In recent months the Seattle area has had its share of visits from star chefs including Kevin Gillespie from Top Chef; and in the upcoming month we are getting visits from two more Top Chef favorites. more ›

Bell Square, you have generously offered abundant retail and restaurant options to two entire generations now. We remember back when you still housed the Bon Marche, back when we could still get chicken pot pie at Marie Callender's; our parents remember you back when Nordstrom was known best for shoes and a body could still shop at Frederick & Nelson. In middle school, you more than clothed us: you entertained us. And in our twenties, you more than entertained us: you employed us. Happy 62nd birthday! We hope the Freeman family is proud and maybe even buys another car, or something, to celebrate the passing of another super-successful year of shopping. more ›

Bellevue is entertaining its crazed shoppers and downtown urbanites with daily holiday drum lines, snowflake lights and snow (yes, fake snow). We have seen it with our own eyes, and it is as if you chasséd on stage of a live performance of the Nutcracker. Snowflake Lane is a Bellevue tradition and is going on now until December 24, beginning at 7 p.m. daily. If shopping under fake snow doesn’t get you excited, you... more ›

We're not going to fault Nordstrom's for their decision to ax the piano players in some stores. Instead, we'll blame Nordstrom customers, and their preference for new-fangled pop music. more ›

It seems Puget Sound Business Journal writer Jeanne Lang Jones might be a bit upset as she writes, “Now there's a further blow to Seattle fashionistas. The Bellevue Square Nordstrom is getting Prada (designer clothes as part of its remodel; the Seattle flagship store is not).” Jimmy Choo and Neiman Marcus will also be squatting in Bellevue, Jones notes. more ›

Destination marketing: it's Patrick McFarlan's specialty. Happens that he's employed by Willows Lodge in Woodinville; that doesn't stop him from marketing Washington's distant vineyards. As president of the Woodinville Chamber of Commerce last year, he spearheaded an event called the Washington Wine Highway, held again this past weekend on the lawn at Chateau Ste. Michelle. more ›

Two nights ago, we were frantically hunting for our Nano. We played the "last time we saw it" game, as it is usually tucked safely in our purse and had apparently gone AWOL. Let's see--we listened to it riding the bus on Thursday, didn't use it Friday...Thursday night we went mountain biking but were chatting with folks at the beginning of the ride, so we put it in the pocket of our bike shorts. Our bike shorts. Which Mr. Seattlest was kind enough to wash for us on Friday. more ›

Hey, there's an editorial about Tent City in the Seattle Times - This oughta be predictable and lame. more ›

This has been a busy week, at least in terms of announcements as to who's involved in things taking place sometime in the future. Seattlest breaks it down: more ›

In a recent attempt to burn off a venti peppermint mocha, Seattlest ran over the I-90 bridge and through the woods to the corner of Northeast Eighth and Bellevue Way, and damned if it wasn’t snowing on a 45-degree evening. Crazymicroclimates up in here. more ›

Seattlest has a favorite cookie. And we'd like to tell you all about it. more ›