June 2014
Seattle’s Hidden Gems: Tell Us What We Missed!
Pick up the June 2014 issue and discover some of our city's best-kept secrets
!–paging_filter–pThis month’s issue (on newsstands now!) is devoted to some of our city’s best-kept secrets: bars, restaurants, gardens and beyond. Now it’s your turn to let us in on any hidden Seattle gems that we editors might not be privy to. Send us your favorite secret haunts via our social media pages (a href=”https://twitter.com/Seattlemag” target=”_blank”Twitter/a;a…
Seattle Restaurants Meet Retail: The New Take-Out
Seattle’s obsession with re-creating the beautiful world of restaurants at home
!–paging_filter–pYou’re heading home from work and remembering your lunch at the new Pioneer Square eatery meets perfectly arranged retail shop, The London Plane: that amazing, crusty house-made sourdough bread you enjoyed with a trio of bright and flavorful dips (the squash tahini was out of this world). With your busy schedule, though, returning for dinner…
Satisfying Sandwiches and Dominican Food in Pioneer Square
!–paging_filter–pCall it a cult sandwich shop on one of the oddest streets in Seattle. Manu Alfau, formerly a cook at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/anchovies-olives“Anchovies Olives/a anda href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/la-b-te” La Bête/a, opened his Dominican sandwich shop, La Bodega (em100 Prefontaine Place S; 206.682.2175;a href=”http://www.labodegaseattle.com” target=”_blank” labodegaseattle.com/a/em), on the stunted Prefontaine Place in Pioneer Square in December, across the street…
Visit Federal Way’s Stumpery to Frolic Among Hundreds of Ferns
Seattle’s fronded friends flourish at the Stumpery and Fern Festival
!–paging_filter–pThe Northwest climate is heaven for ferns, where their fronded glory unfurls in countless dappled rockeries and shady groves. And as the saying goes, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. In 1989, a group of fervent fern fans in Seattle formed the Hardy Fern Foundation, committed to celebrating and propagating the plant via display…
Top Seattle Coffee Spots: Ballard’s Slate Coffee Roasters
Slate brings sophistication to the daily grind
More of a coffee bar than a coffee shop, Slate Coffee Roasters offers an elegant education in your daily elixir. Chelsey Walker-Watson (who worked for Peet’s Coffee & Tea for 9 years) opened the spare, rustic space a year ago in Frelard with her brother Keenan Walker and mom Lisanne Walker, inspired by the notion…
Seattle’s Hottest Music Venue is…the Airport
Sub Pop lands at SeaTac
!–paging_filter–pIs Seattle’s hottest music venue SeaTac Airport? Certainly that’s where local musicians can get the widest exposure. Thanks to the Experience the City of Music initiative, since 2013 travelers have been listening to welcome announcements from the likes of Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, Quincy Jones and Ann Wilson, and hearing local music on the SeaTac speakers….
Bike Along The John Wayne Pioneer Trail
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE:/strong The John Wayne Pioneer Trail. strongWHY:/strong To bike the more than 100-mile section of the trail running from the trailheads at Cedar Falls (near North Bend) and Army East (part of the U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center, near Vantage, on the Columbia River). strongWHAT: /strongThe longest Rails-to-Trails conversion in the country—the full length stretches…
Belly Up to this Bellevue Bar for a Classic Cocktail
Bar Code boasts an impressive cocktail menu along with a classy but comfy atmosphere
!–paging_filter–pCozied into a spot on the bottom floor of the Ten20 apartment building, Bar Code (Bellevue, 1020 108th Ave. NE, Suite 100; 425.455.4278; a href=”http://www.barcodebellevue.com” target=”_blank”barcodebellevue.com/a) is just a few blocks from downtown Bellevue, Bellevue Square and Interstate 405. Its swell selection of top-notch drinks make it an ideal place to catch a happy-hour cocktail…
The Best Hotel Bars in Seattle
As travelers swarm the city for summer fun, locals can play tourist year-round
Stoneburner at Hotel Ballard With bar manager Erik Carlson steering a stellar cocktail menu and sommelier Dawn Smith carefully cultivating a wine list that includes dozens by the glass, this is a good place to drink. And the eating is fine, too. Guests are spoiled by chef Jason Stoneburner’s menu, which features local ingredients (some…
Seattle Beer, Meet Randall. How This Device is Adding Tons of Flavor to Pints, Pitchers and Growlers
The latest gadget for beer lovers injects a blast of flavor into local brews
!–paging_filter–pOur local craft breweries do a great job of creating interesting, bold beers that meet the expectations of the Seattle area’s increasingly sophisticated and adventurous palate, but sometimes beer drinkers crave varied and radical flavors that the brewing process alone does not create. That’s when a clever device known as the Randall comes in handy.brbrThe…
The Catholic Church is Managing Many Local Hospitals. How Will it Affect Your Health Care?
Is it really just between you and your doctor at Washington’s many Catholic-affiliated hospitals?
!–paging_filter–pTamesha Means was 18 weeks pregnant in 2010 when her water broke. The Michigan woman visited a nearby Catholic hospital twice, and was sent home, each time in severe pain, according to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU in December of last year. Doctors at the hospital, directed by Catholic guidelines that forbid abortion, did…
Modern Design Store in Seattle: Digs
Ben and Gretchen Knudsen (shown above with their daughter Elke) opened their inviting home store Digs in Ballard (2002 NW Market St; 206.457.5709) last March, after five years of operating in Bellingham, and quickly made it a go-to source for fans of modern design with a Northwest sensibility. As well as showing love for new…
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