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Workers at an Everett Starbucks filed for unionization Monday, January 31, according to reporting by the Daily Herald. Seventy percent of staff signed cards in support of unionization, which is above the 30 percent threshold required by the National Labor Relations Board to hold a unionization vote.
Workers at 54 Starbucks locations in 19 states are seeking unionization, according to NPR. Last week, employees at two Seattle Starbucks locations, one on Westlake Avenue and the other on Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, announced unionization plans. A Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York became the company’s first unionized location in December after a highly publicized months-long battle, sparking a wave of unionization efforts at locations across the country.
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Grasslands Barbecue Returns to Seattle the Last Weekend of February
Seattle barbecue fans have missed Drew Marquis since he left at the beginning of 2021 to start Grasslands Barbecue, a popular food truck in Hood River, Oregon. Marquis used to run Bootleg Barbecue, a pop-up serving Texas-style brisket, sausages, and other smoked meats, which built a huge following in Seattle in 2020.
Marquis returns to Seattle for the first time in over a year to serve barbecue at Holy Mountain Brewing in West Queen Anne on February 25, 26, and 27 from noon until he’s sold out. Marquis will also debut a beer collaboration between Holy Mountain Brewing and Grasslands Barbecue the first day of the pop-up. Find more details on Grasslands Barbecue’s Instagram.
Seattle Chef Kaleena Bliss wins the “Chopped: Casino Royale” tournament
Kaleena Bliss, the executive chef of Conversation, a restaurant in Pike Place hotel Thompson Seattle, won the finale of the Chopped: Casino Royale tournament last night, receiving a $40,000 prize. Bliss has worked in various Seattle and Portland restaurants for 16 years. The tournament, which premiered in January, was a spin on the classic Chopped format that gave contestants the option to roll dice to replace basket items.
