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This Seattle Chef Makes Award-Winning Burgers
Brian Cartenuto at Queen City Grill in Belltown beat out Iron Chef Morimoto at the Best of the Burger Bash last year, and he's made Monday into Burger Night in Seattle.
Queen City Grill might be best known for its stellar Italian menu, but — shocker! — this Belltown restaurant also makes one of the BEST burgers in the city. Really! And they’re just $10 on Mondays, which is officially known as Burger Night. This retro cool restaurant that dates back to the early 1900s changed…
5 Author Appearances and Lectures to Check Out This Spring
Featuring Anne Lamott, Ariel Levy, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ijeoma Oluo, and more.
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue, as part of the Spring Arts Preview. Click here to subscribe. A little bird—or a tweet, rather—told us Anne Lamott, best-selling author of Bird by Bird, will visit Seattle this spring. The author, whose other titles include Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith and Stitches: A Handbook on…
What Would Seattle Look Like if I-5 Was Covered?
The "Lid I-5" effort is pushing to reconsider plans to cover the freeway that runs through downtown Seattle.
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Scott Bonjukian and John Feit are pursuing an idea that could transform downtown Seattle: Cover the freeway that runs through it, and in doing so, limit noise and air pollution and create new land for parks, affordable housing and more. Bonjukian, an urban…
2018 Spring Arts Preview: The Full List of Can’t-Miss Shows From Seattle’s Galleries, Museums, Venues and Theaters
From the provocative to the sublime, this season’s shows and exhibits both reflect our times and rise above them. Here’s what’s in store this spring in the vigorous, vibrant world of the arts
Los Angeles-based street artist RETNA’s bold and graphic hieroglyphic set design in Seattle Opera’s edgy new production of the Verdi classic, Aida
A Seattle Spa Now Offers Grooming for ‘Urban Lumberjacks’
“This city has the men with the best beards.”
This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Elana Bruinsma cut her teeth as an aesthetician at an Aveda salon and spa in her native Colorado and, most recently, for five years at Seattle’s The Wax Bar before opening her own digs, Elana at Tangerine Spa Studio (Wallingford, 4421 Wallingford Ave….
How To Do Emerald City Comic Con Like a Pro
Make the most of ECCC’s pop culture extravaganza
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. If you’re anywhere near the Washington State Convention Center (downtown, 705 Pike St.; 206.694.5000) between March 1 and March 4, do not panic; an alien invasion is not afoot. It’s just the 16th annual Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC). What was once a…
Vote: The Seattle Magazine 2018 Readers’ Choice Beer Awards
Help us determine the best in local beer, from Best Brew Pub to Best Beer Retailer to Most Iconic Washington Beer Brand and more.
Seattle is a great beer town, and in our July issue, we’re going to celebrate the best the city has to offer with our second annual Seattle Magazine Beer Awards. But first: We want to hear from you! We want you, our beloved readers, to help us determine the best in local beer, from Best…
Must List: Seattle Wine and Food Experience, Chilly Hilly, Wintergrass Music Festival
Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.
MUST INDULGE Seattle Wine and Food Experience (2/22-2/24) One of the city’s premier culinary events, Seattle magazine’s three-day festival of food and beverages begins Thursday with Comfort, an expo of artisanal comfort food, such as mac and cheese and fried chicken, complemented by local beer and cider and specialty cocktails. That’s followed by Pop! Bubbles…
Set Sail to Tacoma for Rum Drinks and a Pirate’s Life at Devil’s Reef
The new spot from the people who run Tacoma Cabana has an atmosphere that will make you want to walk the plank.
Recently in our article about the wave of wonderful northwest tiki drinks, we mentioned the celebrated Tacoma Cabana. Opened in 2012 by partners (in life and work) Robyn Murphy and Jason Alexander – also lead bartender and winner of the 2014 Iron Tikitender championship – Tacoma Cabana delivers classic tiki drinks and style. A few…