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Urban Enoteca, Seattle’s Hottest Washington Wine-tasting Room
Seattle mag wine writer Shannon Borg on her top Washington wines poured at Urban Enoteca.
Going on wine-tasting treks is one of the joys of living in the Northwest. There is no greater find than driving past vineyards and discovering a sweet little tasting room off the beaten path. But even though I don’t often have the days—or the cash—to spend weekends across the mountains, my love of wine and…
Bite Into Skagit Sun’s Shuksan Strawberries
Skagit Sun’s Don Kruse loves his Shuksans, available now at local farmers markets.
Skagit Sun owner Don Kruse can describe his Shuksan strawberries in just one word: sensational. And since he’s provided the Northwest with sweet and juicy berries for 32 years, we’ll take his word for it. Originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, Kruse arrived in the Skagit Valley in 1979 with enough money to purchase 40 acres of…
Tis’ the Season for Tempting Pea Vines
Seattle chefs dream up tasty ways to utilize freshly shucked peas and pea vines.
TulioTulio’s sweet pea risotto is the perfect bowl to savor on a mild day. The creamy risotto (cooked in a vegetable broth) creates a comforting backdrop for a medley of greens—leeks, chives and, of course, those toothsome peas. Mascarpone cheese and truffle oil round out the dish with winning richness. $18. Downtown, 1100 Fifth Ave.;…
Breaking Food News for the Month of June
News, gossip and general musings on openings, closings and fanfare in Seattle’s kitchens.
Wine and DineEven though RN74 is owned by chef Michael Mina, the wine comes first here. The celebrated San Francisco–based chef says that he’ll design his menu to match the wines (not the other way around) at RN74 Seattle, whose name stands for the Route Nationale 74, the road that runs through the wine region…
Maestro Gerard Schwarz Bows Out
Seattle Symphony conductor plays his final concert as music director. Get the scoop on his finale pe
The year 1985 was a big one for music: USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” raised $70 million, David Lee Roth left Van Halen for a solo career, and Madonna embarked on her first tour—The Virgin Tour, which kicked off in Seattle. But of much greater import locally, Gerard Schwarz took the position of…
Grey Matters: Knute Berger on Seattle’s War-making Business
Despite our peacenik reputation, a key to Seattle’s economy is the war-making business.
If you listen to people like Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, “Left Coast” cities like Seattle are so far out of the mainstream that we’re on the outer banks of reality. It’s true that we’re an antiwar kind of place, having been at the forefront of opposition to nuclear submarines, and wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Central…
Hey Marseilles and Pearly Gate Music to Perform at a Benefit Concert May 23
Hey Seattle mag readers! Fantastic news on the home front. It gives me great pleasure to announce that my dear friends Hey Marseilles (who I’ve also directed in a video) will be performing unrelased tracks from their sophomore album (the band is in the studio recording tracks now) on Monday, May 23 for a special benefit…
Seattle Art Museum Director Resigns to Pursue ‘Scholarly Projects’
Derrick Cartwright, director of SAM since 2009, announced today via press release that he will leave
We haven’t heard the entire story quite yet but it looks like SAM’s director is leaving his post to pursue other projects. Check out the press release sent by Cara Egan, following a post by Cartwright on the SAM blog: Subject: Derrick Cartwright Resigns as Director of the Seattle Art Museum Derrick Cartwright Resigns as…
Seattle Mag Joins Bill Gates for Breakfast, Learns the Names of His Favorite Eco Books
At the huge Climate Solutions breakfast this morning, impassioned speeches and a laid-back interview
Lucky Seattle mag, tagging along with our Seattle Business colleagues to this morning’s fascinating and inspiring Climate Solutions breakfast at the Seattle Westin. Seattle Biz sponsored the event that packed more than a thousand people into the Grand Ballroom, where we were plied with pastries and multiple impassioned speeches about the growing climate crisis and…
Vertical Garden Art at Ballard Floral Shop Midnight Blossom
In the April issue I reported on the vertical gardening trend currently climbing Seattle walls. Now Ballard floral design, plant and gift shop Midnight Blossom is offering its arty take on the trend with tillandsia (air plant) wall gardens (like the one pictured above). They’re “living art,” Amoreena Herbage told me by phone. She’s one-half…
Has the FDA’s Crackdown on Local Farms Gone Too Far?
Rebekah Denn looks at the debate over what “safe” means when it comes to artisan products.
Contamination-related shutdowns at two beloved local cheese makers sparked outrage last year—but maybe not for the reasons you’d think. The most vocal protests weren’t about the reports of contamination—listeria at the Estrella Family Creamery and E. coli at Sally Jackson Cheeses—but about what some see as a draconian federal crackdown on small, local businesses. “Contact…
Fashion Friday: The top 12 Seamless finalists, Tim Gunn visits Bellevue, plus details on the EtsyRain craft show
Vote for your favorite Seamless designers; aspiring models get thee to our open casting next week, a
Wow, remember back in February when there was one, maybe two, fun shopping events in a week? Now my head is spinning so fast from all the happenings I can barely keep track of them all (like, hey Thaw was last night and it was just a boatload of fun!). So, let’s run down the…