Daily Find
Services that deliver healthy
food to your home are thriving in Seattle, from Spud's organic produce to Smith
Brothers Farms' milk and dairy products. The latest addition to the lineup is Surfin'
Seafood, which delivers hand-cut,
flash-frozen, vacuum-packed fish fillets and shellfish.
By Alison Brownrigg | June 11, 2009
Minding the Store
Enjoy fresh eggs and milk from local dairies.
By Alison Brownrigg | May 26, 2009
Daily Find
It doesn't take a quarter
acre and hours of work to enjoy home-grown produce. A window box or small pot
on a sunny kitchen counter can provide culinary herbs to enhance your cooking
all summer long. Below are a few shops that can help you get started.
By Alison Brownrigg | May 26, 2009
Minding the Store
Through the end of June, Glassybaby will donate 10 percent of sales from their new store to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
By Alison Brownrigg | May 19, 2009
Daily Find
Not only
are indigenous plants easy to care for because they are acclimated to the
region, they preserve the habitat for the animals, insects and fungi that are essential
to the ecosystem. Below are three local nurseries that sell plants native to
our region.
By Alison Brownrigg | May 18, 2009
Daily Find
Seattle is filled with great restaurants and fervent foodies,
so it's no surprise that we also have our fair share of excellent restaurant-supply
stores that sell primarily to the trade, but are also open to the public. Here
are a few of our favorites. We'd love to hear about yours.
By Alison Brownrigg | May 12, 2009
Minding the Store
Find everything you need to make your cake and eat it too at this 49-year-old Maple Leaf shop.
By Alison Brownrigg | May 5, 2009
Minding the Store
After 16 years, Veritables closes their original location, merging their stellar style into their two remaining shops.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 29, 2009
Daily Find
I have a thing for birds: My favorite coffee
shop is Bird on a Wire, I decorated my little girl's nursery with a bird motif,
and every birthday and Christmas, I get at least one bird-themed gift. So when
I discovered Louise Wackerman's embroidered bird pillows and purses, I naturally
flipped out over them.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 24, 2009
Daily Find
Savor Seattle Tours founder Angela Shen has launched Coffee Bites and Sights, a new downtown
walking tour of all things related to coffee, from caffeinated cocktails to
cacao (which shares a growing region with coffee beans), with a hearty
sprinkling of Seattle history thrown in for local flavor.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 20, 2009