April 2008
Best of 2008: Year of the Rat
According to the Chinese calendar, 2008 is the year of the rat: a critter widely respected and consi
Category: Articles According to the Chinese calendar, 2008 is the year of the rat: a critter widely respected and considered resourceful, perceptive and enterprising—or, wily, cunning, slightly scary and pretty much unstoppable. In Seattle, where rats could practically be the official city mascot, we’re finally allowed to be proud of the skittery underbelly of…
Tasting Notes: Wines + Rinds
Cheeses washed in wine make for unexpected pairing delights.
Category: Tasting Notes Cheese and wine is a match made in heaven. The only thing better might be enjoying some of our best local cheeses that are actually made with wine—washed in wine, to be exact. Kelli Estrella of Estrella Family Creamery (Montesano, 659 Wynoochee Valley Road; 360.249.6541; estrellafamilycreamery.com) makes several washed-rind cheeses by…
Glasses that Pop
Post cards? We found more than a bunch of stinkin
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles With the Wing Luke Asian Museum and Northwest African American Museum unveiled this year, and SAM’s new space and Olympic Sculpture Park in full swing, we tapped into one of the city’s best-kept secret shopping resources to bring you inspired ideas for this season’s gift-giving: our local museum gift…
Tasting Notes: New Heights
Two wineries find new terroir off the beaten path.
Category: Tasting Notes Tucked away in the hills northwest of Yakima, a tiny new winegrowing region is slowly emerging. Naches Heights, eight miles south of Highway 12 in Cowiche Canyon, has long been known for apple orchards and the largest organic raspberry farm in the world. But two wineries—Naches Heights Vineyards, and, more recently,…
Power 25: Fleet Foxes Expand the Seattle Sound
We believe Fleet Foxes
Category: Arts + Events Articles Bio: Fleet Foxes was born when Robin Pecknold, 22, lead singer/songwriter, and Skye Skjelset, 22, guitarist—who began their musical collaboration while students at Lake Washington High School—joined with Seattleites Casey Wescott, 27, keyboardist; Christian Wargo, 31, bassist; and Josh Tillman, 27, drummer. Why they’re on the list: After signing…
Tasting Notes: Riesling Ranger
Bonny Doon
Category: Tasting Notes Eccentric winemaker and original Rhône Ranger (he almost single-handedly popularized Rhône-style wines in the United States over the past decade or so), Randall Grahm made a name for himself with quirky, philosophical labels for his easy-drinking but still top-notch wines. His Santa Cruz, California–based company, Bonny Doon Vineyard, is known for…
Find Your Style at Sunday’s Thread Show
No one ever said style grows on trees. But this Sunday
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles No one ever said style grows on trees. But this Sunday’s Thread Show at Fisher Pavilion, one of the largest platforms for local and emerging designers, will certainly provide much-needed nourishment for the city’s fashion-hungry. Seattle magazine has sponsored this event for years because we love the unique pieces–ranging…
Tasting Notes: Seeing Reds
Walla Walla Valley’s global success owes much to local wine entrepreneur extraordinaire Norm M
Category: Tasting Notes Norm McKibben gets more done before 6 a.m. than most of us do all day. Whether it’s checking his computer satellite vineyard probes for soil moisture levels or making predawn drives in his truck to check on the ripeness of a block of Merlot grapes, he is one of the most…
Dress Blues With Beth O’Leary
Summer is almost over but frolicking is still allowed.
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Bask in the last remaining days of summer by frolicking in this sapphire blue cap sleeve shift dress from Alula, the Seattle-based fashion-design trio of Beth O’Leary, Chelsey Burton and Katrina Thomson. With perky fabric-covered buttons adding pizzazz to the collar, this to-die-for silk noil number also has a…
Tasting Notes: Georgetown Terroir?
Four artisan wineries put South Seattle on the wine tour map.
Category: Tasting Notes Touring Washington wineries doesn’t conjure up images of unadorned warehouses in industrial South Seattle—unless you’re Seattleite Tom Wolken. Wolken, a casual wine connoisseur, was tired of either taking the long drive to Walla Walla or battling traffic to Woodinville every time he wanted to taste wine where it was made, or…
Make It Work! Seattle’s Arts Enablers: Paige Weinheimer
Category: Arts + Events Articles In her role at 4culture (4culture.org), Paige Weinheimer has been an integral part of many local funding programs for artists. In 2007, she organized the largest and most successful Poetry on Buses campaign since the program’s inception in 1992. In collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural…
Thread Show
We love this new edgy-fabulous shopping experience in Fremont on September 16th.
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Thread is a showcase of emerging fashion designers and the music and art that rock their world. For demanding fashionistas seeking ‘what’s next’ and the most cutting-edge looks, THREAD is a chance to pick up one-of a kind pieces ranging from hand-stitched frocks to eye-catching jewelry, often at reduced…