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Redmond couple are owner/operators of
future craft cocktail bar & restaurant
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For Immediate Release, Redmond WA November 18th
2015:
The renewal of downtown Redmond is creating an even more vibrant,
pedestrian-friendly city with the addition of mixed-use complexes, urban park
plans and the designation of Cleveland Street as Redmond’s official Main
Street. The City of Redmond, already highly rated for walk-ability, plans an “extension
of resident living space” between Cleveland Street and Redmond Way in the
heart of downtown. The downtown revitalization will stimulate economic activity
in the neighborhood, according to the City
of Redmond. New businesses have already joined the downtown community, most
recently Woodblock, a craft cocktail bar and restaurant is opening in early
2016.
Woodblock’s focus will be a robust
craft cocktail program (menu) including house-barrel aged cocktails, classic
and creative beverages using fresh, seasonal ingredients and an extensive
selection of spirits. Local distilleries, wineries and breweries will be
the spotlight in the bar, while the kitchen will cook with ingredients
that are NW grown, raised, caught and sourced. “The flavors will be big, the
menu always evolving, utilizing what is freshest and in season,” explains Tony
Scott co-owner/operator.
Woodblock is located in a light-filled corner of the Old Town Lofts building,
facing what will be the new downtown park on Cleveland Street. The
restaurant was designed by Atelier Drome,
LLP in Seattle, who have designed a fistful of Ethan Stowel’s Restaurants
and Michelin Star rated Altura,
Nathan & Rebecca Lockwood’s Capitol Hill restaurant.
Tony and Carolyn Scott have lived and been very active in the Redmond community
for 17 years; their home is within walking distance of their new restaurant
location. The pair met while working as server and bartender at Seattle’s
highly rated Painted Table restaurant in the Alexis Hotel. “Tony has been
talking about “the restaurant” for 18 years; we want to create an establishment
that is warm and welcoming, energetic and casual, like a dinner party at our
home,” says Carolyn.
The restaurant is named, Woodblock, because of Tony and Carolyn’s love of
woodblock art. Woodblock printing involves layers of color, much like the
layers of flavor in food and cocktails creating a memorable meal. The layering
analogy is a reoccurring theme, adding flavor, both literally and figuratively
to a lively community. “We are very excited to create another social hub for
our town,” says the couple.
About Woodblock:
Founded by Carolyn & Tony Scott in downtown Redmond, WA, Woodblock is a
craft cocktail bar and restaurant with approximately 80 seats opening in
February of 2016. It has been their dream to open a neighborhood
restaurant in the community in which they reside and work. Woodblock is
the kind of restaurant that draws guests back because of a warm, welcoming
atmosphere, excellent food, drink, exceeding expectations. There will be a
seasonal patio with an additional 25 seats.
Woodblock is in the newly completed Old
Town Lofts building in Downtown Redmond. The restaurant shares the lower
level space with Hoffman’s Bakery which is soon to close in Kirkland and slated
to reopen in December 2015 next to Woodblock. It is also a block from Tipsy Cow
and Matador in central Redmond. There is ample street and retail parking in the
building and the heart-of-downtown location is easy to access on foot for local
residents.
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For Immediate Release:
Contact: Deba Wegner
Recipe for Success, Inc.
425-241-9023
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Woodblock
Old Town Lots – Redmond
16175 Cleveland Street Suite #109
Redmond, WA 98052
Tony & Carolyn Scott
425-301-2831 (cell)
woodblockredmond.com
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