Ales for Smart Alecks

The Seattleite's Guide to Bar Trivia

Grab a pencil (and a beer)—trivia night is on all across the city, from Ballard to Capitol Hill and beyond.

10/29/2018 Edited by Jaime Archer and Aly Brady Photography by Elizabeth Podlesnik

Sales & Events

Wear What When October 29–November 4

This week: Marimekko winter coat sale at Pirkko, tarot card readings at Moorea Seal, and an innovative wellness workshop with Lee From America.

10/29/2018 By Elizabeth Podlesnik

Opening Dispatch

Renee Erickson Opens Willmott's Ghost in the Amazon Spheres

Breakfast pastries, late-afternoon aperitivi, and squares of Roman-style pizza—all in a most stylish setting.

10/29/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work October 29–November 1

New age beats, drunken Hamlet, and a boozy ghost tour.

10/29/2018 By Aly Brady

Seattle, It's Time to Book Your Flight to Palm Springs

'Tis the season to trade gloomy skies for spa days and sunshine.

10/27/2018

Expansion Mode

Hood Famous Bakeshop Will Open a Cafe and Bar in Early 2019

The new Chinatown–International District location will be an extension of the Ballard bakery with a bigger menu, plus coffee by day and cocktails by night.

10/26/2018 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Pasta, Pizza, and Pork Carnitas

And Seattle Met’s best new restaurant of the year goes to Kamonegi in Fremont.

10/26/2018 By Cassie Sawyer

Cookie Crowds

Lowrider Baking Company Opens Tomorrow in Georgetown

The bakery will start doling out lemon cranberry, caramel chocolate pretzel, and birthday cake cookies this Saturday.

10/26/2018 By Jaime Archer

Portland, It’s Time to Book Your Flight to Palm Springs

‘Tis the season to trade gloomy skies for spa days and sunshine.

10/25/2018

Fried Chicken Happenings

Ma'ono's Fried Chicken Sandwiches Head to Rachel's Ginger Beer on 12th Ave

The partnership that began at University Village expands to Capitol Hill.

10/25/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do October 26–28

An all-youth film festival, a play about 1930s Berlin, and an exceptional a cappella singer.

10/25/2018 By Stefan Milne

The City Budget

Sawant Wants to Reallocate $48 Million of Durkan's Budget Plan to Housing

"It's been months later and we haven't seen a plan B," Sawant said.

10/24/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Meat Matters

The Wood Shop BBQ Team Will Open Oaky's Tex Mex in Interbay

Batch 206 distillery trades one hearty regional specialty for another.

10/24/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Style File

Beauty Blogger Julianna Broadwater Talks Clean, Healthy Skin Care

Local blog Makeup Counter Culture is all about putting health first and beauty second.

10/24/2018 By Aly Brady

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner October 24–30

The week in which: zombies get boozy in Kirkland, cabaret takes on a Halloween twist, and Seattle Restaurant Week serves up three-course discounts.

10/24/2018 By Christina Ausley

So...This Happened

The Year in Seattle Restaurant News

From restaurant group shakeups to Shake Shack.

10/23/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Course Catalog

2018—The Year of the Tasting Menu?

In a year of increasingly casual, Caviar-compatible restaurants, the tasting menu made an unexpected resurgence.

10/23/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Still Not Sated?

16 More New Spots You Need to Know

Kaiseki. Barbecue. Short rib pho. Our current restaurant landscape is equal parts indulgent and elegant.

10/23/2018 By Rosin Saez and Allecia Vermillion

Hit List

These Are Seattle's 12 Best New Restaurants

Whether it’s the perfect kale salad at the neighborhood butcher, or a roe-topped hot dog served inside an art installation, these are the meals that sent us into the night with an extra bounce in our step and a determination to come back again.

10/23/2018 By Rosin Saez and Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Jordan Kay

Pasta Pending

Matt Fortner in the Market

Matt's in the Market has a serendipitously named new chef.

10/23/2018 By Allecia Vermillion