It’s not a fashion store, it’s a clothing store. Drawing on over 20 years’ experience as connoisseurs of laid-back menswear and haberdashery, co-owner John Richards and Paola Medina have achieved an authentic portrait of the American man with Jack Straw. It’s serious style withou[...]
July 15th, 2009 - 11:22 am § in Seattle
Tequila Savation
If you love tequila and the time-honored process of cocktails made by hand, then you’ll love The Saint. And if you appreciate an approach to food in that very same spirit, with natural, slowly cooked flavors, then you’ll be staying at this brilliant turquoise restaurant and bar for longer than y[...]
July 15th, 2009 - 10:00 am § in Seattle
Hermitage is a home
Seattle scored big when Jennifer June moved her bespoke wallpaper (made by hand in small batches to ensure the utmost quality and exclusivity) salon, Hermitage, from Portland, OR. Realizing that each project has its own specific needs, they work with clients on an individual basis to assist in makin[...]
July 15th, 2009 - 9:30 am § in Seattle
Fancy Jewels, Dottyspeck & More
Fancy on second avenue in downtown Seattle has the corner market on playful dedication to the whimsical and cute. Owned and operated by Sally Brock, who has been designing jewelry since she was 13, the petite store carries the complete Fancy line (handmade in the USA by one lady with two hands), an[...]
July 15th, 2009 - 5:58 am § in Seattle
World Spice Merchants
When I’m feeling like making something obscure for dinner, or even just needing to restock my African Cayenne, I swing by World Spice Merchants. Located just below the Pike Place Market on Western, this hidden gem is for local foodies in the know. Other City Stimulators, like Dahlia Loung[...]
July 14th, 2009 - 11:23 pm § in Seattle
Babeland
I was lucky to move to Seattle after Babeland was born. Before I got here, my girlfriends and I would stay up late at night, talking about the mythical place in far-away Seattle, where women could feel confident about their sexuality and explore “adult toys” in a really low pressure a[...]