July 2016
6 Summer Festivals to Add to Your Calendar
Art! Food! Dragons?! Whatever it is, Seattle has a summer celebration for it
» July, with its warm weather and late sunsets, is the height of festival season in the Seattle area. While the major event remains Seafair, with its downtown Torchlight Parade on 7/30 and numerous neighborhood satellite events, the month is full of music and cultural celebrations. » The West Seattle Summer Fest, at the West…
The Center for Wooden Boats Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
This historic Lake Union gem totally floats our boat
At The Center for Wooden Boats’ (CWB) annual Wooden Boat Festival, set for Independence Day weekend, July 2–4, explore the nautical education nonprofit’s Lake Union Park home—and help celebrate its 40th anniversary. Turnout has grown more than fivefold since CWB welcomed 3,000 people to its first festival in 1976. “The festival is designed to celebrate…
Vegetable Dishes are the Stars at Many Seattle Restaurants
Once relegated to side-dish status, plant-based foods are now unapologetically the main show
As a restaurant critic, I hope my reviews don’t sound like broken records—that I’m not recommending the same dishes at different restaurants. But, over the past year, I can’t remember eating a meal where I wasn’t totally impressed with the veggies. In fact, the best dishes—the most inventive, boldest and yummiest—have been veggie-based, with grains…
Washington Wines to Drink this Summer
Paul Zitarelli recommends the best bottles for summer
“The most disagreeable time I have experienced.” That’s how William Clark (of the Lewis and Clark expedition) described his first winter in the Pacific Northwest. Many of us who are still shaking off memories of the rainiest winter on record know exactly how he felt. This, more than any summer in recent memory, is going…
Look for Toi Borthwick’s Thai Grilling Sauces at Williams-Sonoma
This former Belltown restaurant's sauces are all bottled up
In its prime in 2001, Toi, a Thai restaurant in Belltown, garnered accolades for its authentic curry sauces (including a 2002 story on braised short ribs in Bon Appétit). On weekends, the restaurant employed a bouncer, who managed throngs of people waiting in line for chef Toi Borthwick’s red, green and panang curries. Borthwick, who…
Travel Easy With New In-Home Health Service
TravelRx service eliminates trips to the office
Typhoid, dengue fever, measles. These aren’t diseases most of us worry about—until we start planning that trip abroad to countries where these diseases are problematic. Helping you learn what vaccines or medications you need to protect yourself, and having them conveniently administered, is the mission of TravelRx (progressivetravelrx.com), a new Tacoma-based company. The Centers for…
Power Hour: How to Take Advantage of Your Lunch Break
Make a lunch date with these fun activities
Put down your fork and step away from that sad desk salad. According to a study by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, more than 60 percent of us are dining “al desko” on a regular basis. Seattleites, we are here to tell you there’s a better way. Grab that container of last night’s leftovers…
The Last Stand: Numbers of Elusive Mountain Caribou Shrinking Dramatically
Forestry, climate change and recreation have taken a toll on the mountain caribou
In the far northeast reaches of our state, the bleached antler of a caribou sits quietly on a shelf in the back of a ranger station. Seemingly out of place, the antler is not as incongruous as it first appears. Nearby in the Selkirk Mountains, which form Washington’s borders with Idaho and British Columbia, the…
Places in Seattle with Kid-Friendly Happy Hours
At these spots, both you and the kids win during that predinner hour
It’s a joke among parents that the day’s happiest hour is that brief window of solitude—preferably with a glass of wine and a favorite series from Netflix—between when the kids go to bed and adult heads hit the pillow. And while that may be the norm, parents also need to have a social opportunity that…
Natural Elements of the PNW-Inspired Ceramist Carolina Silva
Shaped by Spanish roots and a connection to nature, Dorotea Ceramics owner creates unique pottery
Ceramist Carolina Silva blends artistic influences from her native Spain and natural elements inspired by the Pacific Northwest into the handmade pottery pieces she creates for her line Dorotea Ceramics. Silva’s daintily etched florals and playful color palettes make ordinary objects like plates, bowls, vases and pie servers extraordinary. The Phinney Ridge resident says she…
Tommy Bahama Helps Bring Island Vibes to the Home
Tommy Bahama has partnered with Lunada Bay to create tiles with vacation vibes
Locally headquartered island-lifestyle brand Tommy Bahama partnered with California-based Lunada Bay Tile to collaborate on a tile collection with vacation vibes that bring the exotic to the abode. Think seaside blues inspired by the turquoise waters of Raja Ampat (pictured), a remote archipelago in Indonesia. Or beiges and browns that recall the soft-rock palette of…
Refreshing Gin & Tonic Hits Capitol Hill
Naka’s new slant on the hot-weather classic
The Cocktail: GiNakaTonic #3 A truly legendary combo, the gin and tonic traces its roots to the 1700s when the Brits were colonizing India, where malaria was a problem. Gin, sugar, water and lime made the curative quinine more palatable. Since then, the G&T has become a spring and summer standard throughout the world. Beyond…
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