Seattle Mag
Chef’s Day off: Dinette Style
Who knew there was a chef
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Who knew there was a chef’s compound on First Hill? Melissa Nyffeler, chef/owner of Dinette, lives in a light-filled fifth-floor apartment in the same building as Jim Drohman of Le Pichet/Café Presse and Bo Maisano, formerly of Madison Park Café. I joined Nyffeler at her home for a dress…
Top Affordable Stylists $50 or less
The economy may be shaky, but some things never change: You still need a haircut, right? We searched
Category: Best of Beauty Andrea Berg Tonic Salon Bryant, 3406 NE 55th St.206.545.2269 Price: Cuts, $50; single-process color, $60; foils, $85 and up Expertise: Making natural textures work for people to achieve “effortless hair.” Biggest hair peeve: “People who cut their own bangs.” Celeb hair I covet: “Giselle [Bundchen]’s hair and Blake Lively on…
To Dream the Impossible
How to Get Your Children's Book Published
Category: Arts + Events Articles Early in June, I sat down with Seattle author Richard Farr to talk about how to get a children’s book published. He was highly amused by the idea that he would be considered any kind of expert, but I thought there was no better person to ask than someone…
Cherry Poppin
Eugene
Category: Articles 2/5 • When these Eugene, Oregon, boys burst onto the national music scene in ’97 with their hit “Zoot Suit Riot,” they inspired countless guys and gals to take up swing dancing. If it’s been a while since you hit the dance floor, grab a date and plan for a night of…
Datebook: Dirty Dancing
Say hello to Portland-based tEEth, whose wildly original and at times very funny performance company
Category: Articles It’s not often you come across a dance theater company that is truly scary—a company that creates such disturbing, lasting images that you are skeeved out and a little jumpy for days afterward, fearing you might encounter one of their surreal tableaus around a real-life corner. Say hello to Portland-based tEEth, whose…
Book Breakdown
Bellevue Arts Museum exhibit shreds the notion of a book
Category: Articles 2/24–6/14 • Doomsayers have been threatening the demise of the book since, well, since the invention of the printing press, and while books have survived (for now), it’s not always in their original form. In Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book, the new show at Bellevue Arts Museum, the book becomes…
Datebook: Same As He ever Was
David Byrne may have moved on from the Talking Heads, but his new music is no less inspired or infec
Category: Articles 2/12 • Twenty-five years after he charmed us by wearing an absurdly oversized suit in the 1984 Talking Heads tour documentary Stop Making Sense, the hugely talented musician (and visual artist, and director, and choreographer) David Byrne is on the road again. This time he’ll perform songs from his 2008 album Everything…
Tilt-shift Q&A: See Seattle from a New Angle
This month we highlight the creativity and, um, small mindedness of tilt-shift photographers who mak
Category: Arts + Events Articles This month we highlight the creativity and, um, small mindedness of tilt-shift photographers who make real-life landscapes look like scale models. We swapped emails with Erynn Rose, a Seattle photographer embracing this trend to find out more about this interesting photo genre. What is tilt-shift photography?Official tilt-shift photography is…
Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Category: Arts + Events Articles Karin Snelson introduces several acclaimed Seattle writers and illustrators for the younger—much younger—set, and offers a few tips for aspiring children’s book authors. Take heed and you might be next to be featured in our pages! Palette Pleaser: Julie Paschkis brings color and life to children’s books All Julie…
Restaurant Specials
With deals like these at local eateries, you won
Category: Arts + Events Articles With deals like these at local eateries, you won’t want to miss a night dining out. Bargain sushi? It’s all relative, but there’s no arguing that the Course Meal ($50 for two) at Mashiko’s (West Seattle, 4725 California Ave. SW; 206.935.4339) is worth every pinched penny. The five-course, chef’s…
Cheap Eats Directory
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Your guide to the restaurants featured in our Cheap Eats issue Alhadeff Grill at South Seattle Community CollegeRainier Valley6000 16th Ave. SW 206.764.5344chefschool.com Anita’s CrêpesBallard4350 NW Leary Ave.206.838.9997anitascrepes.comAlso at various farmers’ market year-round, including Ballard (Sun., 10 a.m.–2 p.m.) Archa ThaiKent121 Meeker St.253.373.1868Baguette BoxCapitol Hill1203 Pine St.206.332.0220Fremont 626 N…
Cheap Eats: The Big List
Rocky economic times give us second thoughts about carefree spending and multicourse dinners. But pa
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Rocky economic times give us second thoughts about carefree spending and multicourse dinners. But paying more attention to the bottom line doesn’t have to feel (or taste) like scrimping. In fact, it’s not hard to eat on the cheap in Seattle: We’ve got taco stands, bánh mì delis and…