Food & Drink
The Power of Pop-ups
Seattle shop has been a hit with tenants and customers
The retail landscape with which we ended 2020 is not the same one that we see in the first quarter of 2021; the coronavirus pandemic has transformed an already struggling industry for the foreseeable future. According to retail analytics firm Core-sight Research, about 8,400 stores closed across the United States last year. And it’s no secret that…
Book Excerpt: Coffee for Dummies
Longtime Starbucks executive spills the beans
If not for a random conversation at a dinner party he wasn’t even at, Major Cohen may have never become an author. Cohen spent 25 years at Starbucks — including eight as senior project manager for global innovation — before retiring last year. His book, “Coffee For Dummies,” was released in March by Wiley, the publishing company…
Seattle Magazine Essentials: Local Liqueur, Subscription Boxes and a Wave Park near Yakima
Check out a collection of local hidden gems.
That’s Amari Women-owned Fast Penny launches during pandemic Jamie Hunt first became enamored of an Italian herbal liqueur called amari during trips to Europe. So she did what lots of aperitif-loving travelers dream of and launched a distillery. Hunt left a long career in branding and technology and, along with distillery veteran and restaurateur Holly Robinson,…
Editor’s Note: Return of the Restaurant
As the pandemic eases, the hard-hit restaurant sector eyes a resurgence
Like everyone else, MJ Munsell visits a restaurant for the food and social benefits. Unlike everyone else, she’s keenly aware of the sequencing, lighting and spacing. Munsell, the chief creative officer at Seattle architecture, design strategy and branding fi rm MG2, has spent more than three decades studying the consumer experience in retail, food and beverage environments….
How a Fried Chicken Sandwich Saved a Seattle Restaurant
Market Fresh's fried chicken sandwiches stand out among the pack
Fried chicken sandwiches are now as common in Seattle as coffee shops offering oat milk, but the one at Market Fresh stands out among the pack. Its buttermilk-brined thigh is double-dredged and fried to order, sporting a crisp, nori pepper-dusted crust. It’s then topped with sticky pineapple gochujang [red chile paste], thin shreds of cabbage, pickled…
Raising Dough: A Guide to Seattle’s Sweet Spots
Bakeries are finding a sweet spot during the pandemic by offering walk-up windows and contactless pick-up options. Here are some of the best in Seattle.
I grew up eating butter with my bare hands. Granted, I was two years old at the time, sitting on my great grandmother’s kitchen table in Germany. When I scooped out a handful of butter from the dish and took a bite, my mom tried to tear me away, but my great grandma stopped her…
Delicate Dance for the Pacific Northwest Ballet
At PNB, the pandemic has brought on Zoom fittings and tight turnarounds.
It’s no secret that the pandemic has devastated arts organizations. A recent study by Seattle-based ArtsFund found that 73% of arts organizations throughout the region had laid off or furloughed employees because of Covid-19. Arts groups pivoted quickly, with 100% of respondents transitioning to digital programming. Pacific Northwest Ballet quickly shifted to a six-performance digital season….
Art in the Age of Covid
Artists persevere despite forced isolation, canceled opportunities
Venerated Seattle fine artists Gloria DeArcangelis struggled to be creatively productive in recent years as she cared for her mother through a long terminal illness. She also lost her husband. “We lived side by side in different houses and shared a cat,” she says. “It was the perfect marriage.” For three or four years, her brush…
Pike Place Perseverance
Despite the pandemic, Pike Place has a history of perseverance
This story is featured in the January issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. The Pike Place Market weathered an exodus of farmers due to the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II and an attempt at demolition 50 years ago, so it should come as no surprise that…
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