Seattle Restaurant News August 2018
The Bok a Bok empire expands with a new location in Burien.
Image: Courtesy Andrew Imanaka
Fried Chicken Fame
Bok a Bok has opened a third outpost for Korean-inspired fried bird, this time in Burien. Next: Bonchon, a Korea-based chain, arrives on First Hill this summer.
End of an Era
After 32 years Woodinville’s iconic Herbfarm, a truly farm-to-table original, is for sale. Owners Ron Zimmerman and Carrie Van Dyck are looking for a new, dedicated proprietor.
Seattle, Japan
Local stalwarts—Ethan Stowell, Pike Brewing, Fran’s Chocolates, Beecher’s—will create a mini Seattle at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan; it opens this September.
Dining at Dusk
Pike Place Market hosts its 111th anniversary Sunset Supper, the yearly ode—ahem, tasting party—to regional makers, on August 17 and held, for the second time, at the MarketFront.
National Kudos
Brady Williams, executive chef at fine dining institution Canlis, is one of Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs class of 2018. (But we know he’s been killing it in the kitchen since 2015.)
