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Openings
Cupcake lovers in Capitol Hill will be smiling and licking frosting from their fingers next month when the Cupcake Royale bakery opens another storefront at 111 East Pike Street. The new location, three times the size of the original Cupcake Royale in Ballard, will offer the same luscious baked goods. Other locations are in West Seattle and Madrona. Cupcake Royale, 111 E. Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101, no phone available yet.
Ponti, the sophisticated restaurant settled along the Ship Canal in Fremont, has turned its bar and lounge into a casual café. Offering an inexpensive alternative to the more formal dining room, the menu features casual bites and appetizers. Café Ponti opens at 4 p.m. daily and serves until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Café Ponti, 3014 Third Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, 206-284-3000.
Long Providential Vietnamese Restaurant, from the same folks at the widly popular International District’s Tamarind Tree, recently opened in Belltown. Specializing in provincial Vietnamese cuisine, the new uptown restaurant serves an impressive menu, including many Tamarind Tree favorites. Located in the former site of Qube at Second at Steward, Long Provincial offers the full menu of Tamarind Tree favorites along with new dishes. Lunch & Dinner dailly. Long Provincial Vietnamese Restaurant, 1901 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, 206-443-6266.
Make Your Own Happy Hour
Seattle celebrity chef, owner of Dish D'lish and TV personality Kathy Casey just released her latest book, “Sips and Apps,” a guide to creating classic and contemporary cocktails as well as tasty appetizers to complement the libations. Learn the secret to making a Tuscan Rosemary Lemon Drop or a Cucumber Elderflower Fizz. This useful handbook, published by Chronicle Books, includes beautiful photographs and easy to follow instructions.
Chow Foods Splits Up
Peter Levy and Jeremy Hardy, the partners behind the highly successful, 20-year-old chain of distinctive neighborhood restaurants, have divided up their mini empire. Levy is keeping the Chow Foods name along with The Hi-Life, Endolyne Joe's, Atlas Foods and The 5 Spot. Hardy, with a new company called Seattle-Eats, now exclusively owns Coastal Kitchen and Mioposto. na.
Perché No Reopens After Fire
Wecome back! Perché No (a translation of the Italian "Why Not"), the charming and popular Italian restaurant in Green Lake, is now open again following a fire last February. Perché No, 3014 Third Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, 206-284-3000.
Keith Luce, who took over in 2007 as executive chef at The Herbfarm from Jerry Traunfeld, has announced he will be leaving the legendary restaurant. Lisa Nakamura, formerly of bin vivant in Kirkland, has been tapped to be the new sous chef. Is there a promotion in her future? The Herbfarm, Willows Lodge, 14590 NE 145th St., Woodinville, WA 98072, 425-485-5300.
Brian Hutmacher, owner of Peso’s Kitchen & Lounge in Queen Ann, has tapped Eric Donnelly, executive chef at The Oceanaire Seafood Room, for his soon-to-open restaurant, Toulouse. Located next door to his hip Mexican restaurant, Peso’s, the new venture will feature New Orleans-style French Quarter food and Big Easy ambiance. The Oceanaire Seafood Room, 1700 Seventh Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, 206-267-2277.
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