Travel Tips Road Trip in Style in the Pacific Northwest ‘Tis the sweet season to crank up those tunes and take to the road in the stunning Pacific Northwest, where a million adventures await. SEA
Eat + Drink Cooking with Aphrodisiacs: 5 Valentine’s Day Recipes Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and there’s no better way to win hearts than through the tastebuds. Get in the mood with these 4 ingredients that are all-star culinary aphrodisiacs. PDX SEA DC
Eat + Drink Northern Lights: Fresh Nordic-Inspired Recipes Delicately smoked fish, hints of caraway and flavorful bursts of dill... here are a few ways to incorporate Nordic flavors into your cuisine. CHI SB SEA
Eat + Drink Well-Traveled: Global Recipes + Rising Spices Make your cuisine as worldly as your bucket list with flavors and ingredients that span the globe. BALT SEA
Eat + Drink 4 Quintessential Recipes for Fall Up your fall cooking with these four go-to recipes that showcase classic autumn ingredients in a fresh, new way. SEA
Eat + Drink Recipe: Oysters with Champagne Mignonette Learn how to make the quintessential oyster toping, champagne mignonette, with this recipe from Shaker + Spear's Executive Chef, Carolynn Spence. SEA
Eat + Drink 4 Essential Cocktail Recipes to Try Get ready to mix, shake and stir with these 4 essential cocktail recipes from our bar team pros. AUS BALT SEA
Eat + Drink 5 Ceviche + Poke Recipes You Need this Summer Turn tonight's dinner prep into a no-cook affair with our chefs' best fresh ceviche and poke recipes. Just dice, mix, chill... and dinner's done! CHI SLC SD SEA DC
Eat + Drink Cozy Up to Chef Applin’s Duck Bolognese Looking for a comfort food with a gourmet touch? Try this hearty duck bolognese recipe courtesy of Outlier's Executive Chef, Shawn Applin. SEA
Eat + Drink Standing Apart: Outlier Opened in Downtown Seattle Global flavors come to life in fresh ways at Seattle's new hot spot, Outlier. SEA
Travel Tips 7 Can’t-Miss Races Shorter than a marathon but long enough to get your sweat on, these 7 fun runs will keep you moving even when you're on the road. BOS CHI LA MIN NYC SF SEA
Destinations Beautiful Expressions: Arts & Theater in Seattle Seattle is a powerhouse of arts and culture. From dance and theater to galleries and museums, the options abound - here are our suggestions. SEA
Destinations Car-less in the PNW No car, no problem: in the eco-friendly Pacific Northwest, there are plenty of other options for both urban and natural exploring. PDX SEA
Eat + Drink A Washington Native Leads the Bookstore’s Kitchen Keep gusty winds at bay with a warming dish of cod and lentils from The Bookstore Bar & Café's new chef, Eric Rivera. SEA
Travel Tips How to Find Alternative Souvenirs T-shirts and postcards are classic, but we think it's worth going the extra mile to find something special on your next trip. CHI LA PDX SEA
Entertaining 3 Cocktails to Spice Up Your Holiday Party Turn up the volume on your next holiday party with these crowd-pleasing cocktails and punches. Spiced grenadine, vermouth or apple cider - it's up to you! CHI SEA DC
Eat + Drink Falling for Apple Cocktails We're rounding out autumn menus with these luscious seasonal drinks. Try pairing with small bites, heartier entrées - or just savor them for dessert. CHI MIA PDX SF SEA
Eat + Drink For the Love of Avocado Avocado's always irresistible, especially when it hits its peak season. Try a couple new twists on a classic. PDX SEA
Eat + Drink Chefs’ Picks: Kitchen Essentials Kimpton chefs spill the beans on the tools that make their kitchens flexible, creative and fully pro. BALT CHI SB SAV SEA
Entertaining 4 Bachelor Party Ideas That Aren’t Vegas Alright fellas, time to think beyond The Strip. Today we’re coming at you with tips for planning a unique bachelor party. AUS BOS CHI DEN LA NSH NYC PHL PDX SD SF SEA
Destinations The Best of Belltown: A Neighborhood Spotlight Just outside of Seattle's downtown, the Belltown neighborhood shines with a distinctive personality, welcoming walk score and hip vibe. SEA
Destinations Music to Our Ears: Summertime Fests in the PNW Summer’s here in the PacNW! We're heading outside to get down to a curated roundup of Portland and Seattle music festivals. PDX SEA
Entertaining 6 Engagement Party Trends We Adore Proposal? Check. Ring? Check. Next up: the engagement party - and we're here with 6 trends to keep your fête completely on point. SEA
Travel Tips A Kid-Perfect Seattle Summer: From Science to Starfish Plan a trip that will launch your family into Seattle's urban excitement and natural beauty. SEA
