At the Space Needle’s beer tasting event Tuesday night, 10 local breweries offered up free tastings of beer, brewed just for the evening’s competition. Attendees, a diverse crowd described as “foodies”, were asked to vote on each beer, judging on overall impact, appearance, aroma, “surprising flavors” and innovation. The votes would be tallied and a…

Let’s get over the midday, midweek slump with some cheery news: The Vintage Closet has emerged from its recent remodel and is now open again for your boot needs. One of my least best kept secrets, the revamped little Closet now has room for 200 vintage boots on the new, Western-style shelves. Grab your cash,…

Lucky us! We’ve been invited to a special event atop the Space Needle today, where 10 breweries from around Puget Sound are hoping to see their product selected as the official beer of the Space Needle’s 50th Anniversary. The chosen brew will be served at Sky City (the Space Needle’s restaurant) and at other celebratory…

There’s nothing worse than having to move during the Super Bowl. One should remain planted and copiously fed; that’s basic Super Bowl protocol. (Exceptions will be made for pit stops and trips to the keg-erator, of course). Once I’ve claimed my spot on the couch there’s no way I’m getting up unless a toddler is…

Not that there’s anything wrong with a great family-style supper or winemaker dinner, but let’s face it, they’re so commonplace these days they don’t do much to catch the eye of your average food writer suffering from press release fatigue. My hat goes off, therefore, to the refreshing and creative thinking behind the following two…

Two things filled the hall at Bell Harbor Conference Center last night: a lively crowd of hungry people and the wildly seductive smell of over a thousand tiny burgers cooking on miniature grills. My winter coat still bears a hint of this scent, which I now refer to as “happiness.” Ten talented crews came out…

We’ve got some buzzy news and updates to keep in mind as the weekend approaches: Don’t forget: This Saturday and Sunday, Clementine’s in West Seattle is hosting a (pretty amazing) trunk show of Sustalux’s stellar vintage attire. From the chatter I’m hearing, I’d suggest getting there Saturday to score the best deals, because it will…

MUST HEARErin Jorgensen and Steve Fisk Opens Thursday (1/26-1/28) — Weird and wonderful local marimba player Erin Jorgensen (shown above) makes the gigantically heavy instrument sound like its floating on air. “Redemption,” her latest work, features her haunting music and stories, orchestrated by Seattle producer Steve Fisk (known for his work with Nirvana and Mudhoney)….

KCTS 9 announced today that they have selected local food and gardening expert Amy Pennington to host the Seattle version of Check, Please!, a reality TV concept that lets everyday folks play food critic for a day. From Cody Ellerd Bay’s original post about the show: If you’ve never seen the show, which also runs…

Preparing the February issue was more challenging than a typical press cycle, thanks to the incessant ear-splitting, nausea-inducing piledriving going on at the construction site across the street from Seattle mag’s SoDo headquarters. Just imagine someone three cubicles down from you banging a filing cabinet with a shovel nonstop for 8 hours, and perhaps you…

This weekend Seattle filmmaker (and Seattle magazine Spotlight Award winner) Lynn Shelton presents her lovely new film, Your Sister’s Sister, at the Sundance Film Festival. Or at least, she’s trying to­—according to her Facebook page, she’s currently still stuck at SeaTac and may miss her big moment altogether, which is terrible! But on the bright…