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Book Excerpt: Jess Thomson's 'A Year Right Here'

Book Excerpt: Jess Thomson’s ‘A Year Right Here’

Seattle author and food writer (and frequent Seattle magazine contributor) Jess Thomson explores the Northwest in her new book of essays, 'A Year Right Here: Adventures with Food and Family'

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Recipe of the Week: Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Brown Butter Sage Sauce

Recipe of the Week: Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Brown Butter Sage Sauce

It’s no secret we love to eat and drink here at Seattle magazine. It was our love of food, in fact, that motivated our visit to the Blue Ribbon Cooking School on Friday, March 10 when we were invited for a team-building cooking class on the house (how could we say no?). Fun was had—along with some drinks—we…

Circadia Wants You to Know It's Not as Fancy as You Think

Circadia Wants You to Know It’s Not as Fancy as You Think

The glitzy downtown restaurant makes some big menu changes to reflect a new emphasis on approachability

Bar food no longer: This gussied up burger can now be ordered off the main menu.

Growing the American Dream: The Family Marijuana Business

Growing the American Dream: The Family Marijuana Business

Today’s political climate means uncertainty for certain immigrants. But for many, America is still the country where dreams can be fulfilled and some local immigrant families are finding the pathway to achieve the dream is lined with rows of cannabis

Sandip Saini tends the budding marijuana plants in his family’s greenhouse, located behind a convenience store in Bellingham. The cannabis is sold under their Khush Kush label. The family hopes this farm is their ticket to prosperity

Discovering Discovery Park

Discovering Discovery Park

Why Seattle's largest park is so unique

sponsored by Fort Lawton If you live in Seattle, you’ve certainly heard of Discovery Park, and probably visited at some point. But you may not know the history and features that make this 534-acre refuge such a local treasure. Here are five reasons it’s worth your time to discover Discovery Park. 1. It’s a separate…

Where to Live Now in Seattle

Where to Live Now in Seattle

It’s no secret that housing prices are going through the roof in the Seattle area. Seattle-based Zillow recently ranked our city as the second-hottest housing market in the country. What does that mean for you? If you’re a buyer, you may want to consider a neighborhood with rapid appreciation; if you’re a renter, be prepared…

Peace, Love and Jazz: Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Peace, Love and Jazz: Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Ben Jaffe, multi-instrumentalist bandleader of New Orleans’ esteemed Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is a master of conversation as he is of melody, weaving stories about the world-famous group and his father, Pres Hall co-founder and musician Allan Jaffe, from the past into the present with thoughtfulness and reflection. Speaking by phone from his New Orleans…

Top 5 Reasons to Visit Whistler in May

Top 5 Reasons to Visit Whistler in May

From festivals to multisports to special deals on dining

Sponsored by Tourism Whistler Growing up, my family’s spring vacation tradition was going to Whistler. Perhaps it seems unorthodox to attend a Winter destination in the Spring, but really, when it comes to Whistler, we discovered there’s no such thing as an off-season. I still remember how long the four-hour drive felt in anticipation of…

Embrace Your Inner Child With Adults-Only Summer Camps

Embrace Your Inner Child With Adults-Only Summer Camps

From arts and crafts to hot yoga, these new-look camps blend nostalgia with grown-up activities.

Camp RAHH: no tech, booze or phones—no woes.

Road Trip: Kingston, Washington

Road Trip: Kingston, Washington

Heronswood garden: Come to admire, buy something on sale

UW Engineering Students Take on Transit of the Future

UW Engineering Students Take on Transit of the Future

Seattle to Portland in 15 minutes? UW engineering students may make it happen

Imagine traveling from Seattle to Portland in half the time it takes to get from downtown Seattle to Bellevue in rush-hour traffic. A University of Washington team of 35 engineering students is working to make this a reality with Hyperloop, a transit system that could zip Seattleites to Stumptown at up to 760 mph. In…

A Tour (and Taste) of Beirut

A Tour (and Taste) of Beirut

Mamnoon and MBar chefs eat their way across the Lebanese capital, and come back inspired to share both flavors and hospitality

This photo of a Beirut spice vendor was taken during a 2013 trip.

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