Food & Drink
Recipe of the Week: Saffron Clam Chowder with Potato Gnocchi
Give Gnocchi Bar's delectable recipe a try
Gnocchi is a classic Italian dish of dumplings, which are made from potatoes and flour. They also happen to be delicious. If you haven’t tried them, you should. Better yet, throw them in some clam chowder. Chef Lisa Nakamura of Gnocchi Bar on Capitol Hill has done just that with this saffron clam chowder. The culinary…
The Man Behind Seattle’s Great Wheel Light Displays
Gerry Hall’s LED designs are a glowing success
While it’s only been open for three short years, Seattle’s Great Wheel has become an iconic part of the city’s skyline—as have the 175-foot-tall attraction’s light displays, designed by Gerry Hall. “It was a void in the job that needed to be done, so I volunteered,” says the wheel’s general manager. “If I can make…
Recipe of the Week: Sake Drunk Clams
Try this recipe from Naka Seattle and get ready for our Pop! Bubbles & Seafood event
In anticipation of Seattle magazine’s second annual Pop! Bubbles & Seafood event on Saturday, February 20, at McCaw Hall, this week’s recipe comes from Capitol Hill’s traditional Japanese eatery Naka. The foodie fete highlights a variety of seafood dishes from some of Seattle’s favorite restaurants, including Barking Frog, Orfeo, Blind Pig Bistro and, of course, Naka. And…
Must List: PNB Presents Romeo et Juliette, Design Center Sample Sale
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must HearSeattle Improvised Music Festival(2/4 to 2/6, 7:30 p.m.) Seattle musicians put their talents to the test during the 31st Seattle Improvised Music Festival. During the three-day event at Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center Chapel, you can catch on-the-spot and off-the-cuff collaborations between the city’s bravest vocalists, saxophonists, guitarists, bassoonists, violinists and other musicians. Must PliePNB…
Seattle Superheroes: Mama Tits
The Seattle drag queen backs down from no villain
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. There she stood. Staring down the villainous bigot who was picketing at the 2014 Seattle Pride Parade. In the history of…
Chef Megan Coombes Talks Sausages and Culinary Triumphs
Altstadt's executive chef explains her passion for cooking and involvement with FareStart
Sponsored by FareStart Aldstadt’s executive chef Megan Coombes didn’t always plan on a carreer in the kitchen. In fact, before enrolling at The French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center) in New York City about four years ago, Coombes studied International Relations and Economics in college and started working in nonprofit development and marketing…
Instagram Inspiration: Succulent PNW Seafood
Beautifully briny seafood from the waters of the Pacific Northwest
What’s for dinner? Oysters are my always answer. Ever since I moved to Seattle last September, seafood has become a staple of my diet. Cravings for chewy clams, sweet crab meat and buttery salmon have quickly replaced my hankering for thick burgers and greasy slices of pizza. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re lucky to have…
Spirit Animal to Open on Capitol Hill this Spring
A sneak peek of what we can expect from Capitol Hill's latest neighborhood bar and restaurant
Get ready, Capitol Hill! Spirit Animal is opening on Broadway Avenue this spring. The cocktail bar, from first-time bar owners Paul Berryman and Izzy Guymon (Smith, Percy’s & Co.), will be a bohemian space that will offer Levantine-inspired fare (the traditional food of the Middle East, Mediterranean and Northern Africa) and craft cocktails. It’s slated…
Hiker Rescued, Construction Begins on Amazon’s Biodomes
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
A Seattle man was arrested on Sunday after he ‘made it rain’ by tossing money off roof during burglary that took place on the 2800 block of Boylston Avenue E. According to KOMO News, around 11 a.m. on January 31, a woman called police from inside a closet saying someone had just broken into her home. When officers arrived on…
Seattle Superheroes: Lonesome Shack
The band Lonesome Shack has saved many a music fan from cheesy songwriting
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. Lonesome Shack is not the type of band that just saves a little old lady from a burning building. No, it…
7 Non-traditional Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Chocolate and flowers? Let's get a little more creative, shall we?
1. Ditch Dinner for BrunchDinner reservations are hard to come by on Valentine’s Day if you don’t plan far in advance, so why not consider brunch? A foamy latte or a big buttery stack of pancakes at a cozy brunch spot can be just as, if not more, romantic than dinner. Cafe Presse: Slip into…
‘Julia’ Debuts this Month at On the Boards
Christiane Jatahy drives a new take on the Strindberg classic
Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie, a dialogue between a young countess and her father’s valet, set in the kitchen of her family’s estate, remains a potent and complex drama in which the powerful relationships of class difference, sexual desire and gender roles are negotiated, with tragic results. Rio de Janeiro–based author and…
Recipe of the Week: Seattle Cioppino
A hearty fish stew with an Italian flair might be just what the doctor ordered
Cioppino is a tomato-based seafood stew that originated in San Francisco and is considered an Italian-American dish. Traditionally, it’s made from the remnants of the catch of the day, which in SF is usually a selection of local shellfish. Here in Seattle, we like to do things a little differently by adding salmon and whitefish…
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