The Los Angeles–based mostly pop-up Zero Proofed has hosted dwell karaoke, poolside cocktail events, silent discos, and indulgent, multi-floor Halloween bashes — now it’s coming to the Eastside subsequent month to present individuals the possibility to have a very good time being sober in Bellevue.
The pop-up, based by Seattle-raised sisters Priyanka and Chirasmita Kompella, is certainly one of quite a lot of newish, hip nightlife occasions catering to the “sober curious” that replicate many components of bar and membership tradition — together with refined, typically costly drinks — however take out the booze. They cater to a rising buyer base of younger individuals who don’t drink or not less than don’t drink on a regular basis. This development has hit Seattle laborious: Lots of native bars, like Life on Mars, have put booze-free choices on their menus; final yr town’s first nonalcoholic bottle store, Cheeky and Dry, opened on Phinney Ridge; and this yr Inexperienced Lake’s Eight Row, which emphasizes nonalcoholic drinks was longlisted for a James Beard Award.
The nonalcoholic phenomenon is so ubiquitous that Zero Proofed isn’t the one nonalcoholic pop-up occasion run by a Seattle expat: Final yr, Elizabeth Gascoigne introduced her occasion sequence, Absence of Proof, again to the Seattle space.
Zero Proofed plans to “carry the occasion again to the Seattle space,” and is kicking off with a launch social gathering at downtown Bellevue’s Third Espresso Tradition on Saturday, August 10, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 plus a payment (or $45 in case you purchase them the week of the occasion), and for that you just get limitless drinks plus a present bag. It’s also possible to pay $100 to get a VIP ticket that features a sweatshirt with the Zero Proofed slogan “Get Your Sundays Again.”
A menu for the occasion wasn’t accessible however previously Zero Proofed occasions have featured refined, multi-ingredient drinks. Within the press launch saying the occasion, Zero Proofed says that it limits the sugar content material of its drinks and “embrace practical wellness substances that will help you really feel unimaginable the following day” — practical substances being a very buzzy idea within the nonalcoholic world.
For those who miss out on this occasion however are taken with an evening of “not ingesting” relaxation assured that Zero Proofed will likely be again to the realm quickly. “This launch social gathering is marking the inauguration of Zero Proofed doing enterprise within the Pacific Northwest,” a spokesperson says.
