Food & Drink
Artifact Kids’ Puzzles
A UW professor and her friend produce creatively crafted (and eco-friendly) puzzles for kids.
Score a little quiet family time with the help of a gorgeous, locally made wooden jigsaw puzzle. Wallingford-based Artifact Puzzles—founded by UW electrical engineering professor Maya Gupta and her friend Maria Berg—affixes soy-based ink prints (including “Mad Tea Party,” shown below, by Seattle artist Justin Hillgrove) to eco-friendly plywood, which is then laser-cut into whimsical…
East Olive Way
The burgeoning Capitol Hill ‘hood offers culinary and visual arts for the feasting.
wake upBeloved Dinette (1514 E Olive Way; 206.328.2282; dinetteseattle.com) has a brand-new neighbor: Stop by Crumble & Flake Patisserie (1500 E Olive Way; 206.329.1804; crumbleandflake.com) for one of chef/owner Neil Robertson’s much-craved croissants and cinnamon rolls or a seasonal macaron. But take heed: Treats are to-go only, and, at press time, were selling out as…
Belltown’s Hidden Boutique
Sell Your Sole Consignment Boutique boasts impressively well-named garments and shoes.
Prada, Jimmy Choo and Vivienne Westwood are bunking behind Cherry Street Coffee House in Belltown. Tucked into a hidden suite off First Avenue, Natalia Biner’s new Sell Your Sole Consignment Boutique boasts impressively well-named garments and shoes, often sporting original tags. Biner has organized her russet- and lime-colored space by garment type, with colorful dresses…
Tininha Silva’s Colorful Swim Wear
After nine years as the proprietor of a swimsuit shop in Fremont, Silva has launched her own line.
When entering designer Tininha Silva’s Madrona studio, one wall demands attention: On it hangs a massive acrylic painting by her husband, artist Sean Yearian, that swirls in a vibrant tapestry of color and joy. It’s apropos: After nine years as the proprietor of now-closed Tininha’s swimsuit shop in Fremont, Silva has launched her own Teu…
Shop the Summer Sidewalk Sales this Weekend
Get ready to pound the pavement: Along with the arrival of glorious weather (yay!), several neighborhood shops are throwing open their doors this weekend and placing their wares outside for the perusing. So enjoy some sun whilst you shop: West Seattle Start the weekend early over at Clementine’s, where owner Linda Walsh is teaming up…
Notes from Tom Douglas Culinary Summer Camp
On Friday, the day after this year’s Tom Douglas Culinary Summer Camp ends, an aching hunger will set in, especially around 10 in the morning when campers realize nobody is feeding them an endless buffet of bites of the amazing food they’ve just seen prepared by a parade of uber-talented chefs starting last Sunday at…
Shopping News: Beauty Line Kari Gran Debuts, Plus Meet The Kippy Ding Ding Fashion Truck
Happy (almost) holiday! Once the fireworks shows end and we nap off our food-induced comas, take some time to check out the following new beauty and style finds: A few months back, I visited the divine little Honeysuckle Spa near Green Lake. Not only did owner Molly Griffith give me an insanely awesome organic facial…
Over-the-Top Independence Day Treats
Celebrate the Fourth of July with sweet, patriotic goodies
July 4 Cake Pops If you’ve read any culinary magazine or watched any cooking show in the last few months, you’ll know that cake pops (shown above) are all the rage when it comes to innovative desserts. Patriotic cake pops are actually simple to make and we love these because the possibilities for patriotic design…
Stalking Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi in Seattle
We are, perhaps, too excited to see this show filming in Seattle.
Forgive me Padma! My editor made me do it. Yes, Top Chef fever has got us whipped into quite a froth and when I showed up for my Monday morning pastry at Le Panier at the Pike Place Market, I hit the motherlode. Yes, it’s true. Top Chef is filming here in Seattle. Tents were…
Share Wear: Shop for Kids’ Secondhand Clothes Online
Here’s a sweet, supergreen spin on kiddie consignment: a new online marketplace that lets you buy and sell those barely used “outgrowns” within your own neighborhood. Launched in March by West Seattle mom Pamela Boyd (and named for her nearly 1-year-old daughter, Clara), ClarasMom.com lists goods by item type (clothing, maternity, toys, gear and more)…
Smart Stationery Makes Snail Mail Fun Again
Two new Seattle-based companies are focused on improving the mail we get.
inboxFounded by four Seattleites who wanted to share special photo moments with relatives who aren’t on Facebook or email, Postcardly (postcardly.com) delivers personalized paper postcards to your friends and family with a few mouse clicks. After signing up for an account (subscribe to five cards per month for $4.99; 15 cards per month for $9.99;…
Eye Candy Alert: New Seattle Bride Issue is Here
Keep an eye on local newsstands. A lovely lady framed in sagey green is waiting for you on the cover of the latest issue of Seattle Bride. Packed with inspiration for all aspects of the epic adventure that is planning a wedding: from fashion to favors to transportation, this issue is a stunning example of…
What’s New at Canopy Blue, HomeGoods Arrives and Bell Square to Expand
If there is any solace in a rainy June weekend, it’s in the great shopping to be had (all indoors!). Here’s what’s a buzz this week: Demure Canopy Blue in Madison Park has long reigned as a must-stop for women hankering for casual, yet elegant attire. Now, Danielle Ackerly has taken over from original owner…