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Posted on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 5:15pm

Modernist Cuisine, and My Conversation with Nathan Myhrvold

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Allison Austin Scheff
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Image from volume three of "Modernist Cuisine"
The anatomy of lobster

In the fall, as we worked on our February celebration of nerds (see the Nerd Issue), it fell to me to interview Nathan Myhrvold, the man behind Modernist Cuisine, the 2,438 page, six volume tome that aims to be the first, last and every word in between on molecular gastronomy. Only, don't call it that I was warned. Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 11:19pm

Cellphones On Our Minds: UW's Henry Lai in The New York Times

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Karen Johnson
A photo of Henry Lai taken in our Seattle mag studios by Hayley Young

In January, Seattle magazine contributor Naomi Ishisaka told the story of UW professor Henry Lai, a bionengineering scientist whose research has placed him at the center of a persistent global debate around the effect cellphones have on brain activity. Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 10:17pm

Taco Time’s ultimate soda fountain

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Jennifer Lee

Parents: next time you bring your kids into Taco Time, get ready to blow their soda-loving minds. Coca-Cola has spent the last half-decade transforming the soda fountain into every child’s dream with their new Freestyle soda fountain–and select locally owned Taco Time locatoins are the only places in the Northwest where you can give it a whirl. For the soda fanatic, it’s the ultimate candy store of soft drinks, with 106—yes, 106!—soda flavors funneled into a single machine. Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 5:33pm

Fashion + Style Friday: Vian Hunter Warehouse Sale, Lanvin Trunk Show and Curtis Steiner Shop Gossip

Wear a sweet sentiment with Perch Papier's custom bottle necklace

I’m just going to put out there: I don’t want to pretend this isn’t a tough Friday, many of us are deeply saddened and all hopes, prayers and thoughts are focused on our neighbors in Japan. We’re going to soldier on with Fashion Friday as usual, but if you’ll forgive me, I’m going to skip past the quirky, cheerful intro and dive right in. Okay? Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 5:05pm

Cookus Interruptus Video: Thai Steak Salad with Cucumbers, Cilantro, Lime

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Cynthia Lair

There's no dilemma about this omnivore delight.  Lime, cilantro, garlic and some heat rubbed into some grass fed beef.  Medium rare strips served over salad with cucumber.  I'm salivating, how about you? Printable recipe? Click here. Read more »

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