Food & Drink
Humble Pie Now Open in the Central District
!–paging_filter–pI drive past the home of a href=”https://www.facebook.com/humblepieseattle” target=”_blank”Humble Pie/a (at 525 Rainier Ave, at Weller Street) on the edge of the nbsp;International District (technically it’s the Central District) almost daily on my way to and from the south end. And strongfor over a year, I’ve watched as owner Brian Solazzi gradually built decking, planted…
All the Details on the Forthcoming Willows Inn Cookbook
!–paging_filter–pWhen Joe Ray called, saying he felt like spilling some beans, I had an inkling that it might something big. a href=”http://joe-ray.com/” target=”_blank”Ray’s/a writing and photographs have been featured in The Boston Globe, the New York Times and dozens of other publications. He wrote a story on Riley Starks’a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/tackling-chicken-butchering-workshop” target=”_blank” chicken butchery workshop for…
Kimberly Baker Opens Ship Song in Former Hip Zephyr Space
!–paging_filter–pJewelry designer a href=”http://kimberlybaker.com/” target=”_blank”Kimberly Baker/a has moved her shop a few times, from Fremont to a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/welcome-back-kimberly“Green Lake/a, and has now landed (or moored, as the case may be) in Phinney Ridge. Her new shop, Ship Song (hence the moored reference) is taking full advantage of the prime corner shop recently vacated by a…
The Must List: Capitol Hill Block Party, Arts in Bellevue and a Just Opened Online Jewelry Shop
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Rock/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1aJxMxQ” target=”_blank”strongbrCapitol Hill Block Party/strong/abr(7/26 to 7/28, times vary) — It’s the sweatiest, loudest, most rockin’ party of the summer, when local musicians and the hipsters who love them swarm Capitol Hill’s Pike/Pine corridor. With more than 60 bands (including The Flaming Lips!) performing over three days, this is musical mayhem you…
The Best Photos From Last Night’s Not-so-secret Macklemore Video Shoot
There have been oodles of ceiling references swirling about the Internets this morning (“the ceiling did hold them after all!”), due to Macklemore et al filming a video on top of Dick’s Drive-In in Capitol Hill. (Underneath rock-dwellers: His song “Can’t Hold Us” mentions that, in fact, a ceiling perhaps may not hold them.) The…
Make Room for White Space
!–paging_filter–pMagnolia-based, New York transplant designer Khadjiah Fulton has just launched a href=”http://www.whitespacejewelry.bigcartel.com/” target=”_blank”White Space/a, a pretty, pretty jewelry line consisting of sweet, minimalistic, slightly rough-hewn pieces with a chic and modern sensibility./ppI’m in love. This gal’s work is fantastic./ppAnd it should come as no surprise. Fulton has a BFA from Parsons and has designed for…
Where to Eat in Capitol Hill if You’re Not Going to the Big Block Party
This would be the weekend to avoid (most of) Capitol Hill if you aren’t into crowds. The crazy, three-day hipster-filled bash that is the Capitol Hill Block Party begins tomorrow, so expect the Pike/Pine corridor to be teeming with swarms of sweaty, music-loving revelers. (If you do need a ticket, go here. Single-day passes are…
Jeweler Moorea Seal Opens Online Shop
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/designer-watch-moorea-seal“Moorea Seal/a, emSeattle/em magazine’s Designer to Watch for jewelry in 2012, has opened a super-cool online shop (with a huge a href=”http://www.mooreaseal.com/pages/about-us” target=”_blank”team/a of helpers), called, appropriately, a href=”http://www.mooreaseal.com/” target=”_blank”mooreaseal.com/a. The site is focused on beautiful artisan-made items by US-based designers, including a href=”http://www.mooreaseal.com/collections/moorea-seal” target=”_blank”Seal’s jewelry line/a, a href=”http://www.mooreaseal.com/collections/balue-co” target=”_blank”Balue/Co/a (another emSeattle/em mag a…
Anthropologie Moving from The Bravern to Bellevue Square
!–paging_filter–pThe website a href=”http://www.downtownbellevue.com/2013/07/02/bravern-responds-anthropologi…” target=”_blank”Downtown Bellevue Network/a is reporting that Anthro is moving from a href=”http://thebravern.com/” target=”_blank”The Bravern/a to a href=”http://www.bellevuecollection.com/” target=”_blank”Bellevue Square/a in November. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., who now owns the luxury outdoor mall, calls the move “a mutually understandable relocation,” and goes on to say, “We understand that some may be wondering about…
Seattle Mariners Are Hot And So Is Their Food
!–paging_filter–pspanHave you heard?/span/ppOur Boys of Summer are streaking. Yup, the Seattle Mariners have won eight in a row and are poised to–knock on wood–make it number nine today at a deliciously sunny day game./ppYet, as much as I enjoy cheering those victories, going to The Safe’s always fun, W or L./ppI wrote a story for…
Canon Wins World’s Best Drink Selection at Taste of the Cocktail in New Orleans
!–paging_filter–pWe called it thea href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/canon-best-new-bar-seattle-2012” target=”_blank” Best New Bar of 2012/a. It’s been celebrated by Andrew Knowlton in a href=”http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/bafoodist/2012/11/the-ba-…” target=”_blank”Bon Appetit/a and written about in a href=”http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2013/02/trend-watch-bottled-d…” target=”_blank”Details/a. And last weekend, at the a href=”http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/” target=”_blank”strongTales of the Cocktail event in New Orleans/strong/a, Jamie Boudreau’s a href=”http://www.canonseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Canon/a won the incredible honor of World’s…
Traveling to Washington’s Best Islands
Armed with good timing and the grace of an easy traffic day, bliss awaits you in the form of San Juan Islands tranquility. Getting there is half the fun (right?)—the other half, once you’re there, is all about taking it easy. Good thing there’s something about the islands that forces you to slow down and…
Burke Museum’s Empowering Women Artisan Market
!–paging_filter–pThis weekend, July 20 and 21, spend your time and money on things that help women from across the globe./ppThe Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus is hosting an a href=”http://www.burkemuseum.org/events/browse/ew_artisan_market” target=”_blank”artisan market/a in conjunction with their current a href=”http://www.burkemuseum.org/empowering” target=”_blank”Empowering Women/a exhibit. Six of the women-run artisan cooperatives highlighted in the exhibit…
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