Northwest Culinary Influencer launches Chinoise Café on Seattle’s Eastside

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deba Wegner Recipe for Success, Inc. 425-241-9023 deba@yourrecipeforsuccess.com yourrecipeforsuccess.com   ESTABLISHMENT CONTACT: Chef Thoa Nguyen- Restaurateur ..……………………………………… Chinoise-Sushi Bar & Asian Grill   ………..……………………………… Queen Anne • 12 Boston Street • Seattle, WA 98109 •  206-284-6671 Issaquah Highlands  • 936 Park Drive • Issaquah, WA 98029 •  425-394-4177 Website: chinoisecafe.com

Northwest Culinary Influencer launches Chinoise Café on Seattle’s Eastside 

Chef Thoa Nguyen opens first restaurant east of Seattle in Issaquah Highlands

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Issaquah Highlands, WA October 11, 2013

 
         By mid-November, Eastside residents and visitors to The Grand Ridge Plaza - Issaquah Highlands will have a noteworthy contemporary dining option for affordable, healthy, authentic Pan Asian food and specialty cocktails, when Chinoise Sushi Bar & Asian Grill Issaquah Highlands opens.    

Chef Thoa Nguyen, a pioneer in West Coast Pan Asian cuisine, opened her first area restaurant Chinoise Sushi Bar & Asian Grill in 1996, going on to open and operate additional restaurants since then. (The Islander,

Thoa’ s, multiple Chinoise locations and Wabi-Sabi Sushi Bar & Restaurant.) This new Chinoise location joins the ever popular Chinoise Café –Queen Anne and the four year old Wabi-Sabi Sushi Bar & Restaurant located in the Columbia City Neighborhood south of downtown Seattle. 

“At Grand Ridge Plaza we join 17 newly opened retail stores and restaurants (with more to come), that didn’t exist last year at this time. The Issaquah Highlands Urban Village is a pedestrian and bike friendly place that is family friendly and invites interaction. Our Chinoise location here, is next to the Regal Stadium 12 RPX® & IMAX® Theater, explains Chef Thoa, we are very much looking forward to serving the diverse residents of this exploding community.”

About Chinoise Restaurants:

Founded in Seattle by chef, restaurateur Thoa Nguyen, Chinoise Sushi Bar & Asian Grills are contemporary Pan Asian restaurants defined by their fresh, beautiful food from sushi to pho, from wok dishes to summer salad rolls. Approachable, affordable, fun, friendly and authentic, since 1996.                                                                   

ADDRESS: Chinoise Sushi Bar & Asian Grill - Issaquah Highlands • 936 Park Drive • Issaquah, WA 98029 • 425-394-4177 Owner- Chef Thoa Nguyen Light, contemporary décor 81 seats, sushi bar, full bar with Asian inspired specialty drinks. Seasonal patio facing Grand Ridge Plaza.

HOURS:               Lunch Monday – Friday 11:30-2:30, Sat & Sun 12-3 Dinner  Monday – Thursday & Sunday 4-9:30pm, Fri & Sat 4-11 Happy Hour: 4:30 to 6PM Daily

Parking: There are ample surface parking lots and street all around the Issaquah Highlands restaurant.             

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Craft-cocktail impresario Evan Martin shakes up downtown Bellevue at Bar Code

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deba Wegner Recipe for Success, Inc. 425-241-9023 deba@yourrecipeforsuccess.com yourrecipeforsuccess.com   ESTABLISHMENT CONTACT: Evan Martin-General Manager ..……………………………………… Barcode-A Craft Cocktail Lounge ………..……………………………… 1020 108th Street NE SUITE 100 Bellevue, WA  98004 PHONE: 435-455-4278 Website: barcodebellevue.com

Photos: Katherine W. Kehrli

Craft-cocktail impresario Evan Martin shakes up downtown Bellevue at Bar Code

“Top 100 Mixologist Internationally” according to Grand Marnier

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Bellevue, WA September 25, 2013

 By mid-October, Bellevue area residents and visitors will have another option for scratch-made cocktails and affordable snacks in a snug, welcoming setting in downtown. Soon to open Bar Code, is coming to the Ashton District, at street level in the Ten20 Tower Luxury Apartment building. Evan Martin, who is well known in the local and national hospitality community as a leader in the craft cocktail movement, most recently worked at Needle and Thread/Tavern Law in Seattle and Naga Cocktail Lounge at Chantanee Bellevue, will be managing Bar Code. Evan has received accolades too numerous to mention, since he started bartending in 2009. One career high point is his original cocktail creation “Death in the South Pacific” that was named official drink of the 2010 Tales of the Cocktail Event in New Orleans, LA, which is the Tour de France of the cocktail world.

         Evan has put together a contemporary cocktail list utilizing his knowledge of classic drinks and from scratch ingredients. Evan’s creations are balanced, thoughtfully-made beverages using the finest spirits, freshly pressed juices, house-made bitters and served in beautiful glassware and handsomely garnished. Bar Code will also feature local wines, tap beer and a food menu of flat breads, sandwiches, Panini, bar appetizers and salads. Northwest distilleries and wineries are high-lighted, every month Evan will feature a signature cocktail using a rotating local spirit and a flight of wines from a nearby winery.     
        Bar Code aims to be a friendly neighborhood establishment, where guests drop in a couple of times a week to try a new cocktail preparation, or order a favorite beverage and a medley of moderately priced dishes as a light meal.      

 Bar Code-A Craft Cocktail Lounge                           HOURS:                                                         

1020 108th Street NE Suite 100 Bellevue, WA  98004 Phone: 435-455-4278

Tuesday to Saturday         4 to close Saturday & Sunday   Brunch coming soon Happy Hour-Special All Night Drink & Food Menu Live Music on Weekends    starting later this fall Available for Private Events and buyouts Closed Monday

Parking:  Street Parking and underground accessed from NE 11^th Avenue on the north end of Ten20 Building   

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Chinoise Cafe-Coming Soon to Issaquah Highlands

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Les Dames d'Escoffier, Seattle is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization that focuses on raising funds that benefit scholarships for women in the culinary, beverage and hospitality industry, community-outreach programs and sustainable agriculture projects in Washington State. To learn more, visit www.lesdamesseattle.com.


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