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RESTAURANT NEWS

Openings

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.

Located n the new Hyatt Hotel at the luxury hotel and condo building, this spot is newly open and serving contemporary American cuisine in a modern yet relaxed setting. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily. Urbane Restaurant & Bar, Hyatt at Olive 8, 1639 - 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, 206-676-4600.

News Bytes

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.

The owners of Spur, the innovative Belltown restaurant, are opening Tavern Law on Capitol Hill later this monthl. Designed to be a speakeasy bar and restaurant, the 21-and-over restaurant will offer classic cocktails with refined food, and share space in the Trace Lofts, a residential/retail building.

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.

Urban Eats in King County
Throughout the merry month of May, 48 restaurants in King County are offering three-course meals for $30 every Sunday-Thursday. Urban Eats offers an innovative way to explore new and established restaurants. Visit www.seattletimes.com/urbaneats for information about participating restaurants and related special events and chef demonstrations.

Chef Shuffle

Brian Hutmacher, owner of Peso’s Kitchen & Lounge in Queen Ann, has tapped Eric Donnelly 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.

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.

View our calendar of Wine Dinners & Tastings in Seattle

Discover the top restaurants for various cuisines and categories like steakhouses, pizza, happy hours, and romantic dining. Find the best restaurants in Seattle here!

Find the best restaurants in Seattle in categories like outdoor dining and brunch

BEYONCE INSPIRED LIBATIONS

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

Check the recipes.

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 May 2009 Archive

News for Restaurants in Seattle
May 2009 Archive