Seattle Mag
Where to go for Great Gyros
Gyros get a signature finish at these Seattle restaurants.
Usually stuffed with zesty ingredients like crisp veggies and succulent meat and topped with zingy tzatziki sauce, gyros get a signature finish at these local restaurants. Aladdin Gyro-ceryTake a magic carpet ride to Aladdin Gyro-Cery for a lamb gyro, filled with lettuce, tomatoes and green peppers, drenched in either a fiery tahini sauce or creamy…
Strange Fruit from Collins Family Orchard
Collins Family Orchard experiments in sweet new tree fruits.
Since 1905, Collins Family Orchard has produced a wealth of fruit, including Rainier, lapin and Bing cherries. Now, the family-owned farm also has a science project on the side. Third-generation farmer Calvin Collins and his son, marketing manager Brian, devote three of their 63 acres in Selah to creating about 20 brand-new varieties of tree…
Five Delicious Summer Salads
Ah, don’t you just love salad days? It’s summer and we cannot get enough nicely dressed greens, pickled veggies and the unexpected appearance of wild cards like fruit, not to mention exceptional salads served in unexpected places. (Yes, maybe they should rename Safeco Field…of greens.) Here are five salads that get us hot: 1. If…
Volunteer Park Conservatory Fights for Another 100 Years
The Volunteer Park Conservatory celebrates its centennial as supporters ensure it lives another day.
When the Volunteer Park Conservatory opened its doors in 1912, there was no art museum, no “Black Sun” sculpture, no Shakespeare in the Park to keep it company. For 100 years, the Victorian botanical garden, built of cast iron and 3,426 panes of glass, has been treating visitors to rare bromeliads, ferns, palms, cacti, succulents…
Zipwhip’s Espresso-making Robot
A Seattle start-up takes its coffee to high-tech heights.
What began as a search for a better coffee machine in a local start-up’s break room has evolved into the perfect Seattle combo: coffee and robots. Last winter, the employees at ZipWhip (zipwhip.com), a Queen Anne-based company focused on “cloud texting” (i.e., taking text messaging beyond the bounds of mobile devices and onto all Internet-connected…
Leavenworth in Summertime
Getting There: From I-405 north, take exit 23 to U.S. 2 east and follow it to Stevens Pass Highway and Icicle Road. Where: Leavenworth, Washington. Why: For the Icicle Creek Theatre Festival’s New Play Festival (8/19. $12–$20. Canyon Wren Recital Hall, 7409 Icicle Road; 509.548.6347; icicle.org), at which playwrights debut new works. This time, the fest…
Cookie Box’s Wine-Pairing Cookies
Picnic dinners get a luxe upgrade with wine-and-cookie pairings.
Wine and chocolate? So last summer, thanks to Seattle-based Cookie Box, which is redefining the concept of “cookie” with its savory line of treats gift-boxed especially to pair with wine. Created by local baker Marcia Sisley-Berger and Anne Nisbet (who manages the judging for our annual Wine Awards), each assortment features cookies created to play…
Four Ice Cream Trucks to Follow
Four favorite ice cream trucks cruising local streets—and the websites that help us track them down.
Summertime brings to mind the frozen delights of our youth, treats hard earned by sprinting after the ice cream truck. These days, ice cream is easier to come by, thanks to the fine fleet of festive trucks cruising local streets—and the websites that help us track them down. 1. You can get creative with Street…
Three New Books Focus on Father Figures
In three new novels by local writers, characters struggle with what it means to be a good father.
Bainbridge Island-based author Jonathan Evison has an uncanny knack for writing prose that roils across the page, sweeping readers up for the ride. His first novel, All About Lulu (2008), won the Washington State Book Award, and his second, West of Here (2011), earned him the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award. In his new novel, The…
Slideluck Potshow in Seattle
A Seattle potluck slideshow is back—and bountiful.
Nerdy Seattle loves its slide shows. Locally based and/or created series such as Pecha Kucha, Ignite and Slideluck Potshow—all of which feature presenters using a short, swift series of slides to tell stories about art, tech, food, etc.—have devoted followings, drawing people in with both the appeal of learning something new and the constraint of…
Running Noosa Beach
A local trainer preps her horse for Washington state’s premier race
1/ Harwood named Noosa after a beach in Australia where she once vacationed. She’s been naming horses after beaches ever since. 2/ Noosa Beach has run 21 races with 14 first places, four seconds and two thirds, taking home $520,722 in earnings. 3/ Noosa was named Washington State Horse of the Year in 2010 and…
Open Studio Kids’ Crafts in West Seattle
Young at Art lets your kids to draw, paint and glue to their heart's content.
If you’ve ever tried to get glitter out of carpet, you’ll understand the genius behind West Seattle’s brand-new kids’ craft studio, Young at Art. There, kids can paint, bead, glue, draw and, yes, glitter to their heart’s content without wreaking havoc on your home. Art teachers Theresa Anderson and Andrea Watterson, who host after-school programs…