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Pizzeria Gabbiano “Closed for Reimagination”

Does this have anything to do with his pasta shop plans?

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Ack!

It looks like Mike Easton has closed Pizzeria Gabbiano, his destination for Roman-style pies both delicious and so beautiful they belong on the cover of a magazine. A sign out front says the Pioneer Square shop is “closed for reimagination.” 

This morning Easton wasn’t responding to my queries on the sign, but I can’t help but notice the pasta savant dropped a hint about an upcoming retail pasta shop in Bill Addison’s recent Eater piece—a place “with 10 or 12 daily options and sauces to match.” Hmmmm…..

This has been one hell of a month for Easton. Last week the chef and his fanatically beloved pasta restaurant Il Corvo became a finalist for the James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest. Apparently only serving lunch doesn’t preclude Easton from being nationally recognized alongside Seattle’s household-name chefs like Renee Erickson and Rachel Yang. Which makes me all the more curious about his plans for Gabbiano. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, I’m taking a second to mourn those imaginative, seasonal pizzas.

 




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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.