Dear Seattleite Readers,
Welcome to the “Seattleite” Book Club – the only virtual book club that spotlights the Pacific Northwest’s own authors and publishers!
Foodie travelers, pack your bags for an indulgent experience in Friday Harbor.
This winter, the Island Inn at 123 West and Duck Soup Inn have joined forces offer guests a series of exclusive cooking classes, hosted by Chef Gretchen Allison. The Epicurean Escape package is a weekend-long getaway focused on food and fun.
This male skin-care haven carries the finest shaving and grooming products.
Why do women get to have all the fun in the skin-care arena? Pop in to any major department, drug or specialty store and you’ll find a much larger array of women’s grooming products than men’s — and what’s more, the quality of these products is higher. Ward&Co Men’s Grooming provides
A watering hole with tasty grub, frosty mugs and one really good-looking dummy.

Nestled between a dry cleaner and a tanning salon on Olive Way, Capitol Hill’s Bleu Bistro’s Grotto happily rewards any customer who resists the smells wafting from Dick’s Drive-In. BBG’s expansive dining area features
Escape the brutal cold in one of these hotspots!
We all know what winter (probably) has in store for the Pacific Northwest. Not to worry — there are plenty of warm places where you can wear sandals, lounge by the pool and forget about the cold.
A sweet, chilly kick to help you hurdle the holiday hump.
The holidays are coming — and with them, my thoughts turn to the boozy confections I’ll make to stay relatively pain-free through the season. I like the idea of concocting beverages that are deceptively guilt-free, and what could be more innocent than a root beer float? Never mind the fact that the recipe uses Root liquor with the same potency of bourbon — if you won’t tell, I won’t.
Old school fashion comes alive at this annual runway show.

Seattle’s 4th Annual Vintage Fashion Runway Show and Lecture, which takes place this weekend, promises to be an exciting night of classic designs from fashion hostess Lorraine O’Neal. The event will be held in the Lodge Room of the historic Washington Hall, located in the Central District’s Squire Park neighborhood.
This weekend, some local rockers invite you to don a mask and party. Hard.

If you want to ring in the month of December with something a little edgier than drummer boys and jingling bells — or you already miss Halloween — head to Studio Seven on Saturday, Dec. 3 for Esitu’s sixth annual Masquerade Mayhem.

