Seldom do i have a meal with friends where everyone cleans their plate. Hommage, the restaurant formerly known as book bindery, reemerges today with a new chef to match its new name. His twoyear restaurant project is finally finishedand it is fine dining at its best. Book bindery facebookartusi facebook book bindery is closing june 28 after chef shaun mccrain departs to launch a new, tba project.
February 2017 and seattle s 2017 james beard award semifinalists are. Borzee began his cooking career at age 15 and has spent the second half of his life working at michelinstarred restaurants in his home. Hunting the elusive bookbinder american bookbinders museum. Former book bindery chef shaun mccrain and his partner jill kinney, who was book.
A third division deals with the repair, restoration, and conservation of old used bindings. At copine, former book bindery chef shaun mccrain soars. Gabrekidans longtime friend and former colleague shaun mccrain will chef the new restaurant. Book binderys new chef and shaun mccrains next chapter. Making that move allowed us to be introduced to the seattle market and our future guests.
Eater checked in with 30yearold, french born chef nico borzee as he was transitioning from his post at capitol hills artusi to hommage. I finally got a chance to go for dinner with some friends last night. In 1967, the company built entirely new facilities, including a modern bindery, at saddle brook, new jersey. Changing names has a certain wipetheslateclean appeal.
Borzee began his cooking career at age 15 and has spent. It all starts with the april 1 reopening of the wine garden space. The 60seat copine pronounced kopin, french for girlfriend or pal, which opened in july at the base of the new, mixeduse ballard public lofts, is exquisite, from. Last night book bindery owner sumi almquist issued the official word. He kept pretty quiet on details, but i could tell he had a specific vision in mind for his next chapter. Days after book bindery reopened as hommage, shaun mccrain announced details on his first solo restaurant, copine. Currently on the staff roster at jason strattons artusi. After a short remodel the restaurant will reopen with a new look, new name also tba and a new chef. The lauded chef revealed plans to depart from book bindery last spring with partner jill kinney to start a new venture but has been tightlipped about the project until today. Book bindery is closing june 28 after chef shaun mccrain departs to launch a new, tba project. Bishop, who also cooked at book bindery for three years, says the relaunch will occur in stages. One of its four bindery lines could make 6,000 books per hour, perfectbound, soft or hardcovered.
This is the type and weight of paper that the cover will be printed on. Expectations are soaring for what could be seattle s most exciting new restaurant to open this fall. From bits to bites, seattle techies embrace the restaurant. Former book bindery chef opening copine in ballard july 5. Currently on the staff roster at jason strattons artusi, borzee created a tasting menu thats so good. So, while copine is only open for dinner, they have added a cold case, dubbed copine project, featuring grabandgo soups and composed salads 11 a. Book bindery gets a new chef and a new name eater seattle. Former book bindery chef shaun mccrain and his partner jill kinney, who was book bindery s general manager, have. Brandt bishop comes over from the canon kitchen to serve as executive chef in a venture that will be called branded.
Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered. Book bindery reopens as hommage seattle restaurants seattle. I dressed up for both, not because it seemed required, but because i happen to like doing it. Whether your need is for new bookbinding, repair of your favorite bible, or to have your ipad cover embossed with your name, we have the skill and experience to get the job done. The name pronounced kopeen is french for pal or girlfriend. Seattle times food critic divulges her 10 favorite new restaurants originally published november 27, 2010 at 7. Former book bindery chef shaun mccrain and his partner jill kinney, who was book binderys general manager, have announced plans to open copine, a 60seat restaurant with chefs table and mccrains style. After we gave our notice to the owners of book bindery, we came in to work the. One of seattle s rising culinary stars has a new project. And in case youre ready to scroll down until you find out where and when copine is opening, stop. When i arrived monday evening, the dozen deeply cushioned barstools at book bindery named for its former incarnation stood empty.
When copine opens, likely in mid2016, its bound to be one of the years biggestdeal restaurant arrivals. We not only deliver on quality and deadlines, we come through in many other ways that will drop right to your and your clients bottom line. This new ballard restaurant is polished and restorative, what youd hope for from a. View the menu for the book bindery and restaurants in seattle, wa. Recent examples on the web nearby, a loft that was used as a book bindery is being converted into laboratories and offices for up to two dozen biotech firms. Second was letterpress binding which deals with making books intended for. Different types of the punch and bind binding include.
