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Beer lovers sighed a collective "bummer" when cherished Epic Ales and Eater 38 member Gastropod announced their closure. But there's good news, too: brewer Cody Morris and chef Travis Kukull are almost ready to open their next project, Mollusk, in South Lake Union.
"I feel comfortable saying we'll be open within a month or so," Morris says. "Still waiting on a couple elements to arrive and permits to be approved."
Mollusk will sport a much bigger, more modern brewhouse, and Kukull will certainly bring his A-game with a creative, ever-changing menu centered around Southeast Asian curries.