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New Modern and Comfortable Clothing Line with an Edge
After 20 years of designing for high-end retailers, including Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, Bellevue-based Jean Glover has ventured out on her own with 8telier, a clothing line she designs for “cosmopolitan women who have an affinity for modern aesthetics.” Translation: easy, comfortable clothing—slightly edgy, but definitely wearable—that transcends trends and feels fresh and…
Where to Buy Cute Kids’ Halloween Costumes
Not-so-costly costumes for your cuties
From Pegasus to pirate, wicked witch to prismatic parrot, lightly loved costumes from local children’s consignment shops deliver fright night fun—and at pretty wicked prices, too. In the photo above–From left: James, 1, wearing a multicolored parrot costume, also from Hopscotch Consignment Boutique (Bellevue, 136 105th Ave. NE; 425.462.4751; hopscotchconsign.com); Avery, 11, in a floor-length witch’s…
What Constitutes a Livable Wage in This City?
Knute Berger asks: If $15 per hour is good enough for our citizens, what’s enough for city execs?
To insist on a $40,000 salary in Seattle is to take a vow of poverty. That’s what City Council member Kshama Sawant has done. She has said that she’ll take home about that much of her $117,000 salary and devote the balance of it—some $70,000 per year—to her pet causes, in effect tithing most of…
Must-Try Cocktail Recipe: Blood & Sand
This beach-and-vampire classic goes back to 1922 and the Rudolph Valentino movie of the same name. Actually, with the below recipe, which subs in the delicious Cherry Bounce from the Old Ballard Liquor Co., call in the Ballard and Sand. You can still serve it up when watching monster movies, but it also goes well…
Recipe for Matsutake Sukiyaki
This is a traditional dish made by matsutake hunters while in the woods. A cast iron pot is perfect for cooking it, whether indoors or out. I adapted the recipe from one in Hsiao-Ching Chou’s informative article on matsutakes from the October 13, 2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer with a few minor modifications. If not using a single…
Foraging for Japan’s Favorite Fungus: Matsutake Mushrooms
Discover the autumn delight of the matsutake mushroom
In the early 1990s, the Central Cascades of Oregon saw a feverish moment of fortune-seeking, reminiscent of the Klondike a century earlier. Hordes of itinerant prospectors descended on the small mountain community of Chemult, about an hour’s drive south of Bend, some of them coming from as far away as the East Coast, and pitched…
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French Macarons: Lady Yum Opens Store in Kirkland
Whether a wedding or just a Wednesday, Lady Yum has sweet treats worth celebrating over
Greater Seattle area, you’re in for a sweet treat, because Lady Yum recently opened a storefront in Kirkland (111 Lake Street) and the adorable little shop is packed with brightly colored macarons in an assortment of mouth-watering unique flavors including Maple-Bacon, Mango-Habanaro and Pineapple Upside Down Cake. The store’s owner Megan Gordon, or Lady Yum…
A Massive Beer Hall is Coming to Queen Anne to ‘Show Von Trapp’s How It’s Done’
Initially, developer Scott Shapiro envisioned a space on lower Queen Anne to match his Capitol Hill project, Melrose Market—a bunch of artisans and restaurants under one roof. But after a year of trying to find qualified and interested vendors, it’s been revealed that a single occupant has snatched up the entire 7,000-square-foot space. Andrej Ivanov,…
A Seattle Designer’s Cool, New Kiddie Chairs
Some parents anticipating the arrival of a new babe distract themselves with tasks like finding the perfect baby name, Bruce Hanamura created a kiddie chair line. The owner of The Design Pallet, and maker of its custom adult furniture works, first dreamed up a bunny chair (boasting a back composed of plucky long ears) while…
‘Angels in America’ to Feature Mark Mitchell’s Costume Design, No Feathers Allowed
Seattle artist Mark Mitchell creates garments fit for an angel—and the dearly departed
The messenger angel in Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America makes a famously big entrance when she first appears—crashing through the roof of an apartment building to convey her prophecy to a gay man struggling with AIDS in 1980s Manhattan. In the original 1993 Broadway production, which won a Tony Award for Best Play and…
W Seattle + Seamless in Seattle for Wear Wednesday
W Seattle has an established commitment to supporting fashion in this city and has been holding monthly Wear Wednesday events, showcasing local designers, as part of that commitment. On August 20, from 5 to 8 p.m., the hotel is partnering with us, Seattle magazine, for a very special fall fashion kickoff, in support of Seamless…