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Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs at RN74
!–paging_filter–pThey are a thing of beauty, a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/rn74“RN74’s/a smoked salmon deviled eggs ($10). a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/chef-confidential-time-rn74s-david-varley-acci…“Chef David Varley/a has created a more sophisticated and incredibly balanced version of the classic party snack. Slivers of house-smoked salmon are draped across each egg, topped with salmon roe (ikura), shallots two ways (pickled and fried) and a tiny dill…
The African American Film Festival, a Nate Silver Lecture and ‘Bethany’ Shines at ACT
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Seeembra href=”http://bit.ly/1f82nMi” target=”_blank”Bethany /a/ema href=”http://bit.ly/1f82nMi” target=”_blank”On Stage at ACT/a/strongbr(Through 5/4, times vary) — A middle-class woman hits the financial skids after the economic downturn, forcing her to use whatever means necessary in order to get her daughter out of foster care—including squatting in a foreclosed house occupied by a possibly unhinged man. Laura Marks’…
Road Trip Idea: Astoria, Oregon
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE: /strongThe historic port city of Astoria, Oregon, the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies. strongWHY:/strong For the kickoff of the seasonal Sunday Market (5/11–10/12; a href=”http://www.astoriasundaymarket.com” target=”_blank”astoriasundaymarket.com/a). strongWHAT: /strongMore than 100 rotating local vendors offer everything from handmade goat’s milk soaps to guitars made out of cigar boxes to mountains of delicious local…
Want to Survive a Tsunami? You’ll Need One of These
A local engineer invents a sphere that can survive a tsunami
!–paging_filter–pDeeply troubled by recent natural disasters in Japan and Indonesia, former Boeing engineer Julian Sharpe saw a need to reimagine tsunami survival. His solution? The Survival Capsule (a href=”http://www.survival-capsule.com” target=”_blank”survival-capsule.com/a), a brightly colored, buoyant sphere, 4.5 feet in diameter, designed to enclose and protect people in the event of tsunamis—such as the towering wall of…
Throwback Thursday: What’s New at Spur
!–paging_filter–pemWelcome to strongThrowback Thursday/strong, a weekly column dedicated to the tried-and-true restaurants of Seattle and their secrets to staying relevant during an age of unrelenting competition.nbsp;/em/ppDana Tough and Brian McCracken have a href=”http://mccrackentough.com/” target=”_blank”three restaurants/a (and one turned event space) under their collective belt — Coterie Room, Tavern Law, The Old Sage and Spur —…
Visit Green Homes Big, Small and In-Between for Free this Saturday
The entire spectrum of local green design is on display in homes of all types—a 106-year-old Net-Zero Craftsman in Ballard to an under-construction 5-Star Built Green targeted house in West Seattle—this Saturday (4/26) during the 2014 Northwest Green Home Tour. The free annual tour, produced by a Built Green and Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, takes place from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and…
UPDATED: 10 Things to Know About Elysian Bar, Opening Downtown Monday
Get excited for the latest watering hole that's opening downtown Seattle
!–paging_filter–pstronga href=”http://www.elysianbrewing.com/” target=”_blank”Elysian Brewing/a/strong is getting ready to a href=”http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2013/07/urban-visions-plans-to-r…” target=”_blank”expand into downtown/a, opening strongElysian Bar/strong as early as Friday (in extreme practice mode). Yesterday, CEO Joe Bisacca and head brewer Dick Cantwell gave me spin around the place, which is quickly coming together near the corner of 1st and Pike, just down the hill…
The Latest Place to Drink in Woodinville
Woodinville’s Hollywood Tavern has a boisterous country charm—and a distillery in the backyard
!–paging_filter–pIn the middle of Woodinville winery country, around the bend from Chateau Ste. Michelle, The Hollywood Tavern (14508 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE; 425.610.7730; a href=”http://www.thehollywoodtavern.com” target=”_blank”thehollywoodtavern.com/a) delivers traditional tavern food with a gourmet shine alongside a well-considered cocktail list inspired, in part, by the new a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/boozy-holiday-gift-alert-l…“Woodinville Whiskey Company /adistillery out back.brbrAn outpost in the expanding…
Seattle International Film Festival Organization Turns 40
At 40, our favorite film festival becomes farsighted, plus what to see at the fest
!–paging_filter–pOn a warm afternoon in mid-March, the sun is streaming through the tall windows of the a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/events/siff-film-center“Seattle International Film Festival /aoffices. It’s the kind of miraculous spring day that locals would never consider rebuffing by heading into a movie theater to sit still in the dark. But for the last 40 years, SIFF has…
Mansions in Seattle
Even in discreet, pretention-phobic Seattle, you can still find a mega-mansion when you need one
!–paging_filter–pThe first time Seattle saw a house sell for more than $1 million was 30 years ago (in Shoreline’s Highlands neighborhood). We’ve come a long way. This February, a mansion in Bellevue hit the market with a $32.8 million price tag (it’s still available!). Of course, that’s nothing compared to real estate in New York…
Five Upcoming Portland Food Festivals
!–paging_filter–pAs any food-obsessed traveler knows, there’s never enough time (or room in your stomach) to eat at every restaurant on your painstakingly researched list. But there’s hope–in the form of food festivals. When most of a city’s best chefs are gathered in one place, your odds of trying everything on your list go way up….
Early Jamie Joseph Mother’s Day Trunk Show at Essenza
!–paging_filter–pJoin the team at a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/essenza“Essenza /ain Fremont for their annual Mother’s Day a href=”http://www.jamiejoseph.com/” target=”_blank”Jamie Joseph/a extravaganza trunk show on Saturday, April 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m./ppIf you’re a fan of Jamie Joseph’s gorgeous hand-faceted and distinctive rings you really haven’t lived until you’ve seen hundreds of them sparkling back at you…