From a global perspective, it was bad news for foodies this week. First their hero, molecular gastronomy messiah Ferran Adrià, announced El Bulli was going on a two-year hiatus. The Costa Brava restaurant is generally considered to be the world’s best.

Then Chris Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix—the one GQ’s Alan Richman thinks is the fourth best in the country—announced he had to stop making wood-fired pizza due to asthma.

Closer to home, Lampreia closed, but it’s going to reopen soon so no need to get upset…unless you are concerned about the general white-tablecloth flight that has highend restaurants packing up their pots and abandoning real estate all over downtown and Belltown.

Now for the good news: West Seattle Blog reports that Phoenecia will reopen tonight, January 28. The Lebanese restaurant closed after beloved owner Hussein Khazaal died late last summer. This reopening news may not have the jazz hands of the El Bulli announcement, but the people of Alki will be pleased.