Eat + Drink At the Helm of Shaker + Spear: Welcoming Chef Carolynn Spence At Seattle’s Shaker + Spear, we’re elated to welcome Executive Chef Carolynn Spence to the Kimpton team. SEA
Entertaining A Cheerful & Heartwarming Holiday Tradition We at Kimpton believe in extending kindness whenever we can. In the spirit of sharing the warm-fuzzies, read all about a tradition that our hotels in Seattle and Portland always do this time of year. PDX SEA
Eat + Drink 7 Holiday Eggnog Recipes That Wow These festive concoctions are anything but traditional and will win over skeptics and fans alike. Cheers! CHI MIN SD SB SEA
Entertaining Let It Glow: Best Holiday Lights From Coast to Coast It isn't the holidays without that dazzle. You don't need to look far to find it. Holiday lights shows are springing up everywhere, from the Alexandria harbor to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. ALX BOS CHI DEN HB MIA NYC PDX SF SEA
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Best Under-the-Radar Wine You don't know it yet. But you'll love it. Get introduced to the unsung hero of wines. Hint: It's dry, fruity and comes from France. SEA
Eat + Drink 4 Healthy Recipes With Fall & Winter Veggies Veggies are having a moment. Our chefs show you how to do magic with Guinness and leeks in a soup, dial up the comfort factor with sweet potato gnocchi, and evoke the flavors of fall with a squash, zucchini, corn and asparagus salad. CHI SEA
Eat + Drink Martinis 101 — More Boozing Like Bond + Recipes In Part II in a series, Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education Mike Ryan serves up more martini goodness -- from ordering advice to serving etiquette to the answer to the old gin-versus-vodka debate. CHI PDX SEA
Entertaining How to Host an Elevated Potluck — So Easy! Football season is back -- and parties should be more than chips and dip. Wow your company with unexpected apps, beyond-ordinary spreads, and lots of cheers. These 3 recipes from Kimpton chefs will up your potluck. MIN SEA DC
Travel Tips The Wildest Places to Take Yoga Classes in the U.S. "Om" on a boat? Child's pose in a church? In honor of National Yoga Month and our love of yoga, we show you 6 weird, wild and wonderful places where you can take a class. CHI DEN NYC SF SEA
Travel Tips Biking Seattle: Pedal Power Rules in the Emerald City Biking Seattle is a safe, efficient way to explore the city. Check out these handy resources from our expert at PUBLIC bikes for the latest on Seattle's two-wheeled revolution. SEA
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Sending Wine Back at a Restaurant All eyes at the table are on you as the server pours you a sip of wine. So what happens if you don't like it? We ask one of our experts: When is sending wine back at a restaurant OK? Watch Video SEA
Travel Tips Beyond the Treadmill: Unique Travel Workouts at Kimpton Finding time to exercise when you're on the road can be hard. That's why many of our hotels offer unique travel workouts that just might be a high point of your trip. Watch Video BOS CHI MIN PHL PIT PDX SEA DC
Eat + Drink Burger Bucket List: 5 of America’s Best Burgers Don’t settle for a mediocre burger when traveling. Check a perfect patty off your list with a collection of America’s best burgers. CHI LA NYC SF SEA
Eat + Drink Sipping in Seattle: 6 Spots for Washington Wine Tasting Washington State has cellars, tasting rooms and wineries galore but where do you start? Hotel Vintage's wine concierge, Lara, has her top picks. SEA
Eat + Drink Healthy Eats: Summer Superfood Recipes Empty calories and junk food lurk around every corner this time of year. So check out these summer superfood recipes starring some of the season's tastiest ingredients. MIA PHL SEA
Entertaining Simple Summer Recipes to Wow Your Party Guests James Beard Award–winning chef Caprial Pence from Seattle's Bookstore Bar & Café keeps it fresh and easy with these simple summer recipes for your patio party. SEA
Travel Tips Fitness Meets Fun at Alexis Hotel in Seattle Break a sweat at Kimpton's Alexis Hotel with a bouldering wall, kettlebells, monkey bars and jump ropes in their new Functional Fitness Room. SEA
Travel Tips Welcoming the Summer Solstice When summer solstice beckons, there's creative ways to celebrate from party-planning to free-spirited street fairs. SEA
Entertaining One Perfect Weekend: Girlfriend Getaway to Seattle Looking for some quality time with your gal pals? From boutiques to bars, clubs to spas, here's a fab weekend itinerary for a girlfriend getaway to Seattle. SEA
