Food & Drink
Winemaker Charles Smith on Wine, Music: “You Don’t Fly in Jerry Lee Lewis and Get Cheap on the Piano”
A chat with the celebrated rock star of Washington wine about the connection between music and the vine
Winemaking has been Charles Smith’s passion for nearly two decades, but it was within the music world where Smith first began professionally, managing rock bands and concert tours for the likes of the Raveonettes. Music and wine have since lived side by side in the celebrated vintner’s conceptual vision, from his uniform of black jeans…
How Thomas Pynchon Turned Seattle Into Nazi Germany
Here’s big news for literature buffs: Gravity’s Rainbow, the masterpiece by Thomas Pynchon, Seattle’s most-honored and influential writer, turns out to be a savage act of vengeance against our town, inspired by our 1962 Century 21 Exhibition. “Seattle World’s Fair scenes have been exaggerated, parodied, remixed,” writes University of British Columbia scholar Jeffrey Severs in…
Some Seattle Companies May Benefit From City’s Legacy Business Program
A proposed city program could save Seattle’s legacy businesses—but should it?
West Seattle’s Jack Miller will only close the doors of his iconic 85-year-old Husky Deli if he decides to call it quits—which he has no plans to do. He’s among the lucky small-business owners who also owns the building
Kombucha, Youbetcha: Seattle’s Fermented Tea Scene Is Fizzing
Fermented tea—better known as kombucha—isn’t on the fringe anymore. In Seattle, various styles
Seattle’s craft beverage scene has some funky new players in kombucha. Some local producers are making their fermented tea beverage available in growlers
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