Category: Eat + Drink Articles   In summer, a girl’s thoughts turn to Washington’s pink (and orange and light red) wine. Every spring, sure as the cherry blossoms bloom in the University of Washington’s Quad, wine writers crack open their “pink-wine-isn’t-sweet-anymore” articles. For years, dry rosé was relegated to this fate—to be described in terms…

Category: Eat + Drink Articles   When chef Don Curtiss assembles a cured meat plate at Ballard’s classiest Italian restaurant, Volterra (5411 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.789.5100; volterrarestaurant.com), he has a philosophy. “I like artisanal salami, things that are not mass produced,” he says. “It’s meant to wake up your palate, so you drink a nice…

Category: Eat + Drink Articles   With the array of chilled soups slated for Seattle’s solstice menus, there’s a whole lot of summer to be said. Because these cool concoctions get their refreshing flavor from sunny-season fruits and vegetables, their release dates depend on produce availability, so call ahead for details. Madison Park CafeMadison Park…

Category: Eat + Drink Articles   Restaurant Zoë’s (Belltown; 2137 Second Ave.; 206.256.2060) chef and owner, Scott Staples, is finally opening up a second restaurant, this time on Capitol Hill. Inspired by the Spotted Pig in New York and other gastropubs (informal pub atmosphere—outrageously good food), he’s bringing the experience to Seattle. His new restaurant,…

Category: Eat + Drink Articles   Nothing motivates an afternoon of civic pride and art appreciation like the promise of a great slice of pizza, which is why we’re so happy that Veraci pizza, owned by roving ambassadors of wood-fired goodness Errin Byrd Jett and Marshall Jett, has set up shop from 10 a.m. to…

Category: Eat + Drink Articles                                         At the restaurant, she cures local pork bellies and uses the resulting bacon in dishes such as seared sea scallops with melted leeks, house-cured bacon and soft-cooked quail’s egg. In…

Category: Eat + Drink Articles   Fruity…definitely fruity, almost buttery with a hint of cinnamon, I think as I scribble notes onto a clipboard and casually wipe a few stray grounds from the tip of my nose. I rinse my spoon and prepare to take in my next slurp of coffee made from Neal Brown’s…

Category: Arts + Events Articles   On the surface, BAM’s Offering Reconciliation is an exhibit of beautiful ceramic bowls sculpted by 135 prominent Palestinian and Israeli artists. But the deeper message here is that each bowl symbolizes the idea of reconciliation between the Israelis and the Palestinians through art. Palestinian artist Osama Zatar, for example,…

Category: Arts + Events Articles   Cris Bruch is Seattle’s mostversatile sculptor. Whether creating whimsical woodworks or awe-inspiringstainless steel installations (his giant tanklike steel sculpture at theUniversity of Washington looks like it could have been built for the set of MadMax), Bruch effortlessly–and masterfully–adapts to new mediums and styles.To help you fully appreciate Bruch’s versatility,…

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Category: Arts + Events Articles   During the past few years the Seattle Aquariumhas been showing its age, which is why we’re pumped for the opening of itsWindow on Washington Waters exhibit, a 120,000-gallon aquarium filled with seadwellers such as salmon, rockfish and sea anemones. Divers will be on hand toanswer questions about the new…

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