"When Qube opened downtown in 2006," wrote Jess Thomson in a recent article for Seattle Met "with decor inspired by Sour Apple Pucker and a menu concept only Derek Zoolander could explain with a straight face, we weren’t ready. But like so many overambitious projects, Qube’s departure left us with a few gems who have stuck around: Lisa Nakamura, now owner of Allium on Orcas Island; Joseph Conrad, now the chef at Ventana and Twist restaurants; and Janna Wemmer, then a server, now a restaurant consultant and media relations pro."

Read the whole article to learn which local company Conrad and Wemmer went on to cofound.