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5 Things You Need to Eat and Drink in June 2018

Beer delivery and Burien chicken wings, plus the pop-up you shouldn't miss

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The farmers markets are launching and a million block parties are right around the corner—it may not be reliably warm until after July 4, but we’re feelin’ this summer thing already. Here are a few ways to dine and drink well this month:

Nosh on gnocchi.
Lisa Nakamura is a force to be reckoned with: The fine dining chef now best known for her gnocchi has been working out of the D’Ambrosio kitchen, making her wholesale gnocchi and churning gelato. If you’re missing her beloved Gnocchi Bar (and Allium before it), try her gnocchi at Tutta Bella locations for the next couple of weeks, prepared with spring morels and peas.

Get your beer delivered.
In late May, Pagliacci rolled out three more locations (in addition to the first on Stone Way) in its test run of beer and wine delivery, servicing Mercer Island, Bridle Trails (on the Eastside) and Capitol Hill. You guys, pizza and beer can now be delivered right to your door. The goal, says Pagliacci spokesperson Shelley McNulty, is to roll it out in all locations over the next few months. It’s a good time to be alive.

Check out the newest Burien hotspot.
We’ve written about White Center’s ascent into the spotlight, but Burien may be next up. The latest case in point: Bok a Bok, that temple of crispy, crunchy double-fried chicken, is moving into a strip mall in Burien on June 4. Go there, eat all the wings, don’t forget the kimchi mac ‘n’ cheese, thank us later.

Drink alllllll the Negronis.
My preferred summer sipper is the Aperol Spritz, but lots of people love a classic Negroni (an iconic Italian gin cocktail bitter and orange from Campari) best, and for those people, there is Negroni Week (June 4-10). Want to know where to celebrate? Consult this master list that includes everywhere from No Anchor to Westward to Tavern Law. 

Try my favorite Japanese dish.
Back in November, chef Josh Nebe left White Swan Public House (side note: their patio is now open for lunch through the summer, and you should absolutely go) to launch a pop-up dedicated to okonomiyaki, a type of Japanese savory pancake that’s damn hard to find in Seattle but sooooo goooood. Now, his business Oko is ready for its second event, at Belltown’s Screwdriver Bar on June 10 from 7 p.m. There will be a DJ and (obviously) drinks—food is cash only, no reservations.

Opening Night: Is Ethan Stowell’s Cut Club Happy Hour Going to Solve the Affordability Crisis?

Opening Night: Is Ethan Stowell’s Cut Club Happy Hour Going to Solve the Affordability Crisis?

At Cut Club, the longtime Seattle restaurateur is going old-school, with steaks made for sharing, no service charges, and a happy hour where $12 still buys dinner. 

Cut Club, the new steakhouse inside downtown’s Hotel Max, feels like a restaurant from the not-too-distant past. The menu leans comfortable rather than ambitious or world-spanning. It serves a typical lineup of steak cuts, some traditional sides like oysters, prawn cocktail, and wedge salad, and some cocktails that are between $15 and $20. There’s a…

Outside the Box: Gourmondo Founder Launches Olivina

Outside the Box: Gourmondo Founder Launches Olivina

Alissa Leinonen’s new venture brings her seasonal, Northwest approach to weddings, milestone celebrations, and elevated events.

After 30 years, Alissa Leinonen—founder of renowned catering and box-lunch company, Gourmondo—has launched a new venture. Called Olivina, the new luxury catering and events company focuses on highly personalized, elevated experiences ranging from weddings or other milestone celebrations to corporate gatherings. What started with $4,000 from a refinanced car (and a tiny café in Pike…

7 Washington Fall Festivals Worth the Drive

7 Washington Fall Festivals Worth the Drive

Autumn is back. Celebrate with fresh-hop beer, apple harvests, returning salmon, cranberries, and more. 

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Restaurant Roundup: Brunch With a Side of History, Cardamom Lattes, and Chiew Chiew

Restaurant Roundup: Brunch With a Side of History, Cardamom Lattes, and Chiew Chiew

Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.

Hope you’re hungry for a history lesson. Oliver’s, the cocktail lounge inside downtown’s Mayflower Park Hotel, was a Bartell Drugs store during Prohibition before becoming the city’s first hotel bar in the late 1940s—the Carousel Room, named for the carousel horses hung from the ceiling. When Washington repealed the rule forbidding the service of hard…