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RESTAURANT NEWS

Openings

The innovative and successful restaurateurs behind Bastille Cafe & Bar, Poquitos, Macleod's, and the recently-opened Stoneburner, are opening a German beer hall as their next venture. To be named Von Trapp's, the place is slated to open on 12th Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Expect the large and, no doubt, very hip, beer hall to have indoor bocce courts, plus house-made sausages and pretzels.

Globally-sourced sustainable seafood will be featured at Rock Creek, a new restaurant being built by Eric Donnelly, the chef at Toulouse Petit. Located at 4300 Fremont Avenue North, the fish-focused restaurant takes advantage of Donnelly's seven years at Oceanaire.

Two Brazilian steak houses and a pho restaurant are enlivening Belltown's reviving restaurant scene. Fumaça Brazilian Restaurant opened last year on the somewhat jinxed corner of Denny and First (the space formerly housed Minnie's, Whym, Blush and 101 Restaurant). The two owners --- Sandra Pizarro and Maritza Texeira --- worked together at Ipanema Grill on the Harbor Steps. Offering an "All You Can Eat" lunch for $24, and the same as a $40 dinner, Fumaça will find competition from the glitzier Grill from Ipanema on First and Bell being built on the location of the short-lived Mestizo Tequila Lounge and Grill. Belltown also welcomes Local Pho, a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant on Third Avenue and Bell.

News Bytes

Matt's at the Market Plans to Open a Whiskey Bar
Dan Bugge, the owner of Matt's in the Market, plans to open a whiskey-and-meat bar across the hall from his iconic restaurant at Pike Place Market. Tyler Palagi will be in charge of the kitchen. Matt's in the Market, Corner Market Building, 94 Pike St., #32, Seattle, WA 98101, 206-467-7909.

Chef Shuffle

Mutsuko Soma, the chef at recently shuttered Chez Shea, plans to open a Japanese gastropub in Seattle's Wallingford nieghborhood. A partner with the owners of Miyabi in Tukwila, she is famous for her handmade soba noodles. Miyabi 45th, 2208 N. 45th St ., Seattle, WA 98103, 206-632-4545.

Closings

CLOSED FOR GOOD
Take your taste buds on a walk down memory lane! Check out our exclusive closed restaurant database for Seattle to virtually visit your favorite dining spots from the past. Lampreia, R.I.P.

Rover's, one of Seattle's finest restaurants, will be serving its last meal in April. Owner-chef Thierry Rautureau has announced that he will be closing his restaurant, which opened 25 years ago, and was one of the first restaurants to combine Pacific Northwest ingredients with classic French techniques. According to Rautureau, he felt it was time to move on partially because his 10-year lease ended. Luc, Rautureau's casual French bistro that opened in 2011 a few doors down from Rover's, will remain open. Rover's, 2808 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA 98112, 206-325-7442.

Two of Seattle's favorite and oldest eateries --- Costas Opa and B & O Espresso --- closed at the end of December 2012. After three decades, Costsa Opa, the popular Greek restaurant in Fremont across from the "Waiting for the Interurban" sculpture served its last souvlaki. Chef/owner Costas Antonopoulos decided it was time to retire. B & O Espresso, one of Seattle's oldest and most beloved coffee shops, closed its doors after 36 years and endless rumors of its demise. New rumors indicate it may resurface in Ballard.

CULINARY EVENTS
Want to learn to cook? Try new dishes? Meet a foodie friend for fun? Check out our compilation of culinary events in your area.

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BEYONCE INSPIRED LIBATIONS

Try these whiskey cocktails inspired by Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album.

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BOURBON IN YOUR AIOLI

This cashew aioli recipe gets a kick with bourbon.

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GAYOT'S RESTAURANT AWARDS

Over the years, we have been electing restaurants to be on GAYOT's Yearly Restaurant Awards.

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News for Restaurants in Seattle January 2013 Archive

News for Restaurants in Seattle
January 2013 Archive