Korea’s French-Asian Powerhouse Paris Baguette ‘Might’ Come to Seattle

Welcome back to Eater News, a semi-regular round-up of mini news bites. Have info to share? Email intel to seattle@eater.com.

• Starting March 9, everything must go from Woodinville’s former Redhook Brewery. Who will win equipment up for auction like a 100-bbl brewhouse and fermentation and conditioning tanks equivalent to more than 800,000 gallons of production capacity?
• Here’s the updated guide to the 38 essential restaurants in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Duke’s Chowder House is moving its longstanding South Lake Union location from 901 Fairview Ave N to 1111 Fairview Ave N, formerly occupied by Saltchuk.
• Is anyone surprised billionaire Bill Gates has no idea how much junk food like pizza rolls and Rice-A-Roni costs at the grocery store?
• The same tipster who wished into being a Seattle expansion of Korean fried-chicken chain Bonchon is working their magic on another popular Korean company, French-Asian bakery Paris Baguette. The company commented that it “just might” open a location here: “We’d love to serve in every community, hopefully soon!” No response yet to Eater’s follow-up, but if one previous example is any indication, diners should definitely get their hopes up.

• Rumor has it as many as six new cashier-less Amazon Go convenience stores could open this year, split between Seattle and Los Angeles.
• Hot Mama’s Pizza on Capitol Hill employs a lot of comedians. Surely there’s a joke in there somewhere.
• Jessica Duggan of Puyallup’s Tattered Apron Bakery competes to win $50,000 on a new season of Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship, an eight-episode quest beginning March 12.