Seattle, November 2012
Features
Not a Badass, a Baker
The whims, obsessions, appetites and passions of the most honest man in the kitchen.
Thursday morning, 3 a.m.: The alarm clock sounds and the Baker rises. He’s showered...
Fish for Days
Breaking the rules with a sushi guru.
The word omakase—牧曒盂 in Japanese—translates literally to “entrust” or “protect.” In the context of a sushi restaurant, it means “leave it to...
Discovering Fire
Campfire founder Stefan Giles unlocks the ancient art of the open flame.
When Stefan Giles was 13, he watched his father grill a pork chop over an open flame on the back deck of...
Late-Night Mystique
13 Coins is timeless 24 hours a day.
As South Lake Union springs from the tech-money ether, 13 Coins hunkers in the shadows like a defender of history. The 45-year-old upscale...
Bring It On Home
Not delivery. Not street food. Take-out.
Little Uncle Capitol Hill When our favorite chefs endorse a place, we listen. Served from what looks like a street-...
Infusion Profusion
Soaking tasty things in strong liquor is easy and effective.
The Highline Capitol Hill A vegan heavy metal bar set above Broadway’s skuzzy street parade (and a sex shop), the...
Gluten for Punishment
The best baguette in Seattle.
A champion baguette (there is such a thing; see "Not a Badass, a Baker") should appeal to all five senses. With supreme judgment in mind, we rounded...
Carousel
Acrylic on panel, 2012
On view as part of The Circus and the Sea at Roq La Rue Gallery Nov. 9–Dec. 1.
A New and Necessary Normal
For almost 20 years, I have worked as a curator of contemporary art. I have helped artists realize their most ambitious dreams, commissioning new art, creating exhibitions and...
Forget how tightly your muscles bind your bones
All the cancers of the world couldn’t stop me not on this day of trees cleaning the air
underbrush of my face in my hands on the fourth or fifth day after I’ve lost ten pounds or...
Here & Now
Bearded and Beflanneled
WHO Adam Boehmer, a 31-year-old poet, singer and songwriter with possibly the best beard in Seattle. The Capitol Hill resident performs folk music with his band Tenderfoot.
The...
In the Wilderness
With two concurrent shows that span the last 25 years of his work on view in Seattle, Jeffry Mitchell considers work that needs no explanation.
In 1989, Matthew Kangas...
Hamil's Fables
Caribou, lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the White Bryans, was home from the road. I can’t do it anymore, he thought as he hobbled down the block, squinting in the...
Borgine by Robert Hardgrave
Like the punctuation of slick orange rain boots or a bright scarf against fall’s environmental palette, Robert Hardgrave’s paintings offer a visceral pleasure. Smudges of color...
Attractive Singles
Five can't-miss tracks from the Pacific Northwest.
Exit Music (For a Film) Portland Cello Project, featuring Adam Shearer The song isn’t new, and neither is the concept. What...
Q&A with Terry Podgorski of Cafe Nordo
Café Nordo’s latest dinner theatre invention is a murder mystery set in a small Northwest town where a corporate franchise is trying to buy the local roadhouse diner. Nordo writer...
Q&A with Ellen Forney
Since 1993, cartoonist Ellen Forney has illustrated everything from the cover of The Rocket to Planned Parenthood posters to Stranger personals. But this year is by far her...
Q&A with Beat Connection
Over the last year, Beat Connection has transitioned from a dormroom laptop duo to a four-man, party-starting machine. Along the way, the Seattle electro-pop outfit has garnered...
Q&A with Joel RL Phelps
Over the summer a powerful new recording from Joel RL Phelps surreptitiously appeared on the Internet. The song, “Thank You and Goodnight,” harkened to the more noisy, aggressive...
Q&A with Jennifer Jacobs of Affordable Art Fair
Everybody can be an art collector. That’s the idea behind the Affordable Art Fair, which this month brings diverse works from 50 local, national and international galleries for a...
Scarecrow Suggests DVDs
By Kevin Clarke, Spenser Hoyt, Jen Koogler, Matt Lynch and Kirsten Stringham
Nov. 6 Your Sister’s Sister One year after his brother’s death, Jack (Mark Duplass) is still...
Sweet and Savory
Let me begin by saying that I have a rampant, unhealthy love of pastries. Throughout most of my 20s, I treated cookies like a food group and could easily house half of a box of...
The Oatmeal Expands Its Empire
Not Just for Breakfast
Hidden in plain sight off a busy intersection in downtown Fremont, Matthew Inman is busy making The Oatmeal.
Started in 2009, The Oatmeal was just a crudely...
Rock Vets Start Over Again
“Bands should never break up,” says Jefferson Angell, leaning into the steam of a vermicelli bowl.
The lanky musician is answering a question about his new band, Walking Papers,...
Grrrl Army Makes Its Mark
As the summer came to a close, a very public (and very visual) battle was being waged on a corner on Capitol Hill.
One day, the long-loved public walls of the Sunset Electric...
Ben Fisher Buys a Beer
Ascendant songsmith Ben Fisher is normally alone on stage, belting out his modern folk songs accompanied only by his acoustic guitar. During his headlining set at the Conor Byrne...
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