A
long time coming, emmer&rye takes shape on upper Queen Anne
Well-known
local chef & established Seattle restaurateurs
collaborate on new restaurant
Seattle,
January 26, 2010
Seattle
Chef Seth Caswell is opening his brainchild emmer&rye restaurant
this week after working for well over two years for it to become
a reality. With more than a few false starts; investors and
collaborators who jumped ship at various times during the protracted
and ongoing economic storm: and potential locations that came
and went, Chef Caswell was undeterred. Persevering in his quest,
he continued as president of the Seattle Chefs Collaborative,
working with chefs and the greater food community to celebrate
local foods and foster a more sustainable food supply. Chef
Caswell unrelentingly explored options to bring emmer&rye
to life as he continued to cook for charity causes and with
chef colleagues in their kitchens all over town.
As part of his celebration of seasonally inspired and locally
derived food, in the fall of 2009 Chef Caswell conceived a weekly
Tuesday night dinner series at a friend's restaurant; on the
day that restaurant was normally dark. Each dinner series 5-course
menu was based on what he could find at the farmer's market
that week and feedback from his extensive email list of potential
diners. The seed that became emmer&rye was planted at one
of these Tuesday night dinners. Chef Caswell cooked for a group
that included restaurateurs Karsten Betd and Eladio Preciado,
operators of the four Seattle area Julia's Restaurants and Julia's
Bakery. Karsten and Eladio were extremely impressed with Chef
Caswell's cooking and his philosophy of meticulously sourcing
local products. Conversations that grew out of that first meeting
led to the repositioning of Karsten and Eladio's upper Queen
Anne neighborhood Julia's as emmer&rye restaurant.
"I
never dreamt that I would be opening in such a killer location
in such a beautiful spot. My collaboration with Karsten and
Eladio at this location fast tracked the restaurant opening
process. With minor cosmetic changes, an overhaul of the kitchen
and the integration of key team members into the new operation,
we are almost ready to go", explained Chef Caswell, "Our
opening "dream team" is training and as of late Sunday,
the opening day's menus are in place.
Principals:
Chef Seth Caswell - Chef Caswell has been cooking professionally
for 18 years. Highlights of his educational and professional
experience are: Graduate of The Art Institute of Vancouver (Dubrulle
Culinary Arts) Baking & Pastry Program, Canada; Chef de
Cuisine for six years at the renowned East Hampton restaurant
Nick & Toni's; Executive Chef Stumbling Goat Restaurant,
Seattle; President of the Seattle Chefs Collaborative, 2006-Present;
emmer&rye Executive Chef/concept developer
Karsten Betd and Eladio Preciado: owner/operators of Seattle
area Julia's Restaurants (Broadway, Issaquah, and Wallingford)
for over 25 years and most recently collaborators with Chef
Caswell on emmer&rye.
Opening
January 28th
1825 Queen Anne Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98109
info@emmerandrye.com
emmerandrye.com
206-282-0680
Dinner
nightly
Sunday-Thursday 5 - 10 pm
Friday-Saturday 5 - 11pm
Weekend Breakfast
Saturday-Sunday: 9:30 - 2pm
Daily Happy Hour:
4 - 6pm and Coming Soon 10pm - 12am
Find us:
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