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Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: Buffet Dining
Everyone loves to make fun of them— heard a good joke about sneeze guards lately?—but Salty’s wouldn’t be rolling out tons of Dungeness crab and Palisade’s parking lot wouldn’t be packed if their owners thought there wasn’t a market for the all-you-can-eat weekend buffet. The idea of the restaurant patron thinking he’s in the driver’s…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: Free Food
Proof that there can be such a thing as a free lunch (or dinner) by sampling at establishments that
Everyone knows Costco is the mother of all free-food stores. If you visit the sample tables often enough and space your visits responsibly (so the lady in the hair net doesn’t call security), you can score a decent breakfast (waffles with 100 percent maple syrup and organic soymilk), some Mexican favorites (chimichangas and quesadillas), even…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: Directory
Anchovies & OlivesCapitol Hill1550 15th Ave.206.838.8080ethanstowellrestaurants.com Art Restaurant & LoungePike Place MarketFour Seasons Hotel99 Union St.206.749.7070artrestaurantseattle.com Bakery NouveauWest Seattle4737 California Ave. SW206.923.0534bakerynouveau.com Bar Ferd’nandCapitol Hill1531 Melrose Ave.206.623.5882ferdinandthebar.com BettyQueen Anne1507 Queen Anne Ave. N206.352.3773eatatbetty.com Boom NoodleMultiple locations, including Bellevue504 Bellevue Square425.453.6094boomnoodle.com Café CampagnePike Place Market1600 Post Alley206.728.2233campagnerestaurant.com Cafe HappyKirkland102 Kirkland Ave.425.822.9696 Cafe JuanitaKirkland9702 NE 120th Place425.823.1505cafejuanita.com…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: Readers’ Choice Winners
Best new restaurant to open in 2010Copperleaf Restaurant at CedarBrook Lodge [ SeaTac ]18525 36th Ave. S206.901.9268 cedarbrooklodge.com/copperleaf_restaurant.php Best neighborhood restaurantBastille[ Ballard ]5307 Ballard Ave. NW206.453.5014bastilleseattle.com Best bakery Macrina Bakery[ Multiple locations, including SoDo ]1943 First Ave. S206.623.0919macrinabakery.com Best brunchSalty’s [ Multiple locations, including Alki ]1936 Harbor Ave. SW206.937.1600saltys.com Best independent coffee shopCaffè Fiore[ Multiple…
Best Washington State Wines of 2011: Directory & Methodology
A cheat sheet of our favorite Washington Wines.
STORIES FROM OUR BEST WASHINGTON STATE WINES 2011 FEATURE Personalities, Places and Trends Best Red Wines Best White Wines Specified city denotes site of tasting room WINE OF THE YEARDeLille Cellars 2006 Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $135Woodinville; 425.877.9472; delillecellars.com RED WINESMERLOT $20 AND UNDERWines of Substance 2008 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $20No tasting…
Best Washington State Wines 2011: Chardonnay, Riesling, Viognier, White Blends and More
From chardonnays to sweet wines, our picks for the very best white varietals in Washington state.
MORE FROM OUR BEST WASHINGTON WINES 2011 FEATURE Personalities, Places and Trends Best Red Wines 2011 Best Washington Wines Directory CHARDONNAY [$20 or under]Chateau Ste. Michelle 2008 Indian Wells Chardonnay Columbia Valley, $17.99The 2008 vintage has been touted as one of the best for white wines in Washington. A cool spring created great acidity and…
Best Washington State Red Wines 2011: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blends, Syrah and Grenache
From merlots to grenaches, our picks for the very best red wines in Washington state.
MORE FROM OUR BEST WASHINGTON WINES 2011 STORY Personalities, Places and Trends Best White Wines 2011 Best Washington Wines Directory MERLOT [$20 or under]Wines of Substance 2008 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $20You don’t need a passing grade in chemistry to appreciate the attraction of this substantial wine from a geeky cool trio of guys behind this…
Best Washington State Wines 2011: Winemaker, Vineyard, Wine of the Year and more
From winemaker of the year, to best local wine blogger, here are our 2011 picks for the leaders in W
MORE FROM OUR BEST WASHINGTON WINES 2011 STORY Best Red Wines Best White Wines 2011 Best Washington Wines Directory ____________________________________________________________________ Wine of the Year DeLille Cellars 2006 Grand Ciel, Cabernet Sauvignon >> Red Mountain, $135One of Washington’s superstars, DeLille Cellars in Woodinville has fans around the world. This 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon is the third…
The Best Washington State Wines of 2011
This year’s winners provide a snapshot of the shining stars in the industry’s firmament—the current
Washington grape growers and winemakers have always been experimenters, seeing what will work in our relatively young industry, but in the past few years, so much has changed that we are in the midst of what might be called the Age of Experimentation. With the past decade’s growth in the number of wineries (now at…
Fashion + Style Friday: Super sales at Clutch and Asher Anson, plus Bocz Salon premieres the new (safe!) Brazilian Blowout
Asher Anson moving to Kirkland to focus on the men, the skinny on those elusive, comfy Ace Hotel rob
Hey pals and gals, a little TGIF love coming your way courtesy of some (great) sales and shop gossip: I had a mixed happy/sad reaction after the news from the folks at Asher Anson this week: They are closing up their Ballard shop (sad) to move to the Eastside (yay!). The move will also…
Is Dow Constantine more powerful than Mike McGinn?
