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.

Lil’ Dumpers and Kenji-yaki

The good news this week is that the Mariners came out with their always-excellent annual ads. One involves Ichiro and GOAT yoga; another, some questionable decision-making. The bad news is that the team also announced the new food options at T-Mobile Park and some questionable decision-making was involved there, too, notably in calling the new dumplings “Lil’ Dumpers.” With Din Tai Fung no longer at the ballpark, Walk-Off Market, in sections 105 and 141, will carry its own soup dumplings. Which are named after Cal Raleigh's rear end. Which is a choice. That they made.

In better choices, the markets also worked with local food-lebrity J. Kenji López-Alt to create the Turn Two Teriyaki Bowl, which features glazed chicken thighs over rice and pickled daikon and carrots. It’s nice to see a classic local dish playing for the home team but, presumably, Kenji’s many fans will have to wait to see his Teriyaki Quest video review before they chance it themselves.

Moving In

Swimming into Stumbletown: The former Stumbletown, which now serves its sandwiches down the street at Jolie, has transformed into Shark Bite Ceviches. Previously a seasonal cart and delivery operation on Beacon Hill, it soft-opened last weekend in the new location. The large outdoor seating area seems like an optimal place to enjoy some sunshine, when it gets here, and the halibut, salmon, and even vegan mushroom varieties of ceviche on offer.

A lateral move: Capitol Hill Seattle reports that First Hill’s Gyro Saj Mediterranean Grill will open a second location in the former Ian’s Pizza location on Broadway. The gyro fries, falafel salads, and shawarma wrapped in thin saj bread seem like a strong option for the Seattle Central College crowd just across the street.

On the Move

Not going far: On the heels of its Bellevue move to larger digs, dumpling chain Din Tai Fung is also upgrading its University Village location. Sometime in 2026, it will decamp to the former Bartell Drugs location. The move will more than double the size of the restaurant and be designed to better show off the famous dumpling making operation.

Getting out of town: Pioneer Square chocolate maker Intrigue Chocolate is packing up its melts and molds and moving to Minnesota. After 20 years in Seattle, including 15 in Pioneer Square and a short-lived café on Capitol Hill, the company will move to Chisholm, Minnesota. The town of about 5,000 is 90 minutes south of the Canadian border, between Duluth and Bemidji. Unsurprisingly, Intrigue plans to switch to an online-only retail model.

Not moving fast: The question I got asked the most this week is “When is the new Korean BBQ place opening in Ballard?” But, while I love Renton’s Exit 5 as much as anyone, you are in for a wait: Best case scenario would be by the end of this year, but maybe not until early 2026.

Moving On

Nobody you know: The question I got the second most is “Who bought Westman’s?” Westman’s founder Monica Dimas announced this week that she sold the shop, as a recent diagnosis of celiac disease means a gluten-free lifestyle, and operating a bagel shop didn’t work well with that. The new owners come from the tech industry, rather than the food world, but have yet to introduce themselves or discuss their plans for the business.

Checking out: Cowen Park Grocery, at the northern edge of the Ave, closed last weekend, to be replaced in the near future by a music store. Vanishing Seattle posted co-owner Suni Davies’ letter, stating that this was a closure by choice. She and her family own the building and plan to redevelop the property into apartments and retail space, but not quite yet.

Dipping out: The owners of Greenwood stalwart Olive and the Grape announced this week that they have sold the business and are retiring. After 15 years running the Mediterranean restaurant, Paola Corsini and Chris Kossack will serve their final mezes on April 23. No word yet on who the buyers are or what their plans are for the business.

Taco no más: Maíz Taqueria, née Sazón, the Ballard location of the local Mexican restaurant group, will close at the end of this month, reports My Ballard. After six years, the owners chose not to renew the lease and will instead focus on their Pike Place Market and Belltown locations.

Sweet goodbyes: New York-based, celeb-chef-owned Milk Bar gave up on its Bellevue location without quite hitting the two-year mark. Christina Tosi deserves much credit for her creative desserts, but her mass-market versions in supermarkets and franchises haven’t met the standard her original outlets set. And putting it inside a Nordstrom inside a mall didn't do it any favors.

Oh, BTW, here’s what you missed last week.