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As mentioned in an earlier post, Chef John Sundstrom’s Lark has now opened in its new space located in the Central Agency Building on East Seneca street in Capitol Hill. The menu appears to be firmly centered in Pac NW/New American with dishes like Washington squab with wild rice polenta, maple Kabocha, and puffed wild rice featured. Along with it comes Sundstrom’s new entry in the form of Bitter/Raw – a 60 seat space that focuses on what seems to be a newly forming trend of pairing the slowest of foods in both raw shellfish and charcuterie. But wait, there’s more – Sundstrom and co. is preparing to open both Slab Sandwiches + Pie and Off The Record, a private dining and event space, in the coming weeks. A new food emporium on the Hill await your presence!

It’s holiday shopping time and what better way to get your gifts than to support small, local businesses. This is what Upper Fremont wine/coffee bar Vif has in mind for next Saturday the 13th from 10am – 2pm when they host a Pop Up Bazaar featuring products from some of Seattle’s small enterprises including V Smiley Preserves, Narwhal, Sea Wolf Bakery, Harbor Herbalist and Seattle Seltzer. Check out their Facebook events page for more info and shop locally dammit!

Many a Seattleite has mourned the passing of Paseo’s in the recent weeks. We were also surprised to learn of the allegations of labor law violations and pending legal matters. Well, those of you following the story will be interested to read about a recent case in San Francisco citing one of the city’s long standing food institutions, Yank Sing, for a $4 million dollar settlement. The similarities between the allegations of both Paseo and Yank Sing workers is worth noting and may set a precedent going forward. Read on to learn more on Civil Eats.