Allium's Lisa Nakamura is Doing a Gnocchi Pop-Up

[Photo: Roll With Jen]

And it's going to be held at Miyabi 45th on December 15.

The Sunday supper will feature a three course menu for $28, excluding drinks, tax and tip. Says Nakamura, who closed her Orcas Island restaurant, Allium, in September:

I am doing this in part to see how a gnocchi-centric restaurant might fare in Seattle, and to pique the interest of any potential investors out there.

The pop-up will feature a choice between two non-gnocchi starters, three gnocchi entrees and three desserts (also non-gnocchi).

Nakamura also has a lunch pop-up planned for December 6, but no other details have been confirmed.

She also says the response to this gnocchi dinner has been pretty great, which means more potential pop-ups "and hopefully a gnocchi-centric restaurant in the very near future!" Early word from chef is that it will be called Gnocchi Bar and will not have a set menu, "I am trying to keep the menu items and pricing [at this pop-up] as close to what dishes would be at Gnocchi Bar, when it does open (fingers crossed)."

There are still seats available for dinner. Call for reservations: (206) 632-4545.
· Miyabi 45th [Official Site]
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