March 2012

Gridlock! Seattle's Transportation Issue

Gridlock! Seattle’s Transportation Issue

A comprehensive guide to what's really slowing the Seattle commute. Plus, encouraging updates on the

It’s the least sexy, most flammable cocktail-party topic around: transportation. The horror story about a one-hour crosstown crawl. The strategy swap about how best to cross the lake during a Mariners home stand. And the sharply divisive rhetoric about which multibillion-dollar projects our region really needs—and how to pay for them. Transportation touches us all,…

Spring Arts Preview 2012

Spring Arts Preview 2012

The music, theater, books, comedy, performance and film you won't want to miss this spring. Also: th

Spring has sprung! Maybe not in terms of weather, but certainly arts-wise, with beautiful events bursting forth in galleries, theaters and concert halls. We’re fired up for the massive slab of ceramics exhibits opening this month (in conjunction with the big clay conference in town), new work by Seattle dance luminaries Donald Byrd and Mark…

Spring Fashion: The Forecast

Spring Fashion: The Forecast

Fashion braves the elements with a Northwest mix of high style and quintessential outerwear.

HAUTE WHEELSA blend of couture and bike messenger gear paves the way for a new look, sans Lycra bodysuit, but with the same fierce attitude. Jil Sander sleeveless nylon vest with cashmere lining, $1,840, Neiman Marcus. Patagonia black pullover polyester nano-puff jacket, $159, REI, layered over Marni “Maglia Dolcevita” beaded turtleneck cashmere knit sweater with…

Moving Right Along

Moving Right Along

Our fearless editorial director reflects on Seattle's once stalled and, now, shockingly inevitable t

I knew when our youngest son got the birthday party invitation in January that it was time to bite the bullet. The party was in Bellevue, which meant crossing the bridge, and that meant finally getting one of those bridge-toll passes (or start paying through the nose for Container Store runs and trips to Woodinville…

Tamara Murphy's long-awaited Terra Plata

Tamara Murphy’s long-awaited Terra Plata

Our food critic is smitten with a divine new eatery on Capitol Hill.

It’s a shame what you’d miss if you never left your own neighborhood, never took a turn down an unexplored street or planted yourself in one of Seattle’s sensational neighborhood restaurants. The romantic, candlelit tables in Madrona, the increasingly urbane (and decreasingly scruff-friendly) bistros in Ballard, and the thrum of diners, drinkers and rockers perched…

Northwest Home March 2012

Northwest Home March 2012

The latest issue of our magazine about home design and decor.

The latest issue of Northwest Home (found inside the March issue of Seattle magazine) showcases Cool Kitchens, including a dramatic 1950s remodel, and tips on how to bring some canine chic style to your dwelling. Plus, our Home of the Month features a mod remodel on Mercer Island (tour it March 18), which comes complete…

Go to Momiji Only if You Like "Newshi"

Go to Momiji Only if You Like “Newshi”

Gorgeous decor can't save the "newshi" at this Capitol Hill restaurant.

There ought to be a word for sushi that has little to do with Japanese food (maybe newshi?). That way, sushi snobs like me—who care about properly cooked and seasoned rice, impeccably fresh fish cut perfectly—could differentiate between the few places that serve sushi and the growing number of places that specialize in newshi, where…

Mixed Results at the new Marché

Mixed Results at the new Marché

Campagne's new makeover brings some hits and a few misses to the Pike Place Market.

Campagne closed a year ago to reopen as Marché last fall, with only middling success. On the bright side: The expanded bar is quite a good place to meet a friend for wine, outstanding pomme frites ($5) and a slab of chunky pork hock terrine ($8) dotted with pistachios and served on a wood plank….

Pulled-Pork Pizza

Pulled-Pork Pizza

We love this new twist on putting pork on a pizza, perfected by The Flying Squirrel.

I have an old friend who insists that a pizza with anything fancy, anything beyond pepperoni and cheese, is “lasagna.” His head would surely explode if confronted with the awesome pulled-pork pizza at The Flying Squirrel: piled high with tender braised pork hunks, sprinkled with fresh cilantro and Cotija cheese, a few ribbons of red…

Build Your Own Soup at King Noodle

Build Your Own Soup at King Noodle

This International District noodle house is great for cheap—and interactive—eats.

If you’re a menu customizer—always asking for this or that on the side, extra veggies and such—get thee to King Noodle, stat! You’ll be presented with a two-sided menu to fill in: a choice of noodles (I like the chewy egg noodles and the wontons) and of broth (the chicken is delicious, but you can…

Hestia Cellars

Hestia Cellars

Opposites make great wine partners at this new Woodinville winery.

Hestia, the Greek goddess of hearth and home, is a fitting symbol for Hestia Cellars. Winemaker and owner Shannon Jones came up with the name to honor the strong ties to Greece on his mother’s side of the family and the celebrations of his youth, complete with roasted lamb, wine and dancing. Jones’ path to…

Chino's on Capitol Hill

Chino’s on Capitol Hill

With a welcoming radiance filtering out the front door, Chino’s provides a tiki-rific drink stop.

STREET TIKI When Chino owners Walter and Mari Lee decided to open a restaurant based around the Los Angeles street food they devoured in their youth, they matched those diverse culinary tastes with one of the defining features of L.A.’s liquor landscape: tiki. Honestly, it could have been an overly syruped and sweetened disaster, but…