NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS
Cortina
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Chef and restaurateur Ethan Stowell's downtown restaurant Cortina, which has been closed since early on in the pandemic, reopens its doors for happy hour and dinner service today, with chef Roger Harper at the helm.
Downtown
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Snowy Village
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This University District sweet shop
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specializing in Korean desserts like bingsoo (a Korean shaved ice treat) and French taiyaki (a croissant-inspired take on the popular Japanese fish-shaped cake) soft-opened in Bellevue in March. Unlike similar bingsoo producers, the business makes their fluffy, snow-like ice from 100% milk, with no water added.
Bellevue
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Stumbling Monk
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Capitol Hill's humble beer bar, which closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, reopened back in December and is slinging Belgian brews once again, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. The bar's owner Rob Linehan also told CHS that a potential buyer recently offered $3.3 million for the property that the Stumbling Monk shares with Glo's
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, Captain Blacks
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, and The Doctor's Office
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and that the businesses are waiting to hear more details, possibly in the next month.
Capitol Hill
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FUTURE OPENINGS
Bickersons Brewhouse
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Ballard's beloved Peddler Brewing Company
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closed its doors
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last month due to owners Dave and Haley Keller moving to Arizona, and now we know what will be taking its place: The Renton brewery Bickersons Brewhouse
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will launch a second location in Peddler's former space, with an opening tentatively set for mid-April. Peddler fans will be heartened to hear that co-owners Frank Castro and Shaunn Siekawitch plan to keep up the brewery's tradition of monthly events (like its famous pun slams), live music performances, and food trucks.
Ballard
Sound & Fog
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The modern coffee shop and wine/beer bar Sound & Fog
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plans to open a cafe focused on coffee and cocktails below the new apartment at the corner of Denny and Harvard on Capitol Hill sometime before the end of the year.
Capitol Hill
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
2022 Oyster Slurp Grand Finale
Past Event
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Gulp a dozen raw bivalves as quickly as you can for a chance to be crowned the next Oyster Slurp Champion.
Anthony's Fish Bar, Friday, 4-6 pm
Friday Night Ice Cream Social
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Enjoy Milk & Leaf's tea-infused ice cream paired with coffee and soda beverages from The Rose.
The Rose Gifthouse and Coffee, Friday, 5-8 pm
Kirkland Wine, Beer & Spirits Walk
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Stroll through the galleries and boutiques of downtown Kirkland while you sip wine samples from tons of Washington wineries, distilleries, and breweries.
Downtown Kirkland, Friday, 5-9 pm
Sour Beer Day
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Try three pucker-inducing new beer releases from Lucky Envelope, including blackberry cobbler sour, curuba sour (draft only), and Sour Patch Kids watermelon sour (draft only). Tacos El Guero will be onsite to sling tacos.
Lucky Envelope Brewing, Saturday, 12 pm
2022 U District Cherry Blossom Festival
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While you're in the U District to see the UW Cherry Blossoms
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, stop by local restaurants and shops for themed specials, or sign up for the Seattle Cherry Blossom Run.
University District, through April 10
Plate of Nations
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Every year, Plate of Nations presents us with a two-week-long opportunity to avail ourselves of the rich and varied cuisines of Rainier Valley, with shareable plates priced at $20 and $30. This year, 30 restaurants are participating, with Mexican, Chinese, Ethiopian, Caribbean, Vietnamese, and more represented in the mix. Among the highlights are Szechuan fare from Little Chengdu, ice cream from Creamy Cone Cafe, inimitable tacos from Tacos Chukis, and Ethiopian food from Cafe Ibex.
Rainier Valley, through April 10
Seattle Restaurant Week
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During Seattle Restaurant Week, a slew of participating restaurants, bars, cafes, food trucks, caterers, and pop-ups across Seattle serve up to two special menus for $20, $35, $50, and $65 for lunch and/or dinner. Businesses may participate with indoor or outdoor dining, takeout, delivery, or meal kits, and many offer a "give a meal" option so diners can donate to their in-house community meal programs or to Good Food Kitchens.
Various locations across Seattle, through April 16
SPECIALS
Lady Yum
Just in time for spring, the macaron maven has debuted light blue "robin's egg" and pink "princess cake" flavors for April.
Various locations
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Salt & Straw
For their "Student Inventor" series, Salt & Straw teamed up with Scholastic last summer to ask kids to submit their most imaginative stories to prompt new ice cream flavors. TheΒ whimsical results, available in scoop shops and online beginning today: "Bottomless Limes" (a key lime cheesecake flavor with chocolate bark, inspired by a 12-year-old named Rae), "The Ice Cream of Moo" (a salted chocolate ice cream flavor with candied caramel cashews and hunks of maraschino cherry-laced chocolate ganache, inspired by a 10-year-old named Bridget), "Triple Tropic Twist" (a raspberry sherbet with mango-pineapple jelly and citrus mousse, inspired by an 11-year-old named Cooper), "Rosie the Pink Flamingo" (a strawberry ice cream with gummy bears and pink sprinkles, inspired by a 6-year-old named Charlotte), and "The Adventurous Llamanaut" (a purple dark cherry ice cream with pink and blue marshmallow fluff, inspired by a 7-year old named Asher).
Ballard, Capitol Hill, Kirkland
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Trophy Cupcakes
In preparation for Passover, the local cupcake bakery is offering its chocolate-covered matzo sprinkle crunch for pre-order, available from April 14-23.
Various locations
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