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Top Docs ’10 Profiles: George Makari
Photo by Hayley Young George Makari, M.D.Specialty: Pediatric neurology, pediatric sleep medicine and developmental disabilitiesPractice: Mary Bridge Pediatric Neurology ClinicHospital affiliation: Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center Medical degree: Cairo University, Egypt What’s the main misconception about sleep disorders? That there is magic pill that can fix it. What’s one piece of advice…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Hongxiu Ji
Photo by Hayley Young Hongxiu Ji, M.D., Ph.D.Specialty: Gynecologic and placental pathologyPractice: Eastside PathologyHospital affiliations: Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Valley Medical CenterMedical degree: Shanghai Medical University What’s one piece of advice that you wish patients would follow? Go to your primary physician for annual examinations. Many malignant tumors are curable when…
How We Conducted Our Top Doctors Survey
For the first time, Seattle magazine’s Top Doctors list results from a collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a highly regarded health care research and information company that works with magazines across the country to produce similar top doctors features. Castle Connolly also is the publisher of several resource books on physicians, including America’s Top…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Seattle Coffee Survey
Are we really that obsessed with coffee culture here in Caffeinopolis? (Were the Mariners chock-full
(Photo by Chris Gash) The rest prefer biodiesel: 95% of respondents insist on caffeinated beans. got milk?43% The latte is the drink of choice among respondents, totaling So What? the coffee traveled 10,000 miles to get here: 85% will drive out of their way to stop at a favorite coffee shop. Have you tried the…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Career Baristas
Any coffee aficianado worth her weight in coffee beans knows that Vivace’s Brian Fairbrother is the king of Seattle’s career baristas, but Seattle has a ton of other career baristas, many who started with Starbucks, one of our oldest coffee chains. Here are a few examples provided by the folks at Starbucks Corporate office, who…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Kid-friendly Coffee Shops
For parents in search of a cup of coffee and some grownup conversation—and a way to keep kids occ
Firehouse Coffee With its rustic décor and cozy chairs, this Ballard coffeehouse (which uses beans from Caffé Vita) creates a cabin-like atmosphere for parents and their energetic toddlers. Gymboree is right next door, so having a designated playroom for kids makes a lot of sense. The room has tons of toys for the kids, plus…
VIDEO: Mary’s Kalamata Tapenade
Each week Seattle mag video blogger and host of Cookus Interruptus Cynthia Lair brings us selections
(Joaquin knows when to hold ’em) Need a simple satisfying appetizer for your holiday soiree? If you enjoy the deep flavor of kalamata olives, you will savor this traditional Provencal dish. It is a popular food in the south of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d’œuvre, spread on bread. A total…
Comfort Food: Directory
Where to go to find the best comfort foods in Seattle
Bang Bang CafeBelltown2460 Western Ave.206.448.2233 Beecher’s Handmade CheesePike Place Market1600 Pike Place206.956.1964 Boat Street CafeQueen Anne/Belltown3131 Western Ave.206.632.4602 Brouwer’s CafeFremont400 N 35th St.206.267.2437 Cafe Venus and the MarsBarSouth Lake Union609 Eastlake Ave. E206.624.4516 Calamity Jane’sGeorgetown5701 Airport Way S206.763.3040 Cafe CampagnePike Place Market1600 Post Alley206.728.2233 Cocoa & CreamMagnolia3210 1/2 W McGraw St.206.299.2254 DeLaurenti Specialty Food & WinePike Place Market1435 First…
Comfort Food: Seattle’s Best Comfort Desserts
Chocolate Chip CookieMourning the loss of recently closed Madame K’s Pizza Bistro and its skillet deep-dish fresh-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookie? You’ll still find the same indulgent goodness in the Cow Pie at owner Kirsten Burt’s sister restaurant, Lazy K’s Pizza & Pasta in Carnation—where the juxtaposition of hot, chewy cookie and cold vanilla ice cream…
Comfort Food: Pot Pies
Silky strands of chicken simmered with a mix of vegetables tucked under a dome of puffy pastry—is th
“The crust contains butter—lots of it,” says the lady at Shoofly Pie Company as she hands over a well-portioned chicken pot pie ($6) in this West Seattle bakery. Truer words were never spoken. Garnished with a pastry “star” and seasoned with black pepper, the flaky, savory crust breaks open to reveal a traditional, highly seasoned,…
Comfort Food: Starch Bombs!
DumplingsThink of the beef bing ($5) at Henry’s Taiwan (two locations: International District and Bellevue) as overgrown pot stickers—same crispy, pan-fried surface, same satisfyingly doughy chew, same savory meat filling as a pot sticker, only double the size. Sound good? Each order comes with two bings, so you can relive the sensation of biting into…
Comfort Food: Grilled Cheese and Soup
One of the food world’s great pairings: a bite of a crunchy grilled cheese sandwich and a sip of swe
If ever there was a “perfect” grilled cheese, allow us to offer for your consideration the version at Green Lake’s Latona Pub. Sharp white cheddar holds together thick slices of Columbia City Bakery walnut levain bread, grilled to a crunchy burnished brown. On the side: a chunky tomato basil bisque and a lightly dressed salad…