Seattle Mag
Best of 2010: Food
Food rock star of the year Part of the current wave of elevating mundane kitchen tasks of yesteryear to hipster social gatherings (baking! canning! pickling!), Kate McDermott’s Art of the Pie series is no ordinary cooking class. Part therapy, part instruction, her sessions are like scenes out of Like Water for Chocolate (“You’ve got to…
Best of 2010: Kids
Our picks for the best in all things kids-related for 2010
Best local kids’ tees Thanks to Madison Park resident Shana Perrina’s Hopscotch Tees (hopscotchtees.com), little ones can strut their neighborhood pride wearing custom-designed shirts ($22–$27). Consider the Sugar Shop tee, emblazoned with a Swarovski crystal cupcake and “[Child’s name], the sweetest thing in [your neighborhood] since [birth year].” Perrina’s latest creation: personalized superhero shirts with…
Best of 2010: Music
Our picks for the best in music for 2010
Seattle’s best new alt-country bandSeattle has been swooning this year to the sweet sounds of The Head and The Heart (theheadandtheheart.com). The sextet’s self-titled debut LP was released in June and met with immediate praise for its surprisingly seasoned sound. The band members play with a synergistic cohesion that suggests they’ve been together for years….
Ice Age: Hockey
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Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines If hockey is in your blood, it doesn’t matter how old you are: The need must be satisfied. Roddy Scheer has been skating for 30 years, and nothing gets between him and his Monday-night games with a bunch of guys who represent a true cross section of Seattle. I howled…
Datebook: Artist Ryan Molenkamp
Seattle artist Ryan Molenkamp maps our ever-changing local landscape
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Ryan Molenkamp’s work is instantly captivating, but not always immediately clear. His large-scale oil and graphite paintings beckon viewers to look closer. Is that a desert? Or a city? Are those buildings or boxcars? Is this a place that’s cracking open, or healing itself? In the case of his new…
Bar Hop: Bandolero Restaurant and Tequila Bar
In the heart of Tangletown, specializing in tequila
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines In the heart of Tangletown, Bandolero (2253 N 56th St.; 206.633.5828; bandoleroseattle.com) specializes in tequila. Opened in August by former Pour House co-owner Jay Farias, the bar keeps the margaritas flowing for thirsty amigos. THE VIBE: Bandolero is a dimly lit space with a Southwestern feel. Cowboy hats, bronze lizards…
Restaurant Insider: December
News, gossip and general musings on openings, closings and fanfare in Seattle
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Belltown market When Flying Fish vacated its iconic corner space in Belltown last spring, locals were abuzz about what might replace it. Now, after months of speculation, there’s good news: Not only will the space remain focused on food, but Marcus Charles, part-owner of Belltown’s Crocodile Cafe and the Juju…
Meet the Producer: Cookie Box
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Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Anne Nisbet and Marcia Sisley-Berger were destined to bake together. Having walked the same dining room floor at Ray’s Boathouse, albeit at different times (Nisbet was director of catering from 1991 to 1998, Sisley-Berger a pastry chef from 2003 to 2009), the two met through a mutual friend who knew…
Outdoors: Arboretum Aglow
Free guided tours of Washington Park Arboretum this Sunday...
Even though time is ticking on our leaf-peeping season here in the Pacific Northwest, check out the last vestiges of Fall color on a free guided walk through the Washington Park Arboretum. This Sunday (Nov. 21), from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (meet at the Graham Visitor Center), you can take advantage of a free…
From Dance to Literature, Art for Art’s Sake
The Seattle arts scene provides calm in the midst of life's storms.
Lately I have been obsessed with two things: the vagaries of the Seattle School District’s math curriculum and cat pee. These perturbations have kept me awake at night and have consumed many of my daylight hours. So it was a relief a few weeks ago to be reminded that art has the power to transcend…
Art for Art’s Sake: From Dance to Literature
The Seattle arts scene provides calm in the midst of life's storms.
Lately I have been obsessed with two things: the vagaries of the Seattle School District’s math curriculum and cat pee. These perturbations have kept me awake at night and have consumed many of my daylight hours. So it was a relief a few weeks ago to be reminded that art has the power to transcend…
Fashion Friday: One click local shopping finds
Local eco-conscious clothing designers, jewelry artists and handbags to peruse as you count down to
Let’s be honest for a second: After about 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon, the brain is pretty much shot, and the likelihood of actually getting any work accomplished plummets. So when you need to take a short internet break this afternoon, here’s handy list of local designers who are making efforts to be eco-conscious. I…