Reflect on the most significant moments of your life. Many of them probably involved food.
EDITOR'S NOTE: As of February 2019, Yakima Magazine is a special publication produced monthly by the Yakima Herald-Republic News Department.
Michael Bennett is down-to-earth and thankfully easy to talk to, because his vocation is complicated.
By the time you read this, you may have already used half a dozen products made with the mint oil that comes from a relatively unknown company in White Swan.
It begins as a thought, an idea, then a dream. When that dream is held by twin sisters like Emily Brown and Amy Walker, it becomes Pacific Northwest Fresh Local Produce Delivery, a successful Yakima Valley enterprise.
Imagine a place that’s devoted to creativity and to helping others learn new skills.
My doctor told me my cholesterol was on the high side and that I should reduce dairy and animal protein in my diet. After weeks of shoveling in vegetables and grimacing as I drank black coffee in the morning, I broke down. Life had become gray and bleak and I couldn’t take another carrot stick.
In the midst of Walla Walla’s wheat fields and vineyards, you’ll find an unexpected resort.
I have to tell you — I was wowed by my first meal at Yakima’s newest restaurant, called Purrr. It’s smack in the heart of downtown, across from the Hotel Maison. The sign’s been up for nearly a year but the doors stayed closed until just a few months ago, while the owners did some work in or…
For most people, love at first sight happens only once — but for Trent and Christa Degnan, it happened twice: once when they met each other and again when they first checked out the historic building in Naches that now houses their business, D’Nile Tap House.
There’s something otherworldly about hot air balloons. Their majestic size and colors, the whooshing sound of the propane burners, then the utter silence as they cruise above the earth. Just a few weeks from now, you can take in this elegant spectacle yourself at The Great Prosser Balloon Ra…
If you spend much time in the bars and pubs in downtown Yakima during September, you probably notice a change from other months. It’s noisier, and places tend to be filled with unfamiliar faces. Those new folks often represent your favorite breweries from across the country, and they are her…
Because this is the annual Beer Edition, my original plan was to feature a dish cooked or braised in beer. And with a bounty of local beers to choose from, I filled our refrigerator with a wide selection to taste and enjoy as I planned my recipe.
When Sally Tonkin and her husband Casey Corr heard that retired judge Ralph Thompson and his wife Kim were selling their country home west of Ahtanum, they decided to take a tour. It was love at first sight.
You may have been to Tieton to see the Grand Prix (the world’s only cyclekart road race), or to watch the Tour de Tieton bicycle race, or buy Christmas gifts at the Holiday Crafts and Antiques Bazaar. But have you visited this quiet, agricultural town when there isn’t an event going on? I’m …