Seattle Mag
The Outtakes: My Review of La Bodega
!–paging_filter–pFor the June issue of emSeattle Magazine/em a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/satisfying-sandwiches-and-dominican-fo…” target=”_blank”I reviewed strongLa Bodega/strong/a, which is easily one of my favorite write-ups I’ve done since taking over the role of Food and Dining Editor back in February. Professionally, the story behind La Bodega is one of passion, which always makes for a good read. Personally, I’ve…
Sir Mix-A-Lot, Pickwick to Perform at Seattle Symphony’s Sonic Evolution
Sonic Evolution gives popular music the symphonic treatment
!–paging_filter–pOne of the many cool things about the Seattle Symphony’s groundbreaking Sonic Evolution program, according to maestro Ludovic Morlot, is that it brings people to Benaroya Hall who’ve never been there before. People such as, say, Sir Mix-A-Lot, who, before the photo shoot for this magazine, had never set foot inside the phenomenal concert hall…
Body Care Basics Created Specifically for Biracial Skin
!–paging_filter–pWhere do you turn when the marketplace doesn’t sell products that fit your particular skin and hair care needs? The kitchen, of course. At least that’s where Ballard-based JC Brazil went after developing necrotizing fasciitis in her 20s. “No conventional body products helped, and the expensive, all-natural stuff didn’t help enough,” says the video game…
Zulily Creative Director Debuts Women’s Clothing Line
!–paging_filter–pMeet Lu (a href=”http://www.thisislu.us” target=”_blank”thisislu.us/a), the debut clothing line by Zulily creative director Jenny Fort (“Lu” is her middle name). Constructed with men’s wool suiting and forgiving ponte knit fabrics, the line is composed of eight loose and slightly deconstructed pieces, which include dresses, shorts, pants, shirts and one super on-trend jumpsuit, ranging in price…
Woodinville’s Iron Vintner Challenge Heads Into Final Grill-Off June 4
!–paging_filter–pWhether you like wine, food or Iron Chef-style cooking competitions among folks who don’t actually cook professionally, the strongIron Vintner Challenge/strongnbsp;at Willows Lodge in Woodinville is where it’s at. And if you’ve never been, this is your last chance to check it out, which you should, because it’s sort of a spectacle./ppLaunched in June 2010,…
The Backlash Against Tech in Seattle: What we can Learn from San Francisco
The thriving tech industry is changing Seattle, and not everyone is happy about it
Strolling around Blanchard and Seventh in Seattle’s Denny Triangle, I’m taking in the last days of a forgettable block. It’s an easy spot to ignore as one passes by. Nondescript mid-rises commiserate with a Budget Rent A Car, a strip club and a fenced-off dirt lot. Having passed through the area for years, it’s hard…
Seattle’s Hidden Gems: Tell Us What We Missed!
Pick up the June 2014 issue and discover some of our city's best-kept secrets
!–paging_filter–pThis month’s issue (on newsstands now!) is devoted to some of our city’s best-kept secrets: bars, restaurants, gardens and beyond. Now it’s your turn to let us in on any hidden Seattle gems that we editors might not be privy to. Send us your favorite secret haunts via our social media pages (a href=”https://twitter.com/Seattlemag” target=”_blank”Twitter/a;a…
Mossback Holiday Weekend Edition: Weed Fairy Visits Seattle, Ballmer’s Negotiations Over the Clippers
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-holiday-weekend-edition.js?header=falseborder=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-holiday-weekend-edition” target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday: Holiday Weekend Edition! ” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Totokaelo Art and Object Sale
!–paging_filter–pIn addition to a lovely a href=”http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/totokaelo-jill-wenger-on-s…” target=”_blank”blog post in T Magazine/a today extolling the virtues of Seattle, Jill Wenger has put some things on sale at Art and Object. We know what we’re doing this long weekend…/pp style=”text-align: center;”img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/main__mg_4447.jpg” alt=”chair” height=”333″ width=”500″/pp style=”text-align: center;”The a href=”http://art-object.totokaelo.com/totokaelo/olmstead-chair/natural/IL45A1” target=”_blank”Olmstead Chair/a, which was part of our…
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Seattle Restaurants Meet Retail: The New Take-Out
Seattle’s obsession with re-creating the beautiful world of restaurants at home
!–paging_filter–pYou’re heading home from work and remembering your lunch at the new Pioneer Square eatery meets perfectly arranged retail shop, The London Plane: that amazing, crusty house-made sourdough bread you enjoyed with a trio of bright and flavorful dips (the squash tahini was out of this world). With your busy schedule, though, returning for dinner…
Satisfying Sandwiches and Dominican Food in Pioneer Square
!–paging_filter–pCall it a cult sandwich shop on one of the oddest streets in Seattle. Manu Alfau, formerly a cook at a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/anchovies-olives“Anchovies Olives/a anda href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/la-b-te” La Bête/a, opened his Dominican sandwich shop, La Bodega (em100 Prefontaine Place S; 206.682.2175;a href=”http://www.labodegaseattle.com” target=”_blank” labodegaseattle.com/a/em), on the stunted Prefontaine Place in Pioneer Square in December, across the street…