Seattle Mag
Kent’s WOW Baking Company Serves Up Tasty (Yes, Tasty!) Wheat- and Gluten-free Cookies
Good wheat- and gluten-free cookies fall into the same category as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny—
Good wheat- and gluten-free cookies fall into the same category as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny—something you want to believe in but at a certain point may have to give up on. All that changed when WOW (WithOut Wheat) Baking came on the scene. Its line of cookies and brownies made with all-natural ingredients,…
Lorna Yee Dishes on Sweet Breads
Our resident gourmand reveals the offal truth about how to prepare delicious animal parts.
>>Get Lorna’s Crispy Sweetbreads with Tarragon and Lemon recipe What it is: There is no pretty way of saying this: Sweetbreads are the thymus or pancreas glands of calves, lambs and piglets. When raw, they appear to be a rather unappealing, globular, pink-tinged mass, covered in a thin membrane. Once cooked (often breaded and pan-fried),…
Cravings: 5 Can’t-miss Seattle Scones
Infinitely adaptable to sweet or savory preference, scones are a beloved pastry staple.
Infinitely adaptable to sweet or savory preference, scones are a beloved pastry staple. Visit these bakeries to try some of our favorite takes on this versatile quick bread. Bella Dolce Bakery & CafeThe apricot ginger walnut scone is subtle and light with only a hint of sweetness. Only a single tray is baked daily, so…
Bar Hop: Grim’s Provisions & Spirits
Capitol Hill's self-proclaimed cross between steampunk and a horror video game.
Bar owner Laura Olson and designer Chris Pardo (both of Po Dogs and Auto Battery) opened Grim’s (1512 11th Ave.; 206.324.7467; grimseattle.com) in December in the former Grey Gallery space on Capitol Hill. A self-proclaimed cross between steampunk and a horror video game, the tavern is actually quite convivial. THE VIBE: Prepare for oxymoronic descriptions…
April Food News: The Pantry at Delancey Expands and Flying Squirrel Pizza Opens a Third Location
News, gossip and general musings on openings, closings and fanfare in seattle’s kitchens.
GROWING AT DELANCEYBrandon Pettit, pizzaiolo straordinario at Delancey (1415 NW 70th St.), is opening the pantry at delancey next month in a space just behind his pizzeria with co-owners Brandi Henderson, the executive pastry chef at Delancey, and Olaiya Land, a Seattle caterer who has cooked at La Medusa and Boat Street Kitchen. The Pantry…
Cellphones On Our Minds: UW’s Henry Lai in The New York Times
In January, Seattle magazine contributor Naomi Ishisaka told the story of UW professor Henry Lai, a bionengineering scientist whose research has placed him at the center of a persistent global debate around the effect cellphones have on brain activity. Check out this New York Times blog post elaborating on this connection, following the results of…
Vashon’s UMO Ensemble Makes Buffoonery Beautiful
Clowns are freaky, we know. But if ever there was a time to conquer your coulrophobia, it would be
Clowns are freaky, we know. But if ever there was a time to conquer your coulrophobia, it would be right now, so as to enjoy the sophisticated antics of UMO Ensemble. Based on Vashon Island, the physical theater company has been around since 1987 and has taken more than 20 original shows across the globe….
Grey Matters: Finding a City’s Soul in Its Offbeat Restaurants
Knute Berger remembers a Denny Triangle dive and investigates how restaurants provide a sense of pla
Restaurants provide a good way to introduce someone to a place. They often show off a city’s gustatory habits, its culture and subcultures. In strange surroundings, your first taste of a city’s food often leaves an indelible impression of place, even if the food isn’t particularly memorable. Which is why I remember certain meals and…
Taco Time’s ultimate soda fountain
Parents: next time you bring your kids into Taco Time, get ready to blow their soda-loving minds.
Parents: next time you bring your kids into Taco Time, get ready to blow their soda-loving minds. Coca-Cola has spent the last half-decade transforming the soda fountain into every child’s dream with their new Freestyle soda fountain–and select locally owned Taco Time locatoins are the only places in the Northwest where you can give it…
Fashion + Style Friday: Vian Hunter Warehouse Sale, Lanvin Trunk Show and Curtis Steiner Shop Gossip
Get your shop on at Mario’s next week; a sweet message in a bottle; Plus guess who is coming (back)
I’m just going to put out there: I don’t want to pretend this isn’t a tough Friday, many of us are deeply saddened and all hopes, prayers and thoughts are focused on our neighbors in Japan. We’re going to soldier on with Fashion Friday as usual, but if you’ll forgive me, I’m going to skip…
Cookus Interruptus Video: Thai Steak Salad with Cucumbers, Cilantro, Lime
Medium rare steak strips, lime cilantro, cucumber. I'm salivating, how about you?
There’s no dilemma about this omnivore delight. Lime, cilantro, garlic and some heat rubbed into some grass fed beef. Medium rare strips served over salad with cucumber. I’m salivating, how about you? Printable recipe? Click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole foods via 140+…
Preview: Nick Cave’s Soundsuits Fill SAM with Exquisite Color, Craft and Curiosity
Crocheted potholders, vintage tin tops, stripey wool sweaters, pipe cleaners, sequins, hooked rugs, porcelain birds, god’s eyes, Beanie Babies, synthetic hair, candy wrapper chains, unfurled cassette tapes and a million white pearl buttons. Such are the materials of Nick Cave’s delicious madness, on view starting today at SAM in the stunning exhibit, “Meet Me at…