Seattle Mag
It’s Always “Happy Hour” in the Canlis Lounge
Hey, did you know that you don’t need reservations at Canlis to drop in for a bite and a sip? Spiff yourself up and stop by the snazzy, swanky Canlis lounge. There isn’t technically a happy hour here (but wouldn’t it be dreamy if there were a secret handshake that got you happy-hour prices?). There…
Sneak Peek: Ballard Pizza Company
My first question for Ethan Stowell at last night’s media preview of his casual, late-night, pizza-by-the-slice stop-in joint was, “Ethan: Are you ready for an onslaught of drunk Ballardites?” Ethan: “Well, we’ll see. That’s the question. Is it going to be slow? Is it going to be busy? I have no idea. I can’t make…
Tips for Eating Out with Kids During Seattle Restaurant Week
Over 150 restaurants are participating in Seattle Restaurant Week (April 8-12 and April 15-19), wherein each restaurant is offering a three-course set menu for $28. Visit the entire list of participating restaurants on the Seattle Restaurant Week website. Seattle Restaurant Week Insider Tips: 1. Seattle Restaurant Week runs ten days this spring: from Sunday, April…
Pickled Eggs, Titanic, Langston Hughes Film Fest and New Jewelry
MUST TASTEPickled Egg!We dare you to order the pickled egg at Blue Glass in Ballard. A modern take on the old-time bar grub staple, this savory treat brings a rainbow of pink, purple and yellow to your table for only $1.50 at happy hour. The Blue Glass is one of the best restaurant happy hours…
Sarah Loertscher Jewelry Trunk Sale this Weekend
Here’s your chance to grab hot-off-the-runway style: Local jewelry maven Sarah Loertscher just returned to town after runs at Los Angeles’ and El Paseo’s fashion weeks, where her innovative sculptural jewels were paired with Project Runway alum Mila Hermanovski’s new collection. Now, Click! Design That Fits in West Seattle is hosting a trunk show of…
Four Divine After-Dinner Cocktails
Last month, on this very blog, I wrote about the aperitif, that drink consumed before a meal to start the meal, and the conversation, off on the right note. However, a meal is like a shelf full of scrumptious books, and without a bookend on either side, the books, or courses, spill over onto each…
Titanic Concert at 5th Avenue Theatre Sings the Songs of the 99 Percent
I am so glad the 5th Avenue Theatre is bringing Titanic – The Concert to the stage this weekend (April 13-15) – and not because it’s the 100th anniversary of the ship’s tragic sinking. I had the opportunity to watch a rehearsal yesterday and from just that glimpse, the show promises to be more powerful…
The Artists Defining Glass Now
Chihuly put Seattle on the map, but a new batch of Northwest glass artists are redefining the medium
^ “Glass is one of those materials that have been incorporated into so many of the banal parts of our landscape; commercially, domestically and technologically we use it and are surrounded by it. We throw it away, crush it, melt it, refill it, break it, clean it and re use it.” >>> Seattle artist Rebecca…
Prepare to Die of Cuteness: The Narwhal, a Mobile Oyster Wagon, Coming This Summer
We can all stop coming up with ideas now; the lastest, greatest one will soon be a reality. Ladies and gentlemen, if you thought you liked Renee Erickson for her chic Walrus & Carpenter and the enchanting Boat Street Kitchen and Cafe, just you wait! She’s now dreamed up a mobile oyster wagon that she…
7 Best Restaurants That Define Seattle Dining Now
Our Best Restaurants 2012 list has a new spin: Here's where to go to taste Seattle now.
If you took a culinary snapshot of 2012, what would it taste like? Beyond the strong locavore focus and the eager seasonality of menus, Seattle restaurants have a unique spirit, a feel all their own. We celebrate this special Seattle flavor by calling out the restaurants that define our city—and the trends they exemplify. This…
Best Happy Hours at Restaurants
For half-price wine lists, cheap cocktails and sublime dishes we’d happily pay twice as much to eat.
A puny dish of sodden calamari, a sad plate of flabby, lukewarm wings, a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon—it’s the dreaded not-so-happy hour, wherein a restaurant offers you “bargains” like these if you get there early enough. That’s just not going to cut it. Our mission: Discover the restaurants with the absolute best food served…
Seattle’s Food Establishment: Inaugural List
Seattle magazine's inaugural list of the 70 most powerful players in the Seattle food scene.
Who keeps Seattle’s food engines running? Who has the power, the respect and the influence to set trends, challenge the status quo and reshape the culinary landscape? We sussed out the people and institutions who have had—and continue to have—the most substantial impact on how we eat, what we eat and what we’ll want to…