Earlier this week we broke the story that Tom Douglas is eyeing Ballard for a new restaurant. We’re told that although things could still fall through, he’s talking about taking over the old Via Verde space.

Rebekah Denn, author of EatAllAboutIt.com talk to Douglas about his plans. She writes that he has looked in the neighborhood before but, “They always seemed to fall through, because I’m cheap,” he told her. Denn has a complete write-up of her conversation with Douglas here.