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RESTAURANT NEWS

Openings

Renée Erickson, owner of Boat Street Café and The Walrus and The Carpenter, plans to open her third restaurant, The Whale Wins, with partners Jeremy Price and Chad Dale, the team behind Ballard's acclaimed The Walrus and the Carpenter. Timing calls for a fall opening in the new Fremont Collective development, a converted warehouse space at 3506 Stone Way North. The vegetable-focused menu prepared over wood fires will be inspired by the cuisine of southern Europe and northern Africa. The Whale Wins, 3506 Stone Way North, Seattle, WA 98103, no phone.

The new food truck Lucky Devil Doughnuts Co. is serving up gourmet doughnuts like The Hawaiian Host (chocolate glazed with macadamia nuts and salt caramel drizzle), Marie Antoinette (custard-filled doughnut topped with powdered sugar, dressed with cotton candy and garnished in gold) and The Lucky Devil (chocolate cake doughnut with ghost chili chocolate glaze and cherry icing drizzle). There's also the Surfers Breakfast, a sandwich of eggs and Spam between two doughnuts.

Hot Cakes has opened in Ballard, serving up molten chocolate cakes in mason jars. Flavors include s'mores and Dark Decadence, which is made with 70% dark chocolate. Hot Cakes, 5427 Ballard Ave., Seattle, WA 98107, 206-420-3431.

News Bytes

Aw, Shucks! Seattle's First Outdoor Oyster Bar Opening This Summer
Consolidated Restaurants, owners of Elliott's Oyster House and the Metropolitan Grill, will open an outoor oyster bar this summer on Alaskan Way. Elliott's Seafood Café will feature a sidewalk oyster bar where diners can sit or stand while feasting on the succulent mollusks. In addition to oysters, the menu will include halibut tostadas, seafood-salad brioche rolls, sliders piled with scallops, and root beer-braised beef, fried-oyster spinach salad, and plenty of Washington-grown oysters. Elliott's Oyster House, Pier 56, 1201 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98101, 206-623-4340.

Seattle Chefs Honored with James Beard Awards
Tom Douglas was honored at this year's James Beard Foundation Awards as Outstanding Restaurateur. His projects include Palace Kitchen, Dahlia Lounge, Serious Pie and Lola. In addition, chef Matt Dillon from Sitka & Spruce was named Best Chef: Northwest.

Patio Dining & New Happy Hour Dishes at Luc
Luc has re-opened their patio for the summer. In addition, chef-owner Theirry Ratureau has added new happy hour dishes, available 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. every day, including a grilled chicken salad with spring peas and charred onion aioli, and a steak sandwich with radishes, chive aioli and butter fried capers. Luc, 2800 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98112, 206-328-6645.

Chef Shuffle

Chef Thierry Rautureau (Rover's, Luc) will appear on season three of Bravo's "Top Chef Masters." Rover's, 2808 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA 98112, 206-325-7442.

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.

After 27 years, chef/owner Bruce Naftaly is closing Le Gourmand, one of Seattle's best-loved Pacific Northwest restaurants, along with the charming adjoining bar Sambar. Naftaly, who is retiring, plans to close the restaurant on June 30, 2012. Le Gourmand & Sambar, 425 NW Market St., Seattle, WA 98107, 206-784-3463.

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.

Check the list.

News for Restaurants in Seattle May 2012 Archive

News for Restaurants in Seattle
May 2012 Archive