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Rovers, Luc Chef Thierry Rautureau Returns for Chance to Be Top Chef Master

Rovers, Luc Chef Thierry Rautureau Returns for Chance to Be Top Chef Master

Nope, you’re not having déjà vu: Thierry Rautureau was indeed on Season 2 of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters. And now comes a promo proving The Chef in the Hat is returning to compete on Season 4, which premieres July 25th. Rautureau, the chef/owner of Rover’s and Luc, is the only cheftestant from the Northwest, and…

SIFF Trailer of the Day: Extraterrestrial

SIFF Trailer of the Day: Extraterrestrial

WHY: Suspense? Quirky humor? Barely restrained terror? Sign us up! WHEN: May 25, 27, 31 at various times and locations More info and tickets at siff.net.  

A Friendly Memo to Chris Hansen from a SoDo Neighbor

A Friendly Memo to Chris Hansen from a SoDo Neighbor

Dear Mr. Hansen, As the city eagerly awaits the results of your privately-funded transportation study that may (or may not) determine if a third professional sports venue in the SoDo neighborhood will cause insurmountable traffic issues, where two stadiums and a working port already frequently force things to a standstill, let us at Seattle magazine…

At Ma'ono, Spring Hill's Fried Chicken Wears a Hawaiian Shirt

At Ma’ono, Spring Hill’s Fried Chicken Wears a Hawaiian Shirt

An ambitious neighborhood bistro brings Hawaiian comfort food to West Seattle.

I know I wasn’t the only one in town who felt a little wistful upon hearing the news that Mark and Marjorie Chang Fuller were converting their West Seattle restaurant into a more casual, Hawaiian-themed eatery called Ma‘ono Fried Chicken & Whisky. Opened in May 2008, Spring Hill had tried to plant an ambitious “New…

Lucky 8’s China House Merely Passable [CLOSED]

Lucky 8’s China House Merely Passable [CLOSED]

The tongue-in-cheek suburban American Chinese spot disappoints

If you grew up, as I did, in suburban America, you likely ate at a place similar to the Chinese restaurant of my youth, the Golden Wok. Chunks of pork were fried in a stiff batter and served in a pool of ruby gloss; chicken was fried and then topped with a mellow sauce and…

The Ultimate Urban Wilderness Chair

The Ultimate Urban Wilderness Chair

Our hearts go pitty-pat when we behold the tricked-out Wilderness Recliner chair ($60; available at rei.com) by GCI Outdoor. Its profile is low enough to be welcome at outdoor plays and concerts, it reclines for intermission snoozing and has enough pocket space to keep sunscreen, bottle opener and playbill easily at hand. A plus: You…

30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle

30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle

Your guide to the best summer nightlife, arts and outdoor entertainment our city has to offer.

When it comes to endless summer nights, Seattle has the bragging rights sewn up: Around here, sunlight lingers into end of day (we’ll have 16 hours of daylight on June 21!), making for long, languid evenings that seem to stretch on forever. Sure, our nights are seldom hot—some years, we just settle for dry—but the…

Tia Kramer's Paper Necklaces

Tia Kramer’s Paper Necklaces

High-art sculpture meets arts-and-crafts fair wear-ability.

A Tia Kramer paper necklace is best described as the love child of an arts-and-crafts fair and a cosmopolitan sculpture: The Northlake-based installation artist uses recycled sterling silver to complement her handmade Philippine plant paper pendants, often layered with wire in intricate patterns for a decidedly contemporary cap to your ensemble. $148–$350 at the Seattle…

New Designs from Seattle's Fashion Reality-TV Stars

New Designs from Seattle’s Fashion Reality-TV Stars

For two seattle designers, a brush with reality TV was surreal: design god John Varvatos draping fabric and Jessica Simpson poring over fashion sketches. Add model Elle Macpherson to the mix and you have NBC’s Fashion Star, which recently featured locals Lisa Vian Hunter and Lizzie Parker as they competed against 12 other designers to…

LeMay: America's Car Museum Opens in Tacoma

LeMay: America’s Car Museum Opens in Tacoma

Tacoma’s new car museum is an ode to hitting the road.

Cars may have lost some street cred among bikers, environmentalists and anyone tired of pouring her paycheck into the gas tank, but a new museum in Tacoma is here to remind us of the glory days, when we could rev up and roll down the road free of guilt. LeMay: America’s Car Museum opens this…

Bottled Revolution

Bottled Revolution

A locally developed water bottle makes the impact of sustainability clear.

Most of us recycle religiously in the hopes of preserving our planet for future generations, but what if your sustainability efforts came with more immediate gratification? A proposed product by local tech-design company Artefact (artefactgroup.com) helps you visualize the effects of eco-friendliness. The South Lake Union-based company has been developing ideas for new products since…

SIFF Trailer of the Day: The Orator

SIFF Trailer of the Day: The Orator

Why: Just try to watch this and not get covered in empathy-goosebumps. When: May 23, May 29 and May 31 at various times and locations. More info and tickets at siff.net  

Red Carpet Arrivals at SIFF, Featuring Nancy Guppy in a Dog Crate

Red Carpet Arrivals at SIFF, Featuring Nancy Guppy in a Dog Crate

Check out this video Seattle Channel’s Art Zone, in which host Nancy Guppy interviewed Northwest filmmakers featured at SIFF this year on the red carpet during the opening-night gala. Why does Guppy arrive in a dog crate strapped to the top of a car? Because that’s how Guppy does it. (Mitt Romney, we’re looking at you.)…

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