On Friday, Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson reported that Tilth owner and chef Maria Hines plans to open a second restaurant in North Seattle:
The chef envisions the new place, dubbed Golden Beetle (named for one of the classic components of the spice-blend ras el hanout, and considered an aphrodisiac), as an ‘upbeat, fast-paced’ gastropub with an Eastern Mediterranean focus and a North African accent. ‘The flavors are going to be big,’ she insists. ‘Hot-spice, earth-spice, salty, crunchy, sweet, sour.’ As at Tilth, the menu will be 95-percent certified organic. She’ll turn to the cuisines of Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco for inspiration.
Hines hasn’t yet picked a location though, Leson writes, she “has her eye on the North End and a turn-key space that she can turn around fast. Her wish list includes proximity to Tilth, and seating for fewer than 60 patrons.”
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Please let it be in Avila’s space!
I’d like to offer my house as location. We can seat up to 12 and rent will be cheap, just pay me in food. 🙂
@Raffaella
I had the same thought about Avila, but it might be too late! Just this morning I walked past Avila and noticed a liquor license application in the Window. It was for a company called Mat Salleh Satay, LLC.
Here are the details on the application. http://seattle.everyblock.com/liquor-licenses/by-date/2010/9/27/1267368/
Yeah, the Avila space is being filled by a couple of guys who are going to do Indonesian (I think that’s what it was) street food.