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Openings

Adam Hoffman, who was chef de cuisine at Rover's for 10 years, recently opened his own restaurant in Monroe, a growing hub for eastside suburbanites. Located in the former Sailfish Bar and Grill, Adam's Northwest Bistro & Brewery is at opposite ends of the spectrum from fancy pants Rover's. The casual, reasonably-priced restaurant serves upscale but hearty bistro fare, including steaks, stews, fish and pastas. Open nightly for dinner, Adam's is about 30 minutes from downtown Seattle. Dinner nightly. Adam’s Northwest Bistro & Brewery, 104 N. Lewis St., Monroe, WA 98271, 360-754-4056.

Will Seattle finally have a genuine deli? Robin Leventhal, the owner-chef of the delightful but now defunct Crave in Capitol Hill, is opening a deli on Mercer Island in early May. Located next to Island Books, Stopsky's will combine classic Jewish cuisine with Pacific Northwest ingredients. Look for all the classics: pastrami, corned beef, matzoh-ball soup, kreplach and kugel, rye bread, challah, and rugelach. The 36-seat deli is owned by Jeff and Lara Sanderson, who named it in honor of Jeff's grandfather, Gilbert Stopsky, who arrived in America in 1905 immigrating from a Jewish village outside Kiev, Ukraine. Stopsky's, 3016 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040, no phone yet.

Two of Seattle’s favorite moving restaurants, Skillet Street Food and Marination Mobile, will each open permanent locations this month. Marination Mobile, the Seattle-based Hawaiian-Korean barbecue truck, will open Marination Station above the QFC supermarket at the corner of Broadway and Pike in Seattle’s Capitol Hill. The 601-square-foot restaurant will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Skillet Street Food, one of Seattle's original gourmet food trucks, is also opening a brick-and mortar restaurant at 1400 East Union Street in Capitol Hill. Both vendors will also continue to operate their trendy food mobiles.

News Bytes

Bastille Owners Checking Out Capitol Hill for a New Opportunity
Deming Maclise and James Weimann, owners of Ballard's popular café and bar, Bastille, are developing a new concept for Capital Hill. The new restaurant will be located on East Pike Street across from Quinn's, the gastropub owned by the folks at Zoe's. No word yet on whether it will be French or a totally different concept. Bastille, 5307 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98107, 206-453-5014.

Nailing a Hard-to-get Table at Spinasse Destined to Get Easier
Spinasse, the small, highly-acclaimed Northern Italian restaurant in the Capitol Hill neighborhood under the helm of chef Jason Stratton, plans to add a second dining room in mid-May by expanding next-door into the space of the former Whimsy Home Décor shop. The remodel will also include a bar called Artusi and a glassed-in pasta-making room. Spinasse, 1531 14th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122, 206-251-7673.

TASTE Reopens with New Hours
TASTE, the artful modern American restaurant at the Seattle Art Museum, closed briefly after the blockbuster Picasso exhibit and has reopened with new menus, hours, and dining events. Under the direction of talented chef Danielle Custer, the new vision includes a selection of fun bar food, a late night menu, and half-off hand-crafted cocktails and desserts after 10 p.m. Now open on Tuesdays, and until midnight Thursday through Saturday. TASTE continues to offer its popular Sunday brunch famous for its tasty fried chicken and waffles. TASTE, Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, 206-903-5291.

Chef Shuffle

The dining room of Earth & Ocean in the W Seattle

Chef Adam Stevenson has left Earth & Ocean at the W Seattle. Assuming leadership in the kitchen is executive sous chef Benjamin Closson.The menu still features seasonal, local products, as well as an impressive offering of artisan cheeses and charcuterie. Earth & Ocean, W Seattle, 1112 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, 206-264-6060.

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.

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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 March 2011 Archive

News for Restaurants in Seattle
March 2011 Archive