Eat + Drink Bar Educator Mike Ryan Drafts His Fave Spring Beers Mike Ryan is Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education, and no, you can't have his job. But he will share with you his favorite spring beers this season. BALT CHI PHL PIT PDX SD SF SEA
Destinations Palladian — A New Kimpton Hotel in Seattle Set in a historic building with modern amenities and inspired design, our new Kimpton hotel in Seattle is open for business. Say hello to Palladian. Watch Video SEA
Destinations Six Under-the-Radar, Cool Neighborhoods to Explore Looking to avoid the tourist crowd? Check out these six cool neighborhoods from around the country where you can hang with the locals. CHI LA NYC SF SEA DC
Eat + Drink Introducing our #WineWednesday Videos Welcome to our #WineWednesday video series. The first Wednesday of every month, we’ll be uncorking a video that will offer a quick tip on the world of wine. Watch Video SEA
Eat + Drink Chef Walter Pisano: The Great Grappa Guide Don't know your pomace from your grappa? Chef Walter Pisano of Tulio Ristorante in Seattle is a grappa guru, sharing his knowledge of this uniquely Italian drink. SEA
Eat + Drink 3 Halloween Cocktails to Die For Check out these recipes for Halloween cocktails from three of our mad-scientist bartenders. They're sure to scare up a good time and raise the roof, if not the dead. PHX SEA DC
Destinations America’s Best Urban Running Trails Discover a local perspective while traveling — and burn calories — by going for a jog on one of these five top urban running trails. LA NYC SD SEA DC
Eat + Drink Whisky Tasting at Seattle’s Bookstore Bar & Café With 70 single-malt Scotch whiskies and more than 50 American bourbons and whiskies on hand, whisky tasting at Seattle’s Bookstore Bar & Café is definitely a top-shelf experience. SEA
Destinations Popping the Top on a New Hotel Vintage Seattle After a top-to-bottom renovation, Seattle’s Hotel Vintage Park is uncorking a whole new look — and a new name. Watch Video SEA
Travel Tips Kimpton Directors of Pet Relations: It’s a Dog’s Life Some of our most popular employees have a tendency to drool and lie down on the job. But that's only because our Directors of Pet Relations are canines. MAN NYC PHL PHX PDX SD SEA
Eat + Drink Let the Springtimes Roll: Recipes for the Season It’s time to celebrate spring and all the bounty that comes along with it. So we’ve selected a few choice recipes from some of our left coast eateries — from Seattle to Santa Barbara — to get the spring fling rolling. PDX SF SB SEA
Destinations Neighborhood Spotlight: Carless in Seattle When visiting any city you want to act like a local, right? In Seattle, that means getting outside. SEA
Eat + Drink A Toast to Love: Valentine Cocktails We know the importance of chocolate … and of a great cocktail. So our bar stars have whipped up some chocolaty creations that could have come straight out of an Oompa Loompa test kitchen. CHI LA SEA DC
Destinations Denver vs. Seattle (Monaco Edition) Excitement is building, nerves are jangling, pulses are pounding. It’s Denver vs. Seattle for all the marbles in the Big Game DEN SEA
Kimpton Buzz The Votes are In Nearly 80,000 discerning travelers voted in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2013 Readers’ Poll and we’re thrilled to let you know that a bunch of our properties made the cut. ALX BOS CHI MIA PHL SB SEA DC
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 1: Appetizers and Side Dishes We asked some of our chefs for a few recipes that will have all eyes focused on your fabulous meal and not on the dust bunnies in the corner. BOS CHI SEA
Destinations Seattle, Here We Come (Again) Let’s face it — any city that can produce both Jimi Hendrix and Nordstrom has to have something special going on. Must be something in the water, because there’s a lot of it there … or maybe it’s the coffee. SEA
Eat + Drink Fave Flavors for Fall Sure, summer gets all the attention with its gaudy fruits and bountiful produce. But what about the fall season? CHI PHL PDX SEA
Kimpton Buzz The Sporting Life If you can’t get enough of batting, base running, tackling, passing, swishing, swooshing and checking, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year. BALT SD SB SEA
Destinations Dive Into National Aquarium Month You travel in summer to hit the beach. This June, take a break from sandcastles and build plans around another kind of water adventure: National Aquarium Month. BALT CHI DEN SD SEA
