Bobby Wagner could also be taking part in skilled soccer in Washington, D.C., this yr however his coronary heart in is Seattle. And now his cookie store is in Seattle too.
Effectively, Renton to be exact. Final week the long run Corridor of Fame linebacker opened a franchise of Crumbl, the favored Utah-based cookie chain, on the Touchdown shopping center. “This is likely one of the steps I’m seeking to take to remain linked to the attractive metropolis of Seattle,” Wagner wrote on X.
Wagner is clearly eyeing a profession in enterprise after his taking part in days are over (which may come quickly, provided that the 34-year-old has been within the NFL for 12 years and counting). He serves as his personal agent — a rarity within the NFL — is the co-founder of a enterprise capital fund referred to as Fuse, and is engaged on getting an MBA from Howard College.
He’s removed from the one former Seahawk who has gotten into the meals recreation. Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman personal an upscale Bellevue sports activities bar referred to as Legion (which simply began serving its smash burgers at Lumen Subject), and Marshawn Lynch has a restaurant referred to as BEASTRO in Portland. And perhaps most notably, former Seahawks vast receiver Sydney Rice co-owns the well-regarded File vineyard.
That’s enjoyable. Anyway, on to extra enjoyable information of the week:
Killer Burger inches nearer to Seattle
Killer Burger, a Portland-based burger chain, is transferring north — in keeping with the Oregonian, Killer can be opening places in Tacoma, Olympia, and Puyallup within the subsequent 5 years. Based in 2010, the chain has greater than 20 places within the larger Portland space and is thought for throwing some unconventional toppings on its burgs, like peanut butter or fondue (how Portland!).
Tremendous Chix plans downtown location
Heard of Tremendous Chix? The chain — owned by Taco Bell guardian firm Yum! Manufacturers — is a fried rooster idea that began in Texas a decade in the past and has since expanded everywhere in the Southeast in addition to Utah. In keeping with the Puget Sound Enterprise Journal, Seattle is getting a Tremendous Chix on the bottom flooring of the Maritime Constructing at 911 Western Avenue within the coronary heart of the downtown waterfront. No opening date has been introduced.
Renee Erickson’s third cookbook is about to hit cabinets
Renee Erickson, the star Seattle chef behind the Sea Creatures group (the Walrus and the Carpenter, Bateau, and many others.) is getting ready the discharge of her third cookbook, Daylight & Breadcrumbs: Making Meals with Creativity and Curiosity. It has over 100 recipes in it, in keeping with a press launch, however it additionally options pictures and drawings from Erickson, who has a BFA from the College of Washington and considers artwork a central a part of her life. Daylight comes out on September 24.
