March 2009
Sweet Science
By Camden Swita, Kathryn Robinson, Jess Thomson, Jessica Voelker, and Jill WatanabeResearched by Kristin Okinaka, Cherise Watts, and Katie Zipper
We highlight the best desserts in our city, navigate the trendy world of local cupcakes, and uncover Seattle’s best chocolate. Also: how to get the most out of your store-bought brownie mix, and, for those living without sucrose, comparative coverage of sugar substitutes. There’s even a throwdown between four of Seattle’s best chefs; challenged to use NW ingredients, they invent recipes that reinvigorate the notion of “dessert.”
Features
The Tribe That Would Not Die
After a century and a half of diaspora, Chief Seattle’s people have one last chance to reclaim their rights—and prove they exist.
Included: Video coverage of the Duwamish Longhouse, courtesty q13fox.com
Departments
The Mudroom
Your Future Holds...
Desperate recession-time marketing from Seattle-ish businesses.
Stairmaster
One local fireman’s personal mission up our tallest building (fully geared-up) in the annual Firefighter Stairclimb.
Wheels of Fortune
Quad rugby’s rising local star is headed for the big time. And it’s going to be murder.
Spree
Super Natural
Bring the outside in with home decor and accessories that reflect the great outdoors.
Snapshots
Disco Inferno
Scenes from Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s Gay bingo.
Dancing Through a Winter Wonderland
Scenes from Pacific Northwest Ballet’s winter wonderland ball.
Asking Price
Power Lines
Nick vs. Nickels
Is Seattle ready for Mayor Licata? The council’s resident dissident will be a contender—if he runs.
Get Out
All Washed Up
Flotsamologists never know what they’ll uncover on Washington’s stormy shores—and that’s the point.
Habitat
One to Grow On
Architect Emory Baldwin’s Greenlake home puts his simple—yet revolutionary—design philosophy to the test.
Pour
The Botany of Bitters
Seattle bartenders revive an old remedy for run of the mill cocktails.
Cellar Notes
Restaurant Review
Swanky Days are Here Again
Or, at El Gaucho’s new Eastside steakhouse maybe they never left.
On the Town
The Green Room
Go Ahead, Make His Day
Kirkland actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan brings out the big guns for Watchmen.
Back Fence
The Longest March
During admissions month, a middle schooler’s parents know no shame. None whatsoever.
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