Eat + Drink Seattle’s Tulio Restaurant is Sweet on Grappa Got grappa? Tulio restaurant in Seattle does. In fact, it has a grappa list 40 varietals strong. SEA
Destinations Cozy Up to Kimpton Fireplaces Winter is in full swing and we thought you might appreciate a warm-up. So gather ’round – Kimpton fireplaces are at your roasty-toasty service. ASP CHI MIN PHL PHX SEA
Eat + Drink Jason McClure’s Beer Salted Caramels New Year’s diet or no diet, we think everyone deserves a sweet treat now and then. SEA
Eat + Drink Walter Pisano Chats About 20 Years of Tulio In honor of our latest spotlight about knife skills, we caught up with a pretty sharp cookie: Executive Chef Walter Pisano of Tulio Ristorante in Seattle. SEA
Destinations Hotel Monaco Seattle Gets a Stunning New Look We never doubted that Hotel Monaco Seattle and its fun amenities had staying power. And today, with the unveiling of a stunning renovation, its future is so bright you’ve got to wear shades. Watch Video SEA
Eat + Drink Mother’s Day Brunches from Coast to Coast If you’re still looking for a way to make the occasion special, you’re in luck: Here’s a sampling of what we have happening. ALX CHI DEN MIA SLC SF SEA
Kimpton Buzz Let’s Celebrate Earth Week! During Earth Week – which starts today! – our hotels and restaurants show the environment even more affection with everything from eco-focused events to sustainable-minded menus. ALX MIA NYC PHL PHX SEA DC
Kimpton Buzz Cruise Concierges Debut in Seattle When Disney Cruise Line announced it would begin sailing from Seattle to Alaska, we decided to step in and do a little cruise control. SEA
Kimpton Buzz An Artful Package at Seattle’s Alexis Hotel When it comes to matters of the art, Alexis Hotel in Seattle could go on and on. SEA
Eat + Drink Cocktails We Love for Valentine’s Day These cocktails – gathered from Kimpton’s lounge, bar and restaurant menus across the country – are festively red and known to set the mood for romance. SD SF SEA DC
Eat + Drink Jason McClure’s Garlic-Sherry Mushrooms The appetizer is inspired by Chef Jason’s trips to Europe, where Spain has quickly risen to the top of his favorite places to explore and dine. SEA
Destinations Bright Lights, Big City: Seattle Sky’s the limit when it comes to Seattle’s brilliant holiday lights display. SEA
Eat + Drink Why Our Chefs Can’t Wait for Fall It was nice knowing you, summer. While we hate to cut our relationship short (we know you aren’t over until September 23), we are already turning our thoughts to what the next season will bring. BALT CHI PHX PDX SLC SD SEA
Eat + Drink How to Make “The Last Word” Cocktail If you’re looking for a change from the old Long Island iced tea routine, Damien Lynch, the cocktail crafter at Library Bistro & Bookstore Bar in Seattle, is here to punch things up. Watch Video SEA
Eat + Drink A Chef Tells Us How to Picnic Chefs often get asked, “What do you cook when you’re at home?” But now that summer’s finally here, we’d like to take the conversation outside. SEA
Kimpton Buzz 10 Ways to Spend a Kimpton Gift Card Oh me, oh my! Did somebody really give you a Kimpton Gift Card? Aw, shucks. They shouldn’t have. ALX ASP BOS CHI DEN MIN SF SEA
Eat + Drink Library Bistro & Bookstore Bar Has a Book for Every Taste Here they nourish us with their favorite reads and recommend menu items to cleverly pair them with. SEA
Destinations Seattle’s a Hotspot for “Twilight” Fans Throughout the day, Evergreen guides play Twilight movies and local documentaries on the van televisions to get participants into the mood. SEA
Eat + Drink Make an Easter Brunch Date Easter’s almost here, which means you have to hop to it if you want restaurant reservations. Good news: A number of Kimpton spots are rolling out special, one-day buffets, or dinner or brunch menus. ALX BOS CHI DEN MIA PHL PDX SLC SF SEA
Eat + Drink We’re Tickled by Pickles Lately we’ve found ourselves in a pickle. Meaning, well … we can’t get enough of them! CHI SD SEA
Kimpton Buzz Seattle and Portland General Managers Like to Bike Vroooom. That’s the sound of two of our Pacific Northwest hotel General Managers taking off on their Harleys. And if you’re a biker, you can motor along with them. PDX SEA
Kimpton Buzz Alexis Hotel’s Canlis Glass Suite Quietly, with a show of hands, tell us: Do you take notice of the art that hangs in your hotel room? SEA
Eat + Drink Jason McClure’s Thanksgiving Side Dish Turkey Day is nearly here. Still stuck on what to serve alongside that bird? SEA
