With a “For Rent” sign in the window, employees at Mr. Spot’s Chai House are telling curious customers that the popular Ballard hangout is planning to close at the end of the month. An employee told My Ballard that the decision was made after they learned of a rent increase, and the Chai House may […]
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Food and wine boutique opening on Phinney
That’s right, a “food and wine boutique” called Picnic will open today in a retail space beneath the Fini Condos at the corner of Greenwood Ave. and 68th St. on Phinney Ridge. Picnic will feature a full wine bar as well as organic soups, salads and sandwiches. They’re open at 11 a.m. today, closed tomorrow […]
The Sun Café is now open
The paper over the windows at the Sun Café is down and the “open” sign is bright in the window. We first wrote about the small café on 6th Ave NW & Market, just across the street from Le Gourmand, in July and it officially opened yesterday. For now they’re just serving coffee and espresso, […]
Besalu chef finalist for national award
Everyone raves about Café Besalu pastries. “It is like catnip; it goes right to my brain and makes me feel giddy and unreasonably unhappy,” writes Peggy Sturdivant in her blog, At Large in Ballard. Well, Besalu’s pastry chef James Miller is now a semifinalist for a James Beard award as the best pastry chef in […]
The most raved about place in Ballard
According to Yelp, it’s Cafe Besalu, of course. “I honestly think that Besalu serves the best pastries in the world,” gushes one reviewer. “You feel like you’ve been swept away to a Parisian bakery,” writes another. “They are the nicest people in the city possibly,” says a third. Mmmm, I feel a craving for a […]
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