Seattle Mag
Must-Try Washington Rosé Wines
Now is a golden age for the pink drink in Washington.
Rosé has been undergoing a metamorphosis in Washington, from afterthought to intention. The old way of thinking went something like this: “Hey, we’re bleeding a bunch of juice out of these fermenters to make our big red wines. Instead of sending that juice down the drain, why don’t we ferment it, bottle it and sell…
Ameen and Deep Dhillon Bring a Global Perspective to Art Collecting
Two local painters collect colorful art from around the globe.
In Ameen and Deep Dhillon’s backyard, the chickens do double duty—as egg layers and as models. Ameen, an artist who teaches art classes for kids (studio-kids.com) in the green-roofed, sky-lighted studio Deep designed behind their Ballard home, opens the coop for her “life drawing” classes, so the students can study the birds’ movement and capture…
Carole McClellan to Show at Vancouver Fashion Week
I am totally intrigued by Vancouver Fashion Week and have often thought of heading up there to see if I could glean any insight into what it takes to throw a successful multi-day event like this. The event organizers seem to draw a nice group of emerging and established local and international designers, and it…
Dining Guide: Our Favorite Neighborhood Restaurants
Gather for a meal and stay awhile at these delicious, welcoming neighborhood restaurants.
Bainbridge IslandRestaurant Marché Bainbridge [ Northwest ] We’re smitten with former Canlis chef, cookbook author and longtime Bainbridge Islander Greg Atkinson’s Northwest-inspired bistro on Bainbridge Island. Here, locals drop in for perfectly cooked steaks and salmon paired with carefully considered sides, and sublime French onion soup. More pluses: friendly service and a stylish dining room….
Spring Cleaning Sale at Kimberly Baker
Kimberly Baker, one of our fave local jewelry designers is having her biggest sale of the year this Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. She’ll have one-of-a-kind and vintage pieces, as well as items from her main collection on sale, with earrings starting at $15 and necklaces from $20. The sale is in-store only…
Foraging for Miner’s Lettuce
Prospecting for a plateful of wild lettuce with Langdon Cook.
A millworker’s discovery of shiny trace metals in the Sierra foothills set off the California Gold Rush in 1848. Within a year, the territory was crawling with wildcat gold miners known as forty-niners. Although few prospectors struck it rich, the many frontier hardships didn’t discourage tens of thousands of immigrants, loners and misfits from stampeding…
Totokaelo to Open a Store Just for Men
**Update: I guess they had a few glitches and didn’t open Sunday. Stay tuned for more info** Big fashion news on Capitol Hill today. TotokaeloMan is opening below Totokaelo. It’s a huge space, skillfully merchandised with men’s clothing, accessories and shoes from Rick Owens (of course, who does it better in the universe Totokaelites traverse?),…
Are Food Writers Part of America’s Food Problems?
I brought Dahlia Bakery’s caramel corn to my meeting last week with Michael Moss, the Pulitzer Prize winning author whose latest book Salt Sugar Fat debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. That sweet, rich, just a tiny bit salty treat was my way of testing how evangelical Michael was about…
Beauty Break: Malie Organics
Everyone and their neighbor is in Hawaii right now, or getting ready to go. This is a blissful time of year if you’re one of the lucky ones heading off to paradise and a maddening one if you’re not. So if you’re with me, in the homebound camp, let’s develop a coping mechanism to get…
Mountains Yet to Climb: Embracing Diversity Among Hikers
Considering the impact of Jim Whittaker’s Everest ascent, how far have we come?
I remember the excitement of 50 years ago, when Seattle hosted a Space Age world’s fair visited by astronauts, and President John F. Kennedy boosted the budding Apollo program with the pledge to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. But we had our own high-flying heroes back then. They…
Where Seattle Chefs Eat
The experts tell us where they go when they feel like dining out.
Babe Shepherdowner of Red Mill What’s your favorite drink and your favorite place to drink it?A Manhattan. My rule: “You should never have more than one.” The biggest (12 ounces!) and the best in the city? Canlis. Best place for dinner?Cantinetta. A wonderful Italian spot, and the owner [Randy Quarry] is the consummate bartender. A…
Readers’ Choice 2013: Best Restaurants in Seattle
The results of our annual poll in which Seattle mag readers vote for the best Seattle restaurants.
Best neighborhood restaurant Daniel’s BroilerLeschi Best Eastside restaurantSeastar Restaurant and Raw BarBellevue Best splurge restaurantCanlisQueen Anne Best cheap eatsDick’s Drive-InMultiple locations Best bakeryBakery NouveauWest Seattle Best brunchToulouse PetitQueen Anne Best independent coffee shopCitizenSouth Lake Union Best viewRay’s BoathouseBallard Best place for outdoor diningSix SevenDowntown/Waterfront Best restaurant for a dateCanlisQueen Anne Best place to dine aloneOddfellows Cafe + BarCapitol Hill Best restaurant for kidsRed…