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The Best of Seattle in 2019

The Best of Seattle in 2019

A few of our favorite things

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… just kidding. This account of our 2019 highlights features none of Julie Andrews’ favorite things (though crisp apple strudel sounds like the perfect antidote to most of the year’s…

Seattle's Best New Year's Eve Events 2019

Seattle’s Best New Year’s Eve Events 2019

Our picks for where to start off the new year in the city

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. First Night Tacoma Tacoma’s “Tree of Life”–themed celebration is back with family-friendly, alcohol-free activities, including live music, dance and a parade to ring in the new year. 5:30 p.m. Prices vary. Downtown Tacoma; tacomaartslive.org Spectra NYE: Roaring ’20sEnter the 2020s with a throwback to the Roaring ’20s,…

5 Seattle Chocolate Shops You Must Visit

5 Seattle Chocolate Shops You Must Visit

Consider these next-level chocolate shops when you’re looking for that next cacao fix

EDIBLE ARTWORK: Though self-taught, chocolatier Kevin Morton makes masterpieces of his truffles.

Best of 2019: Seattle's September Lighting Storm

Best of 2019: Seattle’s September Lighting Storm

More than 2,000 lightning strikes occurred between 6 and 11 p.m.

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. Move over Snowpocalypse, our favorite storm-watching came on September 7, when Seattle saw the most electrifying lightning storm in recent memory. Many of us watched like little kids as lightning strikes—more than 2,000 between 6 and 11…

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

In a year full of awful news, the stories of these everyday heroes helped keep the joy alive

Muralist Desmond Hansen

Must List: Winter Solstice Night Market, Wa Na Wari, Crackle Crème Pop-up

Must List: Winter Solstice Night Market, Wa Na Wari, Crackle Crème Pop-up

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LAST MINUTE SHOP Winter Solstice Night Market (12/20-12/21) Enjoy the winter night sky and more than 150 artisan booths and food trucks at this annual night market. Toast to the start of longer days with hearty pints from local breweries at the winter beer…

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Indian Food, Carrot Cake and High Tea

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Indian Food, Carrot Cake and High Tea

Plus: Where to find Thai desserts

A few menu items from Kathakali in Kirkland

Best of 2019: Favorite Seattle-area Innovations

Best of 2019: Favorite Seattle-area Innovations

Seattle is a city chock-full of mavericks, so it comes as no surprise that 2019 was a big year when it came to inventions

Courtesy of StixFresh

A Year's Worth of Laughs: The Needling's 2019 Year in Review

A Year’s Worth of Laughs: The Needling’s 2019 Year in Review

Warning: What you are about to read is not true, accurate or representative of Seattle magazine’s professional opinion, but it sure is funny

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue and is part of our of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. For the past few years, these annual features—where we look back on the best, and worst, headlines of the past 12 months—have gotten more and more outrageous. For the most part, news has…

Best of 2019: Readers' Choice Poll Winners

Best of 2019: Readers’ Choice Poll Winners

Our readers' take on the best of Seattle

Homer wins Best New Restaurant

The Needling's 2019 Year in Review: 6 Local Women Most Sorry for Outshining You This Year

The Needling’s 2019 Year in Review: 6 Local Women Most Sorry for Outshining You This Year

None of these women’s accomplishments is really that big of a deal, and they probably just got lucky or something. They just thought you might want to know in case you hadn’t heard or whatever. Don’t worry: We won’t bring any of this up again

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue and is part of our of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. WARNING: What you are about to read is not true, accurate or representative of Seattle magazine’s professional opinion, but it sure is funny. Lindy West’s best-selling book, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, was adapted…

Sharpen Your Culinary Skills with Help from This Local Duo’s Online Cooking Show

Sharpen Your Culinary Skills with Help from This Local Duo’s Online Cooking Show

Dak & Ju's easy-to-digest tutorials run around 10 minutes and will inspire you to attempt their signature creations

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Eating might be the least complicated part of the holidays, but cooking up feast-worthy fare at home can be a challenge. Fortunately, longtime friends and culinary enthusiasts Dakota Mackey and Julie Dahlen—better known as Dak & Ju on the web—are simplifying things for home…

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