Temple Pastries has been considered one of Seattle’s greatest bakeries for years, however proprietor Christina Wooden’s newest challenge is an extended methods away from chocolate rye croissants and cruffins. On Might 30, she’s utilizing the Temple Pastries house to open a night pizza joint referred to as Sacro Bosco, based on a press launch.
Particularly, Sacro Bosco will probably be serving Roman-style pizzas, that are rectangular and thicker than the New York–model People are most acquainted with. It’s an unusual selection in Seattle, although you will discover Roman ‘za at Wilmott’s Ghost, Renee Erickson’s restaurant within the Spheres. There will even be aperitivo, Italian wine and cocktails, and a few desserts together with tiramisu and olive oil cake.
At the very least initially, the brand new pizzeria will probably be leaning into conventional toppings, together with a vodka basil pie and one with fermented tomato sauce, shaved fennel, a butter caper sauce, and optionally available recent anchovies. Sacro Bosco will probably be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday by way of Sunday at first, with plans to open seven days every week. It will likely be dine-in solely to begin, although a takeout possibility ought to launch someday this summer time.
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Blotto spawns a pizzeria 90 miles north
Talking of Seattle’s pizza scene, it received a bit of worse in late 2023, when celebrated pizzeria Blotto closed down. However our loss is Bellingham’s acquire: Jordan Koplowitz, a Blotto co-owner, and Christy Wyble, the front-of-house lead, have opened a restaurant referred to as Starla’s within the northern metropolis. Seattle Occasions meals author Bethany Jean Clement paid a go to and says that the brand new place “is 1,000% well worth the highway journey — and, considerably unbelievably, even higher than the good Blotto in a number of methods.” Notice that if you’re planning a highway journey quickly, the Starla’s web site says that it’s “presently very busy,” possibly on account of that Occasions story.
Pandafest is coming subsequent month
In non-pizza information, the favored Asian meals and tradition pageant Pandafest is coming to Seattle Middle’s Fisher Pavilion from June 6 to June 8. There will probably be 70 meals distributors plus 15 non-food distributors plus an enormous inflatable panda. In keeping with a press launch, a number of the meals you’ll be able to eat there’ll embody dumplings from Bellevue’s common MiLa model, the Chinese language flatbread shaobing, and the big-on-Tiktok candied fruit dessert tanghulu. Tickets to the occasion are $15. For more information go right here.
Elm Espresso modifications fingers
Lastly, don’t freak out in case you discover that common Pioneer Sq. espresso store and roaster Elm is closed. The enterprise has simply been offered, and it’s closing for a month to transition between house owners. Initially opened by Brendan Mullally in 2014, Elm has develop into one of the vital revered small roasters within the metropolis. An Instagram announcement stated that it was being taken over by a bunch of 4 business vets, together with Alex Sciarrotta, the proprietor of Everett’s Narrative Espresso. (Elm’s cafe is closed, however roasting operations will proceed.)
