May 2010
Wabi-Sabi Sushi Restaurant Review
Fresh food in a comfortable, neighborhood dining place.
Southenders (myself included) have had “sushi restaurant” on our wish lists for years. So when I heard Wabi-Sabi was the latest project from Thoa Nguyen (formerly of Columbia City, now living in the Central District) who serves tasty pan-Asian dishes at Chinoise Café and Thoa’s Restaurant & Lounge, I was heartened. Could it be that…
Toulouse Petit Restaurant Review
Brian Hutmacher get's serious with Toulouse Petit and a New Orleans inspired menu.
Brian Hutmacher could have cut corners when he opened Toulouse Petit in November. As the owner of Mexican restaurant (and singles meat market) Peso’s, right next door, no one would’ve blamed him if he had taken the easy road and opened a New Orleans themed doppelganger aimed at the flirty, heavy-drinking party crowd. Instead, it’s…
Mistral Kitchen’s Winds of Change
With a wide range of dining options, a new, all-embracing Mistral sweeps into Seattle.
The smell of duck fat beckons, but the air is cool—and so is William Belickis’ demeanor as he sears foie gras on the large griddle, or plancha, of his customized Jade range. Tall, pale, with ebony hair, Belickis is dressed in a short-sleeved, dishwasher-style shirt. He is an unflustered master, with time, despite a mini-rush,…
Let’s Get Physical: Washington State’s Triathlons
Summer's around the corner and so is a thundering, dripping herd of local and regional triathlons.
Category: Articles Summer’s around the corner and so is a thundering, dripping herd of Washington State triathlons. Did we miss anything? Email us with your suggestions. MAY5/8 • Mother’s Day TriathlonElma, Washington Vance Creek Park Race category: Sprint Distance (adult): 250 meter swim/ 13 mile bike/ 3 mile run Distance (children): 25 yard swim…
Cheap Eats: Columbia City’s Fish and Chips
A Fish and Chips spot with a neighborly sense of place
Steve Allen’s Emerald City Fish & Chips is a sight for sore eyes. The brightly lit corner shop’s shiny nautical light fixtures stand out along a stretch of Rainier Avenue largely devoted to nail shops and used-car lots. The neighborhood’s diverse crowd gathers shoulder to shoulder in the small space, waiting for cooked-to-order, cornmeal-batter-dipped…
Seattle’s Great Escapes: Play Close To Home
Off the beaten path or hard by the interstate, you can have a one-stop respite without getting too c
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories Off the beaten path or hard by the interstate, you can have a one-stop respite without getting too complicatedNature and Nurture Suncadia ResortTravel time from Seattle: About 90 minutesIf you like to walk, run, bike, swim, fish, ride, soak or sit, Suncadia Resort—80 miles east of Seattle on the outskirts…
Great Escapes 2010: Bend
In the middle of Oregon, Bend is a town of seeming contradictions. It’s a mountain town…on the edge
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines In the middle of Oregon, Bend is a town of seeming contradictions. It’s a mountain town…on the edge of a desert. It logs an average of 300 days a year of sun…in Oregon. Bend’s quirky polarity is one of the many reasons why the town is so lovable; it’s the…
Great Escapes 2010: Methow Valley
The stress of daily life falls away as you drive to the Methow Valley over the spectacular North Cas
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines The stress of daily life falls away as you drive to the Methow Valley over the spectacular North Cascades Highway. Surrounded by the glacial peaks of the North Cascades, and gateway to the vastness of the Okanogan National Forest, the Pasayten Wilderness and the Sawtooth Wilderness, the Methow lures Seattleites…
Great Escapes 2010: Friday Harbor
Friday Harbor, the only incorporated town in San Juan County, is a bustling metropolis compared to a
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines To Seattleites, perhaps nothing symbolizes getting away from it all as aptly as the ferry ride from Anacortes to San Juan Island, where time, for the most part, has been standing still for decades. Driftwood-festooned beaches, winding country roads, seaside ice cream stands and spirited whale-scouting tours are tonic to…
Food We Love: 35th St. Bistro’s Roasted Beet Salad
Spring for the bright beet salad at 35th Street Bistro
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Spring On A PlatterWhen springtime doesn’t show up soon enough (at least on the plate), I seek out the bright jewel tones and earthy sweetness of the roasted beet salad at 35th Street Bistro (Fremont, 709 N 35th St. 206.547.9850 35bistro.com). Young arugula makes a soft bed for the roasted…
Great Escapes 2010: Lake Chelan
Sapphire skies and long sunny days, the buzz of Jet Skis, the scent of sunblock, the sizzle of burge
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Sapphire skies and long sunny days, the buzz of Jet Skis, the scent of sunblock, the sizzle of burgers at a roadside drive-in: This is what Chelan has meant to generations of Seattle families who have made visiting it an annual summer rite. Now home to a burgeoning wine industry,…
Urban Safari: 2nd Ave in Belltown
Long known for its nightlife, Belltown
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Long known for its nightlife, Belltown’s Second Avenue has always had something for everyone—whether you’re up for burritos at Mama’s Mexican Kitchen and pinball at Shorty’s, tapas at Txori and jazz at Tula’s, or an evening of fancier fare at Tavolàta or Restaurant Zoë. Of late, a new crop of…