Welcome to the weekend! From a new Washington State Fair memorial to a Seattle restaurant that just received national recognition, here’s our latest on local things to do.
Food and drink
- Our food writer’s latest finds in the South End include a serving of fully loaded fries and shawarma plus excellent roast duck, buttercream buns and more.
- Bon Appétit recently named the Seattle eatery Sophon among the best new restaurants, toasting the Cambodian spot as the country’s best drinks program.
- To cook something new at home, try these chocolate-cherry cookies or these kid-approved spinach waffles.
Outdoors and travel
- This 15.5-mile multiuse Vancouver Island trail is a PNW gem that connects the seaside towns of Tofino and Ucluelet for cyclists, hikers and more.
- There are many reasons to revisit the Ballard Locks, and yet another one was highlighted in this week’s A Sense of Place column: the stainless-steel art pieces known, collectively, as “Salmon Waves.”
Arts and events
- A new Washington State Fair memorial honors Japanese and Japanese American survivors who were incarcerated on the fairgrounds during World War II.
- Local theater company The Feast is incorporating generative artificial intelligence into its upcoming production, “The Adding Machine: A Cyborg Morality Play.” The play opens Saturday.
TV and movies
- Heading to the theaters? Check out what our reviewers thought about “Speak No Evil” and other recent releases.
- Or stay home and watch a TV show recommend by critic Moira Macdonald. “Moonflower Murders,” the sequel to PBS’ “Magpie Murders,” is a delightful murder mystery anchored by fantastic performances. “The Perfect Couple,” now streaming on Netflix, isn’t exactly subtle, but it is an absolute pleasure to watch, Macdonald writes.
Books
- From tragicomedies to Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirs, these five books will help you tap into your school spirit.
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