Seattle Mag
Scoop: Chef Blaine Wetzel on Lummi Island
World-class Chef Blaine Wetzel magically appears on Lummi Island at the Willows Inn.
It’s not every day that a chef hailing from the best restaurant in the world—according to this year’s prestigious S. Pellegrino awards—decides to relocate to our neck of the woods, let alone plant himself in a destination as unlikely as tiny Lummi Island. Chef Blaine Wetzel has done just that: He left Copenhagen’s renowned Noma…
Five Ways to Entertain Yourself This Weekend
Must LaughEntertainment for PeopleFriday (6/24) – “Entertainment for People,” the hilarious and oh-so Pacific Northwest variety show is back, offering up bite-sized music and comedy performances from Portlanders and Seattleites including Jose Bold of AWESOME. This Friday, head to the ID, grab a drink, sit down and prepare to laugh. 8 p.m. The Theater Off…
Red Tricycle Recommends: 10 Awesome Parks & Playgrounds for Kids
As summer continues to heat up the city, Seattle kids yearn for some park and playground fun.
Seattle’s numerous playground spots serve as excellent places to bask in the sun, to enjoy the summer breeze, and to let your kids out of the house. Not only will your kids get the opportunity to meet and befriend other Seattle youngsters, but they will also be thanking you with yelps of laughter and hugs…
Golden Beetle Could Be Better
Maria Hines' much-anticipated new Ballard restaurant fails to impress.
Maria Hines’ Northwest cuisine–focused Tilth was only the second Oregon Tilth–certified organic restaurant in the country when it opened in 2006. Within a year, the New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni called it one of the 10 best new restaurants in the country, and Hines has since been named the James Beard Best Chef…
Healthy Happy Hour in Seattle
Kelly answers the frequent request for low-calorie drink ideas.
It’s officially summer and if you’re anything like me, on a nice day I want to be sipping a glass of sparkling rosé on the water. Summer is such a fun time in the Pacific Northwest, but moderation is key to savoring the sun. The most common question I receive from readers is for low-calorie…
Viaduct for Dummies: Tunnel Clears Hurdle; Environmental Impact Statement Signed
From the mixed-metaphors department here at Seattle mag comes this update on the ever-updating saga that is the future of our waterfront: City officials are celebrating this week’s signing of the final Alaskan Way Viaduct environmental impact statement, which effectively removes one more hurdle on the replacement project’s road to realization. Like most viaduct/tunnel updates,…
Behind the Scenes of Our July Issue: Is There a Doctor in the House?
Why, yes! In fact, there are 400 of 'em!
Know this feeling? You’re minding your own business, getting ready for work, washing that PopTart down with a delicious second cup of coffee, when suddenly Steve Inskeep pops into your kitchen (via KUOW) with this news: Coffee will kill you. And you think, “Didn’t I just hear somewhere that coffee will make me live longer?”…
Bicycle Diaries: Julia Busts Out the Helmet Cam
REI’s Julia Trippel recently shot some helmet-cam video (thanks to our friends at Contour cameras) of her commutes to and from work. Check out the videos — and Julia’s comments on them — below… The Joy of Commuting By Day: On a moist Sunday morning as I crested the hill at 23rd on Union, I…
Fashion + Style Friday: The SLU shopping boom, Sportwise warehouse + a little vase (with a big heart)
NEW SHOPS: This is getting slightly ridiculous: As if South Lake Union wasn’t cool enough (Hot pretzels at Brave Horse Tavern! Some Serious Pie! Amazon HQ! A neighborhood SLUT!), SLU shepherd Vulcan announced this week that several new retailers will call the nabe home come the fall. In addition to Mio Sushi eatery and another…
Food News: Patric Gabre-Kidan Has Left The Book Bindery
It’s been a month of newsworthy moves. First we heard that bar legend Murray Stenson was leaving his longtime bartending home, Zig Zag, to tend bar at RN74. Now comes news that Patric Gabre-Kidan–the man who put the Book Bindery together, who talked chef Shaun McCrain into moving to Seattle, and who managed front-of-the-house for owners Sumi and Mike Almquist–has…
Cookus Interruptus Video: Romaine Chopped Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
Chop chop. Let's make salad
(Phil finds feasible floor plan) The sharp sweet basil salad dressing poured over crisp lettuce, ripe tomatoes, blue cheese, yummy chickpeas and the reliable hard boiled egg make this chop salad win over anybody’s taste buds. Vegetarian, gluten-free main dish salad. For printable recipe click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh…
Sneak Peek: RN74 Opens the Dinner Car Tonight
Michael Mina's French food train blows its whistle for Seattle
I’m pretty sure someone asked me every single day over the last week if I’m “going to the RN74 party tonight.” Yes, the Michael Mina machine has been firing on all cylinders in the week leading up to the launch of its full service, hosting private parties left and right and beginning daytime lunch service…