Best of 2012
Neighborhood Heroes: Readers’ Choice 2012
For the first time, we asked readers to answer our annual Readers’ Choice poll with their neighborhoods in minds. Of the many questions we pose every year (What’s your favorite restaurant, bar, takeout, etc.), “Who is your neighborhood hero,” was a new addition to the mix. Here are the results in that category. Sorry, neighborhoods…
Best New Seattle Bands of 2012
Music expert Chris Estey helps us pick the best emerging bands from Seattle’s crowded 2012 scene.
This year we recruited local music expert Chris Estey, who writes for music website Three Imaginary Girls, to help us pick the best emerging bands from Seattle’s crowded scene. Here, Estey makes it easier for other up-and-comers by reverse-engineering his chosen bands’ recipes for success. Tomten 2 cups ’60s British Invasion rock1 freshly ground Velvet…
Best Shops in Seattle 2012
Our editors picked their favorite local boutiques for men and women's clothing, gifts and more.
Best New Shopping TrendBoutique TrucksWe’ve grown accustomed to meals on wheels, but this year the town was treated to fashion trucks on the go. Glued to our Twitter feed for location updates, we eagerly tracked this new breed of mobile boutique. Amanda Linton and Allison Norris’ vintage trailer, The Kippy Ding Ding, opened in July,…
Best of 2012: Dining + Drinking
Best Northwest CuisinePoppyIt’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Jerry Traunfeld opened his post-Herbfarm project, leveraging his reputation as Seattle’s crown prince of herbs and spices into a completely bold concept unlike any we’d ever seen here. Beyond the novelty of an Indian-style thali plate given the Northwest treatment, it has been…