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Comfort Food: Mashed Potatoes
We’re sure you’d agree that a bowlful of mashed potatoes is the quintessential comfort side dish.
We’re sure you’d agree that a bowlful of mashed potatoes is the quintessential comfort side dish. Whether it’s drenched in gravy or topped with a pool of melted butter, there is no better partner to a thick slice of meatloaf or pot roast. Our pick for best “cheapie” mash goes to Calamity Jane’s slightly sweet,…
5 Different Ways to Love Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Whether your ideal plate is showered with buttery bread crumbs or strewn with bits of bacon, behold
We love the “World’s Best” mac and cheese at Beecher’s, but it’s time other cheesy pastas shared the spotlight. Whether your ideal plate is showered with buttery bread crumbs, strewn with bits of bacon, robust with a hearty kick of blue cheese, copiously creamy or vegan pleasing, behold our picks for other bests. 1. MeatyServed…
UW Scientist Henry Lai Makes Waves in the Cell Phone Industry
UW scientist Dr. Henry Lai never set out to link cell phones to cancer, but his work—and efforts
A greeting card on bioengineering professor Henry Lai’s office wall at the University of Washington contains this quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” This philosophy could well sum up Lai’s work on the effects of low-level radiation…
Seattle’s Best Comfort Food
January may be National Soup Month, but that’s no reason to limit ourselves to just one type of soot
Whether it’s the singular contentment found in a plate of gooey mac and cheese, or the soothing warmth of a hot bowl of soup, this time of year we’re all about praising good ol’ comfort food. For this issue, we indulged in moist slices of meatloaf and flaky-crumbed piroshky. We dug through mounds of mashed…
Road Trip: Go Bavarian at Leavenworth’s Winter Ice Festival
Head East for a packed roster of wintry events, including snow sculpting, tubing, snowshoe relays, a
WHERE: Leavenworth, Washington, for the annual Bavarian Ice Festival, January 15–16 (leavenworth.org). WHY: A packed roster of wintry events, including snow sculpting, tubing, snowshoe relays, a slippery tug of war (no spiked footwear allowed!), sleigh rides and the Northwest Dog Sled Pulling Competition. Adventurers can sign up for the famed smooshing contest, in which teams…
Beauty Scoop: January 2010
We sometimes contemplate moving overseas just to partake in culturally condoned sleep traditions suc
The new nidra sleep treatment at Vida Spa begins with a warm cup of tea in the cozy, fireside relaxation room, where guests have been known to nod off. After a soothing aromatherapy massage and press-and-release tension relief on the scalp, temple, neck and shoulders, you’ll be sent home with newfound Zen. Each guest receives…
Scoop: Mix and match services at American Cutting Co.
Located in the old Maison Luxe space, this new downtown salon tailors its a la carte-style menu to s
Embrace your choosy side at new downtown beauty joint American Cutting Co. (1123 First Ave.; 206.395.2060; americancuttingco.com). Occupying the former Maison Luxe space, the salon tailors its à la carte–style menu to suit your time and budget. Pick from shampoo and cut ($22, without dry and style; $47, for additional blow-dry), go for the full…
Scoop: Where to Taste Top-shelf Tequila in Seattle
Start the year off right with top-shelf agave from our local tequila temples.
The new year often inspires a slew of detox drinks as an antidote for excessive holiday festivities. But while starting out fresh is all well and good, we’d like to propose an alternate kickoff libation: tequila! Rather than tossing back shots of the cheap stuff, however, we suggest a more suave agave—in the form of…
How OtB’s A.W.A.R.D. Show is Democratizing Dance
Reality Programming America—or at least Seattle—is voting on which local dance company should win
COORDINATESThe A.W.A.R.D. Show1/27–1/30, 8 p.m. Prices vary.On the Boards, 100 W Roy St.206.217.9888, ontheboards.org We’re all familiar with the concept: Dancers compete before a live audience in hopes of earning enough votes to win a big cash prize. It certainly works for reality television, but isn’t it a little unseemly for Seattle’s esteemed dance community?…
Spotlight Briefs: January Arts News You Can Use
Local actress and producer Renata Friedman talks about her new one-woman show, "The K of D: An Urban
ARTIST: Renata Friedman, seattle actress, producerCURRENTLY STARRING IN: The K of D: An Urban Legend, a one-woman show in which she plays multiple characters, including young Charlotte, whose twin brother may or may not have imbued her with lethal powers by way of a kiss just before his own death. Friedman has produced and starred…
Shopping Around: January’s Finds
Hop on the wagonGordito’s in Greenwood is known for massive burritos and out-the-door lines, less so for hosting a cadre of design talent. The budding designers behind the new local snowboard- and skateboard-lifestyle apparel line Bandwagon (jumponthebw.com) gather weekly over chips and salsa to spitball ideas for their hip boarder streetwear. Longtime friends Pat Carr,…
Fashion: Seamless in Seattle 2010
2010’s hottest local up-and-coming fashion designers
Seattle has long struggled as a challenger in the fashion ring, but this year we finally upgraded to contender status. Our fleeced and frumpy reputation was KO’d by a growing number of fashion-focused events (Seattle Art Museum’s Remix runway shows, we’re talking about you), a brand-new citywide shopping week out (see page 103) and countless…