Don’t Miss Your Own Holiday Party Making Drinks. Three Tips for Easier Hosting Spend more time with your guests instead of playing bartender. Half-Seas canned cocktails make hosting easy. AJ Rathbun
One of Seattle’s Top Cocktail Bars Has Turned Into a Christmas Wonderland Kick off your party season with this drink from Rob Roy’s annual Advent Cocktail Calendar. Anu Elford serves this cocktail warm, in a sturdy—and decorative!—mug AJ Rathbun
This Drink From a Hot New Cocktail Bar Deliciously Messes With Your Head West Seattle’s Alchemy brings a little wizardry to its striking—and surprisingly refreshing—drink. Alchemy bar manager Tony Larson puts a dark twist on a variation of the Eastside cocktail AJ Rathbun
Buzzy New Capitol Hill Restaurant Brings Much-Needed Meat Hunks to Underserved Area D' La Santa looks to fill the void in a troubled restaurant space. Enjoy fun and tasty Mexican-inspired cocktails and food at D’ La Santa. AJ Rathbun
Two Belltown Bars Are Closing in Less Than a Month Plus, Heritage Distilling Co. adds a Roslyn distillery and other booze news. The Upstairs shakes its last drinks Dec. 10. AJ Rathbun
These Superb Thanksgiving Cocktails Will Help With That Post-Turkey Bloat Let's face it, you're going to overeat. Fortunately, these drinks can help. Football Punch (left) and the Great Secret (right) will help with turkey digestion. AJ Rathbun
Eastside Chef Takes on Ballard, Giving Northwest Ingredients a Global Twist Gather Kitchen + Bar is now open in The Commons at Ballard building. The polenta with wild mushrooms is a standout at Ballard’s Gather Kitchen + Bar. AJ Rathbun
SoDo’s Experimental New Cidery Isn’t Afraid to Get Weird Brownrigg Hard Cider makes a big impression with wild flavors. SoDo’s new cidery is for the adventurous. AJ Rathbun
Italian Cocktails and European Flair Make This New Neighborhood Haunt a Pond-Hopping Delight Joli brings European tastes to Ballard. Enjoy the Italian-inspired drinks at Joli. AJ Rathbun
Ballard Gains a Sleek New Restaurant With Global Flair Plus, it's a wonderful week for whiskey lovers. Grilled octopus is on the menu at Gather Kitchen + Bar. AJ Rathbun
Star Seattle Chef Selling Two Restaurants, Opening a New One Ethan Stowell is looking to sell Capitol Hill's Bar Cotto and Anchovies & Olives. Say goodbye (perhaps) to Capitol Hill’s salumi bar/pizzeria Bar Cotto. AJ Rathbun
10 Killer Seattle Cocktails Under $10 A good drink doesn't have to break the bank. Sip a solid sangria at Bar Abajo and discover other great drinks under $10. AJ Rathbun
