Restaurant Openings, Closings More

By Seattle Mag April 18, 2014

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!–paging_filter–pKeeping track of restaurant news can be a daunting task. Here’s a round-up from the past week to help you manage./p
pemGot a question, hot tip or need a dining suggestion? Feel free to a href=”mailto:julien.perry@tigeroak.com” target=”_blank”email me directly/a.nbsp;/em/p
pstrongspan style=”font-size: x-large;”Openings/span/strong/p
pstrong/strongRestaurateur Johnnbsp;Howie nbsp;is promising a September opening for his new brewery and distillery in Bothell. strongBeardslee Alehouse and Wildwood Spirits/strong is going into the Village at Beardslee Crossing complex, perfectly located on the outskirts of Woodinville’s burgeoning Napa-esque landscape. The new restaurant will be a casual affair, with flatbreads and housemade meats, while Wildwood will be run by Howie’s sommelier and (potential) Master Distiller, Erik Liedholm. a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/10-things-know-about-john-howies-new-alehouse-…” target=”_blank”Here are 10 other things you should know/a.nbsp;/p
pThe first freestanding U.S. location of stronga href=”http://www.santouka.co.jp/en/” target=”_blank”Hokkaido Ramen Santouka/a/strong opens in Bellevue next Thursday, April 24, with 10 additional stores coming to the country this month (hat tip to emEater Seattle/em)nbsp;/p
pstrongCorretto/strong a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/new-seattle-restaurant-opening-thursday-capito…” target=”_blank”is now open/a in the former Panevino space on Broadway. Travis Rosenthal, who owns Tango and Rumba just down the hill on Pike, is heaving on handmade pastas (courtesy of a La Spiga alum) and boozy coffee cocktails (courtesy of Slate Coffee Roasters). stronga href=”http://correttoseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Corretto/a/strong will be starting morning coffee service on Monday from 7 a.m. until bar closing. And yes, you can get a daytime corretto.nbsp;/p
pChicago-style pizza chain stronga href=”http://www.patxispizza.com/” target=”_blank”Patxi’s/a/strong (‘PAW-cheez) is coming to Ballard in July, taking over the former Dolce Vita storefront at 5323 Ballard Ave N.W. The company already has 11 branches, nine of which are in northern California. Last September, Patxi’s CEO Bill Freeman a href=”http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/09/20/chicago-style-pizz…” target=”_blank”toldnbsp;emThe Seattle Times/em/a that, “We are confident that we will rank with the best of them in Seattle.” (hat tip to emMyBallard.com/em)/p
pA first-time Seattle restauranteur with an impressive international resume is planning to open a new Vietnamese/French restaurant called strongStateside/strong on Capitol Hill (300 E. Pike) this fall. Eric Johnson is taking over the 2,400-square-foot space next to Six Arms. a href=”http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/04/chefs-global-adventure-lands-h…” target=”_blank”emCHS/em has more/a.nbsp;/p
pstrongspan style=”font-size: x-large;”Closings/span/strong/p
pstrong/strongLongtime Georgetown hangout strongCalamity Jane’s/strongnbsp;abruptly closed. The a href=”https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=854794471213418id=2107…” target=”_blank”announcement /awas made on their Facebook page Monday:nbsp;/p
blockquotepIt is with a heavy heart that we have to announce that as of today, Calamity Jane’s is closed. After 7 years of your loyal support, great times, and working in a fantastic neighborhood and community, it was sadly time to move on. We have a devout following of regulars who, like us, are distressed at how the sale of Calamity’s has occurred. This is disappointing to all of us. We expected to handle this in the most graceful way possible. Our intent was to celebrate; however, the sale transaction happened more quickly than we expected and we had to close abruptly. Thank you all for your support and your faith in this adventure. We love you all!/p
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pstronga href=”http://www.flyingsquirrelpizza.com/” target=”_blank”Flying Squirrel Pizza/a/strong is taking over the space. emEater Seattle/em a href=”http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2014/04/15/flying-squirrel-pizza-co-la…” target=”_blank”has the scoop/a./p
pAfter three decades, strongPiecora’s/strong served its last slice April 15. emCHS/em a href=”http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/04/developer-reveals-plans-for-th…” target=”_blank”has details/a on what will replace the building.nbsp;/p
pstrongChico Madrid/strong, the little Spanish café at the BellRoy Apartments on Capitol Hill, is now closed. a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/breaking-restaurant-news-capitol-hill-cafe-clo…” target=”_blank”Its last day/a was April 13. One of the co-founders sites a simple case of not enough business for the shutter. In it’s place: a strongFuel/strong coffee pop-up, courtesy of owner Dani Cone, who was also a partner in Chico Madrid./p
pstrongspan style=”font-size: x-large;”Comings, Goings and Goings-On/span/strong/p
pChef Shaun McCrain is leaving stronga href=”http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/” target=”_blank”Book Bindery/a/strong to open his own yet-to-be-announced project. Owners of the Fremont restaurant announced the shake-up via email:nbsp;/p
blockquotepEven as our hearts break a little to write this, we, the owners ofnbsp;Booknbsp;Bindery, are so grateful and fortunate that Shaun shared his time (four years!) and talents with us.nbsp;/p
pIf you want to taste Shaun’s cooking while he’s still atnbsp;Booknbsp;Bindery, you have untilnbsp;June 28nbsp;to do so.nbsp;/p
pWhat will happen tonbsp;Booknbsp;Binderynbsp;after that date? It was always our dream to turnnbsp;Booknbsp;Binderynbsp;into a talent incubator, a launching pad for great up-and-coming chefs. When we were first told about Shaun’s plans some time ago, we started dining out around town with a vengeance, peering into kitchens on the sly, and making discreet inquiries./p
pWe are in talks with a very worthy successor, but inquiries from interested parties are welcome and will be kept for future reference. We can’t release any details just yet, but we will promise this: The food atnbsp;Booknbsp;Binderynbsp;will continue to be utterly delicious.nbsp;/p
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pThe team behind stronga href=”http://stoneburnerseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Stoneburner/a/strong and stronga href=”http://bastilleseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Bastille/a/strong now have a one-acre farm in Redmond. The plot at Blue Tractor Farm will be split into two parts: Stoneburner’s half will feature Mediterranean plant varieties, while Bastille’s will focus more on traditional French plantings. Seattle Urban Farm Company, the same group that maintains Bastille’s rooftop garden, will be taking care of the land./p

 

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