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Foraging Tender Fiddlehead Ferns
Langdon Cook scavenges the forest for spring’s versatile culinary offering, fiddleheads.
Few foods look more fetching on the plate than fiddleheads, those vibrant green coils that emerge in moist forests each spring. Aptly named, a fiddlehead is the new growth of a fern, with a curled spiral that resembles the scroll on a violin’s neck. Fiddleheads begin to emerge in March or April in the Seattle…
Where to Go for Bento
Seattle spots that offer traditional Japanese bento consists of à la carte rice, veggies and fish or
Fuji SushiFuji Sushi has an array of vegetable dishes to pack into its bento lunch special; the perfectly seasoned veggie udon and a new rich ginger tofu beckon. The bento box comes with two entrées accompanied by sides (salad, rice, decadent miso and a California roll), so you don’t have to choose. $8.95. International District,…
Woodinville-made Halfpops
Crunchy, seasoned half-popped popcorn proves a snacker’s delight.
If invention is born the minute an idea pops into an unsuspecting brain, Mike Fitzgerald’s Halfpops snack was born when an idea popped, well, half-popped, into someone’s bowl. Halfpops started with a California man’s craving for those partially popped kernels often found at the bottom of the bowl. He then tried to make a business…
Applause-o-Meter Extra: Mysterious Washed-up Feet Explained
It turns out the explanation is pretty straight-forward, but still creepy.
Remember how creepy it was when those disembodied feet kept washing up on the shores of BC? Some posited that it was the result of a serial killer, or a plane crash, or a human trafficking ring. But it turns out the explanation is much simpler (though no less creepy): The feet—almost always found in…
Downtown Bellevue’s Spa Sanctuary
Indulge in traditional bathhouse scrubs and hydrotherapy at Yuan Spa.
The tale of new Yuan Spa is one of ancient East meets Eastside. Tucked at the base of a Bellevue megatower (Downtown Bellevue 1032 106th Ave NE; 425.449.8788; yuan- spa.com), the luxe 8,000-square-foot space, open since November, combines a swanky, modern pedicure room and massage treatments with a group bathing area and body scrubs that…
Seattle Sweets & Co. Concocts Organic Caramels
These locally-sourced sweets come in wildly imaginative flavors.
The number of licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop may be up for debate forevermore, but that riddle has been solved for new Seattle Sweets & Co.’s organic caramels. The answer is two: one lick to tantalize the taste buds and another to quickly devour the decadent, rich chew. Owner and candy wizard…
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Three literary magazines support local literature the old-fashioned way.
Even in the harsh, unforgiving light of the iPad era, the longstanding tradition of print literary magazines hasn’t lost its luster. Recently, three independent journals showcasing writing and art (mostly by locals) have begun to establish themselves in the Seattle literary scene. Follow them the old-fashioned way: by picking up copies at local newsstands and…
Kyle Abraham, World’s Fair’s 50th Anniversary and Earth Day
MUST SEEKyle Abraham: Live! The Realest MCOpens Thursday (4/19-4/22) – Puppet fever is in the air. As Spectrum Dance Theater concludes its final weekend of the stunning adult puppet drama Petruchska, emerging contemporary NYC dance star Kyle Abraham presents a new piece co-commissioned by Seattle’s On the Boards—in which he explores gender roles, hip hop…
Three New Locally-made Spirits
In the April issue of Seattle magazine, I shake up five new (to me) local spirits. But they aren’t the only new local liquors or liqueurs in town. One of the offshoots of our local distillery explosion (which I detailed in another article) is the growing number of fresh offerings from our expanding crop of…
Discover Local Writers at the Off Hours Reading Series
Stop by Sole Repair in Capitol Hill (1001 East Pike St., solerepairshop.com) for the Off Hours reading series, featuring among others, former Rocket editor Charles Cross and Open Books co-owner Christine Deavel. Doors open at 7:30pm, which gives you plenty of time to order a specialty cocktail (always named after one of the readers) before…
Four Shared Office Spaces are Sanctuaries for Freelancers
Independent contractors converse, collaborate and work at these coveted coworking sites.
Freelancers know it well: that stir-crazy feeling one gets when working alone at home (especially when the cat refuses to help with brainstorming). Coworking spaces, such as Capitol Hill’s long-running Office Nomads ($30/day, $60 and up per month. 1617 Boylston Ave.; 206.323.6500; officenomads.com), aim to eliminate isolation and increase connections—and they’re popping up in increasing…
A Theater of Culinary Delights
Café Nordo is back with its biggest concoction to date.
If the walls of the century-old Washington Hall in Seattle’s Central District could talk, they would recall legendary happenings, including performances by Billie Holiday and Jimi Hendrix. But the former community dance hall may not have seen anything quite like Café Nordo, an event featuring an elusive chef (or team of chefs; it’s a secret)…