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May. 4, 2009 at 2:33pm

Brix is sold

New owners for Gig Harbor restaurant

Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales, Chefs, Gig Harbor
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My earlier report about Brix 25 is now official: The Gig Harbor restaurant has new owners. I met new chef-owner Thad Lyman Sunday night at the Star Chefs gala. Stay tuned for details. 

Apr. 23, 2009 at 6:35am

Maxwell's shakes up menu and management

Maxwell's shakes up menu and management

Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales, First Bite, Staff, Tacoma
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A small-plates menu isn't the only new thing at Maxwell's Speakeasy + Lounge. There's a smaller payroll, too: front-of-the-house man Rich Troiani left Maxwell's this week. No word yet on his replacement, but executive chef Matt Colony told me today that he's picking up some of Troiani's administrative duties.  Read more

Apr. 3, 2009 at 6:01pm

Aperitiff before Brix sale?

Nick Reynolds says buyers try, but he's still the owner

Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales
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My report yesterday that said Brix 25 has been sold was premature.
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Feb. 19, 2009 at 2:57pm

Herban, Stephanie's, Steffie's and more restaurants for sale

The list is long -- are there any buyers?

Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales, Restaurant Closings, Tacoma
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If I overlooked it earlier (since it's been on the market since December, I've learned), I blame it on all the candy-and-stars window paintings that clutter the windows of Herban Cafe, the Sixth Avenue restaurant that is for sale, according two signs I spotted in the windows today: a small one from owners Steve and Gretchen Nogler confirming the sale and a big one from a real estate company advertising the sale. Read more

Feb. 19, 2009 at 12:33pm

Satellite is now at Masa, Black Water is on the move

Tacoma's Stumptown purveyor branches out; Black Water has a new lease on another coffeehouse

Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales, Restaurant Openings, Tacoma
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Satellite Coffee Co.'s first satellite location is now open, inside Masa on Sixth Avenue. Meanwhile, Black Water Cafe owner Rachel Morsehead says she will close her downtown Tacoma coffeehouse on Feb. 27 and move into her new location in March.  Read more

Dec. 4, 2008 at 6:36pm

New owners at The Cliff House

They take over Browns Point landmark in January

Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales, Tacoma
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The Cliff House, the Browns Point restaurant with views of Commencement Bay, Mount Rainier, the Port of Tacoma and the downtown Tacoma skyline -- along with a reputation, in my view, as a restaurant that's stayed mired in another era (think spinster-aunt decor and cherries jubilee) for way too long -- will soon get its fifth owner in its 75-year history. Read more