Food & Drink
Shopping: Candace Cantaloupe’s biker chic clothing line and a new pop-up jewelry shop in Ballard
Kick-It Boots owner opens neighboring Ponytail Jewelry, plus a repurposed Mason jar light
Bike ChicVictorian-era bloomers may be an unlikely choice for a debuting fashion line, but when Candace Cantaloupe first created knee-length knickers to wear biking in 2005 she quickly found herself taking orders by the fistful. “I got stopped by woman after woman on the street wanting to know where I got them,” the Greenwood-based designer…
Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Learn how to make alien potato buddha man
(Steve gets deep)Find out how to prepare perfectly roasted potatoes and get tips on enticing kids to eat more vegetables all in the same video! Printable tips and recipe? Click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole foods via 140+ short humorous videos. Visit cookusinterruptus.com …
Seattle’s Pie Peddlar: Piecycle Brings Eco-friendly Treats to the U-District
Max Kraushaar, a UW theater and photography major, spends weekend mornings baking pies in his apartm
Max Kraushaar, a UW theater and photography major, spends weekend mornings baking pies in his apartment. At night, he delivers them in the University District via bicycle. The protocal for his business, the piecycle, is simple: Text Kraushaar on Friday or Saturday night (9:30 p.m.–3 a.m.) for a slice ($3) or a pie ($20), and…
Modernist Cuisine, and My Conversation with Nathan Myhrvold
Today's the day the book is officially published, and I recall my conversation with the genius behin
In the fall, as we worked on our February celebration of nerds (see the Nerd Issue), it fell to me to interview Nathan Myhrvold, the man behind Modernist Cuisine, the 2,438 page, six volume tome that aims to be the first, last and every word in between on molecular gastronomy. Only, don’t call it that…
Fashion + Style Friday: Vian Hunter Warehouse Sale, Lanvin Trunk Show and Curtis Steiner Shop Gossip
Get your shop on at Mario’s next week; a sweet message in a bottle; Plus guess who is coming (back)
I’m just going to put out there: I don’t want to pretend this isn’t a tough Friday, many of us are deeply saddened and all hopes, prayers and thoughts are focused on our neighbors in Japan. We’re going to soldier on with Fashion Friday as usual, but if you’ll forgive me, I’m going to skip…
Preview: Nick Cave’s Soundsuits Fill SAM with Exquisite Color, Craft and Curiosity
Crocheted potholders, vintage tin tops, stripey wool sweaters, pipe cleaners, sequins, hooked rugs, porcelain birds, god’s eyes, Beanie Babies, synthetic hair, candy wrapper chains, unfurled cassette tapes and a million white pearl buttons. Such are the materials of Nick Cave’s delicious madness, on view starting today at SAM in the stunning exhibit, “Meet Me at…
Fashion + Style Friday: Spring makeup trends, flirty rain boots and one last hoorah for Oslo’s
Get thee to Nordstrom’s Cosmetics Trend Show, 2009 Seamless winner Out of Line debuts a kickin’ spri
I will get up early on Saturday mornings—but it had better be for a darn good reason (because otherwise, sleep, reading the paper and drinking approximately 5 cups of coffee is the name of the game). However, it is well worth my time—and yours too—to get up early, grab that latte to go and get…
Weekly Must List: Dahlia Workshop’s Biscuit Bar, a NW Indie Fest with Damien Jurado and More
Our editors' picks for the can't-miss events of March 3 - 9, 2011
Must SeeFirst Thursday art walk: Joey Veltkamp Thursday (3/3) – Seattle artist and local art blogger Joey Veltkamp has a well-documented owl obsession (his last show featured more than 30 papier-mâché owls), but now he’s on to something new—ghosts. For this show, he’s fired more than 20 ceramic spooks, using paint and resin to give…
New Column Alert: Cook’s Adventures Debuts This Month!
Fat of the Land author Langdon Cook will write a bi-monthly column on foraging, fishing, crabbing an
I’m thrilled to announce that Fat of the Land author Langdon Cook is our newest columnist at the magazine. Lang, as he’s known by friends, is the kind of guy that, when he says he’ll be “off the grid,” really means it; he’s known to disappear down the coast and up to the wilds of British Columbia for weeks…
Fashion + Style Friday: Spring fashion from Built for Man and Lizzie Parker, plus a fun wine accessory
A new Built for Man showroom, shop watch on Queen Anne and Joan Kelly checks out fashion in Issaquah
We’re playing with numbers this week on Fashion Friday, it’s like good ol’ Sesame Street says: ‘The number of the day is 5.’ As in five, exciting, fun tidbits for share with you this week: 1. The ice and snow held off long enough Tuesday (not spring yet apparently, harrumph) for me to bop up…
Great Schools Come from Great Teachers
Seattle Public School parent Alison Krupnick wonders where all the bad teachers are.
I wanted to write a blog entry about HB 1609, the “Great Schools” bill, which was debated in Olympia this week, but failed to move out of committee. A similar bill in the Senate, SB 5399, was blocked from public hearing by Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, chair of the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12…
VIDEO: Ethan Stowell Cooks Up Tavolata Rigatoni
Seattlemag.com’s Dylan Priest and Alex Kummerow asked Seattle superchef Ethan Stowell and specialty-food-market veteran Kaela Farrington to show us how to prep a simple and savory meal using noodles from their new pasta line. Lagana Foods Pasta Video with Ethan Stowell from Seattle magazine on Vimeo.
Screamin’ Deal: Free Truffle Fries at Hotel 1000
If you work downtown, consider stopping by BOKA Kitchen + Bar part of your Friday routine. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays in February, the folks at Hotel 1000’s restaurant are giving out free truffle fries to anyone. Yep, that includes passersby, guests, starving college students and screamin’ deal junkies. Kick start your…