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12 Romantic Restaurants Perfect for Valentine’s Day
Where to dine out on the most romantic day of the year
Yes, there just happens to be a giant heart-infested holiday coming right around the corner that many consider to be the biggest date night of the year. In its honor we have rounded up a short list of restaurants where the ambience is such that couples mooning across the table at each other are as…
Snow Day Shopping: 7 Great Online Finds
Snowmageddon 2012 is (supposedly) on the way, so here are seven finds to peruse and order online while you are hunkered down at home waiting for the storm to pass: 1. We’re all proud of our respective Seattle nabes; have your kiddos sport that pride with Little Orange Room’s ridiculously cute screen printed neighborhood t-shirts. 2. Belltown-based…
Lynn Shelton’s New Film “Your Sister’s Sister” Is Headed to Sundance
I’ve been a fan of Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton’s work since I saw her first feature, We Go Way Back, at a screening way back in 2006. I was entranced by Shelton’s approach to storytelling—which seemed simultaneously impressionistic and incisive. I also appreciated her firm grasp of how people actually speak to each other—probably a…
Celebrating the World’s Fair that Shaped Seattle
Seattle magazine is proud to be the official magazine partner of the Space Needle’s 50th Anniversary celebration, held in conjuction with the Next 50, which celebrates fifty years since Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair. To get you geared up for the Big 50, which officially kicks off in April, we’ve cast our February issue (available on…
Get Free Tickets to ‘Oklahoma!’ at 5th Ave Theater
The 5th Avenue Theater just announced they are giving away free tickets to the February 5 performance of Oklahoma! “And?” you may ask. Well, according to Brangien Davis’ preview of this production, there are a few updates and experiments in the works that promise to pull the show right out of kitsch country apparel and…
A Fair to Remember
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Seattle's 1962 World's Fair.
Fifty years ago, Seattle threw a party for the world. The World’s Fair—called The Century 21 Exposition—was a celebration of Space Age innovation at a time of hope and futuristic yearnings. Our city, once regarded by many as a muddy Wild West outpost, was thrust into the world’s spotlight, suddenly becoming sophisticated and cutting edge….
Seattle Remembers the Japanese Internment
Seventy years ago this month, hundreds of Bainbridge Island residents were given 6 days to leave the
A wrenching chapter in our region’s history was written 70 years ago this month: the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. In 1942, in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, amidst war hysteria, racism and fears of sabotage, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds…
Boat Street Cafe’s Pork Chop
The double-cut Carlton Farms pork chop is outstanding.
In a town that’s plenty pork happy already (try to remember the last time you didn’t see pork belly on a menu), Boat Street Café’s double-cut Carlton Farms pork chop is outstanding. Roasted to a deep bronze, the thick chop is nestled atop a savory tangle of kale and Beecher’s cheddar cheese, and then brightened…
The Coterie Room’s Haute Comfort Food
In recent years, the simple comfort foods that star in our sepia-toned childhood memories have had an even greater pull on us. Ice cream shops, burger joints and doughnut dynasties have multiplied, doling out creamy, salty, sweet and (this is key!) affordable indulgences. But this isn’t anything new: Pros and home cooks alike have dressed…
LloydMartin Allures with Small Plates
A stylish new eatery opens on Queen Anne Avenue, serving food you won't want to share.
Sometimes a restaurant feels just right in its space. LloydMartin, chef Sam Crannell’s masculine den on Queen Anne Avenue (the former location of Bricco wine bar) is such a place. With room for a dozen at the bar, with polished walnut and reclaimed-wood banquettes, it’s an ideal place to duck into for a glass of…
Bako Disappoints
Capitol Hill had high hopes for this new Cantonese eatery. Does it deliver?
Depending on whom you ask, finding great Chinese food in Seattle is either tricky or downright impossible, because it doesn’t exist. Local Chinese-food aficionados have been known to respond to the question “Where should I go to dim sum?” with a sassy “Vancouver, B.C.” So one could argue that Bako, with its promising modern take…
West Seattle Fish House
A great spot if you're craving affordable seafood for lunch.
On a somewhat sparse stretch of 35th Avenue in West Seattle, sisters Senait Beyene and Muzit Evans have opened a casual fried-fish eatery that the neighborhood is warmly embracing. And it ought to: The panko in the cod’s coating fries up to an audible crunch ($8.99/three pieces, with fries) and makes for a mighty satisfying…