Seattle Mag
At Ma’ono, Spring Hill’s Fried Chicken Wears a Hawaiian Shirt
An ambitious neighborhood bistro brings Hawaiian comfort food to West Seattle.
I know I wasn’t the only one in town who felt a little wistful upon hearing the news that Mark and Marjorie Chang Fuller were converting their West Seattle restaurant into a more casual, Hawaiian-themed eatery called Ma‘ono Fried Chicken & Whisky. Opened in May 2008, Spring Hill had tried to plant an ambitious “New…
Belle Clementine Comes Up Short
The relatively low prices on this great menu seem to be short-changing, of all people, the diners.
David Sanford has the best intentions. At his communal dining space in Ballard, where one seating is offered each night (reservations and a credit card deposit required), the former caterer and personal chef hopes to build a community gathering place around food. He’s kept the ingredients pure—meats sourced from local farmers, seasonal veggies whenever possible—and…
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Lucky 8’s China House Merely Passable [CLOSED]
The tongue-in-cheek suburban American Chinese spot disappoints
If you grew up, as I did, in suburban America, you likely ate at a place similar to the Chinese restaurant of my youth, the Golden Wok. Chunks of pork were fried in a stiff batter and served in a pool of ruby gloss; chicken was fried and then topped with a mellow sauce and…
Say Uncle
Some of the best to-go Thai food in town.
After a year spent living in Thailand, married chefs Wiley Frank and Poncharee Kounpungchart (aka “PK”) missed the flavors of the street food there. So in 2010, they began a regular Monday pop-up restaurant, then called Shophouse, in the old Licorous space. Now, Shophouse is Little Uncle, and Little Uncle has a permanent home in…
Old Vines Bearing Good Fruit
In the first of a three-part series, we look at some of Washington’s most mature vineyards.
Washington’s wine industry is maturing into adolescence—a far cry from its infancy in the early ’70s. Back then, there were only about a half-dozen wineries operating in the state, and only a few hundred acres of grapes planted. Few wineries and vineyards had survived Prohibition, and the ones that did grew grapes primarily for sweet,…
Belltown’s Innkeeper is Plenty Hospitable
This rustic abode serves up satisfying drinks and Mexican-Caribbean cuisine.
With lighting on the dim side, the Innkeeper could at first be confused with the type of lounge that caters to those who sip serious cocktails while contemplating life’s mysteries. But the bustling happy hour (3–6 p.m. and 10 p.m.–midnight daily), and the friendly staff soon reveal a different personality: rollicking neighborhood joint. The atmosphere…
Three Summer Reading Musts, All Set in the Northwest
In three new books, local authors emphasize the Northwest sense of place.
The Pacific Northwest is often misunderstood by outsiders—written off as a rainy hinterland populated by fleece-flaunting Earth Firsters, or parodied as a land of hipsters and dot-com millionaires jacked up on espresso. But when descriptions of the local landscape and inhabitants are in the hands of talented writers who live and work here, a truer…
The Ultimate Urban Wilderness Chair
Our hearts go pitty-pat when we behold the tricked-out Wilderness Recliner chair ($60; available at rei.com) by GCI Outdoor. Its profile is low enough to be welcome at outdoor plays and concerts, it reclines for intermission snoozing and has enough pocket space to keep sunscreen, bottle opener and playbill easily at hand. A plus: You…
10 Things We Love About Seattle Summers
Or, ways in which a few hours of sunshine make Seattleites go a little crazy.
1. It’s yet another opportunity to recycle! (Remember that tube of sunscreen you didn’t finish last summer?) 2. Late sunsets mean you can work on your backyard chicken coop until 10 p.m. 3. Lake Washington has a very low incidence of shark attacks. 4. You can now wear your Tevas without socks. (Wait! Hideous winter…
What to Pack for a Deluxe Picnic Dinner
The editors' picks for a perfect al fresco dinner...in Seattle. (We can dream, can't we?)
Appetizers: Dinah’s cheese from Kurtwood Farms ($9/half; $18/whole), served with Columbia City Bakery’s walnut toasts ($4.25) • Mt. Townsend’s Seastack cheese ($12), served with Sardinian flatbread with truffle salt from Macrina ($6.25) Main course: Picnic’s kale and heirloom bean salad with preserved lemon vinaigrette ($7) • DeLaurenti’s Parma sandwich ($5.99) Dessert: Dahlia Bakery’s chocolate truffle…
30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle
Your guide to the best summer nightlife, arts and outdoor entertainment our city has to offer.
When it comes to endless summer nights, Seattle has the bragging rights sewn up: Around here, sunlight lingers into end of day (we’ll have 16 hours of daylight on June 21!), making for long, languid evenings that seem to stretch on forever. Sure, our nights are seldom hot—some years, we just settle for dry—but the…
Watch Seattle mag’s Best Food Trucks on Evening Magazine
As part of our annual Best Restaurant package this April, our foodie team not only ferretted out the best restaurants and happy hours, but the best food trucks as well. Like many of you, we are hopelessly devoted to these roving gourmet diners and King 5’s Evening Magazine took notice, asking for a tour of…