December 2010

Bandolero Restaurant and Tequila Bar

Bandolero Restaurant and Tequila Bar

In the heart of Tangletown, Bandolero specializes in tequila.

In the heart of Tangletown, Bandolero (2253 N 56th St.; 206.633.5828; bandoleroseattle.com) specializes in tequila. Opened in August by former Pour House co-owner Jay Farias, the bar keeps the margaritas flowing for thirsty amigos. THE VIBE: Bandolero is a dimly lit space with a Southwestern feel. Cowboy hats, bronze lizards and miniature clay pots hang…

Meet the Producer: Cookie Box

Meet the Producer: Cookie Box

Anne Nisbet and Marcia Sisley-Berger were destined to bake together. Having walked the same dining room floor at Ray’s Boathouse, albeit at different times (Nisbet was  director of catering from 1991 to 1998, Sisley-Berger a pastry chef from 2003 to 2009), the two met through a mutual friend who knew they had at least one…

Cravings: Holiday Breads

Cravings: Holiday Breads

’Tis the season for freshly baked breads—their scents making us salivate for a hunk of doughy goodne

’Tis the season for freshly baked breads—their scents making us salivate for a hunk of doughy goodness. Try these favorite locally made sweet and savory treats, guaranteed to enhance your holidays COLUMBIA CITY BAKERY The traditional Milanese PANETTONE is a potpourri of flavor. Packed with candied orange peel, honey, currants and butter, each sweet and…

Restaurant Review: Seatown Seabar & Rotisserie

Restaurant Review: Seatown Seabar & Rotisserie

For years, Tom Douglas’ restaurant empire has managed to walk a delicate line, pleasing locals while welcoming tourists. As Seattle’s premier restaurateur, he has given us a half-dozen places—Serious Pie, Palace Kitchen, Dahlia Lounge, Dahlia Bakery, Lola, Etta’s—where we can find reliably tasty and sometimes downright superb food. Douglas and his team were ahead of…

The Walrus and the Carpenter: Restaurant Review

The Walrus and the Carpenter: Restaurant Review

Renee Erickson's Ballard eatery hits the spot.

There are some chefs whose cooking just hits the spot for me. Renee Erickson is one such chef; her Frenchified dishes at Boat Street Cafe have a rustic unfussiness that comes off as tasting so effortless. I’ve enjoyed many a candlelit dinner, and too many brunches to count, in the chic hideaway on Lower Queen…

Dining Trend: Culinary Squatters Set Up Shop in Seattle Kitchens

Dining Trend: Culinary Squatters Set Up Shop in Seattle Kitchens

All over town, restaurants and industrial kitchens are renting out space to producers of small-batch

Inside a cinder-block building tucked between a tattoo parlor and the Azteca Mexican restaurant on Ballard’s Market Street, a candy maker wraps shiny squares of freshly cut salted caramels. Down the hall, vegan caterers put the final touches on raw to-go lunches. Manning the stove, a street-food vendor preps ingredients for his taco truck. Home…

Food We Love: Mioposto Caffe e Pizzeria

Food We Love: Mioposto Caffe e Pizzeria

Plan to sit and stay awhile at this Columbia City haunt know for its sensational bacon and egg break

Mioposto Caffé e Pizzeria (Mount Baker, 3601 S McClellan St.; 206.760.3400; seattle-eats.com/mioposto) is a regular stop for me since I live in the neighborhood. At night, the place fills up with parents treating their kids to the chewy, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. In the morning, muffins and lattes satisfy the takeout crowd and the stroller pushers…

Datebook: Artist Ryan Molenkamp

Datebook: Artist Ryan Molenkamp

Seattle artist Molenkamp maps our ever-changing local landscape

Ryan Molenkamp’s work is instantly captivating, but not always immediately clear. His large-scale oil and graphite paintings beckon viewers to look closer. Is that a desert? Or a city? Are those buildings or boxcars? Is this a place that’s cracking open, or healing itself? In the case of his new series, The Flood, it’s essentially…

Spotlight Briefs: Dayna Hanson, "The Dark Side of Oz" and the Dusty 45's

Spotlight Briefs: Dayna Hanson, “The Dark Side of Oz” and the Dusty 45’s

Local art that matters

Meet Your MakerArtist:: Dayna Hanson choreographer, filmmaker, musician, performance artistShow: Gloria’s Cause, a contemporary dance-driven rock musical about the American Revolution and modern inequality see it: 12/2–12/5. 8 p.m. $20. On the Boards, 100 W Roy St.; 206.217.9888; ontheboards.org B.D. The American Revolution as rock musical. How did we get here?D.H. Specifically, it was the…

Spotlight: Seattle Storefronts Project

Spotlight: Seattle Storefronts Project

The Storefronts project fills emptiness with art

Pioneer Square experienced a jump in its dragon population this past fall. At the same time, the International District saw a sudden increase in dinging noises. These strange spikes can be traced to a new pilot art project called Storefronts Seattle, in which local artists—such as Dan Reeder, who meticulously crafts papier-mâché dragons, and Charles…

Editor's Note: December 2010

Editor’s Note: December 2010

Our fearless editor-in-chief reflects on the past year

It’s funny to look back at all the Y2K hand-wringing that was done when the calendar flipped from 1999 to 2000. Who knew we’d close out the decade worrying less about whether our computers would work than whether we could ever afford to retire? Or that we’d be surfing the Web on our cell phones…

Hot Button: Peer Pressure

Hot Button: Peer Pressure

Sure, the economy is bad, but some local judges fear that if we don't start paying jurors more than

One man close to me seemed nearly paralyzed with fear. The man to my left had turned a grayish color, almost matching his hair. He sported a sheen of sweat across his forehead. And me? My stomach was clenching. We were sitting in a King County Superior Court courtroom as part of a jury pool…