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Restaurant Review: Nettletown
Sitting at the four-seat counter inside petite, robin’s-egg-blue Nettletown, which opened in the old Sitka and Spruce space in March, I had the urge to cancel my entire afternoon so I could sit sipping chef/owner Christina Choi’s homemade herbal tea and work my way through everything that sounded delicious on that day’s specials menu. Like…
Food We Love: Green Giant
It’s a simple green salad at Le Pichet. And we’re simply nuts about it.
Green GiantIt is always tricky explaining how something so seemingly forgettable as, say, a green salad can be one of the most formidable menu items—and one of my favorite things to eat—in the entire city. But there you have it: I’m smitten with the salade verte ($5) at Le Pichet (Pike Place Market, 1933 First…
Kate McDermott’s Blackberry Pie Filling
Makes one 9-inch pie
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Makes one 9-inch pie Kate McDermott’s Blackberry Pie FillingIngredients: 1 recipe for double pie pastryThe Pie and Pastry Bible’s recipe on Epicurious.com is a great option. Filling:6 cups fresh picked (about 1 1⁄2 lbs.) blackberries3⁄4 cup sugar plus 2 tbsp. for sprinkling on top of pieA very small grating or…
Shelter: Green Houses
Do you know your LEED from your Living Building? Deciphering local green-home certification is the f
Green HousesMost of us “green” our homes with the same scattershot methods we use to improve our diets (organic apple here, “natural” energy bar there). We buy an Energy Star dishwasher, blow in some extra insulation and build our deck with wood stamped with a logo that looked sustainable under the sallow CFLs of Home…
Road Trip: Cannon Beach
Soak in the sun at Surfs and in Cannon Beach
Cannon BeachWhere: Surfsand Resort, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Why: For a laid-back, luxe family getaway. Kids Love: The indoor pool, sand toys, crafts, scavenger hunts and a different treat each night at turndown (such as a lei or a plastic beach ball). Adults Love: The newly remodeled suites with soaking tubs, fireplaces, decks overlooking the…
The Must List: August
Our Top To-Do’s For August
Bike In Pee-Wee’s Big AdventureIt’s hard to believe Pee-wee Herman made his silver screen debut 25 years ago, but what better way to celebrate that fact than biking to Cal Anderson Park for Northwest Film Forum’s annual bike-in and watching his Big Adventure on the big screen, al fresco? Whee! 8/28. 8 p.m. Free. Cal…
Shelter: Econo Lodgings
Seattle
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Seattle’s backyard cottages gain new legal ground—and new appeal for homeowners looking to shack up Econo LodgingsThey used to be as illegal in Seattle as a bubbling whiskey still. But as of last December, those backyard studios, beefed-up potting sheds and cozy shacks concealed behind Seattle’s bungalows have a new…
Rockin’ it Old School
Old musicians never die, they just... keep circling the globe on tour
Revisit the classic sounds of Motown with the Temptations and The Four Tops (7/11; 7 p.m.; prices vary; Tulalip Casino, 6410 33rd Ave. NE, Marysville; 800.745.3000; ticketmaster.com) and let the grandfathers of soul take you to “Cloud Nine”—fee-fi-fo-fum, look out baby, ’cause here they come! Next, fly like an eagle to Woodinville for the Steve…
Lilith Fair
Lilth cofounder Sarah McLachlan bringst sister power to the Gorge
After an 11-year hiatus, the female-fronted music fest Lilith Fair is back with a bang-up lineup, including Erykah Badu, Colbie Caillat, A Fine Frenzy, Ann Atomic, Sheryl Crow and Lilith Fair cofounder Sarah McLachlan. That’s grrrl power to the nth degree. 7/3 .3 p.m. Prices vary. Gorge Amphitheatre, George; 509.785.6262; lilithfair.com
Ruined
Don't miss this captivating film that follows young women's terrifying stories in the Democratic Rep
The first production in Intiman’s new five-year International Cycle (in which the theater collaborates with artists and companies from across the globe), Ruined traces the tragic story of young women faced with unspeakable violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the horrors of their rain-forest brothel, the women survive—sometimes on crumbs of hope and…
DATEBOOK: HEY, NOW
Seattle's indie darling Hey Marseilles goes national
Although early-’90s alt-rockers Toad the Wet Sprocket may technically be headlining an upcoming show at the Moore Theatre, we’re willing to bet opening band Hey Marseilles is the reason most people snap up tickets. Started in 2006 by Nick Ward, Matt Bishop and Philip Kobernik while students at the University of Washington, the band has…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Vernon M. Neppe
Vernon M. Neppe, M.D., Ph.D. Specialties: Neuropsychiatry, behavioral neurology, psychopharmacology and neuropharmacologyPractice: Pacific Neuropsychiatric InstituteHospital affiliations: Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterMedical degree: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Explain the difference between psychopharmacology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology.They are related yet different. Psychopharmacology involves the management of brain-influencing medications. Neuropharmacology is the actual…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Sheena K. Aurora
Sheena K. Aurora, M.D.Specialty: NeurologyPractice: Swedish Headache CenterHospital affiliation: Swedish Medical CenterMedical degree: Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India How did you come to specialize in migraines?My patients chose the specialty for me. The patients I see in my clinic have chronic migraines, which afflict about 3 percent of Americans. It’s very, very common, and very…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Russell Van Gelder
Russell Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D. Specialty: OphthalmologyPractice: UW Medicine Eye Institute at HarborviewHospital affiliations: Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical CenterMedical degree: Stanford University School of MedicineHow did you decide to specialize in ophthalmology? I really came around to the eye late in medical school, thanks to a roommate in medical school who went…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Howard G. Muntz
Howard G. Muntz, M.D.Specialty: Gynecologic oncologyPractice: Women’s Cancer Care of SeattleHospital affiliation: Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterMedical degree: Harvard Medical School Why did you pick your specialty?It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anything else was just really boring. I was drawn more and more to the surgical aspects of the field. We…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: David M. Aboulafia
David M. Aboulafia, M.D.Specialty: Hematology, oncology and HIVPractice: Virginia Mason Seattle Main ClinicHospital affiliation: Virginia Mason Medical CenterMedical degree: University of Michigan Medical School What’s the main misconception about having AIDS?That there are no good treatments, and that the medications are too toxic to take on a regular basis. With the benefits of highly active…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Virginia P. Sybert
Virginia P. Sybert, M.D.Specialty: Medical genetics and pediatric dermatologyPractice: Group Health Cooperative, Universityof Washington Medical CenterHospital affiliations: Group Health Cooperative, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical CenterMedical degree: State University of New York at BuffaloWhy did you choose your specialty? Peds and genetics, because they were the most exciting fields…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Child Neurology
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Majeed Al-Mateen, M.D., Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 311 S L St., Tacoma, 253.792.6630; University of California, Davis, 1979; neuromuscular disorders, Tourette syndrome Sidney M. Gospe Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2078, University of Washington Medical Center; Duke University, 1981; epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neurotoxicology George…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Nephrology Allison Eddy, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2524; McMaster University, Canada, 1975; kidney disease, glomerulonephritis Joseph Flynn, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2524; State University of New York, Buffalo, 1987; hypertension, dialysis care Laurie Fouser, M.D., Swedish Pediatric Specialty Care, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800,…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Infectious Diseases
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES Farrah Cassis-Ghavami, M.D., Pediatric Specialty Care, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800, 206.215.2700, Swedish Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital; State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine, 1999; AIDS, HIV Scott J. Weissman, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.884.1067, University of Washington Medical Center; University…
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