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Blogs
March 30, 2012
What's In Your Well?
It's not that I'm a cheapskate (That's a lie. I am.)...It's just that I come from the school of thought that says you should splurge on spirits when you're drinking them neat (or in something simple like a Manhattan), and skimp if you are adding various juices and liqueurs to your drink. Mixing cock ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2012
Updating Service Standards for Steakhouses
Of all the many kinds of restaurants, the steakhouse is quite possibly my favorite. No genre better typifies what it means to eat out. Since steakhouses can't distract their customers with culinary razzmatazz (note how rarely the phrase "meat and potatoes" is said respectfully in food circles), the ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2012
Manhattan Drugs Will Fill Your Prescription for More Cow Bar
The Watering Hole: Manhattan Drugs, 1419 12th Ave., 325-6574. CAPITOL HILL The Atmosphere: I arrived on the Friday following the big snowstorm of 2012 to a packed house. It was a very dark house, but packed nonetheless. I couldn't see much, but thanks to the glow coming from the back-lit bar, I cou ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
The Diller Room Balances Poor Service with Great Ambience
The Place: The Diller Room, 1224 1st Avenue, 624-1299, DOWNTOWN The Hours: Monday-Saturday, 3:30-7pm The Deal: The Diller Room offers pretty standard happy hour pricing on their drinks, with $3.50 drafts, $4 house wines, and $5 well drinks. The food is a slightly better deal, with cheap snacks an ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2011
Developing a Seattle Cocktail Week for Everyone
For its first-ever Seattle Cocktail Week, the Washington State Bartenders' Guild is planning a series of neighborhood bar crawls next week. But agendas for Cocktail Weeks in San Francisco and Portland--where the festivities kick off this Thursday--provide a hint of what ensuing years might ho ... More >>
Food
October 5, 2011
First Call: The Chieftain--Seattle University's Irish Blessing
It's been too long since Redhawk co-eds had an honest-to-goodness college bar.
Blogs
September 22, 2011
The Chieftain Gives Seattle University the College Bar It Deserves
Lucinda SwainThe Watering Hole: The Chieftain, 908 12th Ave., 324-4100, CAPITOL HILL The Atmosphere: Before a typhoon of political correctness compelled Seattle University to change its athletic mascot to the Redhawk, the school's teams were known as the Chieftains. Yet while you'll find a s ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2011
Bartenders Take Their Work Backstage
Wayne Curtis' column in the current issue of The Atlantic chronicles all the strange goings-on at Grant Achatz' The Aviary, where molecular mixologists are futzing with vanilla-infused ice cubes and reverse osmosis tanks. But the Chicago bar's most radical experiment may be the sequestering o ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2011
End East Coast Bagel Snobbery
Photo by Matthew PielThe Place: Market Bagels (1525 First Ave., 382-4297) The Hole: A plain bagel, an everything bagel, and a tub of salmon cream cheese. The Shit: You hear it from almost every Emerald City dweller who's spent time on the East Coast: "There are no good bagels here." Holey ... More >>
Food
January 26, 2011
First Call: John Howie's Whiskey Business
The Deshler is a Manhattan's close cousin.
Blogs
January 20, 2011
Trying to Stay Classy at Harlow's Saloon
The Watering Hole: Harlow's Saloon, 5200 Ballard Ave. N.W., 327-9804. The Atmosphere: It has been described as "pre-fab dive bar," and that seems pretty spot-on. The place just opened in December, and it fills the niche of a dirt-cheap place to booze on the Ballard Ave. strip. The most promi ... More >>
Film
November 24, 2010
Marwencol: Making Art With G.I. Joes
The Watering Hole: Harlow's Saloon, 5200 Ballard Ave. N.W., 327-9804. The Atmosphere: It has been described as "pre-fab dive bar," and that seems pretty spot-on. The place just opened in December, and it fills the niche of a dirt-cheap place to booze on the Ballard Ave. strip. The most promi ... More >>
Film
October 13, 2010
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival: Are We Bears or Are We Samanthas?
The Watering Hole: Harlow's Saloon, 5200 Ballard Ave. N.W., 327-9804. The Atmosphere: It has been described as "pre-fab dive bar," and that seems pretty spot-on. The place just opened in December, and it fills the niche of a dirt-cheap place to booze on the Ballard Ave. strip. The most promi ... More >>
Food
October 13, 2010
First Call: Outgrowing Clubs at Targy's
The Watering Hole: Harlow's Saloon, 5200 Ballard Ave. N.W., 327-9804. The Atmosphere: It has been described as "pre-fab dive bar," and that seems pretty spot-on. The place just opened in December, and it fills the niche of a dirt-cheap place to booze on the Ballard Ave. strip. The most promi ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Living the High Life at Targy's
The Watering Hole: Targy's Tavern, 600 W Crockett St (at 6th Ave W) UPPER QUEEN ANNE The Atmosphere: Targy's is like if your living room were a bar, only with more and better booze. Located six blocks west of the Queen Anne commercial district, nestled next to a vintage jewelry store in a my ... More >>
Food
August 4, 2010
First Call: Muscle-Memory Manhattans in Maple Leaf
The Watering Hole: Targy's Tavern, 600 W Crockett St (at 6th Ave W) UPPER QUEEN ANNE The Atmosphere: Targy's is like if your living room were a bar, only with more and better booze. Located six blocks west of the Queen Anne commercial district, nestled next to a vintage jewelry store in a my ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2010
First Call: Roosevelt Ale House, Older and Wiser
The Watering Hole: Roosevelt Ale House, 8824 Roosevelt Way N.E. MAPLE LEAF The Atmosphere: I made my entrance to Roosevelt Alehouse amid a Mariner's game about to go 0-0 into extra innings and the history category of Wednesday night trivia--a much tamer cousin to the raunchy quizzes I'm use ... More >>
Food
May 19, 2010
First Call: Inarrgghuably Awesome
Bret Michaels is bad luck at the Benbow Room.
