Small gifts packed with lots of joy.
When the holidays roll around, that festive stocking hung by the fire reminds you of all the little treats you’ll soon receive. Enjoy filling the stockings of your loved ones with these compact gifts.
When the holidays roll around, that festive stocking hung by the fire reminds you of all the little treats you’ll soon receive. Enjoy filling the stockings of your loved ones with these compact gifts.
“They’re just grapes from a farm, that’s all it is,” said Kristen Young, former Wine Director at AQUA by El Gaucho (formerly Waterfront Seafood Grill). “People like to make such a fuss about wine.”
Watershed Opera is proud to present “Femme Fatale,” a clever twist on some of the world’s most beloved opera characters. This diabolical comedy will be performed at Town Hall Seattle on Sunday, Dec. 3.
On Saturday, Nov. 26, The Washington State Cougars will duke it out with the UW Huskies in the 104th Annual Apple Cup, played this year at CenturyLink Field. The victor will claim a year’s worth of bragging rights, and the loser — well, we all know what’s in store for them.
Some Seattleites might mark the beginning of the Holiday season with the arrival of festive Starbucks cups (admittedly, an exciting day). Others might be more inclined to get in the seasonal groove following Thanksgiving, when the true Christmas (shopping) frenzy begins. Either way, the holiday lights are coming — so here are
Let’s get one thing straight: I’m no chef, unless microwaveable popcorn counts toward culinary competency. So, when I was challenged to test out holiday appetizers from Demitri’s All Natural Bloody Mary Seasoning and Maryhill Wines, I initially balked. Luckily, these simple holiday recipes are nearly foolproof, thanks to local products that use full-bodied flavor profiles to complement the seasonal ingredients.
Let’s be honest: there’s a lot of pressure to deliver the goods on Turkey Day. For many of us, the holidays are our busiest time of the year — and try as we might, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to orchestrate a proper Thanksgiving Day spread. What’s a busy young professional to do?
“If I had a world of my own,” Alice muses, “everything would be nonsense.” For nearly a century, Alice’s fantastical romp through a world of nonsense named Wonderland has been recreated in films, rock musicals, puppet shows and the like. Christina McKie and the Columbia City Theater have teamed up to bring Seattle a unique production of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” that would astound Alice herself.

If it’s good (and cheap) enough for last week’s “Seattleite” staff meeting, Cicchetti is certainly worthy of your happy hour radar. Tucked beside sister restaurant Serafina on Eastlake Avenue, Cicchetti’s hip atmosphere, attentive staff and palette-perking food and cocktails are enough to make anyone