Seattle Mag
Best of 2010: Media
Our picks for the best in media for 2010
Best local pop culture hero TV newscasts can be pretty grim, but not when Jesse Jones is in front of the camera. Dealing with a corrupt roofer? Need to road test a miracle grill? Then get Jesse, the ebullient KING-TV consumer reporter who goes to bat for the little guy and usually wins. His segment…
Carnivore’s Guide: Sausages
A roundup of Seattle's best encased meats
Sometimes subtly spiced, sometimes bold and assertive, plump, juicy sausages are always a welcome addition to breakfast, lunch or dinner. Here’s our roundup of the best encased meats Seattle has to offer. Our Top Pick! A&J Meats pork and cranberry sausage: For some, the changing color of leaves or the sight of pumpkins at the…
Carnivore’s Guide: Lamb
The slightly gamey piece of meat
For those who prefer a slightly gamey piece of meat, there’s nothing better than locally raised lamb. And did you know the most commonly eaten meat in the world happens to be goat? Try it; we bet you’ll like it. Try it out: Our favorite restaurant lamb dishes Lamb burger (pictured): Oh, Lola, how we…
Carnivore’s Guide: Duck, Turkey, and Goose
Roasted bird is the centerpiece of a holiday celebration
It’s holiday time, and a whole roasted bird is the centerpiece of the celebration. Here’s where to buy locally raised ducks and geese, and heritage breed turkeys, too. Try it out: Our favorite restaurant poultry dishes Duck breast: The chefs at Crush have a way with duck breast, rendering the fat beneath the skin until…
Carnivore’s Guide: Chicken
America's most popular meat
With crisp, golden skin, succulent breasts and intensely flavored, juicy legs, it’s no wonder that chicken is America’s most popular meat. Here’s the scoop on where to find the best-tasting birds in the city. Try it out: Our favorite restaurant chicken dishes Roasted chicken (pictured): We’ve long been fans of chef Matt Fortner’s uncanny ability…
Carnivore’s Guide: Best Steakhouses in Seattle
The mouthwatering promise of really good meat at a steakhouse
There is nothing quite like dinner at a steakhouse. The sense of occasion, the mouthwatering promise of really good meat, tip-top service and splurging on that excellent bottle of red—it all adds up to a special night out. Lucky us, we went to them all so you can better decide which fits your style. The…
Carnivore’s Guide: Beef
We have embraced them all, but beef is our first true love
We’ve embraced pork, lamb—even goat—but beef is our first true love. It’s what we crave the most. We wanted to find locally raised beef that we could feel good about eating, and, boy, did we ever. Try it out: Our favorite restaurant beef dishes Beef tartare: Generous quenelles of lush, freshly hand-chopped Oregon sirloin, mixed…
Carnivore’s Guide: Beef
We have embraced them all, but beef is our first true love
We’ve embraced pork, lamb—even goat—but beef is our first true love. It’s what we crave the most. We wanted to find locally raised beef that we could feel good about eating, and, boy, did we ever. Try it out: Our favorite restaurant beef dishes Beef tartare: Generous quenelles of lush, freshly hand-chopped Oregon sirloin, mixed…
Carnivore’s Guide: Pork
The taste of locally raised pork whether it's tender and lean or striated with rich layers of flavor
The taste of locally raised pork—whether tender and lean or striated with rich layers of flavorful fat—is about as far as you can get from the slabs of meat stacked in the supermarket’s discount cooler. While it’s not always economically feasible to buy only the top-grade local stuff when you’re feeding a family, consider these…
Best of 2010
From fabulous food to thoughtful theater, we present some of our favorite moments, people and things
Even in a bad economy, celebrating the best of Seattle is actually pretty easy. The hard part is whittling down the best of the best—from the hottest new indie rock band to the coolest new flower shop—so that it all fits into a finite number of pages. This year, we also wanted to give a…
Most Influential: Attorney Thomas Ahearne
Lead plaintiffs' counsel in McCleary v the State of Washington, Thomas Ahearne is proved to be a for
As the lead plaintiffs’ counsel in McCleary v. the State of Washington, Thomas Ahearne, an attorney with Seattle-based Foster Pepper PLLC, proved to be a force of nature. Undertaking the biggest education-finance lawsuit in three decades, Ahearne and his team shined a glaring spotlight on the state’s failure to provide—in the words of King County…
Most Influential: Partners on the Cascadia Center
Partners Miller Hull Partnership, Point 32, Schuchart, and The Bullitt Foundation collaborate to dev
The adage “If you build it, they will come” is in full experimental application at the corner of 15th Avenue and E Madison Street on Capitol Hill, where the city’s largest Living Building project is beginning to show signs of life. A collaboration among the Miller Hull Partnership (architect), Point32 (developer), Schuchart (general contractor) and…