Photo: Elysian Bartender’s Sampler
- CHS comments are a great source of scuttlebut: Esmeralda closed and will be replaced (says commenter kelseyed) by a Cantonese joint with the working title “Chungee’s Drink ‘n Eat”
- Plum begins serving weekend brunch – available 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – myself I’m eager to try the “Mayan Blue Corn Pancakes topped with Jalapeno Scramble and Avocados served on a bed of Mixed Greens with Fire-roasted Fresh Salsa”
- Tamara Murphy is not anything but clear eyed about opening Terra Plata: “You do restaurants because you love them. Nobody can make money off of one”
- Crush, Poppy, Spinasse, and Rover’s all on Seattle Metropolitan’s Top 10 List of 2009 Best Restaurants (only one of these would make my list this year)
- Jonathan Kauffman outs Kimchi Bistro and Dom Polski as “Top 5 Hidden Restaurants”
- Healeo (CHS sponsor) nabs star raw food chef Adam Lewis (try the Eggplant Lasagna – you won’t be sorry)
- Faire is not the only local biz backing Pete Holmes – count Derschang a Holmes supporter as well
- Cornichon’s initial impression of Chow is thumbs down
- Don’t miss this interview with Spinasse’s Jason Stratton where he mentions dropping by the Bottleneck Lounge for Top Chef viewing (CHS sponsor and home of the October CHS meetup)
