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Top Docs Survey [Update]

Top Docs Survey [Update]

Seattle magazine’s 2013 Top Doctors survey has been extended a few days to midnight, January 30, 2013. If you are a Puget Sound-area doctor, please visit seattlemag.com/topdocssurvey to nominate distinguished doctors and practitioners in the area. If you have questions about the survey, please contact Top Doctors Project Manager Niki Stojnic at niki.stojnic@tigeroak.com.  

Shop the Asian Noodle Aisle, Tackle Ibsen and Other Weekend Musts

Shop the Asian Noodle Aisle, Tackle Ibsen and Other Weekend Musts

MUST TASTEEasy Recipes from the Asian Noodle AisleUwajimaya, Seattle’s ultimate Asian grocery store, has four (!) noodle aisles—which can be a little overwhelming if you’re just starting to experiment with cooking noodle dishes. Accordingly, we teamed up with the store’s experts to give home cooks the best bets for easy and delicious noodle dinners. MUST…

Icebreaker: Good For a Day Like Today

Icebreaker: Good For a Day Like Today

It’s cold, gross and rainy and all you want to be is cozy. Good thing Icebreaker has come to town. Located in the old Betsey Johnson store on Fifth Avenue, Icebreaker is a New Zealand company that uses Merino wool to make a line of clothing that is perfect for Seattle. It’s wool, so it’s…

Boutique Sales of 2013

Boutique Sales of 2013

You were bombarded with big box store sales before Christmas, and now that it’s after New Year’s let’s gently lay out the small boutique sales. They’re so much more pleasant to shop: Sandylew 40 percent off every little “thang.” Charlie & May 40 to 50 percent off of most store inventory including gift and home décor items….

Rian Handbags Moves to the Big Apple

Rian Handbags Moves to the Big Apple

I like it better when we don’t lose our designers to New York, but it happens. And when it does, they often have a sale, so that’s a good thing. I guess. We lost Irene Wood last year and this year’s it’s accessory designer Rian Berry, whose crew is picking up and heading east soon,…

Cameron Levin is Seeing Ruby Red

Cameron Levin is Seeing Ruby Red

Named one of Seattle magazine’s Most Influential People of 2012 for her Pink Carpet Project (a response to the Susan G. Komen kerfuffle), Cameron Levin’s Ruby collection of pretty and completely wearable tops, dresses, skirts and a legging contains some sweet options for holiday parties—both dressy and casual. I spoke with Levin about the inspiration…

Green Eileen Store to Open in Columbia City in March 2013

Green Eileen Store to Open in Columbia City in March 2013

Eileen Fisher has been making women look chic and feel good since 1984. The downtown Seattle store has been open for 15 years—and many of the same employees who opened the shop are still working there—which is a testament to how awesome an organization it is. In addition to their high quality style and happy…

Deck Out some Classic Vans and Win $50,000 for High School Arts Programs

Deck Out some Classic Vans and Win $50,000 for High School Arts Programs

I was in fourth grade in 1982, the year “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” came out and while I probably didn’t understand much about the movie, I knew that Spicoli’s black and white checkerboard slip-on Vans were super cool and that I wanted a pair for Christmas, which I got and wore to shreds around…

Trend Alert: Meat and Drinks at a Slew of New Charcuterie Bars

Trend Alert: Meat and Drinks at a Slew of New Charcuterie Bars

If three of a kind constitutes a trend, then bars that serve cured, smoked and sliced meats are the new black, at least on Capitol Hill. First came Cure, the wee bar hidden in the alleyway behind Broadway on Nagle Place, which opened two years back. There, the menu features charcuterie and cheeses, olives and…

How Architect Cheryl Hughes Brings Kitchens to Life

How Architect Cheryl Hughes Brings Kitchens to Life

These island designs blend the practical with the posh

Cheryl Hughes, of HUGHES STUDIO ARCHITECTS (South Lake Union, 820 John St.; 206.264.1301; hughes-studio.com), is known for her user-friendly kitchen designs. And in her 17-plus years of residential practice, she has seen the kitchen island evolve from an oft uninspiring second thought to an aesthetically inviting workhorse that is the communal hub of a home. “The island…

Style for Cyclists

Style for Cyclists

Seattle designer Katrina Hess makes superb coats to help cyclists stay dry.

