SEATTLE – The New York Times just declared a local Seattle bakery as one of the best in America. 

That’s right, Saint Bread on Portage Bay Waterfront near the University of Washington has made the list of “22 best bakeries across the U.S. right now.”

The Times picked out the bakeries based on their travels across the country this past year. Some of the baked goods featured by the magazine include Saint Bread’s cardamom croissant and its cinnamon-Okinawan sugar toast. 

We caught up with the owner, Yasuaki Saito, who told FOX 13 he had no idea his bakery was going to make the list.

“Oh you know they don’t tell you about these sorts of things, they kind of show up in the press. We are very fortunate here. We’ve had some good press over the years…this is another one of those recognitions of the hard work and effort the team puts in every day. We are the type of place that is based in our community, and we make sure the product going out is really great, and we are serving it with a smile.”

Saito says they will be closed for the holidays, so the next time you can check them out will be on Friday, January 3. 

Saint Bread Bakery in Seattle

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SEATTLE – A potent atmospheric river arrives on Christmas Day. Conditions will be blustery with increasing wind along the coast, through the Inlet and for some portions of the North Sound.  

Heavy lowland rain and mountain snow will increase throughout the morning and into the evening. 

Luckily, Santa will scoot in and out of Western Washington before all the rain settles in. Rainfall totals will range between 1-2″ during the day tomorrow.  Heavy snow will impact pass travel beginning tomorrow through perhaps Friday. 

An atmospheric river will arrive on Christmas day, bringing wind, rain and mountain snow. 

Along with the rain and mountain snow, winds will be gusty at times with the arrival of the front tomorrow.  A high wind watch will be in effect for the coastal regions, along with the Inlet and Western Skagit and Whatcom counties. 

Powerful winds could lead to power outages and damage along the coast and North Sound on Wednesday and Thursday.

Powerful winds could lead to power outages and damage along the coast and North Sound on Wednesday and Thursday. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Heavy mountain snow totaling 1-3′, along with gusty winds will be possible. A winter storm warning will go into effect early Wednesday morning. Travel will be very difficult in the coming days over the passes.  

Please monitor the weather conditions along with road conditions before traveling.

Heavy mountain snow is forecast to hit our area passes from Wednesday-Friday. 

A weather alert day is in effect for Wednesday and Thursday for rain, wind and snow.  The week remains unsettled with more chances for rain.   By New Year’s Eve, conditions are looking a little drier to enjoy the show at the Space Needle. 

A weather alert day is in effect for Wednesday and Thursday for rain, wind and snow. The week remains unsettled with more chances for rain.

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After dropping a tough 27-24 contest to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks no longer control their own destiny and to win the NFC West, they will have to have several dominos fall their way beyond simply winning their final two games.

As their first order of business, Geno Smith and the Seahawks will have to travel to Chicago on the day after Christmas and defeat the Bears at Soldier Field. A loss or a tie on Thursday night would not eliminate them from playoff contention, but in that scenario, the Rams would lock up the division by beating the Cardinals on Sunday, making the upcoming rematch between the two teams in Week 18 a non-factor in deciding the NFC West.

But even if Seattle does beat Chicago on the road, however, that will not guarantee the season finale ends up being a winner-take-all battle at SoFi Stadium in the final week. If Los Angeles beats Arizona, they will improve to 4-1 in the NFC West, meaning the worst they can finish for the season is with a 4-2 record, which would tie Seattle after a loss in the season finale.

Along with being equal with that tiebreaker and splitting their head-to-head series, the Seahawks and Rams would both have identical 4-4 records against similar opponents and the same conference record, making strength of victory the next tiebreaker to determine who would win the division. Going into Week 17, Los Angeles holds a nine-game advantage in that category after being Buffalo and Minnesota earlier this year, meaning Seattle will need teams that it beat earlier in the season to step up and win games this weekend to keep them alive in the title race and close that gap.

Specifically, per an official memo from the NFL, the Seahawks will need four wins from Packers, Jets, Lions, Falcons, Broncos, or Dolphins out of six games this weekend to stay in the NFC West hunt if both they and the Rams win in Week 17. In other words, they would need a ton of help from other teams to ensure that the season finale becomes a division title game.

In a more simple pathway to the division title and a home playoff game, if the Seahawks and Rams both lose this weekend, the winner of their Week 18 rematch would be the NFC West winner no matter what else happens around the league.

Considering all of those scenarios and the possibility that the Seahawks may or may not be in contention anymore next week regardless of whether they beat the Bears or not, 12s better buckle up, as the next several days should be quite interesting with playoff races reaching the final stretch during the holiday season.

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