The storefronts on Publish Alley subsequent to Pike Place Market are about to be reshuffled. Copperworks Distilling simply introduced that it purchased the 12,000-square-foot brewing facility there from Pike Brewing, the place Copperworks co-founder Jason Parker was the brewer. The synergy right here is fairly good: Pike moved its operations to SoDo final 12 months, and Copperworks was on the lookout for a brewhouse with the intention to improve its manufacturing; step one in its spirit-making course of is brewing a hop-free beer, which is then distilled at Copperworks’s distillery on the downtown waterfront.
Copperworks can be going to make use of the house to open a cocktail bar that can sit subsequent to the historic — if that’s the phrase — Gum Wall and the Pike Pub. That is just a few blocks away from the distillery’s tasting room, however the plan is to cater to vacationers and different guests to the close by Pike Place Market.
Lastly, the distillery is opening a restaurant in its 5,000-square-foot house in Kenmore. Known as De La Soil (ha!), this can be a partnership between Copperworks and cooks Cody and Andrea Westerfield. Phew, that’s sufficient Copperworks stuff, onto the remainder of the information of the week:
The Fremont Solstice Parade now provides NA drinks
The Fremont Solstice Parade — one of the best place to see furries, bare cyclists, and a number of other forms of pagans suddenly — is for the primary time internet hosting a Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Backyard curated by native NA bottle store Cheeky and Dry, an indication that Seattle is additional embracing drinks that don’t make you drunk. “We’re excited to convey a brand new dimension of refreshment to the Fremont Solstice Parade,” Cheeky co-owner Kirstin Vracko mentioned in an announcement. “Our purpose is to offer an area the place everybody can take pleasure in scrumptious, alcohol-free drinks whereas celebrating the colourful power of the parade.”
Toasted. might by no means open its bagel store
Bagel publication It’s a Shanda (from Eater Seattle contributor Sean Keeley) took a deep dive this week into the tribulations of Toasted., a bagel store within the College District from a few College of Washington grads that was purported to open final summer time. However because of prices incurred from an unclear King County allowing course of, a number of break-ins, and the owner allegedly not offering funds it was contractually required to, Toasted. might by no means open. The entire story is an illustration of how exhausting it may be to open a restaurant in Seattle.
Native olive oil cake firm scores massive award
Final month Kirkland’s Flour and Olive, gained the Specialty Meals Affiliation’s sofi gold award within the Baking Combine class. “That is like profitable the James Beard Basis Awards within the specialty meals trade,” Flour and Olive founder Estelle Sohne founder helpfully tells Eater Seattle. Flour and Olive makes 4 flavors of cake combine that can be utilized as the bottom of a staggering number of muffins — Flour and Olive’s web site has 70 totally different recipes on it. You should purchase the combination on the Bellevue Sq. location of Oil & Vinegar or on-line.
