May 2013

Must-Try Washington Rosé Wines

Must-Try Washington Rosé Wines

Now is a golden age for the pink drink in Washington.

Rosé has been undergoing a metamorphosis in Washington, from afterthought to intention. The old way of thinking went something like this: “Hey, we’re bleeding a bunch of juice out of these fermenters to make our big red wines. Instead of sending that juice down the drain, why don’t we ferment it, bottle it and sell…

Ameen and Deep Dhillon Bring a Global Perspective to Art Collecting

Ameen and Deep Dhillon Bring a Global Perspective to Art Collecting

Two local painters collect colorful art from around the globe.

In Ameen and Deep Dhillon’s backyard, the chickens do double duty—as egg layers and as models. Ameen, an artist who teaches art classes for kids (studio-kids.com) in the green-roofed, sky-lighted studio Deep designed behind their Ballard home, opens the coop for her “life drawing” classes, so the students can study the birds’ movement and capture…