August 2014

What to See this Fall: Theater

What to See this Fall: Theater

  Angels in America [DRAMA]This year’s edition of the Intiman Theatre Festival features Tony Kushner’s mid-1990s exegesis of the AIDS crisis, the two-part creation collectively known as Angels in America. Featuring stellar local talent, including Marya Sea Kaminski (as the angel), Jennifer Zeyl (set design) and Mark Mitchell (costume design), the production will remind viewers…

'Angels in America' to Feature Mark Mitchell's Costume Design, No Feathers Allowed

‘Angels in America’ to Feature Mark Mitchell’s Costume Design, No Feathers Allowed

Seattle artist Mark Mitchell creates garments fit for an angel—and the dearly departed

The messenger angel in Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America makes a famously big entrance when she first appears—crashing through the roof of an apartment building to convey her prophecy to a gay man struggling with AIDS in 1980s Manhattan. In the original 1993 Broadway production, which won a Tony Award for Best Play and…

How to Build the Perfect Beach Fire

How to Build the Perfect Beach Fire

The Girl Scout leader and beach-fire maven gives us step-by-step instructions

For coastal camaraderie, nothing beats a beach fire. Follow these steps and spark a blaze to create a cozy mood—and cook a few marshmallows, too! For coastal getaway ideas, read our Best of the Northwest Coast story here. Here’s How:1. Check regulations. Fires are permitted on most beaches in Washington and Oregon, as long as…

The Best Places to Visit Along the Northwest Coast

The Best Places to Visit Along the Northwest Coast

It's not too late for a summer adventure. Let's hit the road

From the rugged and wild tip of Cape Flattery, Washington, to the undulating dunes of Bandon, Oregon, the Northwest coastline has lured wanderers for centuries—some of them straight into the rocks (one reason this stretch is dotted by dozens of picturesque lighthouses). The danger for today’s vacationer, who most often arrives by land, is making…

2014 Washington Wine Awards: Emerging Varietal Spotlight on Petit Verdot

2014 Washington Wine Awards: Emerging Varietal Spotlight on Petit Verdot

This brooding, deep red usually used for blending—shows its ability to finish big

This intense, rustic grape is a late ripener, and traditionally used in the Bordeaux region of France to add color, tannin and fruit to red wines. Its name (“little green”) comes from the fact that if the weather isn’t right during flowering, the cluster doesn’t ripen evenly, leaving undeveloped grapes. And because it only ripens…

2014 Washington Wine Awards: Red Wine Winners

2014 Washington Wine Awards: Red Wine Winners

Complex and hearty, these Washington-made red wines stole the show

For more award-winning Washington wines, read our complete 2014 Washington Wine Awards coverage, including the Best Emerging Winery, Sommelier of the Year, White Wine Winners and more, right here. Red Wine of the Year Mark Ryan 2011 Lonely Heart Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain, $85Sourced from four great Red Mountain vineyards—mostly from Klipsun and Ciel du…

2014 Washington Wine Awards: Best Sparkling Wine

2014 Washington Wine Awards: Best Sparkling Wine

Expect bubbles galore in this light, pink sparkler from Woodinville powerhouse Domaine Ste. Michelle

With more than a dozen sparkling wine producers in the state, this open submission category was exciting to taste. Bubbly isn’t easy to make, especially méthode champenoise, the traditional French way of first making a dry wine and then bottling it with more yeast and sugar to create bubbles in the bottle (stopped with a…

2014 Washington Wine Awards: White Wine Winners

2014 Washington Wine Awards: White Wine Winners

From chardonnays to rieslings, these are the white wines that wowed our judges

For more award-winning Washington wines, read our complete 2014 Washington Wine Awards coverage, including the Best Emerging Winery, Sommelier of the Year, Red Wine Winners and more, right here. White Wine of the Year Chateau Ste. Michelle 2012 Eroica Riesling Columbia Valley, $22 Year after year, Eroica Riesling wins awards and impresses judges. After winning…

Seattle Magazine's 2014 Washington Wine Awards

Seattle Magazine’s 2014 Washington Wine Awards

This year, we're going back to the classics

For the past nine years, the Seattle magazine Washington Wine Awards have taken the measure of Washington’s wine industry as it has matured from upstart on the national scene to a world player. We’ve followed winemaking trends, from the local boom in Bordeaux-style reds and unoaked Chardonnay to praise for our earthy Syrah and world-class…

A Meaty Menu at Madrona's Red Cow

A Meaty Menu at Madrona’s Red Cow

Ethan Stowell's newest eatery seeks to break the restaurant-closure curse in Madrona

It looks like the revolving door of restaurants at this Madrona address may be standing still awhile. Before Ethan Stowell scooped up the cute space across the street from Bottlehouse back in February, it was home to a rotation of eateries that began with Cremant, followed by June and Restaurant Bea. Now, Stowell has brought…

Graphic Designer Creating a Logo for Every One of Seattle's 400+ Parks

Graphic Designer Creating a Logo for Every One of Seattle’s 400+ Parks

In 2012, then Seattle-based graphic designer Dave Battjes set a design challenge for himself to create a logo for every one of the more than 400 parks in the city of Seattle—at the ambitious rate of one a day. “Most of Seattle’s parks have interesting beginnings or rich histories tying them to the Olmsted brothers…

French Bistro Cassis Returns, this Time to West Seattle

French Bistro Cassis Returns, this Time to West Seattle

Can an upscale restaurant thrive across the bridge?

Back in the late ’90s, Cassis was the “it” place to be. Flourishing on Capitol Hill, the intimate French bistro was known for its mussels, fish soup and steak frites. And then in 2004, despite popular vote, owner Jef Fike closed the place. Fast-forward to 2014. Cassis resurfaces on Alki of all places. Fike couldn’t…