Daily Find
I have to admit, science usually bores me to tears. But I love the scientific studies that tell me chocolate and red wine are good for my health. So when Sweet Beauty founder Lisa Francoise told me chocolate was also good for my skin, I considered giving science a second chance.
By Natalie Bow | May 31, 2007
Daily Find
I've been a lifelong chocoholic. So, imagine my excitement when I learned that there was a (real-life) chocolate factory in Fremont. Instantly my mind filled with visions of Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas sailing down rivers of cocoa. While Theo Chocolate is far from fantasy, my recent visit to the United States' first roaster of fair-trade cocoa beans and the only organic chocolate factory in the nation was just as fantastic.
By Sarah Jio | March 5, 2007
Holiday 2006
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a Holga from OKOK Gallery. The Holga, a cheap plastic camera that shoots medium-format film, is not a precision instrument; you could shoot the same photo with a hundred different Holgas and not get any two shots that resemble one another.
By Geoff Carter | November 9, 2006
Convergence Zone
This Easter season, the confectioners of Dilettante Chocolate Café bring you the motherlode: Meet Thumper, a 40-lb. solid milk chocolate bunny who could crush a dozen Cadbury eggs with a flex of his big toe. He's one of several giant chocolate figures that the company creates during Christmas and Easter...
By Katherine Sather | April 13, 2006
"I want Chocolati to be known as a place where people can get good chocolates and savor a nice cup of hot chocolate drink," says Christian Wong, chief chocolate officer of Chocolati. Like any chocolatier worth his cocoa, the man some have playfully dubbed "Mr. Wong-ka" constantly busies himself with putting his money where your mouth is. What began as a small business with only a few employees, Chocolati is now a growing concern with a staff of 28 and four Seattle locations and another one planned to open in April 2006.
By Joann Natalia Aquino | February 7, 2006
Seattle Style File
Want to wow your sweetie this Valentine's Day? The odds are that the usual cards and teddy bears won't get you very far. Instead, think unique, personalized, and exceedingly romantic. Both men and women expect romance on Valentine's Day —and a gift that will remind them that they're loved beyond February 14. We enlisted Cupid's help and scoured the city for gifts that said "be mine."
By Sarah Jio | January 31, 2006
Seattle Style File
We've found great new places where you can shop to enlarge your wardrobe (or your waistline!); plus a sample sale for a good cause; nipple concealers for slinky dresses (another good cause!); custom jeans embellishments; Lincoln Square's new Container Store and more.
By Kathy Schultz | November 9, 2005
