Seattle Mag
Local Coffee Shops Showcase Caffeine in Artful Receptacles
Cool coffee jars from Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Blackbird Coffee and Caffè Fiore.
Stumptown Coffee RoastersStumptown now offers its popular Hair Bender blend in a container as iconic as its name. The retro-pharmaceutical look of the glass jar suggests the medicinal effects of staying caffeinated, while the amber color helps block bean-damaging UV rays. Once you’ve sipped your way to the bottom, bring back the jar for a…
Beneath the Salish Sea: Local Filmmaker Explores the Waters of the Puget Sound
Biologist and cinematographer Florian Graner dives below the surface.
Some of Seattle’s most breathtaking views exist where it’s tough to appreciate them—underwater. That’s where marine biologist and cinematographer Florian Graner can help. Originally from Germany and now based on Whidbey Island, Graner became enamored with documentary filmmaking while working as a research diver for the BBC production Blue Planet (from 1998–2000). After moving to…
Road Trip: Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C.
Got a gray whale costume? Pack it up and head to Tofino.
WHERE: Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C., for the 25th Annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival (3/19–3/27; pacificrimwhalefestival.com). WHY: Live music, guided hikes, film screenings, cookoffs, children’s fairs—in all, more than 75 events celebrate the migration of the world’s largest population of California gray whales to the Arctic. BRING: Binocs for a shoreline glimpse of the more than…
Nathan Myhrvold’s Modern Food Manifesto Causes Quite a Stir
Get the scoop on Myhrvold's manifesto, which clocks in at six volumes and 2,438 pages, covering ever
Critics seem helplessly drawn to hyperbole when it comes to reviewing Nathan Myhrvold’s new encyclopedia of cooking, Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking ($625; modernistcuisine.com). Already considered the guide to molecular gastronomy (the foodie discipline interested in the physics and chemistry of culinary techniques), the tome has been lauded as “the most important…
Styled: Century Ballroom’s Hallie Kuperman Brings a Feminine Edge to Vintage Men’s Suits
When dance teacher Kuperman first fell in love with social dancing more than two decades ago, she qu
WHY WE LOVE HER LOOK: When dance teacher Kuperman first fell in love with social dancing more than two decades ago, she quickly grew even more enamored of the period vintage clothing worn on the dance floor. But instead of the full skirts and kitten heels, Kuperman was attracted to the classic, tailored menswear, and…
Shopping: Adrienne Antonson at NuBe, Spun Collective and More
From farm-to-fashion, Cap Hill's sustainable clothing collective and a cheery wallk hook.
Farm to FashionSo much of fashion’s viewpoint comes from the upcoming season or the next big fashion week, but for artist Adrienne Antonson, the view of her back pasture on Vashon Island is much more inspiring. There roams a herd of 36 alpaca, whose shaggy fleece is at the heart of her exclusive new line…
Boat Street Cafe’s Best Brunch
There are breakfasts, and then there’s Boat Street Cafe & Kitchen's Rustic Cornmeal Custard Cake.
There’s really no better place to meet friends for brunch than at the Boat Street Cafe & Kitchen, which is tucked away on the far reaches of Belltown near the foot of Queen Anne Avenue North. Cool light spreads through the loft-like space; it’s the kind of place where crisp white linens, freshly cut tulips…
How to Become a Washington State Winemaker without Giving Up Your Day Job
New boutique Washington winemakers prove you too could be the next Leonetti Cellars or Woodward Cany
Woodward Canyon’s Rick Small. Leonetti Cellar’s Gary Figgins. Andrew Will’s Chris Camarda. These accomplished winemakers started small, making wine on the side in garages and basements, while keeping their day jobs. A new wave of home winemakers and part-time startups is taking the same path, satisfying the craving to produce fine wine on a small…
Fashion + Style Friday: An Epic Super Bowl Sale, Plus Bright Springtime Nail Polish
Mario’s annual game day sale, Butter London’s new nail polish colors and a hot bracelet made from re
I walk to work most mornings, and today I was peeling layers block by block. Off came the mittens, then the scarf and finally the outer jacket. Dare I say it? It felt like spring and it’s just in time for the happy, springtime hues popping up in stores. Here are a few bright ideas…
Seattle Dances! Kicks Off a New Wave of Creative Fundraising Ideas
Imaginative local charity events are loosening their ties, kicking up their heels and branching out
Four hundred and fifty people cheered as Seattle businessman Steven Goldfarb, president of Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler, swiveled, spun and salsa-ed across the floor at Fremont Studios. Dressed in a form-fitting, sequined costume, Goldfarb was competing in Seattle Dances!, Plymouth Housing Group’s March 2010 fundraiser patterned after television’s popular Dancing with the Stars. More rock concert…
Magic mushroom? Federal Grant Empowers Seattle Researchers to Study Fungal Remedy for Cancer
University of Washington and Bastyr University bridge Western and Eastern medicine to investigate th
It’s a matchup that may seem as unlikely as, say, Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi, but both sides insist it’s a good fit: a collaborative study between Bastyr University and the University of Washington on how an extract from a mushroom common to forests around the world can help heal breast and prostate cancer patients….
Zippy’s Giant Burgers is Relocating to White Center
Great news, burger fanatics. The owners of Zippy’s have been in tough talks with landlords who are out to triple the burger joint’s rent. In a recession, that’s the kind of hardball that just won’t fly. Instead of paying triple, according to White Center Now, Zippy’s is moving to a new home on the north…