Adanas chef shota nakajima won the challenge on the food networks beat bobby flay with tempura dishes. After a short remodel the restaurant will reopen with a new look, new name also tba and a new chef. Not too muchit was already one of the loveliest in seattle. Shaun mccrain has a long credit of excellent restaurants on his cv. Currently on the staff roster at jason strattons artusi, borzee created a tasting menu thats so good people. There will be a 10seat chefs table with a special menu, and a 12seat bar serviced by former book bindery bartender ruven munoz. Book bindery facebookartusi facebook book bindery is closing june 28 after chef shaun mccrain departs to launch a new, tba project.
When previous chef shaun mccrain announced he was leaving to open his own place, book bindery owners mike and sumi almquist decided. Hommage, the restaurant formerly known as book bindery, reemerges today with a new chef to match its new name. Book bindery gets a new chef and a new name eater seattle. Alvin binuya, the former executive chef at ponti seafood grill, is making seafood sing at the swanky downtown venue. With top chef masters returning on wed, july 24th, we decided to. Last night book bindery owner sumi almquist issued the official word. Seattle chef shota nakajima beats bobby flay on food. Chef thierry rautureau of seattle s rovers and luc restaurants is a fan of book bindery s modern american cuisine. They closed the restaurant down for a few months, hired borzee then sous chef at artusi, and slightly rebuilt the dining room. She also most recently beat out 19 other goodlooking nyc chefs to. Kicked off in season three, but reincarnated in the seattle season. After that, the plan is to close down the restaurant and reopen it midaugust with a new chef and a new name mccrain tells me hes heard the frontrunner, and its a good onewith a story behind it. It features various chefs competing against iron chef bobby flay.
We specialize in perfect binding, hardcover binding, book repair, along. Eater checked in with 30yearold, french born chef nico borzee as he was transitioning from his post at capitol hills artusi to hommage. Borzee began his cooking career at age 15 and has spent the second half of his life working at michelinstarred restaurants in his home country l. Book bindery reopens as hommage seattle restaurants. Absolutely love the duo of rabbit,said thierry rautureau. The chef, who goes by nico, is currently installed at artusi. Originally from eugene, oregon chef shaun mccrain grew up in seattle and attended the seattle central culinary program. Mccrain is an oregon native and his culinary passion lead him to cook at the legendary masas. Binder, mike ellis, michel nischan, ayesha nurdjaja, albert di meglio, arancini, elizabeth binder. Mccrain, 38, recently bought a home in wedgwood and hes now hip to the hood thanks, in part, to book bindery bar manager ruven munoz a divebar fanatic and fan of the wedgwood.
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