Jean Smart's Seattle
By Liz Ozaist Though she lives in L.A., Jean Smart's home will always be her native Seattle. Here, the former Designing Woman (now playing Kelsey Grammer's recurring love interest on Frasier) shares her fave childhood haunts and adult hangouts. Private panorama
"If I don't stay with my parents, I book a room at The Westin Seattle. Its huge windows give 180-degree views of the mountains and Puget Sound -- a fabulous sight to wake up to!" The center of it all
"Explore the city's history with a visit to Seattle Center, built for the 1962 World's Fair and home to the famous Space Needle and Pacific Science Center, as well as the opera, the ballet and several theaters." By the bay
"Dahlia Lounge on Fourth Avenue is the romantic dinner spot, and Chinook's at Salmon Bay has some of the best seafood and scenery. Start with garlic shrimp and finish with the to-die-for Rhubarb Slump. Part cobbler, part pie, it's topped with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream." If time permits
"My brother lives thirty-five miles out of Seattle in North Bend, a town at the foot of the mountains where Twin Peaks was filmed. Nearby Snoqualmie Falls are breathtaking, and the Northwest Railway Museum has a train that passes right by them." Once upon a time
"Greenwood, ten minutes from Shilshole Bay, is perfect for antiquing. I love the country pine furniture Pelayo Antiques imports from Europe. But, of course, I'll never forget that Greenwood was Lovers' Lane when I was in high school." |