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Washington's Bale Breaker Brewing Is Celebrating the Yakima Valley's Migrant Workers

Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing Is Celebrating the Yakima Valley’s Migrant Workers

Five breweries from two countries worked together to produce Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA

This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter at @beerblog These days it seems every opinion is controversial and almost every word in the English language can incite vitriol, but beer has the ability to bridge gaps and cross borders. If nothing else, beer is a neutral party that encourages us to slow down and think…

Westman's Breakfast Sandwich Brings East Coast Staple to Seattle

Westman’s Breakfast Sandwich Brings East Coast Staple to Seattle

Is this the best breakfast in the city?

The BEC, larger than life

Meet Macklemore's T-Shirt Guy

Meet Macklemore’s T-Shirt Guy

Graphic designer Sam Bledsoe’s eclectic style is catching the attention of hip-hop’s heavy hitters

This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. If there were ever someone who embodies the Seattle “cool kid,” Sam Bledsoe would be it. The graphic designer applies his artistic eye to his work at Seattle-based clothier Tommy Bahama and credits his creative outlook to growing up in the…

Learn How to Taste Coffee Like an Expert

Learn How to Taste Coffee Like an Expert

Want to really know coffee? Then you’ll need to do a cupping

This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Living in Seattle comes with a few stereotypical expectations, and knowing more about coffee than the average person is one of them. There’s no better way to boost your coffee cred than at a “cupping,” a coffee tasting experience equivalent to wine tasting.  In…

How We Choose the Winners of the Seattle Magazine Wine Awards

How We Choose the Winners of the Seattle Magazine Wine Awards

More than a dozen experts help us select the best Washington wines of the year

Seattle magazine Washington Wine Awards 2018 tasting panel from the March 19, 2018 tasting, which took place at Metropolist. From left to right: Yashar Shayan, Seattle magazine and Impulse Wine; Cole Sisson, Doe Bay Wine Company; Jeff Cox, PCC; Chris Horn, Purple Cafe and Wine Bar Seattle; Shelly Fitzgerald, Columbia Winery; Annie Sullivan, Anthony’s Restaurants;…

(More) New Ice Cream Spots to Enjoy

(More) New Ice Cream Spots to Enjoy

And these three places all make your frozen treats to order

The cookies and cream sundae, made with a style of rolled ice cream out of Thailand

What to Wear at Music Festivals

What to Wear at Music Festivals

Skip the stereotypical boho-chic vibes in favor of these urban PNW style tips

Jess Estrada of freshjess.com says this year’s festival styles feature “retro styles with a romantic vibe”

Must List: Ballard SeafoodFest, Black & Tan Hall Pop Up Brunch, Tuffest 2018

Must List: Ballard SeafoodFest, Black & Tan Hall Pop Up Brunch, Tuffest 2018

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST PARTYBallard SeafoodFest and West Seattle Summer Fest (7/13–7/15) Take your pick of two prime neighborhood summer festivals happening this weekend. The Ballard Seafoodfest celebrates Ballard’s Scandinavian heritage and connection to the sea with food, music and more. Headliners include Blitzen Trapper and All Them Witches. Across the city, West Seattle Summer Fest, an annual…

Seattle Distillers Make a Spirited Case for Barrel-Aged Gin

Seattle Distillers Make a Spirited Case for Barrel-Aged Gin

Plus: Five Washington gins to try

BARREL RACES: Captive Spirits founders Holly Robinson and Ben Capdevielle produce Big Gin aged in old bourbon barrels

Angela Stowell Steps Out at ESR and Into New Role at FareStart

Angela Stowell Steps Out at ESR and Into New Role at FareStart

One of Seattle's most powerful women has a new job with a greater focus on community

“Do you help out at the restaurants?” Angela Stowell says she’s gotten this question more than once—it’s the plight of every chef’s partner, professional or private. It’s patronizing at best, but downright laughable in Stowell’s case, who is at least equally responsible for growing Ethan Stowell Restaurants into its current local mega-empire status as her…

Get the Scoop on Seattle's Newest Ice Cream Shops

Get the Scoop on Seattle’s Newest Ice Cream Shops

Five new ice cream shops to try this summer

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM: Clockwise from top left: Full Tilt’s Blue Moon; Sweet Lo’s lemon bar; Cloud Nine Creamery’s Cookie Monster; Salt & Straw’s matcha green tea; Frankie & Jo’s chocolate date

These Washington Breweries Won Big at U.S. Open Beer Championship

These Washington Breweries Won Big at U.S. Open Beer Championship

Seattle's Reuben's Brews made the overall top 10

Reuben’s award-winning beers: Gose, Robust Porter, and Crikey IPA

New Waterfront Seafood Restaurant Opens July 21

New Waterfront Seafood Restaurant Opens July 21

Birch will only be open two days a week—make your reservations now

Chef says whenever he can get this salmon, you’ll see it on the menu: Cape Cleare King Salmon crudo with pea sprouts, morels and radish

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