Seattle Mag
The Most Buzzed About Local Chefs Right Now
Seattle chefs who are busy making waves (and really good food)
When you think about what defines a hot chef, how do you gauge their temperature? Is it their success? Talent? Relevance? Accolades? Yes, yes, yes and yes. There is no formula for success, as long as diners leave with that “I just experienced something special” feeling. It’s probably no surprise that in the midst of…
An Open and Airy Backyard Cottage
A 1920s Crown Hill bungalow gets a new, green backyard abode
Developers have been drooling over Kate Lichtenstein’s property. Located in a neighborhood filled with small houses, many of which are being torn down, the lot includes her beloved one-story, one-bedroom 1920s bungalow and until recently, a small, dilapidated shed in the backyard. “I get letters all the time from developers wanting to buy it,” she…
A Small-Space Redesign That’s Big on Style
A compact Capitol Hill co-op’s beautiful, budget-wise makeover
“Wherever I’ve moved, I’ve always just sort of torn walls down,” says Evgenia Messenger. But when it came to the Capitol Hill co-op that she owned with her husband, Joel Blakely, a character artist for local gaming company Monolith Productions, Messenger saw fit to add some walls. In the process, she gave the 1,000-square-foot pad…
5 Tips for Smart and Safe Airline Travel with Pets
How to keep fluffy safe and secure while traveling via the friendly skies this holiday
This article originally appeared on Avvo.com. The Seattle Times reports that since 2010, hundreds of family pets have died, were injured or were lost while traveling by plane. If you’re considering flying with pets, know the regulations and take precautions to keep your pet as safe as possible. Airline policies for pet plane travel differ…
What’s in Your Pantry: A Conversation with Bookstore Bar and Cafe’s Caprial Pence
The James Beard Award winner is back and better than ever with a new gig
When a Seattleite discusses why he or she moved here, it usually involves two things: a new job and Amazon. For chef Caprial Pence (and husband/chef John Pence), such is the case–just without the Amazon part. After 20 years of being away from the Emerald City (her work at the now-shuttered Fullers restaurant in the…
Recipe of the Week: Vegan Peppermint Patties
These festive bon bons are a treat for all diets
In this bustle of goodie bags to fill and friends always stopping by, one sweet recipe is hardly enough for December. Two weeks ago we gave you Anne Livingston’s winter-jeweled meringues, and now we present these rich, minty bites from Heather Christo. Crushed candy cane topping and all, these delicacies are ready for gifting–or gorging–in…
Crack in King Street, Ravenna’s Holiday Lights & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Seattle city officials blocked off the intersection of South King Street and First Avenue temporarily last night when they discovered a crack in King Street they feared might become a hole. There is concern the crack may be linked to the recent sinking of Alaskan Way Viaduct (1.2 inches this fall near the mammoth tunneling…
2014 Holiday Gift Guide
From jewelry to culinary supplies to techie treats, these 40 presents have everyone covered
From affordable treats to luxe baubles, here is our essential roundup of unique, thoughtful and chic gifts for everyone on your list. Luxury Gifts 1. The everything bag: Bevée’s Trifold Sidekick is a convertible wallet and purse with removable chain (not shown). $215, available at beveebags.com. 2. Inspired by chainmail armor, Elizabeth Roberts’…
PNB’s Wardrobe Mistress knows The Nutcracker inside and out
Sherri Thompson has been mending costumes on set since 1984
While you sit in the audience watching Pacific Northwest Ballet perform The Nutcracker with flawless grace, the backstage is buzzing with quick costume changes and last-minute fixes. This is the purview of PNB’s Sherri J. Thompson, who waits—needle and thread at the ready—should the Nutcracker lose a button or the Sugarplum Fairy tear her tutu….
5 Boozy Presents Sure to Please This Holiday
Raise spirits with this local bottled gift guide
Playing Santa for someone fond of a good drink? Knitting your brows over the perfect present for an office gift exchange? The bottled gift guide below was designed especially for you. Old Ballard Liquor Co. Aquavit Gift Pack Share a sample of this Ballard distillery’s finest with a set of four 50-millileter bottles of aquavit…
Will the Duwamish Ever Be Clean?
42 Chemicals in the River Exceed Human Health Standards
Blackberries. A cluster of them, fat and ripe, one of Seattle’s sweetest freebies. Normally, I’d pick them—they aren’t growing next to the road, after all. But on this summer day, I’m standing on Harbor Island in South Seattle, designated as a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hazardous-waste Superfund site, and looking at the lower Duwamish…
#Throwback Thursday: Dick’s Drive In Celebrates 60 Years
Employee health insurance, philanthropy awards and more from our favorite neighborhood burger stop
Scan the Seattle skyline for images of throwback, and plucked-from-the-’50s Dick’s Drive In is a gimme. Celebrating sixty this year, the vintage burger, fry and shake chain turns out to be exactly as old as it looks, and this Throwback Thursday, we look at the restaurant’s beginnings and what they are today. On the one hand, much…