Reasons to Love Winter

Reasons to Love Winter The Northwest is in for another cold, snowy La Niña winter. But don’t hibernate, there are <a href="../../../arts-and-entertainment/articles/winter-in-seattle-december-2011/">plenty of reasons</a> to embrace it, including <a href="../../../arts-and-entertainment/articles/warren-miller-ski-film-legend-december-2011/">Warren Miller</a> ’s goofy ski-bum films and the fact we have a seasoned team of <a href="../../../travel-and-outdoors/articles/stevens-pass-avalanche-december-2011/">avalanche experts</a> watching our backs. Plus: a <a href="../../../eat-and-drink/articles/craft-distilleries-guide-december-2011/">guide</a> to Washington’s craft distilleries; <a href="../../../home-and-garden/articles/queen-anne-remodel-december-2011/">a Queen Anne home</a> by famed Northwest architect Paul Hayden Kirk gets a modern update; and <a href="../../../issues/archives/articles/choosing-a-financial-adviser-december-2011/">expert advice</a> for choosing a financial expert.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Article

Northwest Bookshelf: Shiro Kashiba, Recipes from a Sushi Pioneer

Shiro Kashiba’s memoir, Shiro: Wit, Wisdom and Recipes from a Sushi Pioneer , takes us from the Ginza district of Tokyo to the shores of Puget Sound.

11/23/2011 By Brian Colella

Article

Joel McHale Was on the Huskies Football Team (Really)

Joel McHale, star of NBC’s Community, speaking with sports website Grantland about his time on the UW Huskies football team.

11/23/2011

Article

The Perfect Party

This month’s party guests: Sujal Patel, Molly Moon Neitzel, Woody Allen, Mark Morris, and Nathan Myhrvold.

11/23/2011 By Allison Williams

Article

Esquire Snubs Seattle, Boeing’s Dreamliner, and ’The Real World’ Casting Call

The best of Seattlemet.com blogs: Sauced, Nosh Pit, Tripster, and Culture Fiend.

11/23/2011 By Christopher Werner

Embrace the Rain

Best Things to See and Do in Winter in Seattle

The Northwest is in for another cold, snowy La Niña winter. And we’ll be ready with hot toddies and hearth-warming fireplaces, a popup ice rink, and even a few balmy escapes right here in town.

11/23/2011 By Allison Williams

Article

The Top Things to Do in Seattle in December

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne show stops in Tacoma, Mark Morris Dance Group’s Festival Dance makes its Seattle debut, Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band play the Paramount, and more.

11/22/2011 By Laura Dannen

Article

Bushwick Book Club Sets Hunter S. Thompson to Music

The Bushwick Book Club and Seattle Rock Orchestra set Hunter S. Thompson to music.

11/22/2011 By Laura Dannen

Eat & Drink

Article

Seattle’s Best Holiday Cookies

Seattle’s best holiday cookies come courtesy Belle Epicurean, Cafe Besalu, Columbia City Bakery, and more.

11/22/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Restaurant RN74 Feels Kinda French

With RN74, big-name restaurateur Michael Mina brings his concepts to downtown Seattle.

11/22/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Neighborhood Hot Spot: Dot’s Delicatessen

Dot’s Delicatessen in Fremont is a charcuterie that echoes of 1940s Brooklyn.

11/21/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

A Guide to Washington’s Craft Distilleries

A change in the liquor laws has started a boom in craft distilleries across Washington State. We surveyed them all to find out who’s making what and where to get it.

11/18/2011 By Jessica Voelker and Brian Colella

Editor's Note

Article

A Note from the Editor

Infinite Jess

11/23/2011 By Katherine Koberg

Health & Wellness

Article

Would It Work Here? A Tax on Unhealthy Food

In Washington State 62 percent of adults are either overweight or obese. And some, like state senator Ed Murray, think it’s time we slapped a tax on unhealthy food. The Washington Food Industry Association doesn’t agree.

11/23/2011 By Stephanie Rubesh

Home & Real Estate

Article

The Fake Fir Tree Alternative

O Christmas tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging.

11/23/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Midcentury Modern Revival

A Queen Anne home by famed Northwest architect Paul Hayden Kirk gets a modern update, but its original integrity remains intact.

11/17/2011 By Giselle Smith

Inbox

Article

Letters to Seattle Met

A lively discussion on vaccines, uses for Alaskan Way Viaduct, and Beacon Hill hot spots.

11/22/2011

News & City Life

Article

How Redbox Could Take Down Netflix

Netflix is on the ropes. Can Bellevue’s Redbox land a knockout blow?

11/23/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Tech World

Steve Jobs and the Sins of His Father

Thirty-seven years ago Steve Jobs’s biological father led a group of college students into Egypt. Then he vanished. A forgotten Tacoma crime story.

11/23/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Survive Your So-Called Social Media Life

University of Washington digital media professor Kathy Gill on tailoring your online experience so that social media doesn’t lead to social suicide.

11/23/2011 By Allie Oosta

Article

Occupy Seattle Got a Boost from a Nineteenth-Century General

Occupy Seattle takes cues from Robert’s Rules of Order, guidelines for deliberative meetings developed by U.S. Army brigadier general Henry Martyn Robert in the 1870s.

11/23/2011 By Johnathon Fitzpatrick

Profile

Ski Movie Mogul Warren Miller Refuses to Go Downhill

Warren Miller inspired legions of skiers with his goofy, self-narrated ski-bum films. After the sale of his company—and a lawsuit—Miller agreed to never appear in, narrate, or direct another ski film. But now, nearing 90, he refuses to go down

11/23/2011 By Neal Thompson

Article

826 Seattle’s Meron Kasahun is a Comeback Kid

826 Seattle’s Meron Kasahun goes from struggling student to outstanding role model, and earns a trip to the White House.

11/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

10 Ways to Choose a Money Manager

Expert advice for choosing a financial adviser in uncertain times.

11/17/2011 By Julie H. Case

Article

QR Tag Your Pooch

Seattle startup Dynotag fashions QR tags into dog tags.

11/17/2011

Style & Shopping

Article

Tamara Musser, Designer Fashion Collector

Tamara Musser puts her own stamp on haute couture.

11/18/2011 By Laura Cassidy

Article

NuBe Green’s Art and Artisan Collection

Capitol Hill shop NuBe Green displays a true talent for artisan collecting.

11/18/2011 By Laura Cassidy

Travel & Outdoors

Feature

The Most Treacherous Terrain

When some buddies from UW slipped into the Cascades for backcountry snowboarding, they entered some of the most treacherous terrain in the Northwest. Not even a seasoned avalanche expert could predict what they found.

11/21/2011 By David Laskin

Web Exclusives

Web Exclusive

Locavore Libations

Local bartenders share cocktail recipes featuring Washington State craft liquors.

11/18/2011