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Holiday Gifts for Foodies
Bitters, booze and bacon jam: Thank the holiday host with these easy-to-snag, locally crafted goods.
Cyprus Pyramid SaltCapitol Hill’s modern-day apothecary, Karyn Schwartz’s SugarPill is filled top to bottom with scent-sational herbs, cocktail bitters, and smoked, herbal, infused and classic salts. Thank your holiday hostess with a beautiful jar of salt; the scented crystals add an intoxicating flavor to grilled meats or crostini. $13 per 3-ounce jar, available at SugarPill…
Matthew Inman Open Studio, the Biggest Caroling Contest and Other Weekend Musts
MUST FREMONTAn Especially Festive Artwalk Friday (12/7) — Three fun reasons to visit Fremont this week: The annual Lenin statue lighting (in lieu of a tree); a holiday arts and crafts bazaar; and Matthew Inman, the man behind The Oatmeal, who’s hosting a special open studio sale where you can get a book signed or…
Local Couples Celebrate Their (Now Legal) Same-sex Marriages
Congratulations to all the newlyweds.
There’s an electric feel of happiness in the air today as same-sex marriage becomes officially legal in Washington state and couples of all ages, colors and creeds line up to be among the first who receive marriage licenses. Prior to the approval of Referendum 74, Seattle magazine profiled seven local same-sex couples. Several of them…
“Sweet and Sexy” Shanik Opens Tonight!
If you’ve been mentally camping out in preparation for Shanik’s opening (which was supposed to happen today!), well, hunker down for a few more days. We’ve been tracking this, the most exciting opening of the year for nearly a year. Now, we have to wait just a few more days for the place to launch….
Most Influential People in Seattle 2012
Meet the 62 biggest power players of our city, including the editors' pick for person of the year.
Sparks fly every year when our panel of experts assembles to choose Seattle’s boldest, brightest, brashest and bossiest movers and shakers from the past year. And 2012 is our biggest list yet—with 62 names—featuring high flyers who are definitely on your radar, and others who sneak under (or try to!). Some of their stories will…
How to Write a Cookbook: Shelley Lance on Her Collaboration with Tom Douglas
Sweet! The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook is a huge hit! In addition to being on bestseller lists, the goodie-filled tome showed up over the weekend on The New York Times Book Review‘s list of great holiday gifts and it’s featured in this month’s Martha Stewart Living. While most everyone is familiar with Seattle’s most famous chef/restaurateur,…
Best Shops in Seattle 2012
Our editors picked their favorite local boutiques for men and women's clothing, gifts and more.
Best New Shopping TrendBoutique TrucksWe’ve grown accustomed to meals on wheels, but this year the town was treated to fashion trucks on the go. Glued to our Twitter feed for location updates, we eagerly tracked this new breed of mobile boutique. Amanda Linton and Allison Norris’ vintage trailer, The Kippy Ding Ding, opened in July,…
Seen in Seattle with Duell Fisher
At cultural and charitable events around Seattle in October,Team Photogenic owner Duell Fisher bumped into a bevy of fun local revelers and chatted with some very interesting movers and shakers. Witness it all in the latest episode of “Seen,” here: Seen @ OCT Cocktail Contest, Urban Unveiled, Pilchuck, Neiman Marcus & Whim W’Him from Seen…
Chris Hansen: Seattle Magazine’s Person of 2012
This San Francisco hedge fund manager who won the hearts of Sonics fans is our man of the year.
Who would have thought that in the year of Occupy protests and anti-fat-cat rhetoric, liberal Seattle’s agenda would be hijacked by a multimillionaire San Francisco hedge fund manager? But so it was. An unknown guy named Chris Hansen spun the civic debate by proposing to invest around a half-billion dollars in building a new basketball/hockey…
Best of 2012: Dining + Drinking
Best Northwest CuisinePoppyIt’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Jerry Traunfeld opened his post-Herbfarm project, leveraging his reputation as Seattle’s crown prince of herbs and spices into a completely bold concept unlike any we’d ever seen here. Beyond the novelty of an Indian-style thali plate given the Northwest treatment, it has been…
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Dog Lovers
These gifts are perfect for that hard-to-buy for dog-person on your list.
