Seattle sushi restaurant reopening after viral TikTok video forced review of food safety standards FOB Sushi Bar is reopening its restaurant locations in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., on Tuesday morning, two weeks after closing… Read More
Seattle sushi restaurant closes after popular TikTok food critic’s video sparks concerns of worm in fish A TikTok star who reviews restaurants around the country did a swing through Seattle this month to critique a variety… Read More
Sustainable chicken-sandwich chain Mt. Joy opening new Seattle location in Amazon space Mt. Joy, the fast-casual chicken sandwich restaurant built around sustainable farming practices, is opening its second location in Seattle. The… Read More
Inside Seattle’s new Sweetgreen restaurant, where a large robot helps the humans make your salad A worker at the new Sweetgreen restaurant location in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood bangs out orders in no time and… Read More
Northwest board game and restaurant venue Mox Boarding House expanding to Arizona Mox Boarding House, the tabletop game store and dining experience that started in Seattle, is expanding to Arizona with a… Read More
Seattle restaurant owners sound off on delivery apps as council votes on minimum wage law It hasn’t been an easy road to recovery for many restaurant owners since the pandemic hammered their businesses. They’ve dealt… Read More
Sustainable chicken sandwich startup lands $1.5M and opens first brick-and-mortar spot in Seattle Three months after rolling out a food truck to launch his sustainable, fast-casual, chicken sandwich joint Mt. Joy, entrepreneur Robbie… Read More
Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. Joy was in the mouths and bellies of… Read More
Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences Amazon is headed back to college for the new school year. The company’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology is being… Read More
‘Robotics is the future of food’: Artisan pizza restaurant Moto makes automation a key ingredient When Lee Kindell first started making his Filipino-inspired brand of what he calls “odd pizza,” he was the artisan guy… Read More
Amazon teams with Panera in first restaurant deal for tech giant’s palm-scanning payment tech Amazon is bringing its Amazon One palm-scanning technology to Panera Bread, the fast-casual restaurant chain with more than 2,100 locations… Read More
Amazon’s new back-to-office policy is welcome news to small businesses around Seattle HQ Inside a dog daycare business in Seattle’s South Lake Union on Friday, a handful of pups were scurrying around and… Read More
Poof, it’s gone: Magic-themed wizard bar and restaurant in Seattle closes after one year The magic has run out for a unique pub in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. According to a post on its website… Read More
Former 98point6 CEO goes from telemedicine to fried chicken — with recipe to fight climate change Before co-founding Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 back in 2015, Robbie Cape was weighing whether to use his tech know-how to… Read More
Major League Baseball made a pitch, but Seattle seafood spot Ray’s stays hooked on its web address Major League Baseball has gotten a little closer to having possession of the desired web addresses for all 30 of… Read More
Buff Bezos’ burger binge: Amazon founder grabs a bite at McDonald’s, where he first worked as a teen Jeff Bezos was lovin’ it on Sunday. With the last bite of a McDonald’s hamburger pinched between his fingers, the… Read More
GameWorks ready to power back on in Seattle as onetime execs take control of arcade/restaurant GameWorks Seattle is getting ready to reboot this summer. The downtown arcade bar, which was a tentpole of the region’s… Read More
Inside Seattle’s Splintered Wand: Like magic, unique pub is set to open, inviting patrons to sit for a spell A few days before the official magic begins at The Splintered Wand in Seattle’s historic Ballard neighborhood, it’s clear that… Read More
Food automation startup Picnic raises more cash as it partners with a top Seattle chef and other groups New funding: Picnic, the Seattle-based food automation startup that’s been perfecting a pizza-making robot, has raised $16.3 million in new… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Feast or famine: How restaurants and grocery stores will evolve in the years ahead Play Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers. Those are just a few of the trends we’ll tackle in this… Read More
Stories of Resilience: Restaurateur Brian Canlis, Storm CEO Alisha Valavanis join GeekWire event While 2020 is a year that many want to put in the rearview mirror, powerful stories emerged as entrepreneurs adapted… Read More
Seattle’s Tom Douglas closing two restaurants near Amazon as pandemic keeps tech workers at home Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas is closing down two of his restaurants in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, home to Amazon… Read More
As restaurants reopen, recommendation platform Feastfox launches in Seattle to assist diners Restaurants emerging from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could find diners lured back out by a new startup in… Read More
Two efforts fill surprising tech gap between restaurants, donors and those who are hungry As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, Seattle’s Vanessa Dyce saw her community coming undone and wanted to help. Dyce, a… Read More
Hot tip: Friends launch ‘Seattle Tip Jar’ to help service industry workers during COVID-19 Here’s a news tip for you: restaurant servers, bartenders, baristas and other service industry workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More
Two Seattle tech workers stick it to coronavirus with virtual ‘Gumwall’ to benefit restaurant workers Seattle’s famously gooey Gum Wall tourist attraction was scrubbed of an estimated 1 million pieces of chewing gum back in… Read More
Seattle restaurant delivery complaint in ‘reply all’ email turns into $10K donation to food charity A dreaded “reply all” on an email featuring hundreds of people is usually enough to leave you with an upset… Read More
Seattle bakery owner launches restaurant delivery platform as other services pivot during crisis Putting food on the table and supporting hard-hit restaurants and small businesses at the same time may be one of… Read More
After being cash-only for 62 years, Seattle burger chain Dick’s prefers only cards during coronavirus In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Seattle burger institution Dick’s Drive-In is asking customers to avoid handing over cash… Read More
Seattle-area startup Zeacon takes on tech giants with community-driven events and experiences app Kris Naidu looks back fondly on an age before the rise of digital technology at a time when in-person experiences… Read More
