"I love scallops," says chef Thierry Rautureau. These little morsels are one of the best treats the ocean has to offer, and Thierry and chef Tom Douglas have a few tips for preparing them.
Soaring rent prices and a craving for connection has some 20 and 30-somethings moving into co-ops and communes. Here you'll meet some of the residents of Bob the House, a co-op of nine people in Seattle's University District.
Many overweight people have had awkward and hurtful experiences at a doctor's office. They go in for an ear infection and the doctor would rather talk about losing weight. This is often called 'fat shaming.' A Seattle 'fat positive' woman and an obesity doctor from Swedish weigh in on the issue.
Seattle's Janelle Maiocco dreamed up Farmstr: a way for farmers to connect directly with consumers, sort of like a craigslist for local, organic produce, meat, eggs and milk. You can get good deals on food straight from the farm, based on what the farmer has to offer.
"We're mad about saffron today," says chef Tom Douglas, and you should be too!
"I think this is kind of a winter ingredient," he adds, fulfilling the umami taste that people seem to love. If you're looking to get away from a traditional paella, chef Thierry Rautureau suggests making seafood and shellfish with saffron. "It's very easy to overpower," he cautions, so use a light hand when using it to season.
The story of two Seattle women who ventured out on their own, completely switched careers, and followed their career passions. In the end, they both love going to work everyday. Perhaps it's your turn?
Kush Tourism is launching, what they say is, Seattle's first marijuana tour. It will be a smoke-free, behind the scenes look at many facets of pot culture, including marijuana cookery and glass pipe blowing.
If you're like millions of Americans, and chef Tom Douglas for that matter, you love waking up to a nice, warm cup of coffee in the morning. If that's the case, Tom and chef Thierry Rautureau suggest checking out Allegro coffee, carried by Whole Foods Market.
Aleks Martin is a drug and alcohol counselor in Seattle, but at night he transforms into Aleksa Manila, a glamorous drag queen who\'s donned hundreds of wigs and billions of sequins.
Colleen Clark, 75, is trying to find senior housing, but she's found no availability for an elderly person with section 8 housing. Her issues have been confirmed by the City of Seattle Aging and Disability Services department. There is a national housing shortage for seniors that needs to be solved.
Social media has changed the way we grieve. Instead of an obituary, we can tell a loved one's story to thousands with a click of a mouse. These are two very different stories about grieving with social media. One, the wife of a Lakewood police sergeant killed in 2009, the other is about NPR's Scott Simon tweeting while his mother was in the ICU.
If you can pick up some parsnips that have been left in the ground through the frost cycles, chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau say you'll be pleasantly delighted. "They're like eating candy!" Tom says.
Last week, a Kentucky pastor died after refusing to be treated for a religion induced snake bite. That practice is only found in Appalachian churches. But speaking in tongues is a Pentecostal tradition that many of us don\'t quite understand. Rachel Belle explored the art of speaking in tongues with a Seattle woman who grew up doing just that.
Nowadays couples are getting married older, so they're used to managing their own finances. So modern couples are trending towards separate bank accounts, even though their parents most likely maintain a joint account.
Pronunciation differences aside, caramel makes for a delicious, sweet treat any time.
Although chef Tom Douglas says salted caramel is not one of his favorite kinds of caramel, he says he enjoys going the handmade route and making it himself.
Attorney Adam Karp has worked on over 3,000 cases involving animals since he became passionate about protecting them in 1999. He helped a Lacey woman sue her ex-husband for killing her pet cat.
At Float Seattle, you can spend an hour floating in super salty water in complete blackness and silence. It's called a sense deprivation tank and they're said to be a tool for meditation, a way to make up for lost sleep and a cure for all that ails you. Rachel Belle and Sean De Tore gave it a try.
When cooking with wine, it's always tempting to go with the cheap stuff. You're not going to drink it, right? But chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau disagree.
After getting E. Coli at a Seattle restaurant, with four stars on Yelp but a bad track record of health inspections, Sarah Schacht decided to do something. She wants King County to provide a simpler way for diners to know a restaurants health inspection score. For example, a sticker on a restaurant's window could have an A-F rating.
Homeless residents at three Tent City and Nickelsville locations are struggling to stay warm in these frigid, record breaking cold weather. They have run out of wood and have taken to burning the pallets they keep their tents on. We're looking for people to donate wood, blankets, sleeping bags, and warm clothes.
In the eight years since Lynette Johnson started the non-profit, Soulumination, she has taken photos of over 1,000 sick or dying children and parents. She gives the beautiful photos to families, no charge.
