Seattle Mag
If Reinvention is Tricky, Table 219 is Reborn, Sort of
Table 219 offers creative comfort food in a hit or miss menu aimed at filling bellies more than sati
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Table 219Reinvention is notoriously tricky when it comes to restaurants, so Gary Snyder and Stacey Hettinger faced an uphill battle when they decided to close Capitol Hill’s El Greco, the beloved Mediterranean stalwart they’d owned since 2002, and replace it with Table 219, a loungy date spot with a…
Pretty Desserts Beckon at Kirkland’s French Bakery
This recently opened Eastside spot will have you aching for a bite of their sweet and affordable tar
Category: Eat + Drink Articles A gorgeous crimson strawberry, a pair of aubergine blueberries and two slices of kiwi sit prettily atop a thin layer of pastry cream and a shortbread-cookie-like crust in The French Bakery’s delicious petite fruit tart ($3.40). It’s one of a dozen or so alternating desserts that fill the display…
Stick ’em Up: The Many Faces of Corn on a Stick
Seattle's newest novelty food craze is roasty, toasty and, oh, so good.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Just a year ago, there was nary a roasted-corn stand in sight. Today? There are at least four in Seattle: one in White Center; one on Beacon Hill; I’ve even spied one downtown at Fourth and Pine. But my favorite spot for sweet, hot corn-on-a-stick ($2.50) is at Tony’s…
Virginia Inn: A come-as-you-are Tavern in a Tourtist-heavy Locale
Renovated in April, Viringia Inn's history will charm you if the the fare doesn't.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Just knowing it was built before your grandparents were born is a big part of the appeal of Virginia Inn, a friendly, come-as-you-are corner tavern that feels like a local joint in spite of its tourist-heavy locale. Owners since 1981, Patrice Demombynes and Jim Fotheringham concluded a fastidious renovation…
Poppy Love
He presided over our region’s most celebrated restaurant for 17 years. But when new inspiratio
Category: Eat + Drink Articles It’s dusk on a lovely May afternoon in chef Jerry Traunfeld’s lush Ravenna backyard. In garden terms, it’s still early for many flowers, and spring greens dominate the scene. A hopvine has just begun to twine itself up the fence, and a bay laurel tree shivers in the breeze….
Make It Work! Seattle’s Arts Enablers: Lyall Bush
Category: Arts + Events Articles In 2006 Lyall Bush took over the directorship of Richard Hugo House (hugohouse.org), Seattle’s premier center for writing and reading. Since then, he has revamped the organization’s programming by curating eclectic showcases of nationally known writers, such as Rick Moody, and local upstarts, such as David Schmader, while continuing…
Make It Work! Seattle’s Arts Enablers: Stuart Smithers
Category: Arts + Events Articles In 1993, Stuart Smithers, a professor of Buddhist studies at the University of Puget Sound, began work reinventing an old dairy farm near Arlington as a 360-acre arts utopia. Fifteen years after its inception, Smoke Farm (smokefarm.org; named after the original owners) is now a place where local artists…
Make It Work! Seatle’s Arts Enablers: Steve Peters
Category: Arts + Events Articles Musician Steve Peters heads Nonsequitur (nseq.blogspot.com), a nonprofit dedicated to experimental music and sound art. Since moving to the Pacific Northwest from Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2004, Peters has worked tirelessly for countless musicians, artists and poets in an effort to expand the city’s aural horizons. In March 2007,…
The Stylish Seattle Home: Crafting Comfort for Your Guests
Create a welcoming room for your summertime visitors
Category: NW Home Articles When summer arrives travel begins for many people, and that means preparing for houseguests. Whether your guests travel short or long distances, arriving to a room stocked with thoughtful amenities lets your guests know that you care about their comfort and the quality of their visit. With just a few…
Annie Leibovitz Comes to Seattle and Other Can’t Miss Events
Not that we're suggesting you miss a single event in our fall arts preview, but here is lean list of
Category: Arts + Events Articles Literary: 10/7 Marilynne RobinsonThe American novelist’s first book, Housekeeping, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and her second, Gilead, won one. Not too shabby for a literary get-go. She’s just published a third book, Home, a companion novel to Gilead, from which she’ll read at the Seattle Public Library….
Make It Work! Seattle’s Arts Enablers: Carlo Scandiuzzi
Category: Arts + Events Articles In the past year, ACT Theatre’s Central Heating Lab (acttheatre.org/Community/CentralHeatingLab.aspx)—an initiative providing space and resources for a wide range of up-and-coming artists to develop new work—has put on a showcase for local filmmakers, a poetry slam, a stand-up comedy night and a performance by the Seattle Dance Project, to…
Forget the South King County Jokes; Why You Should Head to Burien
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Just south of Seattle, nestled between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Puget Sound, is Burien, one of the area’s oldest, longest-established communities. Any town with a 100-plus-year history is apt to have tales to tell, and Burien does: It languished for decades after Southcenter Mall, built in nearby Tukwila in…