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Nettletown’s Christina Choi Dead at 34

The much-loved chef and forager suffered a brain aneurysm earlier this month.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Oh no. Reports are circulating today that Christina Choi, who charmed Seattle with her restaurant Nettletown, has died. Only 34 years old, Choi passed away December 28 after undergoing surgery for a brain aneurysm earlier this month.

Choi’s family has been chronicling her heartbreaking ordeal on this website, which is already filling up with messages from the restaurant owner and forager’s many friends and fans. The site’s first post says that Choi was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm December 12, “After months of feeling exhausted, having visual changes, moving slower, and having a weak smile.” She was scheduled for surgery two days later.

Choi garnered a following among Seattle food folk for her business Foraged and Found Edibles, then for Nettletown, which opened in Eastlake in early 2010 and shuttered unexpectedly this summer. According to Eastlake Ave. Blog, Choi grew up in the Eastlake neighborhood.

Our condolences to the Choi family.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.