July 2013
Five Cooking Classes to Try
Allison Austin Scheff stirs up the top make-it-from-scratch cooking classes
From knife skills and sauce-making to party food and basic meal prep, Seattle has long had a passionate interest in cooking classes, whether at Kirkland’s Sur la Table, PCC stores or dedicated cooking schools such as Blue Ribbon Cooking and Diane’s Market Kitchen. Lately, though, as our food culture has re-embraced cooking from scratch, a…
Rock Out(Side)
Tis the season for outdoor music festivals! Here’s what to expect at July’s biggest music bashes
Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee: A 25th Anniversary Public Display of Affection. The grand dame of Seattle’s indie music scene, Sub Pop Records isn’t too old to throw a rager. This celebration takes place on the streets of Georgetown, an appropriately grungy ’hood for the label that launched Soundgarden and Nirvana. But the live music lineup…
The Top Doctors Issue and More
I don’t know a lot of people who look forward to going to the doctor, but it’s a necessity made less daunting when you’re going to see someone you trust, feel comfortable with and even gush about to your friends—the same way you do when you have a supportive boss or an amazing babysitter. I…
Artist Warren Dykeman at Davidson Galleries
With bold paintings, a local artist finds beauty in imperfection
Warren Dykeman is looking for “the right kind of wrong.” A graphic designer by day, the Tri-Cities native and Seattle artist prizes an awkwardness in his mixed-media collages and paintings, which bring to mind graffiti, folk art, the oddly shaped humans of New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg and blobby landscapes by 1960s poster artist Peter…
Nancy Guppy Interviews Singer Shelby Earl
Nancy Guppy dishes with sweet singer/songwriter Shelby Earl
COFFEE DATE: Singer/songwriter Shelby Earl, whose debut album, Burn the Boats, Amazon.com named “#1 Outstanding 2011 Album You Might Have Missed.” Her new record, Swift Arrows, comes out on July 23 (with a release party at Columbia City Theater, 7/13).SCENE: Voxx Coffee on Eastlake Avenue, a sunny Wednesday in AprilSHELBY’S ORDER: Grande soy latte Nancy…
Restaurant Insider: TanakaSan + Assembly Hall News
If you thought Tom Douglas’ recent restaurant domination of South Lake Union meant the big guy was done with downtown, think again. TanakaSan, an Asian fusion restaurant named for Eric Tanaka, Tom Douglas Restaurants’ (TDR) executive chef and partner (but headed by Brian Walczyk, who’s moving over from his head-chef gig at Brave Horse Tavern),…
Smoked Pink Salmon Recipe
From Fat of the Land Begin with a simple brine of brown sugar, salt and garlic—which is really all you need—with a dry brine being easier and less messy than a wet brine.4 cups dark brown sugar1 cup pickling salt1 head garlic, cloves peeled & choppedBlack pepper to taste Mix the dry brining ingredients. Generously…
The Crowded Mayoral Primary Slate
Seattleites have shown that they are not in the least bit afraid to toss out an incumbent
This year’s mayor’s race has attracted a large group of challengers; at least eight candidates want to replace Mayor Mike McGinn, who is running for reelection. That number reflects a sense that McGinn is vulnerable, and that should come as no surprise. He began the campaign with low approval ratings. And, historically, Seattleites have shown…
The Fight Against Toxic Flame Retardants in Your Couch
A pioneering Seattle coalition wages a battle against toxic flame retardants, one couch at a time
Washington state Senator Sharon Nelson loved the comfy brown loveseat she bought for her office in Olympia. The couch gave her Statehouse digs a cozy feel. And curling up on it with her laptop for a precious half-hour now and then provided respite from the long hours at her desk and in her chair on…
Writer JM Sidorova Talks about her New Novel, The Age of Ice
Seattle writer and scientist Julia Sidorova pens an icy and expansive debut novel
Sitting in a Ravenna coffee shop, novelist Julia Sidorova is making sweeping gestures across a table, like a seamstress extending a measuring tape across a long swath of fabric. She’s explaining what she does during her day job as a biomedical scientist at the UW School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology, where her particular niche…
Paul Gregutt’s Waitsburg Cellars Unveils Wine Standouts
The wine reviewer becomes the winemaker with the first release of Waitsburg Cellars from Paul Gregut
Getting down to the studs: preserving the bones of a thing, maintaining a foundation and building something beautiful on top of it. It’s an approach I first heard Paul Gregutt espouse when discussing Waitsburg Cottages, the century-old houses he and his wife, Karen, have purchased, refurbished and rented out in the formerly sleepy, now-buzzing hamlet…
Artist Kristen Loffer Theiss Gets Creative with her Work/Life Balance
How one Mount Vernon mom gets creative
The act of parenting doesn’t allow parents an abundance of time for artistic endeavors. How could it, when you’ve got the life of (at least) one other human to organize in addition to your own? Yet Mount Vernon mom and artist Kristin Loffer Theiss has uncovered a trick to the work/life balance we may all…