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Tasting Notes: Seeing Reds
Walla Walla Valley’s global success owes much to local wine entrepreneur extraordinaire Norm M
Category: Tasting Notes Norm McKibben gets more done before 6 a.m. than most of us do all day. Whether it’s checking his computer satellite vineyard probes for soil moisture levels or making predawn drives in his truck to check on the ripeness of a block of Merlot grapes, he is one of the most…
Tasting Notes: Georgetown Terroir?
Four artisan wineries put South Seattle on the wine tour map.
Category: Tasting Notes Touring Washington wineries doesn’t conjure up images of unadorned warehouses in industrial South Seattle—unless you’re Seattleite Tom Wolken. Wolken, a casual wine connoisseur, was tired of either taking the long drive to Walla Walla or battling traffic to Woodinville every time he wanted to taste wine where it was made, or…
Thread Show
We love this new edgy-fabulous shopping experience in Fremont on September 16th.
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Thread is a showcase of emerging fashion designers and the music and art that rock their world. For demanding fashionistas seeking ‘what’s next’ and the most cutting-edge looks, THREAD is a chance to pick up one-of a kind pieces ranging from hand-stitched frocks to eye-catching jewelry, often at reduced…
The Goods: Bonbon Bath
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Whoever said, “Forget love—I’d rather fall in chocolate!” surely experienced a Melt Milk Chocolate Bath, created by Seattleite Lisa Francoise, a chocolate aficionado and licensed aesthetician who combines her passions in a soothing soak that will leave your skin deliciously soft. Sweet and simple, it’s a good-enough-to-eat blend of…
Spotlight: Broadway Revival
A local theater group is hoping to revitalize Rainier Beach High School’s theater program.
Category: Arts + Events Articles Photo by Heather Fassio On a blustery May afternoon, the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center at Rainier Beach High School is humming with activity. On stage, a young woman in a turquoise T-shirt sings a sweetly soulful rendition of an SWV song to whoops of encouragement. It’s the…
Best of Shoppin 2007: Vintage Boutiques
Vintage shopper extraordinaire Leigh Canlis digs through the piles to find the best boutiques in tow
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Grab the Purell—it’s time to go vintage shopping! Who is brave enough to try on a shoe with an old Band-Aid still stuck to the inside? I seriously considered it—not my size, thank God. Actually, I am a bit of a germ freak (I barely touch a door handle…
Winning Cupcakes
The cupcake competition in town just got a little bit sweeter.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Jennifer Shea has been baking since she was a little girl at local 4-H competitions—but it wasn’t until she took a trip to New York and visited the much-hyped Magnolia Bakery and Cupcake Café that she decided she could wait no longer to open her own bakery.. Her delectable…
Best Desserts, Pastries & Breads
Category: Eat + Drink Articles The brilliant but short-lived dessert café Coco la ti da might have been ahead of its time (we miss you, Sue McCown!) but sweet tooths and carb lovers can still find plenty of treasures. Blogger, baker and eater extraordinaire Lorna Yee weighs in on Seattle’s pastry scene….
A Lovely Liquid Jewel
A rosé is not just a rosé.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles In summer, a girl’s thoughts turn to Washington’s pink (and orange and light red) wine. Every spring, sure as the cherry blossoms bloom in the University of Washington’s Quad, wine writers crack open their “pink-wine-isn’t-sweet-anymore” articles. For years, dry rosé was relegated to this fate—to be described in terms…
Chef Test: Salami
Uncommon Cure.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles When chef Don Curtiss assembles a cured meat plate at Ballard’s classiest Italian restaurant, Volterra (5411 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.789.5100; volterrarestaurant.com), he has a philosophy. “I like artisanal salami, things that are not mass produced,” he says. “It’s meant to wake up your palate, so you drink a nice…
Cravings: Summer Soups
Get 'em while they're cold. Nothing says summer quite so deliciously as cold soup on a hot day.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles With the array of chilled soups slated for Seattle’s solstice menus, there’s a whole lot of summer to be said. Because these cool concoctions get their refreshing flavor from sunny-season fruits and vegetables, their release dates depend on produce availability, so call ahead for details. Madison Park CafeMadison Park…
Restaurant Insider
Linda Derschang dreams up Smith, her new hipster hangout.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Restaurant Zoë’s (Belltown; 2137 Second Ave.; 206.256.2060) chef and owner, Scott Staples, is finally opening up a second restaurant, this time on Capitol Hill. Inspired by the Spotted Pig in New York and other gastropubs (informal pub atmosphere—outrageously good food), he’s bringing the experience to Seattle. His new restaurant,…
Pizza With a View
Nothing motivates an afternoon of civic pride and art appreciation like the promise of a great slice
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Nothing motivates an afternoon of civic pride and art appreciation like the promise of a great slice of pizza, which is why we’re so happy that Veraci pizza, owned by roving ambassadors of wood-fired goodness Errin Byrd Jett and Marshall Jett, has set up shop from 10 a.m. to…
Chef Test: Bacon
Tamara Murphy of Brasa brings home the bacon (and fries it up in a pan).
Category: Eat + Drink Articles At the restaurant, she cures local pork bellies and uses the resulting bacon in dishes such as seared sea scallops with melted leeks, house-cured bacon and soft-cooked quail’s egg. In…
Coffee Talk
The hottest new trend-coffee tasting-goes to new aromatic heights with cupping events.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Fruity…definitely fruity, almost buttery with a hint of cinnamon, I think as I scribble notes onto a clipboard and casually wipe a few stray grounds from the tip of my nose. I rinse my spoon and prepare to take in my next slurp of coffee made from Neal Brown’s…
Peace of Art
Thoughtful ceramics at BAM.
Category: Arts + Events Articles On the surface, BAM’s Offering Reconciliation is an exhibit of beautiful ceramic bowls sculpted by 135 prominent Palestinian and Israeli artists. But the deeper message here is that each bowl symbolizes the idea of reconciliation between the Israelis and the Palestinians through art. Palestinian artist Osama Zatar, for example,…
Bruch Master
How Did I Get Here? by Cris Bruch.
Category: Arts + Events Articles Cris Bruch is Seattle’s mostversatile sculptor. Whether creating whimsical woodworks or awe-inspiringstainless steel installations (his giant tanklike steel sculpture at theUniversity of Washington looks like it could have been built for the set of MadMax), Bruch effortlessly–and masterfully–adapts to new mediums and styles.To help you fully appreciate Bruch’s versatility,…
Ocean View
Seattle aquarium's window on Washington watersopens on 6/22.
Category: Arts + Events Articles During the past few years the Seattle Aquariumhas been showing its age, which is why we’re pumped for the opening of itsWindow on Washington Waters exhibit, a 120,000-gallon aquarium filled with seadwellers such as salmon, rockfish and sea anemones. Divers will be on hand toanswer questions about the new…
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