Hungry for information? Welcome to our Friday Feed, the place we run by way of all of the native meals and restaurant happenings of the week—and perhaps assist you determine the place to eat this weekend.
- Nothing Merry Right here: A few of us will want new plans for Christmas dinner this yr, as Vanishing Seattle studies that Ho Ho Seafood within the Chinatown–Worldwide District has served its final duck. Since opening in 1987, the restaurant served contemporary shellfish from its tanks, stir-fried feasts, and quite a lot of late-night “chilly teas.”
- One thing Merry Right here: One other staple of vacation season plans will be open for all of your Cheez-It salad wants. The Wedgwood Broiler managed a remarkably speedy restoration from a latest fireplace, opening the lounge final week and the restaurant this week. Sadly, the burgers (among the many finest within the metropolis) are off the menu pending just a few extra repairs.
- Now Open: Farmers market stalwart Salmonberry Items opened the doorways final week to its Sundown Hill store, Salmonberry Inexperienced Grocer. Together with their sourdough loaves and pastries, they plan to inventory pantry staples, contemporary produce, and a few grab-and-go meals.
- Now Closed: Shota Nakajima introduced the top of the month is the top of the road for his long-term pizza popup, Kōbo, which has been contained in the Redhook Brewlab for about two years. At the very least for now—he calls it a break and hints at some thrilling stuff developing subsequent yr.
Eat This: Podcaster Picks
All they do all day is speak about meals, however what do they eat? This week we introduced our picks for Seattle’s Greatest New Eating places, however we additionally requested native meals podcasters to call their favourite dishes of the yr.
Syd Suntha, the cohost of The Seattle Restaurant Podcast and chef-owner of Kottu Seattle simply introduced his personal meals information: He’s morphing his meals cart from Sri Lankan delicacies to tiny tasting menus. Goosesuit begins serving subsequent month. Within the meantime, these have been his finest bites this yr.
- Morty sandwich, Layers Inexperienced Lake
- Fried stoner sandwich (an Uncrustable with chocolate and marshmallow), Vindicktive Bar & Wings
- Huevos con weenies, Unhealthy Chancla
Please Make It Cease
Charcuterie boards work properly as a result of charcuterie is flat, strong, and simple to choose up with arms or utensils. Pasta is…not. Since Decrease Queen Anne restaurant Messina’s $96 “Festa di Messina” pasta tasting board goes viral on social media once more, let’s all attempt to keep in mind that pasta is a bowl meals. Not a board meals. Higher but, I’d like to see Seattle deliver the form of vitality to combating this that New Yorkers dropped at Invoice de Blasio consuming pizza with a knife and fork.