A New Piroshky Piroshky Opens, A Shake Shack Opening Date, and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Sept 28, 2018 Edition

Piroshky Piroshky via Facebook The beloved Pike Place pastry purveyor Piroshky Piroshky opens a new location with a walk-up window downtown today.

Get excited: a new Shake Shack is coming next weekend, and wait until you hear what's on the menu. Plus, read about a new Piroshky Piroshky opening downtown, a new Hunan-style restaurant in the International District, and a restaurant from the owners of Cafe Pettirosso and Bang Bang Cafe coming soon. You'll find all of that and more below, along with information about all the best events for your weekend, from National Coffee Day festivities to a Grilled Cheese Grand Prix Pop-Up . For even more ideas, scope out our list of places to celebrate Oktoberfest , our list of fresh hop beer events around town, and our list of September food and drink specials , as well as our full food and drink calendar.

OPENINGS

Piroshky Piroshky Century Square

According to a press release, the Pike Place piroshky purveyor so nice they named it twice opens its new location in Century Square Friday, September 28. The new location, which is the fifth for the popular Russian bakery, includes a glass case of pastries with piroshkies on display for passers-by and a walk-up window. The shop and window will both be open during weekdays, with just the walk-up window open on weekends. For the grand opening, they will give away a new chocolate coconut cookie and strawberry marzipan square for free with any purchase until 2 pm, while supplies last. Piroshky Piroshky also plans to launch a food truck in the coming months.

Downtown

Sizzling Pot King

This new Hunan-style restaurant, which also has a location in Bellevue, opened a location in the International District last weekend. The restaurant specializes in dry Chinese pots (a similar concept to hot pots but without the soup base) with options for proteins, vegetables, flavorings, and spice levels, as well as fried dumplings and other Hunan cuisine.

International District

The Lounge by AT&T

A new "concept store" from AT&T opened in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 26. AT&T has partnered with Ada's Technical Books & Cafe owners David and Danielle Hulton to create a long-term pop-up called "Ada's Discovery Cafe" at the Lounge, featuring a coffee program supervised by cafe manager and United States Barista Champion Cole McBride, as well as "coffee robots." There's also a space with entertainment, including eSports games, live music from local musicians, painting lessons from local artists, and interactive VR/AR technology.

Capitol Hill

CLOSURES

El Chupacabra South Lake Union

The Mexican restaurant announced on its website that its South Lake Union location shut down on September 16. The building was slated to be demolished, which the business was aware of when they signed their lease, so the restaurant opted to close its doors following peak season on the final day of the Boats Afloat show.

South Lake Union

Petite Galerie

Chef and former Chopped contestant Rob Sevcik's upscale Madison Valley restaurant, which opened in February and received positive reviews from Seattle Met, has shuttered due to "a mix of operational challenges and a significant bout of illness this summer."

Madison Valley

OTHER FOOD NEWS

Shake Shack opens next week

Seattleites won't have to wait much longer for a location of the ever-popular New York-based fast-casual chain known for its burgers, crinkle-cut fries, and frozen-custard "concretes": the South Lake Union location, which was first announced in August 2017, finally touches down in Seattle next week on Saturday, October 6. The new location's menu is locally inspired and will include items like the Montlake Double Cut, a double cheeseburger with Beecher's Just Jack cheese, caramelized onions, and mustard-mayo, and the Coffee and Croissant vanilla concrete with dark Theo Chocolate chunks, coffee caramel sauce, and a Sea Wolf Baker croissant brittle (!!!). There'll also be beer from local breweries, including Fremont Brewing, Black Raven Brewing Co., Aslan Brewing Co., and Reuben’s Brews.

Bang Bang Kitchen coming to Othello in October

Miki and Yuki Sodos, who own Capitol Hill's Cafe Pettirosso and Belltown's Bang Bang Cafe, are opening a new venture called Bang Bang Kitchen near the Othello light rail station. The new restaurant, which is set to open in October, will serve New Mexican staples with a Northwest influence and will prominently feature fresh hatch chile peppers, a famous specialty of New Mexico that the Albuquerque-born Sodos sisters will fly in from their native state.

Bitterroot BBQ coming to Tacoma

Ballard's Bitterroot BBQ plans to open a location in Tacoma in summer 2019.

Zylberschtein’s makes its Kickstarter goal

The forthcoming Jewish deli Zylberschtein's from Standard Bakery owner Josh Grunig reached its $50,000 Kickstarter goal on Monday, September 24.

Willow’s Inn cookbook

Chef Blaine Wetzel of the Willows Inn on Lummi Island plans to release his second cookbook, The Willows Inn, in 2020, sharing recipes and techniques from the restaurant.

Sweet Lo’s now available at Metropolitan Market

Ice cream maker Lauren Wilson of Sweet Lo's Ice Cream announced via Instagram that her homemade ice cream, which comes in flavors like lemon bar and Oreo, will now be available at all Metropolitan Market locations.

Poulet Galore coming to Ballard

Restaurateur Josh Henderson, who launched Skillet when it opened in 2007 and currently owns Kiki Ramen and Quality Athletics, announced via Instagram that his erstwhile coal-fired rotisserie chicken restaurant Poulet Galore will be making a comeback and re-opening in downtown Ballard in the former space of Volterra in spring 2019. Recently, Henderson made news for selling his restaurants Westward, Great State Burger, and Saint Helens to Renee Erickson.

EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPT 28

Bubble Ball: Champagne Tasting & Disco Dance

After you're all bubbled up from a champagne tasting, learn how to do the hustle and dance to disco bangers with DJ Dana Dub.

