Seattle Mag
Essex: Home to Cocktail Lovers
We love the new bar by Brandon Pettit and Molly Wizenberg of next-door restaurant, Delancey.
Cozy, not clutteredIn the former Bella Umbrella space, Essex feels like a high-end London pub, with 12 stools at the L-shaped bar, a standing bar near the door and an array of white marble café-style tables. House-made ingredientsPettit brings his hands-on approach to cocktails here, offering everything from craftily aged spirits and wild foraged watercress…
Cafe Con Leche Struggles to Keep Up
Cafe Con Leche has hit a few bumps in the road on its journey from food truck to sit-down spot.
Cafe Con Leche has hit a few bumps in the road on its journey from popular food truck to sit-down spot. In its expansive new SoDo dining room, the former Paladar Cubano crew draws a big lunch crowd, yet on a recent visit, there were too few servers, and the kitchen was out of empanadas…
What’s New at Salumi
Leslie Kelly explores the under-the-radar dishes at this landmark Pioneer Square weekday lunch spot.
It’s easy to get stuck in a comfortable rut if you’re a regular at the still stellar 13-year-old Salumi. The skillfully assembled sandwiches are, after all, the best kind of flavor bomb: paper-thin slices of perfectly spiced charcuterie exploding with cured porky goodness. But, just for fun, let’s go fishing for the under-the-radar dishes at…
Collections Café Offers Good Food and Eye Candy
Chef Ivan Szilak has created an all-day menu that is well-suited for ladies (and gents) who lunch.
These days, it’s not unusual to spy diners whipping out their cameras during a meal and snapping shots of food porn. But, what’s this? People focusing their lens on the tables instead of what’s on the plate? That’s fairly routine at Collections Café— at the Chihuly Garden and Glass—where Dale Chihuly’s vast assortment of amusing…
Café Juanita’s Roasted Cauliflower
Chef Holly Smith and her cooks roast this bland crucifer into a caramelized version of veggie crack.
It may sound less iconic than the braised bunny or tender agnolotti, but Café Juanita‘s roasted cauliflower is every bit—and every bite—as memorable. For this anything-but-humble side dish, chef/owner Holly Smith and her cooks roast the bland crucifer into a caramelized version of veggie crack, spiced with cumin and livened with lime juice, adding a…
A Gift Guide for Food Foragers
Shopping for a would-be forager on your list? Langdon Cook shares favorite gadgets for the field.
1. Mushroom knife: The Marttiini mushroom knife from Finland is a good length for mushrooms; the handle is neon yellow, making it easy to spot when dropped in the woods, and an attached bristle brush makes for handy cleaning of your catch. Approximately $25, available at marttiini.fi 2. Clam gun: The razor clam season on…
Sweet Coconut Bakery’s Filipino-style Desserts
Savor these sweet treats crafted with a Northwest twist.
Baker Hazel Lao’s culinary experimentation began in college and grew into a passion that’s endured for more than a decade. Two summers ago, while seven months pregnant, Lao moved from California to Sand Point so that her husband could pursue a Ph.D. program at the University of Washington. The two-month wait before giving birth gave…
Where to Find Great Fried Chicken in Seattle
There are several crispy Northwest recipes for this comfort-food favorite.
Oprah may have flown Ezell’s chicken out to Chicago whenever she had a particular craving, but there are plenty of other crispy Northwest recipes for this comfort-food favorite. Ma‘ono Fried Chicken & WhiskyCrafting the fried chicken with gochujang and honey-hot mustard sauces is a two-day process: On the first day, chicken is soaked in buttermilk;…
A Figurative Collection of Art
A Seattle couple fills their Madrona home with art emphasizing the body.
At Susie McGee’s Madrona home, the walls are alive with piercing eyes, outstretched limbs and bodies in motion. “I like figurative work,” McGee says, and it makes perfect sense. Before moving to Seattle in 1994, McGee and husband Mark Lowdermilk spent 17 years as professional dancers in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Their careers…
The Perfect Gift for Puzzle Fiends
Select the perfect memo with Bainbridge Island–based Grain Design’s word-search-style Utility Card.
Select the perfect memo with Bainbridge Island–based Grain Design’s word-search-style Utility Card. The letterpress card, which is printed on tree-free cotton fiber paper, has more than 100 messages hidden in its lettered grid, ranging from classics such as “Happy Holidays” and “Thank You” to quirkier declarations such as “Smitten” and “Werq Queen.” Never fear, puzzle-phobes:…
Seattle’s New Designer Marketplace is Online
Though not their official job title—that would be co-owner—Hana Ryan Wilson and Jason Parker of Craft & Culture (craftandculture.com) could very well slap “liaison” onto their business cards: The duo created their e-shop last January expressly to connect top-tier designer talent to the masses (Etsy.com on steroids, if you will). “We noticed an entire class…
Unapologetic Edge from Stone Crow Designs
This local women’s wear line mixes the drama of Alexander McQueen with the edginess of Rick Owens.
For any style maven who’s tried to make Blackbird boutique’s edgy, urban menswear work for her, Belltown-based designer Jennifer Charkow is a godsend. Her new Stone Crow Designs women’s wear line combines the drama of Alexander McQueen with the showstopping edginess of Rick Owens. “I want to take the avant-garde or over-the-top and make it…