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DOWNTOWN—Andrew Zimmern said that his #1 favorite thing on his trip to Seattle last summer was visiting Farestart's kitchen and meeting the students. Looks like Farestart is raising funds to take its model(training the homeless and disadvantaged for jobs in the service industry) national. [PSBJ]
MADISON VALLEY—El Portal, a Mexican coffee roastery and cafe has opened at a cursed location a few doors away from Bottleneck Lounge. Unlike previous doomed attempts to run a cafe there, owner Ignacio Ventura has embraced being open for a large number of hours. [Capitol Hill Seattle Blog]
PHINNEY RIDGE—Park Pub will reopen on June 19 as The Park Public House and celebrate its remodel/name change with happy hour specials, raffles and live music. [PhinneyWood]
WALLINGFORD—Italian restaurant Cantinetta is throwing a block party for neighbors tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. [Wallyhood]
[Photo: Cantinetta/Facebook]
