Seattle Mag
The Goods: Bonbon Bath
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Whoever said, “Forget love—I’d rather fall in chocolate!” surely experienced a Melt Milk Chocolate Bath, created by Seattleite Lisa Francoise, a chocolate aficionado and licensed aesthetician who combines her passions in a soothing soak that will leave your skin deliciously soft. Sweet and simple, it’s a good-enough-to-eat blend of…
Spotlight: Broadway Revival
A local theater group is hoping to revitalize Rainier Beach High School’s theater program.
Category: Arts + Events Articles Photo by Heather Fassio On a blustery May afternoon, the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center at Rainier Beach High School is humming with activity. On stage, a young woman in a turquoise T-shirt sings a sweetly soulful rendition of an SWV song to whoops of encouragement. It’s the…
Best of Shoppin 2007: Vintage Boutiques
Vintage shopper extraordinaire Leigh Canlis digs through the piles to find the best boutiques in tow
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Grab the Purell—it’s time to go vintage shopping! Who is brave enough to try on a shoe with an old Band-Aid still stuck to the inside? I seriously considered it—not my size, thank God. Actually, I am a bit of a germ freak (I barely touch a door handle…
Winning Cupcakes
The cupcake competition in town just got a little bit sweeter.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Jennifer Shea has been baking since she was a little girl at local 4-H competitions—but it wasn’t until she took a trip to New York and visited the much-hyped Magnolia Bakery and Cupcake Café that she decided she could wait no longer to open her own bakery.. Her delectable…
Best Desserts, Pastries & Breads
Category: Eat + Drink Articles The brilliant but short-lived dessert café Coco la ti da might have been ahead of its time (we miss you, Sue McCown!) but sweet tooths and carb lovers can still find plenty of treasures. Blogger, baker and eater extraordinaire Lorna Yee weighs in on Seattle’s pastry scene….
A Lovely Liquid Jewel
A rosé is not just a rosé.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles In summer, a girl’s thoughts turn to Washington’s pink (and orange and light red) wine. Every spring, sure as the cherry blossoms bloom in the University of Washington’s Quad, wine writers crack open their “pink-wine-isn’t-sweet-anymore” articles. For years, dry rosé was relegated to this fate—to be described in terms…
Chef Test: Salami
Uncommon Cure.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles When chef Don Curtiss assembles a cured meat plate at Ballard’s classiest Italian restaurant, Volterra (5411 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.789.5100; volterrarestaurant.com), he has a philosophy. “I like artisanal salami, things that are not mass produced,” he says. “It’s meant to wake up your palate, so you drink a nice…
Cravings: Summer Soups
Get 'em while they're cold. Nothing says summer quite so deliciously as cold soup on a hot day.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles With the array of chilled soups slated for Seattle’s solstice menus, there’s a whole lot of summer to be said. Because these cool concoctions get their refreshing flavor from sunny-season fruits and vegetables, their release dates depend on produce availability, so call ahead for details. Madison Park CafeMadison Park…
Restaurant Insider
Linda Derschang dreams up Smith, her new hipster hangout.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Restaurant Zoë’s (Belltown; 2137 Second Ave.; 206.256.2060) chef and owner, Scott Staples, is finally opening up a second restaurant, this time on Capitol Hill. Inspired by the Spotted Pig in New York and other gastropubs (informal pub atmosphere—outrageously good food), he’s bringing the experience to Seattle. His new restaurant,…
Pizza With a View
Nothing motivates an afternoon of civic pride and art appreciation like the promise of a great slice
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Nothing motivates an afternoon of civic pride and art appreciation like the promise of a great slice of pizza, which is why we’re so happy that Veraci pizza, owned by roving ambassadors of wood-fired goodness Errin Byrd Jett and Marshall Jett, has set up shop from 10 a.m. to…
Chef Test: Bacon
Tamara Murphy of Brasa brings home the bacon (and fries it up in a pan).
Category: Eat + Drink Articles At the restaurant, she cures local pork bellies and uses the resulting bacon in dishes such as seared sea scallops with melted leeks, house-cured bacon and soft-cooked quail’s egg. In…
Coffee Talk
The hottest new trend-coffee tasting-goes to new aromatic heights with cupping events.
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Fruity…definitely fruity, almost buttery with a hint of cinnamon, I think as I scribble notes onto a clipboard and casually wipe a few stray grounds from the tip of my nose. I rinse my spoon and prepare to take in my next slurp of coffee made from Neal Brown’s…
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