampling Tempranillo in Catalonia, learning traditional recipes in Andalucía, or deep in a conversation about growing techniques with a producer in a market in Madrid. This is how the owners of the Oregon-based Viridian Farms spend the darkest weeks of winter. And their…
For the Love of Lardo
Chef Holly Smith of Cafe Juanita revels in the melty goodness of her favorite topper.
Lard used to be a dirty word. And its Italian cousin, lardo, would prompt puzzled looks followed by the inevitable “What’s that?” But now, lardo—cured pork fat—is cool, thanks to chefs such as Cafe Juanita’s Holly Smith. She has long adored the snowy white stuff for how well it stands alone or adds a little…
Spring Arts Preview 2013: Photography
Photography shows this season have us seeing in black and white.
In this age of Instagram and countless other image enhancers, spend some time celebrating the sheer power of black-and-white photography Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows The story is nothing short of incredible. A nanny who lived in New York City and Chicago, Vivian Maier was also a devoted shutterbug who took captivating street shots…
Flutter and Twirl Mobiles
These beautifully crafted mobiles would make an excellent shower gift.
Mobiles, when done as artfully as those created by Burien-based Sara Lawrence for her line Flutter and Twirl, are a delight to all who behold them, not just babes in their cribs. There’s something so soothing in the way they lazily rotate and bounce gently overhead. Lawrence, a librarian by trade, crafts paper, wool roving,…
Urban Animal: Seattle’s Hip Veterinary Clinic
Capitol Hill’s new vet clinic features DIY pet portraits.
You’re staring at the photo booth in the lobby of Urban Animal, Capitol Hill’s newest veterinary practice. What’s that doing here? It’s the for-real, film-based, wait-four-minutes-for-slightly-wet-prints kind. The last one you saw was, probably, in a bar. But you are sober. And here for your pup’s checkup, for heaven’s sake. Then, you look around. The…
Earth Day 5K Training: Lessons from REI on Support and Compression
Week two of my Earth Day 5K training is almost done (one more run on Saturday before week three begins technically) and I’ve learned a lot. Mostly that my calves cramp up habitually at the outset of every run. That’s been a painful lesson that led to the lesson of perseverance, which is painful in…
Spring Arts Preview 2013: Editor’s Picks
Arts editor Brangien Davis found two themes connecting the best shows to see in Seattle this spring.
Risky BusinessThis season is packed with strong leading women who take big chances. See for yourself, and decide if you’d rather follow their lead or learn from their mistakes. Get NakedUntitled Feminist Show Pullman-raised Young Jean Lee has made a name for herself the world over by creating edgy and innovative performance art. Proven adept…
Seattle’s Suddenly Flush with Middle Eastern Flavor
The mainstreaming of Middle Eastern flavors in Seattle has been a long time coming. Granted, I’ve made regular trips south to pick up shawarma from Mawadda for years now; it’s the best in town if you ask me. And the Hallava Falafel truck is on my regular lunchtime rotation, too, though I prefer the family-owned…
Top Pot Doughnuts: Hand-forging World Domination
Hey, Big Apple! You ready for some hand-forged doughnuts? Yup, Top Pot arrives in Manhattan later this year or early next, part of a franchise deal being worked on by the geniuses behind this now-massive operation. (This year, NYC; next year, world doughnut domination?) No doubt about it, things are pretty sweet right now for…
Explore Snow Country on Fat Bikes
Experience nature’s wintry glory threaded with the childhood joy of biking in the snow.
While we wait (and wait) for spring to arrive, Seattleites head east for blue vistas and shimmering snowfields; plunging into all that mood-lifting whiteness on sleds, snowshoes, skis and, now, on so-called fat bicycles. While bikes with wide, snow-gripping tires have been plying frozen stretches of Alaska for years, this is the first time any…
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