Seattle Mag
Spotlight: Kate Whoriskey
Intiman's new artistic director and her theatrical family settles into Seattle
In the lobby of the empty Intiman Theatre, an adorable child is in hot pursuit of a ball imprinted with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince. It’s an apt plaything for Rory, age 2, who, only a few days before, moved to Seattle from New York City, after a stint in Paris. While Rory is…
Tasting Through Woodinville: North Industrial Park
Just across the street from the main Warehouse District lies another small pocket of winery treasur
Warehouse District Covington Cellars A long, formal table is set just inside this posh tasting room, giving it the air of an upscale restaurant. The food here goes way beyond the typical cheese and crackers: Covington has its own kitchen and a resident chef. Vintner Morgan Lee’s diverse lineup of wines—including a Sangiovese Rosé, a…
10 Up-And-Coming Washington Wines
You may not have heard of some of these newcomers to the Washington wine scene, but their distinctiv
Nodland Cellars Tim and Tracy Nodland are partners in marriage and winemaking. At Nodland Cellars, just East of Spokane, they keep things simple, making just one white wine and one red. Their first release is a classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carménère. The blends change each year,…
Tasting Through Woodinville: Off The Beaten Path
The Woodinville area is webbed with roads winding through stands of trees and patches of farmland.
DiStefano Winery One of the oldest wineries in Woodinville, tucked away behind the train tracks just west of the main Woodinville exit off State Route 522, DiStefano also has one of the area’s prettiest tasting rooms, where wine dinners and events take place surrounded by barrels. Known for elegant Bordeaux-style Cabernet, Merlot and Cabernet Franc…
Tasting Through Woodinville: Showplaces
Tiny tasting rooms are the latest trend in Woodinville’s growing wine country, but, in the beginning
The Showplaces Columbia Winery In the heart of what’s now known as Woodinville’s River District, Columbia could easily be nicknamed “the house that David Lake built,” for the late winemaker who established a legacy of quality during his 20-plus years of crafting superpremium varietals and the state’s first vineyard-designated varietals. After a dramatic facelift in 2009, Columbia’s…
Tasting Through Woodinville: Warehouse District
There are no vineyard vistas to soak up, but this destination offers something other wineries around the state can only admire: a concentrated cluster of tasting rooms that invite exploration on foot. Home to more than 30 tasting rooms, many with production facilities on site, the Warehouse District’ features utilitarian spaces that have been transformed…
Tasting Through Woodinville: Schoolhouse District
Just a half-mile east of Chateau Ste. Michelle, the old Hollywood Schoolhouse and the surrounding a
The only tasting room actually situated in the Hollywood Schoolhouse itself is that of Alexandria Nicole Cellars, which recently relocated from the Warehouse District to a dark hideaway tucked into the rustic basement of this building. With rough wood beams and exposed-brick walls, the room opens onto a little brick patio where you can bring…
Tasting Through Woodinville
An insider’s guide to this booming—and ever-expanding—close-to-home wine region
Although vineyards are scarce, Woodinville is the closest piece of “wine country” we have, long anchored by Chateau Ste. Michelle, DeLille and a few others. But in just the past five years, the number of wineries and tasting rooms in this little town just 30 minutes from downtown Seattle has grown from a dozen or…
Seattle’s 48 Best Sandwiches: Only In Seattle
This list could go on for days—Seattle restaurants are nothing if not diligent in localizing the cl
Grilled Cheese With Dungeness Crab Beecher’s Handmade Cheese Pike Place Market It’s grilled cheese taken to a whole new level: Sweet Dungeness crab and Beecher’s Flagship cheese are pressed into chewy, rustic artisan bread, griddled, and served hot and crunchy ($9.95). Crab And Shrimp Melt Elliott’s Oyster House Waterfront If you’re the type to hover…
Seattle’s 48 Best Sandwiches: Salad Sandwiches
Nothing takes you back to grade school like a basic tuna, chicken or egg salad sandwich. The best pa
Chicken Volunteer Park Café (Capitol Hill) Easily the best in town, Volunteer Park’s version uses hand-pulled chicken, and is loaded with apples and celery and blanketed in a fresh, tarragon-flecked mayo. Have it stuffed into a baguette with crunchy romaine lettuce ($7.50) or go breadless and enjoy it on a bed of fresh greens ($8)….
Seattle’s 48 Best Sandwiches: Pulled Pork
It’s the sandwich trend du jour and these places—some new, some well seasoned—know how to play this
Spice-Rubbed Pulled Pork Pig Iron Bar-B-Q Georgetown The barbecue purist need look no farther than Georgetown’s Pig Iron, where the spice-rubbed pulled pork ($9.95) comes in succulent chunks glistening with juice, with the sparest amount of barbecue sauce anointing the meat so as to not detract from the taste. (Extra sauce available on the side—get…
Seattle’s 48 Best Sandwiches: The Delicatessens
OK, this isn’t New York, but it’s not impossible to find a decent deli in the Great Northwest
Buffalo Deli (Belltown) When the clock strikes noon, you can count on a horde of hungry Belltowners standing dutifully in line at this tiny New York–style shop with mustard-colored walls. If you can move past the excellent beef on ’weck (a kummelweck roll—essentially a kaiser roll with pretzel salt and caraway seeds), Buffalo Deli also…