August 2016

Throwback Eats: 6 Nostalgic Tacoma Joints

Throwback Eats: 6 Nostalgic Tacoma Joints

Go old school in Tacoma

You may have visited Tacoma to take in the acclaimed Museum of Glass, or to spend a sunny afternoon at Point Defiance Park. But there are other reasons to make the trek south. Discover the historic heart and soul of this working-class city through its old-school restaurants, bars, shops and venues that have entertained locals…

Nordstrom to Unveil its Renovated Downtown Seattle Flagship Store

Nordstrom to Unveil its Renovated Downtown Seattle Flagship Store

The local retailer sheds new light on its process of reinventing the department store

Last February, as Nordstrom’s downtown Seattle flagship was in the thick of a significant renovation, which had begun in spring 2014, there was a moment when you could stand in the center of the store with one foot in the old design and one in the new. To the right: 12-by-12-inch beige marble tile floors,…

The 2016 Washington Wine-Buying List

Here are the award-winning wines you should be buying now

RED WINES Red Wine of the Year  Winner: Two Vintners 2013 Some Days Are Stones Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Stoney Vine Vineyard, $45 Merlot, $20 or less  Winner: Waterbrook 2014 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $15Finalists: Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2013 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $19Milbrandt 2014 Traditions Merlot, Columbia Valley, $17House of Independent Producers (HIP) 2012 Merlot,…

2016 Washington Wine Awards Methodology and Tasting Panel

Nominations for this year’s Washington State Wine Awards in the Winery and Winemaker, Red Wine, White Wine, Sparkling Wine and Rosé categories were solicited via survey from a panel of Washington wine and food professionals. The top vote-getters were selected as winners. The more than 100 wines receiving the most votes in the varietal categories…

Winners of Seattle Magazine's 11th Annual Washington Wine Awards

Winners of Seattle Magazine’s 11th Annual Washington Wine Awards

A celebration of the state's very best wines and all the people behind them

After back-to-back cool vintages in 2010 and 2011, Washington has seen a four-year run (2012–2015) in which each vintage has been warmer than the last. The results of those warm vintages—and the plush, delicious wines they produced—are on display in this year’s group of winners, which includes a mix of industry veterans (L’Ecole Nº 41,…

Inside Josh Henderson's Atmospheric Dining Experiences

Inside Josh Henderson’s Atmospheric Dining Experiences

A field guide to Henderson's fun-house eateries

Ten years ago, Josh Henderson left a sweet gig cooking for photographers on location in Los Angeles to start a little truck in Seattle called Skillet. It was one of Seattle’s first food trucks—and it did quite well, expanding with help from equity partners into four brick-and-mortar diners and a catering company. Henderson left the…

Make this Refreshing Drink on a Sunny Afternoon

Make this Refreshing Drink on a Sunny Afternoon

Crisp Washington Rieslings and sweet, seasonal peaches combine for a perfect summer sipper

Come summertime at Mark Takagi’s house, you’ll find sangría. And lots of it. “It’s the perfect, refreshing, unpretentious drink on a sunny afternoon,” says Takagi, a wine, beer and spirits specialist of 26 years for Metropolitan Market. “I drink pitchers of it all summer long.” Traditional red sangría is more popular than the white version,…

Recipe for Peach Sangria with Washington Riesling

Recipe for Peach Sangria with Washington Riesling

Try this savory white sangria with peaches, ginger, lime and WA wine

Savory White Sangría with Peaches, Ginger and Lime Serves 15 1 bottle (750-milliliter) Riesling 1 bottle (750-milliliter) Michelle Extra Dry Sparkling Riesling 1 bottle (750-milliliter) of seltzer water (plain, lemon or lime) 1/2 cup Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur 2–3 fresh peaches, sliced 1 large lemon, thinly sliced One handful basil or mint, gently bruised…

Summer on a Stick: Seattle's Organic Ice Pops

Summer on a Stick: Seattle’s Organic Ice Pops

Move over, ice cream. There's a new sweet summer treat.

Ice cream may be the queen of summer treats, but a really good ice pop is equally glorious on a sunny day. Holding one instantly makes me feel like I’m 5 years old again. Maybe it’s because time slows down with every icy lick. Many of today’s locally made versions are crafted with natural, organic…

Kirkland Sailor Helena Scutt to Represent Team USA at Rio Olympics

Kirkland Sailor Helena Scutt to Represent Team USA at Rio Olympics

The road to Rio has been anything but smooth sailing for Kirkland’s Helena Scutt

When Helena Scutt competes in this month’s Olympic games the pace will be very different from the leisurely sails she took with her family as a child, when they’d head to Ivar’s Salmon House on Lake Union for lunch from Leschi where their boat was moored. Now 24, Scutt began taking racing lessons at the…

Celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service

Celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service

The NPS is turning 100. Commemorate by exploring its iconic parks.

The NPS has stewarded some of the country’s most beautiful and breathtaking public lands for 100 years, including Washington’s beloved Mount Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades national parks. Celebrate the centenary by exploring these iconic parks, and then take some time to get to know the state’s other NPS properties (nps.gov/state/wa). In Washington, some of…

After Renovation, Washington Hall Entertains Once Again

After Renovation, Washington Hall Entertains Once Again

Historic Seattle breathed new life into the 108-year-old building.

As so many of the low-rise, century-old buildings in Seattle’s core meet their inevitable end with the wrecking ball and are replaced with taller, shinier and sharper-edged structures, some of the city’s history is swept away with the dust and discarded rubble. But at least one building that has been a part of many Seattleites’…