Seattle Mag
Can You Tiger Mom a Preschooler?
Drilling a 4 Year Old on Reading and Writing is a Test of Wills
Some days, I suck at being a tiger mom. It simply requires more attention to monitoring my daughter’s work than I have time to devote. On those days when I let my daughter watch TV instead of practice writing letters and numbers, the self-flogging kicks in and, perhaps irrationally, I fret that the one, two…
Great Schools Come from Great Teachers
Seattle Public School parent Alison Krupnick wonders where all the bad teachers are.
I wanted to write a blog entry about HB 1609, the “Great Schools” bill, which was debated in Olympia this week, but failed to move out of committee. A similar bill in the Senate, SB 5399, was blocked from public hearing by Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, chair of the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12…
Awards Season for Chefs and Restaurants Starts Now
Nominees have been announced for both Food & Wine and the James Beard Awards. Who should win?
It’s not just awards season in Hollywood; in the food world, nominees for two presigious food awards were announced this week. Every year I anticipate seeing who’ll be called out among Food & Wine’s Top 10 Best New Chefs on the cover of the July issue. The editors almost always nail the list. This year…
Fashion + Style Friday: Pop-up clothing sale at Clementine and Capitol Hill’s sugary new shop
Sugarpill Apothecary opens up shop, a stylist sells off her designer duds and a Prize headband
As you might expect, our resident stylist Hope Misterek (who styles fashion features for Seattle Bride magazine, as well as pitching at Seattle) has pretty enviable wardrobe. Lucky for us, she’s cleaning in house and will sell off her designer duds at Clementine in West Seattle over the next two weeks. Starting today, rummage through…
Rat City Roller Girls Fight for Northwest Supremacy and More Can’t-miss Hapennings
Must DerbyRat City Roller Girls v. Rose City Roller Girls Saturday (2/19) – Seattle’s meanest, baddest chicks on eight wheels are taken it to Key Arena for the ultimate roller derby match. The Rat City Rollergirls take on their sisters to the south, Rose City Rollers (Portland, OR) for an epic battle for Northwest supremacy….
Tamari Roasted Nuts
munch on these
(Steve & Darrell schedule a play date)We have to have these around. We need them for a quick, satisfying snack (try jumbling them with raisins and chocolate chips). People ask me to make them as a gift because they believe they are hard to make. Shhh – it’s so easy. Printable recipe here. Cookus Interruptus…
VIDEO: Ethan Stowell Cooks Up Tavolata Rigatoni
Seattlemag.com’s Dylan Priest and Alex Kummerow asked Seattle superchef Ethan Stowell and specialty-food-market veteran Kaela Farrington to show us how to prep a simple and savory meal using noodles from their new pasta line. Lagana Foods Pasta Video with Ethan Stowell from Seattle magazine on Vimeo.
VIDEO: Inside Star Wars Fan Gus Lopez’ Collection
As part of our celebration of Seattle nerds this month, we sent seattlemag.com videographers Alex Kummerow and Dylan Priest to the home of local Star Wars megacollector Gus Lopez. Tune in and get a glimpse of Lopez’s life-size laser cannon from The Empire Strikes Back and a tour of his too-big-to-count personal collection.
Screamin’ Deal: Free Truffle Fries at Hotel 1000
If you work downtown, consider stopping by BOKA Kitchen + Bar part of your Friday routine. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays in February, the folks at Hotel 1000’s restaurant are giving out free truffle fries to anyone. Yep, that includes passersby, guests, starving college students and screamin’ deal junkies. Kick start your…
Outdoors: The North Cascade Institute’s New Slate of 2011 Programs
North Cascades Institute Launches 2011 Programs
This week the North Cascades Institute, which is celebrating its 25th year conserving and protecting Northwest environments through experiential outdoor education, announced an exciting slate of learning programs and field excursions as part of its 2011 schedule. This year the Institute made a special effort to bring back some of its favorite field instructors from its…
Maria Hines to Open the Golden Beetle in Ballard this Friday
Eastern Mediterranean flavors will be the draw at the nation's third certified organic restaurant.
It’s old news that chefs in this town put their fancy foot forward with their first restaurants, making a splash with more elaborate dishes, a more formal dining room approach, and a “I take my food seriously” aire. But with the second restaurant? Well that’s where they have some fun. Things are taken down a…
New Work from Ballard High’s Award-winning Video Program
“The Showing” PremierPrice: $5 (sold at the door)Location: Ballard High School AuditoriumTime: 7 p.m. (Get there early! This will definitely sell out.) To say that Matt Lawrence has a background in film is an understatement. The University of Wisconsin graduate has tackled everything from script development to film scoring, but education has always been his…