Heidi Grace Acuña has made me fond of crocodiles. At her exhibition at ARTS at King Street Station, I could study the little ones alongside their larger companions, peer into mouths lined with uneven gold teeth, and circle their...
My daughter and I were recently watching the Tokyo episode of Eugene Levy’s The Reluctant Traveler, and we couldn’t get over how pretty the lanterns looked along the busy streets. It made me want to be out in a...
Doris
Pioneer Square
In the hallowed original Salumi address—which is still around the corner at Jackson and Occidental, don’t worry!—Doris is bringing understated femininity to the long skinny space on Third Avenue South. Equal parts neighborhood bistro and cocktail bar, the...
What happens when a childhood photograph becomes more than a memory? Town Hall’s Fall Artist-in-Residence, Jocelyn R.C. invites audiences behind the scenes of an evolving participatory portrait project exploring time, memory, and identity. In preparation for her upcoming residency,...
When Justin Hughes gets frustrated while on his computer at work, a nose sometimes appears between the armrest and the back of his chair. It belongs to Atlas, his service dog, who has been resting on a bed behind...
Cut Club, the new steakhouse inside downtown’s Hotel Max, feels like a restaurant from the not-too-distant past. The menu leans comfortable rather than ambitious or world-spanning. It serves a typical lineup of steak cuts, some traditional sides like oysters,...
After 30 years, Alissa Leinonen—founder of renowned catering and box-lunch company, Gourmondo—has launched a new venture. Called Olivina, the new luxury catering and events company focuses on highly personalized, elevated experiences ranging from weddings or other milestone celebrations to...
Fall is a festive time in Washington. Leaves are turning fiery shades, crops are ready for picking, and there’s a freshness in the air before the inevitable winter gloom. While we might all rush off to see the golden...
COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY
A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m...
Hope you’re hungry for a history lesson. Oliver’s, the cocktail lounge inside downtown’s Mayflower Park Hotel, was a Bartell Drugs store during Prohibition before becoming the city’s first hotel bar in the late 1940s—the Carousel Room, named for the...
