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April 2009

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The RE Store’s Eighth Annual Haute Trash Fashion Show on April 17


Our top to-do's for April


Students hunger for homework at Theo's Chocolate Academy

By A. V. Crofts

Rural views and tasty foods beckon you to Edison

By Kelly Lemons

In honor of National Poetry Month—and our annual Best Restaurants issue—three prominent local poets (with three of the most poetically pleasing last names in the biz) cooked up new poems about food. Bon appétit!


A local coffeehouse maven takes her offerings up a notch with High 5 Pies

By Sally Chamberlain

Seattle chocolatier Fran Bigelow celebrates a new store and her connection to President Obama


How have Seattle’s longstanding restaurants survived? Perpetually popular menu items.


A local company does lunch (at school)


Cherry-picked boots for the young set, heirloom chocolate at Claudio Corallo and gourmet food on Phinney


With new eateries popping up left and right, Capitol Hill’s East Pike Street is Seattle’s foodie hot spot

By Sally Chamberlain

Legible edibles at Seattle’s fourth Edible Book Festival


When two local chefs designed their dream kitchen, the results really got cooking

By Elizabeth Economou

Consumers are taking the local food movement one step further by going whole hog—or cow or sheep for that matter

By Bob Geballe

With more than one scary breach in our food safety net, just who is minding our local restaurant kitchens?

By Bob Geballe

Our contemporary issues with the waterfront and Alaskan Way Viaduct stem from decisions made almost eight decades ago. Leaders then, as now, struggled with engineering quandaries, a lack of consensus—and limited funds

By Jennifer Ott


Columnists

Eating locally isn't new in Seattle; the current trend is just bringing us back to our roots (and berries)



Datebook

A young Seattle filmmaker helps his peers achieve their Hollywood dreams


A 2008 Stranger Genius Award winner takes the stage at On The Boards


Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur


American quilt classics, 1800-1980



Best Restaurants 2009

From Spinasse to The Corson Building, a look at the reservation-worthy in Seattle restaurants of 2009

By Allison Austin Scheff , Sumi Hahn , Lorna Yee

This year we look back at the exceptional restaurants that have beaten the odds; the ones we fall in love with again and again, year after year

By Allison Austin Scheff , Sumi Hahn , Lorna Yee

We can’t wait to see how these new kitchens fare

By Allison Austin Scheff , Sumi Hahn , Lorna Yee

Call them bold, call them brilliant, call them presumptuous. But when you’re looking for the chefs who are creating the new taste of Seattle, you’ll have to call on these six.


When your wife is Seattle magazine’s food and dining editor, dinner is never quite what you’ve got in mind


Buoyed by new Washington craft-distillery laws, a crop of locally made liquors is lifting spirits everywhere



Features

The very best of Washington Wines

By Shannon Borg

Kelley Moore transforms the ho-hum buffet into a stylish communal dinner



Eat and Drink

Savory shrimp provide ultimate meal


A dining room with a sultry tone


The true pearl of this eatery is its dining room


A new menu from the chef of Brasa brings Elliott Bay Book Company’s café back to life


Popeye knew spinach was good for you—but did he also know how good it can taste? Celebrate spring by savoring this versatile vegetable.


This versatile grain will have you making good on those resolutions to eat healthier

By Lorna Yee , Lorna Yee

It’s not just an oven that makes Autumn Martin’s new cakes hot


Taste Washington Seattle Grand Tasting


Say oui to Greenwood's Gainsbourg bar







EXCLUSIVE ON SEATTLEMAG.COM
Seattle's 10-year Bike Master Plan
Written in late 2006 and early 2007 by a consortium of bike advocacy groups, city officials, consultants and citizens, Seattle’s groundbreaking plan is a roadmap for bike-friendly urban development


Bike Friendly Cities: How Seattle Stacks Up
You think we’re bike-friendly? Take a look at our competition


Recipe: Marionberry Tart with White Truffle Honey
Lorna Yee shows off her sweet side with this month's Key Ingredient recipe


More March Goods
A few must-have spring items


Spring Wellness Retreat
A healthful getaway to CaveB Inn at Sagecliff


Expert Advice on How to Eat Well
Eating well is always important—but what you should eat can vary depending on your age and activity level


Finding Balance
What’s that saying—an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? Benjamin Franklin’s oft quoted maxim has been wholeheartedly embraced by local experts who offer a wide range of strategies to keep you at the peak of health


Find Archived Photos of Your Historic Home
Think of it as Google Street View, circa 1910--discover how to get photos of your pre-1930s Seattle house


Shanghainese Red-cooked Pork Belly
Local gourmet Lorna Yee puts an overlooked protein to good use


Top Interior Designers: Fresh Four
Interior Designers With a Talent for Crisp, Clean Looks


Retro Dessert Classics
In the good old days, before desserts became intricate and architectural, there was sugar, butter, booze and servers skilled in the ways of turning simple components into something unforgettable without igniting your tablecloth. Happily, these “flamers” are better than ever.


Q&A Behind the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Part I
Shannon O’Leary talks with Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada, M.D., president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Health Program.


Q&A Behind the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Part II
William Gates, Sr., co-chair, and David Bley, director, Pacific Northwest Program ,talk about the Gates Foundation’s beginnings, the millions it’s investing in Washington, why investing in education and solving family homelessness is a Foundation focus—and what’s up next.


Lorna Yee Shares Her Candy Bar Cupcake Recipe

Our local gourmand shares a sweet and salty recipe from her college days.


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