What with the Internetz, the Google and the digital camera, a new generation of wine touring guides is long overdue. more ›

Yep, sonny, there was a time, less than 25 years ago (don't giggle!), that you could write a whole guidebook to Washington wine and list only 37 wineries. Seattlest should know, we typed every word of the fucking thing. Ah, just look how young we were in 1983: more ›

Don't get us wrong, we love this town. But sometimes it's just good to get away. Say, on a road trip. Say, where the drinky-drinky never stops flowing. And, say, where they would never deign to use the phrase "drinky-drinky" in casual conversation. And as luck would have it, through a series of--some would say--unfortunate events, Seattlest found itself in the odd circumstance of having viewed the Academy-snubbed gem of a flick Sideways no less than four times in one week. Which led us to the very firm conclusion that a little sommelier training was in order, and while the Woodinville scene provides grade-A anchors Columbia and Chateau Ste. Michelle, we decided a trip to the original Wine Country was in order. To ensure we could live out each and every wine-guzzling cinematic fantasy we had--except for the whole cheating on your fiancé thing. And the whole lying about being a novelist thing. Seattlest doesn't have to travel anywhere to do that. California, here we come! more ›

Y'know, Seattlest could recommend yet another offering from the Northwest Film Forum, but even we have grown tired of sending you there week after week. Especially since a visit to the NWFF always involves trying to figure out which film is showing in which (unmarked) theater and where the hell the bathroom's at. Seriously guys, a sign or two would make the theater-going experience much more pleasant. more ›