Wanderlust NW Taco Pop-Up

Sate your cravings for Mexican food at this taco pop-up courtesy of Wanderlust NW Catering Co., which will sling items like carnitas and barbacoa tacos on handmade corn tortillas with sweet onions, cilantro, lime, and pickled vegetables, plus a Mexican chocolate cajeta flan with tequila whipped cream and alder-smoked sea salt for dessert. It sold out in less than two hours last time, so get there early.

SATURDAY, SEPT 29

8th Annual Dick's Drive-In Walkathon

Raise money for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center by walking a 15-mile course (you'll get all day) to each Dick's Drive-In location (except the one in Edmonds), starting at the Lake City location.

Chocolate for Dinner with Chef Justin Khanna

Local chef Justin Khanna will incorporate chocolate into his dinner courses. After you taste the cacao-laden creations, learn how a bar of chocolate is made by touring the factory.

Elysian Brewing's 4th Annual Great Pumpkin Weigh Off

The weekend before the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, local growers will haul in their gigantic gourds to determine the biggest pumpkin, which will take the honor of serving as a pumpkin beer vessel at the festival. There will also be pumpkin painting, food trucks, an Elysian beer garden, and a performance by the Hasslers.

Farm-to-Table Dinner with Jonathan Sundstrom

With the opening of his lovely restaurant Lark in 2003, James Beard Award–nominated chef Jonathan Sundstrom was an early adopter of the farm-to-table concept, and his abiding affection for the Pacific Northwest shines through in every dish, with impeccably sourced ingredients from local farmers, artisans, and foragers. It’s fitting, then, that he should be the one to prepare a super-local supper on the historic 818-acre Carnation Farms. At this dinner, guests will enjoy a meal in the farm’s organic garden and get a behind-the-scenes tour.

Fresh Hop Ale Festival

Amazingly, Yakima Valley supplies more than 75 percent of the nation’s hop crop. During this time of year, local craft brewers avail themselves of the proximity and abundance of the hop harvest, making ales with hops processed no more than 24 hours after being harvested. The result? Brews with a milder, more botanical profile and less bitterness than is normally associated with hoppy beers. Because of the fragile nature of those little green, cone-shaped flowers, it’s hard to rival the range of fresh hop beers found in our region, and they’re available for an extremely limited time. Yakima’s Fresh Hop Ale Festival, which benefits Yakima County–based arts and science organizations, provides a rare opportunity to taste a range of these hyper-seasonal, ephemeral beers in one place before they’re gone.

Grand Opening of Resistencia Coffee

The South Park-based coffee shop Resistencia Coffee will throw a grand opening bash with a ribbon cutting ceremony and activities like face painting, a doggy meet and greet, buy-one-get-one free coffee deals, a corn hole tournament, trivia, and a South Park bar hop.

National Coffee Day Fundraiser at Caffè Umbria

If you needed an extra reason to caffeinate on National Coffee Day, the Ballard, Pioneer Square, and Westlake locations will be donating 10% of their proceeds to the nonprofit Salt and Light Coalition, which supports female survivors of trafficking. They'll also be featuring two new drinks: the Caffé al Pepe, with a mix of honey, black pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg with espresso and steamed milk, and the Blood Orange Espresso Soda, with blood orange San Pellegrino soda, double ristretto espresso, and Monin Vanilla over ice in a mason jar with a lemon wedge.

Taste of Romania Seattle Festival

Tuck into traditional Romanian dishes, dance to Romanian music, and peruse a marketplace full of handmade goods.

Temple Pastries Pop-Up

At baker Christina Wood's new pop-up bakery, score some sourdough croissants and other incredible pastries. All pastries are made with sourdough cultures for depth of flavor and freshly milled, locally sourced flours.

Wild Mushroom Ravioli

Agrodolce executive chef Thomas Litrenta will demonstrate how to make, roll, and cut pasta dough for wild mushroom ravioli. Guests will get to try bites of freshly made pasta and take home a one-pound bag of fresh pasta and recipes to try.

SEPT 29-30

Northwest Tea Festival

This two-day festival dedicated to the cozy and culturally rich beverage promises to cover all aspects of tea, from "cultural to the historical and the sensory to the scientific."

SUNDAY, SEPT 30

Build Your Own Brunch Party

To celebrate the launch of Bookstore Bar's new brunch and cocktail menus, assemble your own midday repast with a seasonal brunch buffet and build-your-own Bloody Mary bar, then play lawn games.

Comadre Panaderia Pop-Up

Scarf delicious pan dulce treats like conchas and puerquitos from Mariela Camacho's Mexican bakery pop-up.

A Foraged Fall Dinner with Langdon Cook

Early autumn is prime time for fungi in the Pacific Northwest—including the delicious edible kind. Mycologists and casual mushroom enthusiasts alike can enjoy a foraged dinner with Langdon Cook, who will take guests through a four-course meal complete with wine pairings.

Grilled Cheese Grand Prix Pop-Up

Food trucks and booths will duke it out in a bread-and-cheese battle royale to produce the finest grilled cheese sandwich in Seattle.

Roving Cheese Shop with Brimmer & Heeltap Pop-Up Wine Shop

The wandering cheesemonger teams up with Brimmer & Heeltap for a monthly cheese and wine pop-up.

TUESDAY, OCT 2

Feast at the Market

At this progressive dinner, more than 20 participating Pike Place Market restaurants—including the Pink Door, Il Bistro, Matt's in the Market, Cafe Campagne, Radiator Whiskey, and more—will create special dishes, and you’ll get to traipse through the market eating them at your leisure in whatever order you wish. Proceeds will benefit Neighborcare Health, which provides health care to the homeless and uninsured.