Food & Drink
Crashing and Burning at GoFest
Failing is fun at Whistler's summer outdoor festival
GoFest, the second annual Great Outdoors Festival at Whistler, B.C., kicks off May 16 with four days of activities, including several extreme sports competitions that are fun for both participants and spectators alike — especially if you don’t mind getting a little wet. And dirty. And maybe a little envious. Here’s a quick rundown…
Lady Rizo Struts her Stuff in Teatro ZinZanni’s New Show
Nancy Guppy gets behind the persona of Lady Rizo
Chanteuse, comedienne and cabaret star Lady Rizo recently told alma mater Cornish College that she’ll know she’s truly successful when drag queens start doing impressions of her. But as a major force on the NYC singing scene and with a Grammy under her belt, Ms. Rizo (aka Amelia Zirin-Brown) has already arrived. She struts her…
Where to Go for Sunday Supper
No longer reserved for family night at Grandma’s, Sundays are now for special restaurant dinners out
BALLARDCafe Munir This unassuming restaurant in an equally unassuming commercial strip in Loyal Heights, north of Ballard, puts on a spectacular Sunday supper: a family-style Lebanese feast that features a parade of shareable dishes ($25 per person). The chef’s-choice menu is always different, although it starts with an assortment of mezes, such as smoky baba…
Newly-restored Hotel Sorrento Debuts Dunbar Room Restaurant
Q&A with the team behind transformation...and that secret burger
On April 24, the 76-room, century old Hotel Sorrento unveiled its revamped eatery. Gone is the stodgy Hunt Club and in its place owners Barbara and Michael Malone have debuted the chic, Moroccan-tiled Dunbar Room, whose name is repurposed from the Sorrento’s 1960s restaurant. Come summer, the garden in the hotel’s front courtyard will offer…
Seattle Ranked 8th Most Walkable City & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Did you score any free coffee from Starbucks on Friday? A tech glitch that happened around 4 p.m. on Friday caused the coffee chain’s point-of-sale computer systems to shut down registers at stores in the U.S. and Canada, The Puget Sound Business Journal reports. Baristas were handing out gratis coffee drinks until stores closed. Stores…
7-Year-Old Twins Teach Mom to Play Favorite Wii Game
Curious whether she'd lose her mind or not, this mom takes on Skylanders: Swap Force
This article originally appeared on Pixelkin.org. I’m not much of a video game person. I enjoy them, but mostly because they are a great way to do something other than whatever it is I’m supposed to be doing. When I need to procrastinate (and this happens a lot), I’ll play some Farmville on my computer. I…
Think Outside the Brunch Box this Mother’s Day
Six out-of-the-box Mother's Day activities to show mom that you really care
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10, so it’s that time of year again where you show a little gratitude to your mom or any caring, female role model in your life for all she has done for you. I mean, raising someone like you? That’s some intense labor right there. If you feel like you…
Must List: ‘Outside Mullingar’ at the Rep, Spring Fashion Show
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Go EastCanvas of Style Runway Show Saturday (4/25, 9 a.m.) The style set will flock to Bellevue Square’s center court to preview the season’s must-have trends during this before-hours fashion show. Must See Carmina Burana at The Moore (4/23 to 4/26, times vary) This weekend, Seattle choreographer Donald Byrd stages a fresh take on…
The Makers: Bianca Yvonne Creates Retro-Inspired Art
This illustrator and designer marries retro-fun with sharp detail in her abstract world of art
The Makers is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores different Seattle creatives and their crafts. These artists live to design, connect and create. When 8-year-old Bianca Yvonne went to her elementary school’s book fair, she didn’t bring home a Beverly Cleary novel like many of her peers. “I found a book called How to…
Andrew Friedman on His New Bar Good Citizen
The owner tells us what to expect from the soon-to-open Capitol Hill spot
Andrew Friedman is a local bar-and-cocktail legend – the kind of legend you want to talk to, not just enjoy from afar. As if being owner of one the finest cocktail and neighborhood bars in Seattle, Liberty (opened since 2006), a recognized spirits expert (he recently was a judge in the American Distilling Institute Craft…
Prom Proposal Gone Wrong, No Speed Limit Increase & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Need for speed: You won’t be driving 75 miles per hour on any state highways any time soon. King 5 News reports that Governor Jay Inslee “partially vetoed” House Bill 2181 yesterday, which would “have raised the speed limit on certain stretches of the state’s highways to 70 or 75 miles per hour.” The portion…
Honest Biscuits rises in Pike Place
The biscuiterie opens June 1 with new sandwiches, sides
Think biscuits are merely a vehicle for butter? Our staff biscuit buffs beg to differ, especially after waiting in long, farmer’s market lines for the flaky, steamy sublime dough made by Art Stone of Honest Biscuits. Wait no more. Come June 1, Honest Biscuits opens its first permanent biscuiterie in Pike Place Market. The 450-square-foot…
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