Dow Constantine put himself through college tending bar, and counts among his good friends some of S
Two weeks before the November 2009 election, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder addressed a sold-out concert crowd at KeyArena. “I got this phone call the other night from Krist Novoselic from Nirvana,” Vedder said as his bandmates played softly in the background and fans screamed for their favorite songs. “He asked me to tell everybody here…
A Silent Season for Seattle Mariners Fans without Dave Niehaus
A former P-I reporter reflects on a Mariners season without Dave Niehaus in the broadcast box.
For the first time in 35 seasons, Dave Niehaus’ whiskey baritone will be silent. Folks, this is going to be a long, strange adjustment. Few people, places or things have ever occupied such a special spot in Seattle’s psyche. Emerson once said, “Every hero becomes a bore at last.” Safe to say Mr. Emerson never…
St. Patrick’s Day, Nick Cave’s Pop Up Shop, The Seattle Jewish Film Fest and More To-do’s
Must ToastLive Tunes at Conor ByrneDitch the green beer and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Seattle style with a drink live music at Ballard’s Conor Byrne. Local vocalist Erin Mcmanee takes the stage from 3-7 p.m. and the alt-country tunes of Seattle boys, the Whisky Swillers from 9 p.m.-midnight. $10. 5140 Ballard Ave NW. conorbyrnepub.com. Must…
How Far Will the New Electric Cars Take Us East on I-90?
We may not have jetpacks yet, but the future has arrived in the form of highway-worthy all-electric
We may not have jetpacks yet, but the future has arrived in the form of highway-worthy all-electric cars that will take you at least 100 miles on a charge. The perks of such vehicles have been well documented—decreased impact on the environment, increased energy efficiency (thanks to a lithium-ion battery), incredibly low fuel costs and…
Road Trip: Portland
Spokin’ like a true bike nut: The Filmed by Bike Film Festival celebrates bicycle culture cinematica
WHERE: The Clinton Street Theater in Portland for the ninth annual FILMED BY BIKE FILM FESTIVAL (4/15–4/17; $8–$10; 2522 SE Clinton St.; filmedbybike.org). WHY: The festival celebrates both wheels and reels with 30 independent short films (eight minutes max) about bikes and bike culture, selected by a jury of local bike geeks and film buffs….
Food: Chef Tom Douglas Takes Taste Buds on a tour of Seattle
New e-book, available at Amazon’s Kindle store, is readable on many devices
As if he’s not busy enough opening new joints all over town, local chef Tom Douglas (Serious Pie, Palace Kitchen, Dahlia Lounge, Seatown Seabar & Rotisserie, Etta’s) recently published an e-book, available only at Amazon’s Kindle store (but readable on iPhones, iPads, BlackBerrys and other devices). Chef Walks: Seattle ($3.99, amazon.com/kindlestore) is a guided walking…
Seattle Architect George Suyama Profiled in a New Book
The renowned local architect blends Japanese simplicity with Northwest naturalism.
Blame it on the soaring evergreens, the majestic mountains, or the water, water everywhere, but something about the Northwest’s natural environment spawns truly phenomenal architects. Among our many local “starchitects” are Arne Bystrom, Paul Thiry, Ellsworth Storey, Jim Olson, Rick Sundberg, Tom Kundig and George Suyama, a University of Washington architecture grad who opened his…
Editor’s Note: April 2011
Making the list
Can you imagine your next trip to Italy without a nice bottle of Chianti Classico or Barolo? Not long after we wrapped up the blind tasting for our Washington Wine Awards last November, Seattle Weekly ran an article shining a light on a gap in the locavore food movement: For all the emphasis Seattle restaurants…
Speed-dating Meets Finding a Babysitter with Lullaby League Sitters; Trendy Japanese Kids Clothing Boutique Miki House Opens second U.S. Location—in Bellevue
Capture your baby’s first year of growth with Picky Sticky milestone stickers
Growth ChartIn this gadget- and app-obsessed era, it’s fun to stumble upon cheap, low-tech ways of accomplishing parental tasks. Take capturing your baby’s age over the first year. All you need is a plain onesie, your camera and a pack of Picky Sticky milestone stickers. (Oh, and you’ll need the kiddo, too.) The 4-inch-diameter circle…
April Showers Bring Art from Seattle Moviemakers, Poets and Musicians
Filmmaker Zach Weintraub, alt-country band The Head and the Heart and a poetry party at Richard Hugo
Meet Your Maker ARTIST: Zach Weintraub, 23, filmmaker FILM: Bummer Summer, an inventive take on a road trip/love triangle that won last year’s Local Sightings Film Festival at Northwest Film Forum SCREENING: 4/22–4/28. Times and prices vary. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave.; 206.329.2629; nwfilmforum.org. BD: Filmmaking is really hard and expensive. Why do it?…
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