Restaurant Openings, Closings More

!–paging_filter–p style=”line-height: 21px; color: #252525; font-size: 14px;”Keeping track of restaurant news can be a daunting task. Here’s a round-up from the past week to help you manage./p
pem style=”color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;”Got a question, hot tip or need a dining suggestion? Feel free tonbsp;a href=”mailto:julien.perry@tigeroak.com” target=”_blank”email me directly/a.nbsp;/em/p
pspan style=”font-size: large;”OPENINGS/span/p
pstrongLummi Island/strongbrFormer strongemmer rye/strongnbsp;chef/owner Seth Caswell is now on Lummi Island, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/chef-seth-caswell-heading-new-willows-inn-sibl…” target=”_blank”heading up a new strongWillows Inn/strong sister restaurant/a. The management team (including ra href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/blaine-wetzel-willows-inn-wins-james-beard-awa…” target=”_blank”ecent James Beard Award winner/a Blaine Wetzel) has taken over the strongBeach Store Café/strong, the only other restaurant on the island. A new menu will be revealed Memorial Day weekend./p
pstrongCapitol Hill/strongbrA new brewpub is coming to Capitol Hill. a href=”http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2014/05/06/optimism-brewing-co-will-ch…” target=”_blank”emEater Seattle/em reports/a that ex-Microsofties strongGay Gilmore/strongnbsp;andnbsp;strongTroy Hakala/strongnbsp;are bringingnbsp;strongOptimism Brewing Co./strongstrong /strongto an auto row building to Broadway sometime in 2015.nbsp;/p
pstrongMagnolia/strongbrThe popular Greenwood barnbsp;a href=”https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152404605141118set=a.101512481…” target=”_blank”strongOliver’s Twist /strongis expanding/a to Magnolia this summer./p
pspan style=”font-size: large;”GOINGS ON/span/p
pstronga href=”http://www.foodportunity.com/seattle/” target=”_blank”Foodportunity/a/strong is back! The “always sells out” food networking event returns to Palace Ballroom Monday, July 28. Featured restaurants announced so far include: Tom Douglas, Loulay, Luc, Old Sage, Lark, Von Trapp’s, Poquitos and Six Seven. The event will also be a launch party for Kitchenbug.com’s mobile app. Unlike other years, there will be just one Foodportunity event in 2014. Tickets are extremely limited, so a href=”http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/680259 ” target=”_blank”get yours now/a! Early bird cost is $25./p
pstrongDamn the Weather/strong, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/new-bar-opening-part-ii-walrus-and-carpenters-…” target=”_blank”the forthcoming Pioneer Square cocktail restaurant/a from Rob Roy and Walrus and the Carpenter alums, is hosting a four-course pop-up dinner at strongVif/strong on Sunday. Cost is $100. Dinner starts at 6:30. Head to Facebook to a href=”https://www.facebook.com/events/610075232416967/” target=”_blank”peek the menu/a.nbsp;/p
pSeattle’s stronga href=”https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kraken-Congee-Pop-up-Restaurant/129736690…” target=”_blank”Kraken Congee/a/strong is going to be making their television debut this summer on CNBC’s emRestaurant Kickstarter/em. During a press event, host a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dlMXlreRXIfeature=youtu.bea” target=”_blank”Tim Love was asked/a, “What has been the coolest restaurant idea you’ve seen so far?” and he replied, “There’s these guys with a congee concept…I tasted the food and quite frankly, it changed my whole opinion of them in five minutes.” Days later, a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.bev=yZmszwruQGsapp=desktop” target=”_blank”the actual promo/a for the show appeared on Facebook, confirming he was referring to Kraken Congee. Their episode airs in July./p