Gnocchi Bar's Lisa Nakamura Talks Chefs and Dating; Seattle's Best Fish and Chips

VIDEO INTERLUDE— "We work weekends, we work dinner hours, all the times when you would normally expect to have a normal social life." Gnocchi Bar's Lisa Nakamura talks about chef's hours, dating, finding a spouse, and opening her first restaurant in the gorgeously shot debut episode of Elevated, a new series from Chefs Feed. [CF]

ARBITRARY LISTICLES— Rounding up eight spots serving the city's best fish and chips with "maximum crispiness and flavor," Zagat likes the true cod, hand cut fries, and mushy peas at Nosh the Truck. Also breaded cod, salmon, clams, oysters, or rockfish at Chippy's dipped in tartar that's "heavy on the chopped pickles" and old-school beer battered fish spiced with Old Bay seasoning down the street at Ballard Annex Oyster House. [Zagat]

FREMONT—Vif turns one this weekend and they're having a wine tasting and barbecue in the parking lot to celebrate. Kebabs will be paired with a half dozen summer wines sold by the glass or bottle. The event is this Friday starting at 5 p.m., kids are welcome. [EaterWire]
[Chippy's. Photo: S. Pratt]