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Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.
Same tamales, now available further west.
Saved You a Trip
The asparagus tamales from Los Hernández outside Yakima are hardly a secret: Nearly every food-loving Seattleite has detoured to the low building in tiny Union Gap to pick up a few for the road. The James Beard America’s Classic–honored food just got a whole lot more convenient, though. Local gourmet food purveyor Pasta & Co. announced this week that they now carry frozen six-packs of the beloved Washington staple in both their locations (University Village and Bellevue).
Shrewdly Sliced
The University District hardly lacked for bagels before Backyard Bagel opened its second location this week in the former General Porpoise space behind U-Village. Hey Bagel, Blazing Bagels, and Einstein Bros. all sit within sniffing distance. Given Hey Bagel’s controversial no-slicing policy and Einstein Bros. lack of pork (one of the city’s few kosher establishments), Backyard’s choice to debut a single-location special of a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich seems brilliant—whether calculatedly sly or simply taking advantage of the better-equipped kitchen.
More Openings
- Drink in the beauty: Designer Nakisa Dehpanah and her husband, bartender Taylor Nepon (Pintxo, Rochambeau) combine their skills at Majnoon, a stunning cocktail bar that opened this week in Queen Anne. The name alludes to the Persian story of Layla and Majnun, and also translates to “crazy.”
- Soup season: Roosevelt favorite An Nam Pho opened a second location in the former Thai of Wedgwood location on 35th Avenue NE.
- New street, who dis? After securing complete domination on N 45th Street, the folks behind Yoroshiku, Indigo Cow, and Secret Fort have expanded their range, opening Curry Lab Sapporo on NE 65th in the space previously occupied by Muto (and Lucinda prior to that). As the name implies, this spot focuses on Japanese-style curries—perfectly timed with the arrival of cozy season.
- Speaking of cozy: Cloudy Café, the Indonesian-tinged bakery from Dionne Himmelfarb (Canlis, Poppy, and Ethan Stowell Restaurants) is set to open to the public on October 17.
- Not the only curry in town: Japanese comfort foods, including curry, will also center on the menu of the Tsuki Shokudo. The new fast-casual restaurant from Moontree Sushi and Tapas owner Byungmoon Chun is set to open early next year, reports Puget Sound Business Journal.
Not Opening
- The doughnut is half-empty: Capitol Hill Seattle dug into the sudden closure of Half and Half Doughnut Co. Along with the usual complaints—high costs, low security, not enough parking—owner Christine Cannon mentions a family matter, and CHS points out that Portland chain Voodoo Doughnuts opened last year and Mighty O recently closed its nearby location.
- That chicken is cooked: Cookie’s Country Chicken is on the move. Though lacking in details or actual dates, My Ballard reports that Cookie’s Country Chicken will close their current Ballard location and move to a new one. According to Cookie’s, the new spot is less than a mile from Market Street, has a big outdoor space, parking lot, and plenty of TVs.
- Closing time: Wallingford staple and classic neighborhood spot Kate’s Pub announced this week that it will shutter at the end of the month.
Oh, BTW, here’s what you missed last time.