Seattle Mag
World Pizza Returns
Hail the return of a king.
Owners and brothers Adam Cone and Aaron Crosleycone (a mash-up of his and his wife’s last names) told me they’d painted the second coming of World Pizza a bright tomato red to combat the gray Seattle sky. It works: The new International District space casts a glow onto the sidewalk outside, luring passersby into the…
RN74 Has Plenty of Flash
Michael Mina's new local wine bar is likeable.
When “celebrity chefs” open restaurants in Seattle, it’s newsy, exciting and mostly disastrous. Our underdog complex (we’re worthy?) rears its ugly head alongside our locavore stubbornness (we only like local chefs!), and “name” chefs from other cities usually don’t last long. And so it began again when San Francisco überchef Michael Mina, who owns 18 celebrated…
Stopsky’s Delicatessen
Most of us don’t need the census numbers to know that the largest concentration of Jewish households in the state is on Mercer Island. The puzzler is why it took this long for a good Jewish deli to open there. Demand, meet supply: Stopsky’s, which opened in May and aims for a modern take on…
Portland’s Best Restaurants
Requisite restaurants for your next food trip to our culinary sister to the south.
Seattle’s food scene enjoys a bit of friendly (or fervent) competition with Portland. The two cities tussle over the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef Northwest award each year, and Seattle’s recent overhaul of its food-truck laws was a blatant attempt to catch up with Portland’s long-standing dominance in the realm of street food. Clusters—or pods—of…
Best New Portland Food Trucks
Sure bets are rolling up with the latest wave of mobile food trucks.
Downtown food-cart clusters, like the mighty pod at SW Ninth and Alder, have been around since the 1980s, but new pods with names like Cartopia and Good Food Here bring fusion fare and fries to parking lots in more remote neighborhoods. (Cartopia is the lone late-night pod, serving food until 3 a.m.) According to Multnomah…
Marie & Frères Passion Fruit Pops
A show-stopper snack in South Lake Union.
In the oh-so-civilized space that once housed chocolatier extraordinaire Claudio Corallo, Marie & Frères lives on in similar, elegant style. Owner Marie-Francoise Barnhart regularly travels to single-estate chocolate growers to select the chocolate for the store’s truffles, cocoa nibs and confections. (The shop currently uses organic fair-trade chocolate from South America.) And while chocolate connoisseurs…
The Backdoor at Roxy’s
On a street lined with watering holes, this sexy little speakeasy nestled behind Roxy’s Diner in Fre
THE VIBE: The room’s feel is theatrical, yet intimate. The high wooden ceilings are decked with antique chandeliers and window frames suspended in midair. The VIP room is donned with floor-to-ceiling red velvet curtains. Great for dates, a casual cocktail or even a bros’ night out (all-you-can-eat ribs on Sundays, $18.95), it’s a revolving door…
Where to Find Spicy Chili
As winter approaches, duck inside these cozy spots to warm up with a hearty bowl of chili.
MAGGIE BLUFFS MARINA GRILL The only thing better than the view of Elliott Bay here may be the prime rib chili, made with high-quality prime rib, then layered with sour cream and cheddar cheese. $5.59/cup, $6.99/bowl. Magnolia, 2601 W Marina Place; 206.283.8322; maggiebluffs.com SLIM’S LAST CHANCE CHILI SHACK & WATERING HOLE This 21-and-older hotspot serves…
Rose Hips: A Cure For What Ails You
The master forager fights the common cold with help from nature's Emergen-C.
My first priority as a forager is to enjoy the fresh air. Second is a good meal. Third—and not a distant third, mind you—is the inherent health benefits of wild foods. Nature will take care of us if we let her. A walk along Lake Union in November can satisfy all three. True, my preference…
Molly’s Salads
Making it easy to enjoy healthy food for lunch.
“A salad a day keeps the doctor away” is the philosophy at Molly’s Salads, a local artisan salad and sandwich eatery that packs a rainbow of veggies, herbs and protein into its flavorful to-go lunches. Owner Stefan Kalb became ill after quitting his global business development job in 2008. Enter trusty friend, Molly Ayre-Svingen, who…
Egan Orion, Flash Mob King
The master crowd wrangler explains why his flash mobs have staying power.
At age 10, he was reciting Shakespeare on the stage of a community theater, and ever since, Egan Orion (shown in bullseye tee) has been commanding attention. With a background in theater and extensive experience producing mondo-scale parties (hello, Seattle PrideFest!), the 40-year-old Central District resident has become the name in the Seattle flash mob…
The iPad Joystick
Local gaming company Discovery Bay Games bridges new and old-school gaming.
It’s a nerdy dilemma: Stay true to old-school video games or follow your fever for high-tech gaming gadgets? Pioneer Square–based company Discovery Bay Games (discoverybaygames.com) feels your pain, and in response, has invented a device representing the best of both worlds. Building on the massive success of Atari’s “Greatest Hits” app (100 classic games for…