The space most recently occupied by hommage and before that, book bindery will have new life as of april 1. Bindery definition is a place where books are bound. Book bindery, along the fremont cut, serves contemporary american cuisine thats as impeccably styled as the wainscoted, marbleaccented dining room handsomely bracketed with bookshelves and wine. Mccrain is taking his partner and book bindery general manager jill kinney with him, along with beverage director ruven munoz. The food was delicious and the flavors fresh and subtle. In 2011, book bindery was nominated as the best new restaurant for 2011 by seattle magazine, and since then, it has evolved into one of the cities finest establishments. It was around this time that a former colleague asked shaun if he was ready to return to the pacific northwest and chef a place called book bindery. Former book bindery chef shaun mccrain is opening copine. Hill and previously worked at bigname restaurants in paris and monte carlo. John mccann sews a book at j and s bindery on may 24, 2018, in uniontown. When the couple ran book bindery, many customers wanted to pick up food to go. Brandt bishop comes over from the canon kitchen to serve as executive chef in a venture that will be called branded bishop, who also cooked at book bindery for three years, says the relaunch will occur in stages.
Shaun mccrain has a long credit of excellent restaurants on his cv. That made it one of the largest book manufacturing plants in. Thanks to previous researchers there is a great deal of genealogical information on this man. Back in june, i met up with shaun mccrain shortly after he left book bindery which is now hommage to talk about his next steps. Located in a fremont cutadjacent space that used to house yep a book bindery, this spacious 40seater boasts slick contemporary touches a glowing metal light fixture that runs the length of. Fine dining finally finds seattle seattle magazine. A bookbinder, john sanders by name, took the freemans oath in boston in 1636 and purchased a. He tells me that best case scenario, hed love to have his restaurant open by early winter.
The benefits of this are clear in the era of yelp, whose reader evaluations live on into eternity. Whether your need is for new bookbinding, repair of your favorite bible, or to have your ipad cover embossed with your name, we have the skill and. Exbook bindery chef and gm announce plans for new restaurant. The chef heading up the kitchen upon shaun mccrains departure will be nicolas borzee. See more ideas about seattle, seattle washington and sleepless in seattle. Copinefrom shaun mccrain, former book bindery chef, and his wife, jill kinneyis delicious but also interesting, in part, because it feels extra decadent to eat modernistleaning, frenchinspired food at a nondescript intersection in ballard. The american cuisine here is expertly matched with its selection of wine, and the interiors are cozy and accommodative of children and large groups. On wednesday the elegant dining room tucked behind almquist family vintners at 198 nickerson st reopens as hommage, the new name accompanied by a new menu and a slightly new look theres a capable new chef in the kitchen, nico borzee, born in alsace with an orions belt worth of michelin stars on his resume. One of seattle s more prevalent restaurant tics right now is the switchuprestaurateurs closing their business under one name, then reopening in the same space under a different one, sometimes with a new chef or concept. Do you need hardcover binding, book repair, or custom embossingdebossing on a special. Book bindery, 198 nickerson street, seattle, wa 98109, 2062832665. Details on copine, the new project from chef shaun mccrain. What type of paper stock would you like for your cover. My friend s recently raved about the book bindery restaurant.
There will be a 10seat chefs table with a special menu, and a 12seat bar serviced by former book bindery bartender ruven munoz. When previous chef shaun mccrain announced he was leaving to open his own place. Former book bindery team branch out with copine seattle. Find 6 listings related to book bindery the in factoria on.
Seattle times food critic divulges her 10 favorite new. The book bindery is in a former bookbindery, next to its sibling winery almquist family vintners, hidden just west of ponti overlooking the fremont ship canal. The chef, who goes by nico, is currently installed at artusi. Matthew haag, new york times, why shiny new tech companies love old industrial buildings, 22 jan. The former diers book bindery hence the name sits along ship canal near fremont bridge. In 1990, mccann said a new university president decided to outsource the. Mccrain is an oregon native and his culinary passion lead him to cook at the legendary masas. Seattle s 10 best new restaurants of 2016 several sturdy pioneer square buildings are still standing, more than a century later gardening on a budget can save money and frustration and it. Restaurants seattle restaurant news in seattle october.
One of seattles rising culinary stars has a new project. Book bindery the space, as you might recall, currently occupied by new venture branded. From high to low, our favorite new restaurants in seattle. The book bindery is located in a former bookbindery overlooking the fremont ship canal. Shaun mccrain will open copine in ballard seattle met. The duo behind book bindery opens the upscale neighborhood eatery copine in ballard.
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