Food
January 13, 2010
Ask the Bartender: For Cocktails, Small Really Is Better
Now put away your funnel.
Blogs
January 12, 2010
Ask the Bartender: Smaller IS Better
It's that time of week when we answer the questions you're too drunk or shy to ask...This one comes from Jeannie: Is it just me, or have martinis gotten huge? I feel like I have to order a beer in certain bars just so I don't get hammered. I remember being able to drink a single Manhattan or marti ... More >>
Food
November 25, 2009
Artisanal Table’s Sour Cream
Given its Francophile thrust, you’d think the waiters would know something about cheese.
Calendar
August 5, 2009
Movies at Marymoor
Given its Francophile thrust, you’d think the waiters would know something about cheese.
Calendar
June 3, 2009
UW MFA Thesis Exhibition
Given its Francophile thrust, you’d think the waiters would know something about cheese.
Blogs
February 25, 2009
This Is Duff McKagan Taking Your Questions. Again. And Again.
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.It's not that I am trying to use this space to further my career or highlight how "cool" I am. On the contrary, really. I think people who have followed my arcane musings in this paper have actually truly seen me in my buffoonish glory. In a few we ... More >>
Film
February 11, 2009
The International: Clive Owen and Naomi Watts Fail Math 101
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.It's not that I am trying to use this space to further my career or highlight how "cool" I am. On the contrary, really. I think people who have followed my arcane musings in this paper have actually truly seen me in my buffoonish glory. In a few we ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2008
Seattle Bike Rage Reaches NYT
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.It's not that I am trying to use this space to further my career or highlight how "cool" I am. On the contrary, really. I think people who have followed my arcane musings in this paper have actually truly seen me in my buffoonish glory. In a few we ... More >>
Film
January 30, 2008
Sundance on Steroids
A Report From This Year’s Fest
Food
December 19, 2007
Why Is It So Hard to Get Drunk on Chocolate?
Gimme a drink, not a fucking milk shake!
Blogs
July 27, 2007
Word of the Day: Venik
Gimme a drink, not a fucking milk shake!
Blogs
January 25, 2007
Murray Stenson's in Playboy
Gimme a drink, not a fucking milk shake!
Food
January 24, 2007
The High (End) Life
Drinking in Seattle now means getting schooled, not drunk.
Arts
May 31, 2006
In Gear
Celebrating bike-messenger style, accessorized by blood, bruises, and bandages.
Film
December 28, 2005
The Two-Minute Oscars
Ten wonderful performances from 2005 that shouldn't be overlooked. But blink, and you might miss them.
Arts
December 7, 2005
Can Do! And Did.
Action-hero Marine plays archaeological detective in Iraq.
Arts
May 18, 2005
This Week's Reads
Daniel Alarcón, Jack Hamann, Eric Bogosian, and Nicole Krauss.
Arts
April 20, 2005
April 20-26, 2005
Daniel Alarcón, Jack Hamann, Eric Bogosian, and Nicole Krauss.
Food
February 2, 2005
Pressure Cooker
Daniel Alarcón, Jack Hamann, Eric Bogosian, and Nicole Krauss.
Food
June 9, 2004
Behind the Beard
Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.
Film
August 13, 2003
Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns, The Magdalene Sisters, and More
Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.
Diversions
April 30, 2003
They Want You
Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.
Film
September 18, 2002
The WASP Nest
Preppy tests patience.
Arts
September 19, 2001
The show must go on
Preppy tests patience.
News
September 12, 2001
A bird's eye view
Seattle Weekly's group publisher Albie Del Favero finds himself an eyewitness to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
News
February 21, 2001
What lies beneath
The other underground tour reveals an ugly picture.
Music
October 11, 2000
CD Reviews
The other underground tour reveals an ugly picture.
Film
September 27, 2000
Survivors
Real life, real hardship, bared for the camera.
News
September 20, 2000
Flip your lid
The new rage in men's fashion.
News
September 20, 2000
Gold rush
What's in a nameplate?
Music
November 18, 1998
Rough Boys
What's in a nameplate?
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