A Chef for Lucky 8
Plus: a peek at the progress of the forthcoming Chinese restaurant on Capitol Hill.
Posted by: Christopher Werner on Oct 27, 2011 at 12:08PM
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What’s to become the bar.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Communal table. The restaurant will seat around 25 patrons, with additional spots at the bar. Also expect a takeout and delivery operation.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Reclaimed wood festoons the walls.
Bracey Rogers tells Nosh he’s tapped Justin Strand to chef Lucky 8, the joint he’s opening next to Oola Distillery with his wife, Marcy Akiyam.
Strand, a 22-year restaurant vet and “natural in the kitchen,” is currently cooking at Purple Cafe and Wine Bar in downtown Seattle. Other local stints include La Spiga and Palace Kitchen. Before that Strand was in Aspen and Chicago, where among other things he served as personal chef to the Wrigley family.
“Strand has been diligently studying Chinese cuisine,” notes Rogers.
He expects the restaurant to open in six weeks or so. Rogers sent over a few pics of the buildout of the 1,400-square-foot space. Curious? Click through the slideshow.
Tags: New Seattle Restaurants, Seattle Restaurant Openings, Capitol Hill, Chinese Food
Tell Mr. Strand to stop studying and make one trip to NYC to get a reference of what he should be doing.
A white dude cooking at a Chinese restaurant??? So Seattle. Add another mediocre Chinese restaurant to the mix. Enjoy hiptards. Zzzzzz.