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1962 Seattle Worlds Fair Space Needle by Douglas Coulter

Eat+Drink By Linda Miller Nicholson on May 3, 2012

Sexy Food: Celebrate 50 Years of the Space Needle with Iconic Eats

Five of Seattle’s hottest chefs honor the needle in the sky with era-themed entrees. The Space Needle got a facelift to celebrate her five decades watching over our fair city. In addition to sprucing up her exterior, SkyCity restaurant’s menu got a little help from five Seattle icons. The 50th anniversary menu is available now through May 31st, and it includes five courses for only $62. (more…)

Eat+Drink Travel By Linda Miller Nicholson on April 26, 2012

Sexy Food: The Wines and Nosh of Alto Adige, Italy

Take an Italian journey in your glass and on your plate with these springy suggestions. Spring is out in full force in Seattle and with it, the opportunity to eat and drink all manner of lovely things apropos of more gentle weather. Of course it’s also a time when we all wish we could stretch our wings and fly off to some far-flung global destination, but if your job and responsibilities don’t allow you to flee the floods just yet, why not bring the world to your fingertips in the form of libations and nosh? (more…)

Eat+Drink By Linda Miller Nicholson on April 12, 2012

Sexy Food: The Depths of Mistral Kitchen

Let Seattle Restaurant Week be your excuse to explore the mystery of Mistral. The Seattle restaurant scene often rests on its local (bay) laurels. We’ve become masters of Northwest comfort food, elevating put-a-bird-on-it idealism to a rung of sheer ridiculousness. So my experience at Mistral Kitchen was a breath of fresh, cutting-edge air. (more…)

Eat+Drink By Linda Miller Nicholson on April 5, 2012

Sexy Food: Michael Natkin’s Herbivoracious Goodies

Win a copy of his debuting cookbook, learn his recipe, and a pop-up you don’t want to miss – Little known fact: I was a vegetarian for two decades, which is why I’m making up for lost porcine time now that I’ve hit my dirty thirties. Despite my meaty ways, I still have mad respect for vegetarians. Meat is probably the easiest thing on the plate to prepare. It takes a little more ingenuity to showcase vegetables and grains so they truly shine. (more…)

Eat+Drink By Linda Miller Nicholson on March 29, 2012

Sexy Food: Artusi Bar’s Superhero Drinkslingers

Veronika Groth and Adam Fortuna join forces to bring you libations like none other. Artusi Bar, Jason Stratton’s second successful venture on Capitol Hill, is home to a dream team so epic you’ll drop your panties just walking in the door. Surely they’re fashioning a troupe of ‘tenders the likes of whom the world hasn’t seen since the X-Men (more…)

Design By Linda Miller Nicholson on March 22, 2012

Sexy Food: Win a GreenPan Frying Pan from Seattle’s Chic Housewares Retailer, West Elm

Sexy food at home starts with sexy kitchen tools, and this week I’m pleased to be able to give away to two lucky readers an 8” frying pan that fits that bill in spades. Read on for details of how you can win one of these sleek new pans. (more…)

Eat+Drink By Linda Miller Nicholson on March 15, 2012

Sexy Food: Bivalve Madness

Hama Hama Oysters and Taylor Shellfish make one hot duo for a pairing extravaganza. Seattle is a hotbed of oyster activity. I could probably pen a weekly column dedicated to the beautiful bivalves, but since they are amongst the sexiest of all sexy foods, for now news of them resides here. This week there is a lot to tell. I had the great fortune to attend an oyster and wine tasting that featured oysters from Hama Hama Oyster Company as well as Taylor Shellfish. (more…)