It was in the midst of the Great Recession that Tracy Borkum closed fine dining fixture Laurel Restaurant in Bankers Hill in favor of Cucina Urbana (505 Laurel St.), a concept more in tune with the times. Special occasion California-French refinement (and the attendant price tag) … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: A young gun fires at 608 Restaurant
According to Gordon Ramsay, "Cooking today is a young man's game." But is cheffing? Ordinarily it takes over a decade to climb the back-of-the-house ladder. At the front of a pack of young gun local chefs, though, stands 26-year-old Willie Eick of 608 Restaurant (608 Mission … [Read more...]