On Dec. 29, 2011, travel across Lake Washington changed forever as toll booths opened on SR 520. Two weeks later, commuters must ask a daily question: which bridge is best to take to work?
Enter 520or90, an ingenious
Palisade, landmark Elliott Bay restaurant and old stomping grounds for celebrity chef John Howie, reached a turning point late last year. The eatery — a local favorite for anniversaries, special occasions and other celebrations — was the first in the Seattle area to introduce an iPad wine list.
This gastronomic geek secretly believes that when the world was created, God saved pork belly for last. Then, he kicked up his feet and rested on Day 7. This makes sense, since eating the delicacy is a divine, glorious act. Light beams down from the sky, encapsulating this moment you have to relish in its sumptuous entirety.
Jeff Ament arguably penned the grunge movement’s original bass line. Born in Missoula, the young musician moved to Seattle in 1983, where he found work at a Belltown coffee shop. A year later, he joined Green River, who are considered the grunge era’s first group by many rock historians. After that band broke up, Ament played
Many set New Year’s resolutions to exercise, clear their mind and enjoy the world around them. With these in mind, Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center invites the public to enjoy an entire month of outdoor activities for the whole family.
“If we don’t have it, we’ll get it,” boasts the web slogan for Wine World Warehouse (WWW). This year, the superstore celebrated its first birthday as the largest wine store in the Northwest, with more than 500 local wines and nearly 6,000 international selections.
Drinking sparkling wine on New Year’s Eve is a little played out — but regardless, everyone will do it. Most bars include a toast with cover charge, while retailers hammer home their inventory. Realistically, you won’t be focused on pairing your meal this Saturday night — so I’ll throw my hat into the ring for bubbly recommendations, instead.
Some Seattleites might be appalled at the idea of pairing breakfast — the day’s most important meal — with an alcoholic beverage. Sometimes, however, the holidays call for it — the extensive celebration with abrasive relatives where a copious supply of wine is your only refuge, for example.
Traveling in Australia can make an American hanker after Tex Mex like no other. It could have been the three weeks of driving on the opposite side of the road or that it rained the entire time of my visit for the first time in a four year draught, but my time in the Land Down Under was a unique experience overall.
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