Bowser BeerFor those who let their pooches guzzle the real stuff (you know who you are!), offer them healthier booze: Des Moines–based Bowser Beer dog beer is made from USDA chicken or steak, plus malt barley (B vitamins!) and glucosamine (for joint health!). $19.99/six-pack, available at Wally Pets (Wallingford, 4411 Wallingford Ave. N; 206.547.0301). A…
Not to Miss Weekend Shopping Events
In addition to the craft-acular Urban Craft Uprising at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, there is so much incredible stuff happening the Seattle shopping scene this weekend. See if you can cram all of it in. The gauntlet has been thrown. Lizzie Parker at NordstromLast September, this Issaquah-based designer and former contestant on NBC’s Fashion…
5 More Boozy Dates for Your Holiday Calendar
Let’s dive deep into the holiday spirit with some liquid play dates. It’s Hot Toddy Tuesday every week during the month of December in Pan Pacific Hotel’s Lobby Bar (2125 Terry Avenue). The warming drink – spiked with citrus and spice – will be offered as a two-fer during the extra long holiday happy hour…
John Roderick of the Long Winters Has a Christmas Album?!
Local musician John Roderick of The Long Winters has teamed up with Jonathan Coulton to release an original album of Christmas songs (and one Chanukah song), titled One Christmas at a Time. Roderick explains the inspiration for the album (and the likelihood of his becoming Mayor of Seattle) in this interview with the Dallas Observer….
Holiday Gift Guide: Paper
Unique stationery, calendars and gift wrap from local artists.
Pike Street PressNestled at the bottom of the Pike Place Hill Climb, Sean Brown’s Pike Street Press cranks out some of the coolest letterpress holiday cards in town from his gorgeous 1964 Heidelberg Windmill press. Our fave: his Space Needle New Year’s card (shown above), complete with fireworks. Available at Pike Street Press. Paper…
5 Holiday Events Celebrate Local Bartenders and Great Cocktails
The holidays give us plenty of reasons to visit local bars: getting to see friends and family, getting over the stress of shopping for friends and family…. And while there are many great bars and cocktails to enjoy all around Seattle, we think you should check out one of these cool events when searching out…
Get the Best Cupcake, Envision a New Waterfront and Other Weekend Musts
MUST TASTESeattle’s Best CupcakeBefore we reveal the best cupcake of 2012, you should know that this was no arbitrary declaration. We purchased just about as many cupcakes as would fit in the office kitchen and asked local dessert experts to taste and evaluate each one—while blindfolded. Rebekah Denn reports on the judges’ findings, some of…
O Holy Flowchart: A Visual Guide to Holiday Shows in Seattle
If you’re looking for fun and festive events to help get you in the holiday spirit, Seattle mag has you covered. From familiar chestnuts, to fresh (and funny) takes on classic themes, arts and culture editor Brangien Davis guides you through a slew of recommendations in the way only she can. Enjoy a better view…
Holiday Cooking & Cocktail Classes You Really Shouldn’t Miss
There may be no better pre-holiday gift than a spot at Bruce Naftaly’s (sure-to-sell-out-in-a-hot-minute!) cooking classes at Le Gourmand. In fact, several years ago I sent my parents to one of Naftaly’s classes, and though I have yet to see demi-glace grace the old Austin table during a holiday dinner, George and Nancy sure enjoyed…
Gifts for Men
A guy-friendly wish list.
Cairo Screen-print Vintage TieWith funky design motifs that include cassette decks, Polaroid cameras and bicycles, these screen-printed vintage ties—made on Capitol Hill—also defy boring office attire. $18, available at NuBe Green Sucree ‘Sugar Daddy’ Money ClipLocal metalsmith Jill Jandreau’s cheeky little bill clip is hand-forged from copper and finished with patina for an industrial…
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