Attention, chocolate connoisseurs: Chocolat Vitale, a local maker of European-style hot chocolate that operates as a web and wholesale business, is debuting its first retail store at 6257 Third Ave, N,W., according to PhinneyWood.com. An opening date has not yet been set.
Courtesy of Chocolat Vitale
In other news, Seattle Met reports that a new restaurant opened this weekend at 4754 University Way N.E.. Nook focuses on comfort cuisine, including housemade buttermilk biscuits, chicken pot pie, and meatloaf sandwiches.
And lastly, a new Italian lounge/restaurant called Varro is now serving coffee, cocktails, and antipasti at 1542 12th Ave. on Capitol Hill.
