The air is tightening, the nights are lengthening, and shortly the mishmash of fall-winter will likely be upon us. Properly, what are you going to do? Actually: What are you going to when rain and chilly make parks and seashores disagreeable locations to be? You’ll must do one thing, particularly with “the vacations” approaching — household is perhaps on the town, the youngsters must get out of the home, you must get out of the home, you want an exercise.
Properly, right here’s one, the truth is we already instructed you about it (simply scroll up): The Seattle Christmas Market is coming again to Seattle Middle this winter, from November 21 to December 24. There will likely be items on the market starting from leather-based items to sweets, and a ton of food and drinks distributors promoting conventional European goodies like raclette, spätzle, and glühwein, a German fashion of mulled wine. There’s additionally going to be one thing referred to as Santa’s Snow Globe the place you’ll be able to take images with Santa (not the actual Santa), and one thing else referred to as the Fairy Story Forest.
Tickets are on sale now for $15 every (children below six are free), with costs set to extend because the Christmas season approaches. Final yr, the Christmas Market’s first, there was some on-line grousing on the order of, Why do we now have to pay to go to put the place we’re shopping for issues? And whereas we’re not going to take sides on this debate due to Goal Journalism, we do really feel compelled to level out that each one that stuff within the earlier paragraph does value cash to place collectively — additionally, there may be dwell music plus a double decker carousel that doesn’t value something to trip.
Now on to extra information of the week:
Jellyfish Brewing Heads North
Jellyfish Brewing has opened a faucet room at 6808 East Inexperienced Lake Method, throughout the road from the Inexperienced Lake Play Subject. “It has at all times been our intention to bundle up our Georgetown vibes and introduce them, together with our award-winning beer and bottomless good cheer, to an increasing viewers in north Seattle,” mentioned a press launch. “And we couldn’t have discovered a greater dwelling to realize our aim.” The taproom will characteristic 15 beers plus a charcuterie- and pretzel-centric meals menu. Children are canines are welcome (this being Inexperienced Lake, there are plenty of each of these).
Howdy Robin Heads East
Howdy Robin, the Seattle cookie mini-chain identified for its Mackles’extra taste, is opening a 3rd location this fall. And in contrast to the primary two retailers (in College Village and on Capitol Hill), this one will likely be on the Eastside, at 10045 Northeast First Avenue in downtown Bellevue, to be exact. In accordance with Downtown Bellevue Community, this store will open this November.
Sophon Heads… to the High!
Almost everybody in Seattle has been raving about Karuna Lengthy’s new Cambodian restaurant, Sophon. And now these raves have trickled as much as Bon Appetit, which not solely put Sophon on its record of 20 Finest New Eating places of 2024, it mentioned it had the very best beverage program of the bunch. “Order the Mekong or the savory Khlang, that includes a Brie-infused rye — a refined gesture to the nation’s historical past of French colonization,” Bon App wrote. “As you savor your ultimate sips, Lengthy would possibly emerge to share extra about his world. However by you then’re already immersed in it.” Proper?
