Bothell Chef Responds Perfectly to Customer Complaining About $14 Burger

Beardslee Public House owner John Howie was surprisingly forthright in his rebuttal.

Got beef? In a recent blog post, chef John Howie described in great detail what it costs to operate Beardslee Public House, his newest restaurant.

John Levesque

A Salvadorian Street Dog Inspired This Microsoft Dropout to Give Back

With Pasado’s Safe Haven, Laura Henderson applies her business acumen in the service of animals.

Creature comforts: Pasado’s executive director Laura Henderson with a few of her charges

Gwendolyn Elliott

What We Learned From Seattle’s Colossal Video Game Convention

PAX West brought thousands of gamers to the Washington State Convention Center.

The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) was held Sept. 1-4 at the Washington State Convention Center. The convention, now in its 14th year, is an opportunity for the video game industry to show off its most exciting new games and most advanced technology. For the outside observer, it provides a glimpse of nascent trends and ideas…

Danny Sullivan

Noble Local Pizza Chain Now Delivering (Cheap) Beer, Too

Zeeks Pizza has stepped up to the plate, giving the people what they want: pizza and beer.

Wash down the pepperoni with one of these Northwest beers.

Megan Lamb

The Vanishing Dream of Owning a Single-Family Home in Seattle

Looking for a newly built, ‘traditional’ single-family home in the Seattle market? Good luck with that.

Residential development in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood is emblematic of the trend toward packing two or more dwellings onto what used to be single-structure parcels.

Jeanne Lang Jones

The Hops Capital of the World is in Eastern Washington

With 75 percent of the nation’s hops grown in Yakima, this year's harvest is one of the most anticipated by brewers around the world.

In 1868, Charles Carpenter, a farmer’s son from New York state, moved to the Yakima Valley, where he started his own farm near the town of Ahtanum, just south of present-day Yakima, and planted his first hop fields. He soon recognized that this place was particularly well suited for growing hops, with its average of…

Kendall Jones

There’s a Lot to Do En Route to Mount Rainier

Enjoy a few side excursions on the way to this national park.

Clear Views: A meadow at Sunrise point.

Callie Little

This Longtime Vacation Hotspot Has a Wine Scene Worth Slowing Down to Explore

Cruise your way through the San Juan Islands for a taste of varietals you won’t find on the state’s dry side.

Spend an afternoon sipping a glass of Riesling at the new tasting room for Orcas Island Winery

Shannon Borg

Pioneer Square Festival Hopes to Inspire New Designers

Experience the hands-on, seventh annual Seattle Design Festival this month.

A young festival goer takes in YenFisherSmith’s “REVELution” erected in Occidental Park during the 2016 Seattle Design Festival’s opening block party.

Nia Martin

New Vinyl-Only Poetry Press Transports Listeners to a Live Reading

Portland's Fonograf Editions releases "Alice Notley: Live in Seattle."

Alice Notley reads from Certain Magical Acts at McCaw Hall.

Caroline Craighead

A Public Theater Project at the Rep Presents Homer’s Epic Poem

More than 100 members of diverse communities were invited to collaborate on the new project.

A public theater project at the Rep presents Homer’s epic poem seattle repertory theatre has produced collaborations with everyone from Lily Tomlin to David Byrne. This month, the theater moves into the public domain, partnering with community-based organizations for a project called Public Works Seattle. Their venture? A musical adaptation of the Greek epic The Odyssey….

Seattle Magazine Staff

Plan Your Seahawks Party With These Killer Game-Day Takeout Options

It's a long season and you don't want to be stuck in the kitchen for it.

Let Marination make Kahlua pork sliders and “sexy tofu” taco salad for you.