Designer Katrina Hess’ line of bespoke rain gear was inspired by the avid cyclist’s simple need to stay dry when riding during our wet and wild weather. Uninspired by outerwear she saw on the market, this intrepid former graphic designer rolled up her sleeves and made her own coat to fulfill her needs. That was…

Baby & Co.'s Big Sale and Remodel

Baby & Co.’s Big Sale and Remodel

Baby & Co. has decked out progressive-style minded Seattle shoppers in the same spot on the corner of First and Virginia in Belltown since 1976, that’s almost four decades and a ton of staying power. From now until around March 5, this iconic shop is taking up temporary digs around the corner at 113 Virginia…

Beef-Shiitake Noodle Bowl

Beef-Shiitake Noodle Bowl

A warm Korean-inspired soup recipe great for the winter months.

Bean thread noodles often come in packets of individual bundles. To cook them, place them in a bowl and add boiling water to cover. Drain the noodles, and they’re ready to use. I like using the L&W brand available at Uwajimaya. Serves 2 to 3 For the sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame…

When Will Seattle Streets Be Safe Enough for Cyclists?

When Will Seattle Streets Be Safe Enough for Cyclists?

Will Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan Update finally make Seattle streets inviting for cyclists?

You’ve heard it all a million times: Drivers are jerky, lazy, inattentive louts looking to put another notch in their steering wheels by giving cyclists a close shave, thereby asserting the supremacy of the almighty car while wasting our precious natural resources. And cyclists are entitled, arrogant, Lycra-clad maniacs with a death wish, impeding traffic…

A New Approach to Publishing

A New Approach to Publishing

Booktrope’s cofounders are establishing a team-based approach to publishing and marketing new books.

If the book-publishing industry weren’t broken, Ken Shear might not be trying to fix it. Shear, publisher and CEO of Seattle’s new alternative publishing venture, Booktrope (booktrope.com), is trying to turn a page in publishing with a team approach, one that alleviates some of the traditional frustrations endemic to legacy publishing houses and typical e-book…

Five Champagne Cocktails for New Year's Eve

Five Champagne Cocktails for New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve may be the most anticipated party of the year. But with so many competing soirées, wing-dings, bashes and galas, it can be hard to ensure your party stands out. The best way to shine in the crowded party pack? Step away from plain sparkling wine and step up to the easy challenge…

Sing in a Snow Globe, Buy Local Bubbly and Other Weekend Musts

Sing in a Snow Globe, Buy Local Bubbly and Other Weekend Musts

MUST ROCKReel Grrls’ WonderlandThursday (12/27) — The creative geniuses at Reel Grrls, the local nonprofit that helps young women achieve their filmmaking dreams, have transformed Olson Kundig’s Pioneer Square storefront into a human-sized snow globe that, for tonight only, can become your personal karaoke stage. The Reel Grrls invite participants to collaborate in a variety…

The Best Meals We Ate All Year

The Best Meals We Ate All Year

Seattle magazine editors reflect on their favorite meals enjoyed in 2012.

It goes without saying that the best meals of the year aren’t just about what was eaten. That’s important, no doubt. But great food doesn’t equal a great meal. What makes a meal is having good food, good atmosphere, good service plus the presence of best sort of company. People you adore. A great meal…

UPDATED: Procrastinator's Guide To New Year's Eve Celebrations

UPDATED: Procrastinator’s Guide To New Year’s Eve Celebrations

What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Still don’t know? Well, you’re in good company. I’m one of those adrenalin junkies who likes to wing it on big going-out-on-the-town type holidays. So what if most of the tables at those special dinners listed below have already been booked up? If you’ve got a honey who’s…

Where to Drink with Relatives This Holiday Season

Where to Drink with Relatives This Holiday Season

Alongside presents, mistletoe, getting a few days off work, and the bottles Santa might put in your stocking, the finest part of the holidays is getting to catch up with family. And, of course, the best place to catch up is a great bar. However, it can be a challenge to pick a suitable watering…

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