Walrus and Carpenter featured in GQ!

Now we know we have officially arrived! GQ magazine features Dovetail project Walrus and Carpenter in their January issue and on their website, in their "10 Best New Restaurants in America" feature. This project also puts Seattle on the map, as the other restaurants listed are in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston. Added bonus: their panna cotta with wild huckleberries is listed as one of the top five best desserts - in the whole country! Walrus and Carpenter is an oyster bar (and more) in Old Ballard, that we're very proud to have been part of creating. Please be good to yourself and make it out there.

Among the praise heaped on Walrus and Carpenter: "A pitch-perfect oyster bar, and more ... reminds me of the once wonderful Pike Place Market, before it got touristy and bland ... This kind of restaurant should define Seattle dining"

finishing touches on Rock Box on Capitol Hill

We are putting the finishing touches on Rock Box, a new Karaoke venue on Capitol Hill. Rock Box is a karaoke "box" in the traditional Japanese style, with 12 private boxes ranging from small (four to six guests), to medium (eight to ten), to large (12 to 14). It will also include a party room that accommodates up to 40 people and which will host a weekly, non-karaoke DJ night. Design for the build-out was by MW Works. Check out the Rock Box website for more info, and be sure to come on down and rock out with your friends!

Here's a few more pics of the buildout as we near completion:

The entry features salvaged wood and some really cool steel work.


The street-facing booth has glass that can go from clear
to frosted with a flick of a switch! Now that is pretty cool.


Site superintendent Roger Shurtleff demonstrates
proper 'chilling' technique inside a booth awaiting upholstery.