You know those Sunday nights when you’re too tired to cook, but you just want some good food and a place to chill out? Oliver’s Twist, nestled between two shops in Phinney Ridge, is just the spot. The menu is mostly cocktails – with a huge selection of gin and bourbon – and the tapas menu is just the right size to satisfy your craving. My dad and I ordered three plates and it was the perfect amount.
Shopping for the guy in your life can be tricky. He may not want anything, or already has everything. Try getting him something practical and fun that he is sure to enjoy.
Greetings! There are two upcoming events you should know about if you’re looking to spice up the month of November.
If late autumn chilliness takes the spring out of your step, a visit to the 3rd Annual Seattle Slack Key Festival might be in order. Scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 13, this celebration of Hawaiian music, food and culture will have you ditching the winter coat and grabbing your ukulele on your way to Town Hall Seattle.
Go local and support your local entrepreneurs! Seattle is distinguished by successful homegrown businesses — and many of them have just what you need for the holiday season.
It should come as no surprise that in 2011, Seattle was dubbed the second most literate city in the nation. Our city is abundant in local bookstores and public libraries, and we Seattleites are known to nerd out with Kindles in coffee shops, cart around worn copies of Danielle Steel novels and catch up on some of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry on the Light Rail.
The Restaurant: “We don’t have any specials tonight because you are looking at our ‘fresh sheet,’” Lindsey Norton quipped about the menu I was poring over at Cafe Parco, Madison Park’s latest addition.
Seattle is a city full of seasonal reminders. Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spiced Lattes hint that fall has arrived, and as the Mariners report to Arizona for spring training, clear skies and warmer weather are on the way. When a Warren Miller film comes to town, Seattle’s winter sports fanatics know that ski season is right around the corner.
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