Seattle Mag
Q&A with Singer and Musician Andrew Bird
The melody maker is coming to Seattle May 19 at the Showbox
When Andrew Bird, the warm-voiced singer and musician (famous for his whistling and violin playing), picked up the phone after I dialed the 14-digit number to reach him in Ireland where he was to play at the U.S. Embassy, he told me he’d been up for two days straight. “I left my house yesterday at…
This Busy Family Achieves Balance in their Home
A Mercer Island house is an exercise in the ever elusive work-life balance
Of course, there’s no such thing as having it all. But Thellea and J.C. Leveque, both with hyper-demanding careers (he’s a neurosurgeon, she’s an ophthalmologist), active lifestyles (they bike, ski and sail), two young children and a labradoodle named Echo, have managed to pull off a pretty impressive work-life balance. And it’s mostly thanks to…
Amandine Bakeshop is Officially Open
The long-awaited Capitol Hill bakery from Sara Naftaly takes pastries to a new level
No one can stop talking about Amandine Bakeshop, Sara Naftaly’s long-awaited spot on Capitol Hill’s Chophouse Row. Building delays resulted in the former Le Gourmand pastry chef opening this sweet, mauve-wallpapered streetside café a year behind schedule. As a result, many of us are now making up for lost treats time. Giant, saucer-like macarons ($3–$4)…
Jarr Bar a Welcome Addition to Lower Pike Place Market
Blink and you might miss Bryan Jarr’s intimate new tapas bar
After shuttering the much-loved Madison Park Conservatory in 2014, co-owner Bryan Jarr took off on a food research expedition through Spain and Portugal. Jarr, who is co-author of In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys, went to study traditional seafood preservation at several Spanish and Portuguese canneries. Along the way, he fell in…
Bellingham’s Brewery Scene is Booming
Exploring the Northwest's budding beer destination
Beer aficionados from across the region are beginning to recognize Bellingham, Washington state’s 12th-largest city and a two-hour drive north of Seattle, as one of the Northwest’s budding beer destinations. On weekends, brewery taprooms are brimming with locals mingling with beer tourists from British Columbia, Seattle and points beyond. Even the data analysis website Pricenomics…
Must List: Kinky Boots Returns, Edible Plant Sale & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must GawkThe Seattle Modern Home TourSaturday (4/30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) It’s time for the fifth annual Seattle Modern Home Tour, a self-paced, self-driving cavalcade to eight architecturally significant homes in the city. The design-obsessed will have the opportunity to walk through each home and meet the local architects behind the designs. Notable names…
Oliver’s 40th and Local Distillers Win Big
The downtown martini haven is celebrating a milestone, plus more booze news
It’s the end of April and there are plenty of reasons to have a sip in celebration, including swell recognition that a few of our local distillers have recently garnered, and the 40th anniversary of one of our oldest drinking institutions. Read on to get all the imbibable details. Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey wins Best…
Dining news: Big-name Seattle chefs launch intimate chef’s tables
Josh Henderson will return to the kitchen with a chef's table in July
More and more big-name Seattle chefs are jonesing for a return to the table, quite literally. Chef’s tables – an intimate space where a chef cooks prix fixe for a dozen or so diners – are making a comeback. In the coming months, we can expect two chef’s counter concepts from Josh Henderson of Huxley…
Seattle-Made Wallhangings to Beautify Your Home
Queen Anne-based Faire Un Noeud's wallhangings are knotty by nature
It started as a DIY project. After ogling pricey hanging planters online, Whole Foods butcher Chris Clappe decided to learn the ropes, and began making his own macramé plant hanger in the basement of his upper Queen Anne home. “Most of it is a handful of knots,” Clappe says, “but there are thousands of variations…
Fremont’s Eve Focuses on Clean Eating
The area's newest restaurant touts healthy cuisine heavy on greens and grains
I’ve seen the clean diet touted everywhere from within cancer-free cookbooks to trendy food blogs. But the first time I’ve seen it celebrated in restaurant form is at Eve, which opened last fall in the former Old School Frozen Custard space in Fremont. Owners Jill Buchanan (co-owner of Lecosho) and Debra Russell (a former server…
Single Premiere: SassyBlack’s “Comicon”
The sci-fi chic Seattle soul singer drops a new solo single
On May 17, Seattle soul singer SassyBlack will release her new solo record, No More Weak Dates. The album is a blueprint on how to navigate new love and blossoming relationships while still keeping one’s own beautifully odd personality intact and in the fore. Helping to kick off the release, which you can attend at…
4 Local Monthly Subscription Boxes to Try
Seattle magazine's four faves
Marx Pantry206.447.1818; marxpantry.com What it is: Queen Anne–based Marx Foods staffers taste as many as 75 Washington products each month, hand-selecting three treats for subscribers in their Washington state monthly subscription box. What’s included: Everything from caramel sauce and innovative jams to artisanal oils, seasonings for the grill and cocktail bitters, plus tips on how…
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