Seattle Mag
So Long, Stainless Steel. Concrete Barrels are the New Trend in Wine
There’s a new barrel in town. Oak and stainless steel make room for concrete in wineries
For about as long as wine has been made in Washington, there have been two predominent vessels for fermentation and aging: oak and stainless steel. But in recent years, influential wineries across the state have been experimenting with concrete. As concrete-raised wines—wines fermented and/or aged in concrete tanks—begin to hit the market, early experiments are…
The Latest Children’s Books and Art from Matthew Porter
A local author and illustrator delights little ones with tales starring a kooky cast of critters
For Matthew Porter, 39, images hold incredible power. As a young boy struggling to learn to read, Porter was encouraged by an insightful tutor to draw the scenes as he listened to the stories read aloud, and he was captured by their magic. “I loved the escapism, to imagine different worlds and adventures,” says the…
The Must List: Free Hey Marseilles Concert, Seattle Design Festival More
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust View/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/186p4pp” target=”_blank”strongbrInscape Arts Open House/strong/abrSaturday (9/14, noon to 6:00 p.m.) — The former INS building turned artist hive opens its doors this weekend, inviting visitors to see (and buy!) paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, textiles, metalwork and beyond from more than 50 Seattle artists./ppstrongMust Pack a Lunch/stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/events/hey-marseilles-out-lunch-concert-series” target=”_blank”strongbrHey Marseilles Free Outdoor Concert/strong/abrFriday (9/13,…
Superstar Jeweler: Rachel Ravitch
!–paging_filter–pSometimes the minute I glance at a designer’s website or see their work in person a bell goes off in my brain: ding, ding, ding, we’ve got a winner. And that happened with Seattle-based jewelry maker, a href=”http://rachelravitch.com/” target=”_blank”Rachel Ravitch/a./ppHer work is interesting and makes a statement, but thanks to the materials she works with…
Coming Soon: Hammer + Awl
!–paging_filter–pMadrona’s getting a new store. The paper is almost down off the windows at a href=”http://hammerandawl.com/” target=”_blank”Hammer + Awl/a, a men’s accessory boutique fixing to stock what sounds like great American-made goods for dudes, and women who like things like Olo perfume from Portland, Shinola watches, Field Notes notebooks and finery from The Portland Collection…
Designer to Watch: Silvae
!–paging_filter–pIt’s always exciting to get to know a new designer in town, and I’m particularly excited about Debbie Robert’s just-launched line, a href=”http://silvaeofthewoods.com/” target=”_blank”Silvae/a (Latin for “of the woods”)./ppRoberts looks to the terrain of the Pacific Northwest for her muse, blending organic elements with excellent fit and construction to create a collection that is at…
Canlis Helps Steer Cool Wine Project To Benefit Queen Anne Farmers Market
!–paging_filter–pspanIt’s been said that summer’s not over until the last bottle of rose is drained. So, the recent arrival of a special pink wine benefiting the a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/blog/%5Buser-raw%5D/seattle-farmers-market-calenda…” target=”_blank”Queen Anne Farmers Market/a makes sipping for a great cause even sweeter./span/ppNelson Daquip, the award-winning sommelier at a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/canlis” target=”_blank”Canlis/a, helped drive this tasty fund-raising project for…
On the Hunt for Morels
Forager Langdon Cook treks to secret morel hunting grounds with mushroom man Jeremy Faber
Jeremy Faber bangs on my door a little after 5 a.m. at the end of May, on a day that promises temperatures in the 70s. “Bring a down jacket,” he advises. Thin and lanky, he possesses a barely contained intensity that seems ready to spring at any moment. As I gather up my stuff, Faber…
Must See the Swifts
Bird lovers converge in Monroe for Swift Night Out
Witness the Hitchcockian spectacle of 20,000 Vaux’s swifts dive-bombing down a narrow chimney as they make a temporary roost in Monroe before heading to points south. While the show can last as long as a few weeks, Swift Night Out brings bird lovers together with food and drink to witness this crazy natural phenomenon and…
Seattle Magazine Gets the First Official Taste of the Ben Jerry’s Seattle-Themed Ice Cream Flavor
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://www.citychurned.benjerry.com/city/sea/” target=”_blank”Ben Jerry’s/a asked us to be theem /emlucky bunch to taste–for the first time ever–the new Ben Jerry’s Seattle-inspired ice cream flavor. So what does Seattle taste like in frozen form? Drum roll…it’s a vanilla ice cream with chocolate cookies and a href=”http://www.caffevita.com/” target=”_blank”Caffe Vita/a-infused a href=”https://www.theochocolate.com/” target=”_blank”Theo Chocolate/a with a caramel drizzle….
The Food-Cart Brew Pubs
Many of our local breweries have tasting rooms where you can get pints of beer but nothing substantial to eat, unless you consider peanuts and pretzels a meal. Food trucks are rushing to the rescue, and it is increasingly common to find some of the area’s best mobile cuisine outside of brewery tasting rooms. It’s…
The Local Pub Chains
Elliott Bay BrewingThe original Elliott Bay Brewing location (Elliott Bay Brewery & Pub) in West Seattle opened in 1997 and has always been the kind of place where customers and servers know each other by name and maybe even attend the same Zumba classes. It is a welcoming, comfortable and kid-friendly neighborhood pub that just…