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Holiday Gift Guide, Day 7: Local Spirits and Beer-Inspired Gifts
It is quite tempting to intro this spirits-, brews- and beer-related post with big exclamation points following a drawn-out exclamation: “Booze!” But I will try to keep things classy and restrain myself. However, thanks to a boom in local distiller and craft brewery products in our fair city, I can’t guarantee your recipient will be…
Weekend Must List: The Royal Room, Holiday Happenings and Pricess Bride
MUST QUOTE Princess Bride Quote Along Friday–Sunday (12/16–12/18) Fans of cult-classic movie The Princess Bride can quote Inigo Montoya by heart (“Prepare to die!”). Now, SIFF offers the chance for groupies to take their skills to the big screen. As the film rolls, the audience recites the movie’s best-loved lines—all while waving toy swords given out…
Update! Skillet May Join Seattle Center House Redesign
Update: Skillet may join Center House redesign Josh Henderson says that Skillet Street Food could be one of the first vendors to set up permanent shop at the Seattle Center’s revamped, yet-to-be-renamed Center House food court, and is playing quite the booster as well, extending the call on the Skillet Facebook page to other mobile…
Holiday Gift Guide, Day 5: Baubles and Bling from Local Jewelry Artists
Alrighty, listen up boys: Sure diamonds are great, but if you really want to knock your savvy gal’s socks off this holiday season, we recommend these oh-so-Seattle, stylish jewelry pieces. And guys, don’t worry, your day is coming too. Friday will be devoted to booze-related gifts, so you save this link, and forward that one…
Holiday Gift Guide, Day 4: Darling Paper Products
This statement probably comes as little surprise given our occupations, but the Seattle mag edit staff is full of paper geeks. We heart old-school letterpress, still believe in hand-written thank you notes and nothing delights us more than picking up our Ilee desktop calendars every December. Sure, we all spend our days hammering out words…
Meat of the Matter
Our fearless editorial director reflects on the power of the perfect burger.
Although technically it didn’t get its start here, the burger has become the ultimate American dish, and I love seeing how the iconic sandwich has evolved in different cities across the country. In L.A., you’ll invariably find an option served with a pile of avocado slices. In Wisconsin, land of plentiful beef and cheese, cheeseburgers…
Gift Shops Galore
Two great new Seattle shops for last-minute gifts.
The next time you need a gift in a pinch (as in, 20 minutes before that forgotten afterwork party you just remembered), swing by one of two new gift stops, located on opposing hilltops to suit any crosstown breakneck trek. The former proprietress of the still-popular Illume Candle line (she sold the business more than…
Lemon Drop Has a New Locale
A new home for some of the city's best vintage frocks.
You lucky Ballardites, you: Two-year-old Lemon Drop vintage boutique has moved from its original, easy-to-miss North Seattle spot to bigger digs four blocks off Market (Ballard, 5818 24th Ave. NW; 206.547.1840). Owner Jodi Obde has taken advantage of the extra room by bulking up her selection of offbeat fur hats, plucky home décor accents and—take…
Menswear Fit for Lean Giants
A former Microsoft marketer launches a special line of mens' shirts catering to tall, trim men.
For designer Mark Tindall, the “big and tall” section in menswear only works halfway. “[Shirts] were always long enough, but big and boxy,” he says. “They would be huge on my neck, short on the arms.” So, the 6-foot-3 former Microsoft marketer started sketching his own pattern ideas and in late 2009, along with his…
Why More Seattleites are Getting Plastic Surgery
Seattle’s tough job market is prompting a wave of plastic surgery and cosmetic dentistry.
Looks aren’t everything, but in the world of finance, they can be a key to success, according to Scott, a 57-year-old Seattle-area certified financial planner and wealth manager. Though things had been going well at work, Scott was worried about losing his edge. He’s physically very fit—a nationally ranked athlete—but until recently, his eyes sported…
Northwest Home January 2012
The latest issue of our magazine about home design and decor.
The latest issue of Northwest Home (found inside the January issue of Seattle magazine) showcases some tasty tables, a Ballard couple’s cool furniture design studio and tips on how to glam up your manse. Plus, our Home of Month stars a mod marvel of a floating home on South Lake Union (tour it: January 22)….
Pioneer Square’s Big New Deal
An enormous, multi-tower, multi-use development has just broken ground in Pioneer Squre. Is Stadium
On one of the last warm summer days of 2011, a construction crew put up the black steel tower of a pile driver in the extreme northwest corner of the parking lot just north of CenturyLink Field. Within days, a reciprocating WHAM! bounced among the brick and sandstone walls of Pioneer Square, as if the…
Wine World: Also Known as Dave’s World
Northwest wine enthusiast David LeClaire creates Washington wine heaven in Wallingford.
Wine World Warehouse is a David and Goliath tale. Literally. The 23,000-square-foot shop just off I-5 in the Wallingford neighborhood was the vision of longtime Seattle wine expert David LeClaire, but it almost didn’t happen. In 2006, LeClaire, longtime sommelier, wine educator and “wine socialite,” identified the old University Hotel as his ideal space—close to…
Xenobia Bailey’s Funky Town
Xenobia Bailey illuminates the northwest african american museum with her “aesthetics of funk” show
What qualifies something as funky? Artist Xenobia Bailey has a pretty clear answer: a passionate spirit of improvisation, of winging it with the materials at hand and celebrating the idiosyncrasies that result. Born and raised in Seattle, Bailey briefly attended the University of Washington and later earned a degree in industrial design from the Pratt…
Snout & Co’s Street Eats
Cuban sandwiches served with a side of rock 'n' roll.
There’s a new Cuban sandwich in town, and it’s a keeper. Snout & Co.’s chef and owner, Lee Scott, serves his pickly mojo pork pressed sandwich ($7) out of a shiny black food truck. During one autumn lunch, Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” rocked the waiting crowd lined up to sample that Cuban sandwich (the best thing…
Travelers Thali House Too Good to Keep Secret
Indian food options in Seattle just got better.
For years, there have been complaints about the lack of (and lacking) Indian food options in Seattle. I’m here to tell you: Travelers is the answer to your prayers. The purple house atop Beacon Hill is a homey space, and not just because of the warm, toasty scent of spices—cardamom, cinnamon, cumin seed—dancing in the…
Ba Bar: So Much to Like
There's brilliant new Vietnamese food in the Central District.
There is so much to like about Ba Bar, Eric and Sophie Banh’s latest; no surprise, really, as they’ve been feeding us delicious Vietnamese and fusion dishes at Monsoon and Baguette Box for years. The genius is in being open for long days, every day. Inside the boxy, wide-open space, with its studious charms—drafting stools,…
Pho at Pho Bac
One of the best - and most delicious - remedies for a cold in Seattle.
Restorative broths can be found in many traditions. In Greece, there’s the lemon-tinged avgolemono soup; Jewish cooks simmer chicken broth for matzo ball soup; and in Mexico, there is menudo, a holiday staple of simmered tripe, chiles, and a deep and rich broth. But here in Seattle, the favorite restorative broth is pho (pronounced “fuh”),…
Washington Loses Its Film-Incentive Program
Despite a stellar performance, the state’s Motion Picture Competitiveness Program ends up on the cut
Local filmmakers and film buffs hoped it was just a blooper reel as they watched the popular Motion Picture Competitiveness Program pass in the state Senate, but die before reaching a vote in the House during budget wrangling last May. While supporters were confident there were sufficient votes to pass the bill (SB 5539) in…
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