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.
Anthousa (Greek for ‘the perfect bloom’) is proud to announce the opening of its flagship store in South Lake Union on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Until now, the luxury line of home fragrances was only available at Nieman Marcus, Barneys and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as a number of worldwide specialty stores.
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Whole Foods would like to give thanks to the sense of taste. From 5 to 8 p.m., all five Whole Foods locations in the Seattle area will host a public tasting event to showcase many, many reasons to be gracious this holiday season.
Seattle Pacific University presents “Twelve Angry Women” — a gender-swapping twist on Reginald Rose’s classic play, “Twelve Angry Men” — for two weekends this month on the James Leon Chapman Stage.
What do you get when you take the vibrant, quirky art scene of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, throw in some local color and top it off with wine and cupcakes? The answer, of course, is Blitz Capitol Hill, the most inspired art walk you’re likely to find in the city.
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, theater-lovers will get the chance to give back to their favorite creative medium. All Seattleites are invited to the 2011 Puu Puu Party, an annual auction event that benefits Theatre Off Jackson (TOJ), located in the International District.
Even though you’re logging minimal face-time with your toenails these days (read: the two minutes it takes to transfer them out of opaque tights and into a pair of sherling slippers), the winter season isn’t an excuse to stop the routine pedicures. Trust us — when it comes to foot care, ignorance is not bliss. Nor is it very cute. Ick.
Dear “Seattleite” readers,
Welcome to the Seattleite Book Club – the only virtual book club that spotlights the Pacific Northwest’s own authors and publishers! To see how our little club works, please visit the inaugural installment.
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