Seattle Metropolitan finally launched today.
I could not wait to get my paws on the Premiere Issue (from the same publishers of Portland Monthly) so I drove around for a while this morning looking for it--to no avail--until I called the magazine and asked where oh where were the precious.
"Whole Foods (Ravenna and Bellevue) and QFC later this afternoon". So I drove to Whole Foods in Ravenna and found a fresh batch right as I came into the store.
I've been browsing and reading my copy since noon and so far I like what I see.
I especially enjoyed the story on artisanal cheesemaker Rhonda Gothberg who is making goat cheese in Skagit Valley, an article on pairing wine and rabbit stew, a feature on Veil in Queen Anne and for the ballet patron in me (have you subscribed yet?), a fabulous article on Pacific Northwest Ballet and the amazing Peter Boal (pity the soul who has missed the season so far).
Then there is, of course, the cover story: 65 Best Ways To Love Our City which should have actually been titled 100 Things to Love About Seattle (at least!).
Memo to Seattle Metropolitan: You guys just got here. It is not your city just yet. You'll have to wow us on a monthly basis to earn the privilege.
Just one thing: Top Pot Doughnuts downtown location (in my very own corner of the city) is at 2124 5th Avenue, not 4th Avenue. :-)
Hopefully soon, for us downtowners, it will be available at First & Pike News and Elliot Bay Book Co.
Where to find (now):
Albertson's
Barnes & Noble
Bartells
B. Dalton Books
Borders Books & Music
Fred Meyer
Long's Drugs
PCC
PDX
Airport newsstands
Powell’s
QFC
Ralph's
Red Apple Markets
Rite Aid
Roth's IGA
Safeway
SeaTac Airport
Target
Thriftway
Thrifty Foods
Tower Books
Tully's Coffee
University Bookstore
Whole Foods
W. H. Smith
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