A Farewell To Union
It’s a sad week in Seattle, and not just because of the mood-setting rain. It’s because Union, my favorite foodie restaurant, is closing. You can read more in the Seattle Times and the Seattle Metropolitan.
Friday evening, when Chuck told me, I felt like someone cut off my left leg (for an umbrella stand, no doubt, to make use of that hollow). So I wandered up and sat for a 7-course tasting menu (plus a few other items because, well, the ribeye I had cooked at home was hours ago).
Sad but incredibly delicious. But the best part is the staff are quite upbeat about it—they are all going to Ethan Stowell’s new place in Ballard. To be called Staple and Fancy Mercantile, after the building they will occupy, it sounds very cool, especially since it will feature more Ethan in the kitchen. So my complaints have been reduced to “I can’t walk to Ballard.” Not bad.
Still, for the moment, Union is here, and not being ones to miss an opportunity to eat well, we’re heading there tomorrow night at 6pm. We’ve got the chef’s table reserved and, as co-owner Angela Stowell said, Ethan will be rocking the head band for us. We will let him drive.
It’ll be a fun farewell to a great spot. Please let me know if you can join us and I will bulk up the reservation accordingly!