Sully the Cheesemonger Hired as New Poco Chef:
Considered among many to be Seattle's premiere cheese expert, Sully McGinnis is taking his talents to Poco Wine + Spirits, where he plans to be until this summer, when he'll take on the Kitchen Sink Project full-time. KSP is his pet project that allows him to teach people about the food they eat, the farming process that produced it, and introduce new foods they may have never heard of....
Kyle MacLachlan at Wine World; Tom Douglas "Pop Up"; Hula Hula Celebrates Fifth; Poco Adds Cocktails:
U DISTRICT—Here's your chance to meet actor and winemaker Kyle MacLachlan. From 6 - 8 pm, McLachlan will be pouring a small batch cabernet called Pursued by Bear from Walla Walla(a collaboration with Dunham Cellars). We're told that McLachlan will arrive a bit early to sign autographs. [EaterWire]
DOWNTOWN—Tom Douglas's Rub With Love Shack(adjacent to Seatown) institutes a new "pop up"...
Poco's New In-house Owners; Oddfellows Kombucha:
CAPITOL HILL—Capitol Hill Seattle has the goods on Poco Wine Room's new owners: current Poco general manager Rick Jones and his partners Jonathan Nelson and Aaron Tebrink . Peter Moore, who has co-owned Poco with Bart Reynolds for the past five years, will continue at Poco in the role of wine director. [-CHS-]
CAPITOL HILL—Oddfellows Café + Bar now has CommuniTea Kombucha on tap. Oddfellows...
Mawadda Cafe; Dine Around Seattle in November:
WEST SEATTLE—West Seattle Herald reports that Mawadda Cafe will open its doors November 1. It will take over a space, formerly occupied by Museum Quality Framing. Iraqi owner Rami Al-Jebori will offer up familiar middle eastern fare such as Falafel, Gyros, and Spanakopita priced between $9 and $13. [WSH]
SEATTLE—Seattle Restaurant Week ends, but Dine Around Seattle is a promotion (3 courses...