Friday Feed

Culinary Empires on the Move with Openings from Brendan McGill and Renee Erickson

Plus an intriguing correction and six more new restaurants to get excited about.

10/31/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Changeups

Brendan McGill's New Restaurant Takes a Big, Oceanic Swing

The chef's original restaurant on Bainbridge Island will become Seabird, a seafood spot with no shortage of ambition.

04/20/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Phnom Penh Noodle House Returns, Bearyaki Begins

Your Friday dispatch from Seattle Met’s food team.

02/28/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

What We're Eating Now

At Roquette, Bugles Were Made for Caviar

Our picks for the new year also include sustainable sushi and transcendent Roman-style pizza.

12/23/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Snap Judgment

Should You Chug That CBD Latte?

Cannabidiol, a nonintoxicating cousin of THC derived from hemp, has taken off as the next wellness trend despite legal murkiness. Now the FDA is taking steps to regulate the use of CBD in food and drinks.

12/09/2019 By Philip Kiefer

Opening Dispatch

Thick, Roman-Style Pizza and Cocktails Arrive Downtown Today

Brendan McGill's newest project downtown, Bar Taglio, opens for lunch and dinner, with post-work Italocentric libations, too.

09/06/2019 By Rosin Saez

Deli Matters

Brendan McGill Says Farewell to Hitchcock Deli Georgetown

Georgetown's craft sandwich shop gets a new owner, and new life as a deli and market.

01/15/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Oh Hey Cafe

Cafe Hitchcock Opens April 3

Brendan McGill brings his take on breakfast, lunch, and dinner to Downtown. That is to say: Eat here all day long.

03/31/2017 By Rosin Saez

Oh Hey Cafe

Slated for Spring: Brendan McGill’s Cafe Hitchcock

Downtown, meet your go-to for biscuit sandwiches, fresh juice, osso bucco, and more.

02/28/2017 By Rosin Saez

Ingredients in Focus

Season Peak: Roasted Pork Loin with Rutabagas Three Ways at Hitchcock

Chef Brendan McGill takes inspiration from New Nordic cuisine for this autumnal plate.

11/16/2016 By Stefan Milne

PORCINE NEWS

Brendan McGill Is Breeding Mangalitsa Pigs on Bainbridge Island

The Kobe beef of pork, now island-bred.

02/02/2016 By Caroline Ferguson

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Meat and Mama's

The death knell sounds for a Belltown institution, Dot's owner Miles James resurfaces on Bainbridge Island, and RockCreek's sibling restaurant won't be a fish house.

05/22/2015 By Jeanny Rhee