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Restaurants

Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint

by Kurt Schlosser on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 at 2:13 pm

The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. Joy was in the mouths and bellies of those who attended the special preview of a food truck… Read More

Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences

by Kurt Schlosser on August 29, 2023August 28, 2023 at 8:55 pm

Amazon is headed back to college for the new school year. The company’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology is being deployed for the first time by Grubhub as part of… Read More

‘Robotics is the future of food’: Artisan pizza restaurant Moto makes automation a key ingredient

by Kurt Schlosser on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 at 8:27 am

When Lee Kindell first started making his Filipino-inspired brand of what he calls “odd pizza,” he was the artisan guy — a purist who made his dough by hand in… Read More

Amazon teams with Panera in first restaurant deal for tech giant’s palm-scanning payment tech

by Kurt Schlosser on March 22, 2023March 21, 2023 at 5:11 pm

Amazon is bringing its Amazon One palm-scanning technology to Panera Bread, the fast-casual restaurant chain with more than 2,100 locations across the U.S. Panera will be the first national restaurant… Read More

Amazon’s new back-to-office policy is welcome news to small businesses around Seattle HQ

by Kurt Schlosser on February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 at 8:47 am

Inside a dog daycare business in Seattle’s South Lake Union on Friday, a handful of pups were scurrying around and barking as if they knew something was changing in the… Read More

Poof, it’s gone: Magic-themed wizard bar and restaurant in Seattle closes after one year

by Kurt Schlosser on January 4, 2023January 5, 2023 at 8:13 pm

The magic has run out for a unique pub in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. According to a post on its website Wednesday, The Splintered Wand is shutting down after a year… Read More

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Former 98point6 CEO goes from telemedicine to fried chicken — with recipe to fight climate change

by Kurt Schlosser on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 at 9:50 am

Before co-founding Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 back in 2015, Robbie Cape was weighing whether to use his tech know-how to pursue a healthcare-related idea, or something focused on the environment.… Read More

Major League Baseball made a pitch, but Seattle seafood spot Ray’s stays hooked on its web address

by Kurt Schlosser on September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 at 10:17 am

Major League Baseball has gotten a little closer to having possession of the desired web addresses for all 30 of its professional teams. One of the last remaining holdouts, Twins.com,… Read More

Buff Bezos’ burger binge: Amazon founder grabs a bite at McDonald’s, where he first worked as a teen

by Kurt Schlosser on August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 at 8:42 am

Jeff Bezos was lovin’ it on Sunday. With the last bite of a McDonald’s hamburger pinched between his fingers, the Amazon founder was photographed staring blankly into the distance, reflecting,… Read More

GameWorks ready to power back on in Seattle as onetime execs take control of arcade/restaurant

by Thomas Wilde on May 6, 2022May 9, 2022 at 8:26 am

GameWorks Seattle is getting ready to reboot this summer. The downtown arcade bar, which was a tentpole of the region’s geek community until its COVID-19-induced closure in December 2021, is… Read More

Inside Seattle’s Splintered Wand: Like magic, unique pub is set to open, inviting patrons to sit for a spell

by Kurt Schlosser on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 at 12:09 pm

A few days before the official magic begins at The Splintered Wand in Seattle’s historic Ballard neighborhood, it’s clear that the proprietors of the new restaurant, bar and wand shop… Read More

Food automation startup Picnic raises more cash as it partners with a top Seattle chef and other groups

by Kurt Schlosser on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 at 8:04 am

New funding: Picnic, the Seattle-based food automation startup that’s been perfecting a pizza-making robot, has raised $16.3 million in new financing, the company announced Tuesday. The Series A round includes… Read More

Podcast

Feast or famine: How restaurants and grocery stores will evolve in the years ahead

by John Cook on December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 at 11:09 am

Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers. Those are just a few of the trends we’ll tackle in this episode of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, a new podcast created by GeekWire… Read More

Stories of Resilience: Restaurateur Brian Canlis, Storm CEO Alisha Valavanis join GeekWire event

by John Cook on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 at 10:22 am

While 2020 is a year that many want to put in the rearview mirror, powerful stories emerged as entrepreneurs adapted to an extreme and unprecedented situation. Join us at 11… Read More

Seattle’s Tom Douglas closing two restaurants near Amazon as pandemic keeps tech workers at home

by Kurt Schlosser on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 at 10:47 am

Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas is closing down two of his restaurants in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, home to Amazon and thousands of tech workers, as the prolonged effects of… Read More

As restaurants reopen, recommendation platform Feastfox launches in Seattle to assist diners

by Kurt Schlosser on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 at 10:59 am

Restaurants emerging from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could find diners lured back out by a new startup in Seattle. Feastfox is a smart restaurant recommendation engine that helps… Read More

Two efforts fill surprising tech gap between restaurants, donors and those who are hungry

by Lisa Stiffler on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 at 4:14 pm

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, Seattle’s Vanessa Dyce saw her community coming undone and wanted to help. Dyce, a software engineer, was looking for a cause she believed in… Read More

Hot tip: Friends launch ‘Seattle Tip Jar’ to help service industry workers during COVID-19

by Kurt Schlosser on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 at 12:24 pm

Here’s a news tip for you: restaurant servers, bartenders, baristas and other service industry workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could really use your help during the closure of the… Read More

Two Seattle tech workers stick it to coronavirus with virtual ‘Gumwall’ to benefit restaurant workers

by Kurt Schlosser on April 9, 2020April 13, 2020 at 1:20 pm

Seattle’s famously gooey Gum Wall tourist attraction was scrubbed of an estimated 1 million pieces of chewing gum back in 2015. In 2020, visitors to a new website called Gumwall… Read More

Seattle restaurant delivery complaint in ‘reply all’ email turns into $10K donation to food charity

by Kurt Schlosser on April 6, 2020April 10, 2020 at 8:20 am

A dreaded “reply all” on an email featuring hundreds of people is usually enough to leave you with an upset stomach. But one customer’s message back to Seattle fine dining… Read More

Seattle bakery owner launches restaurant delivery platform as other services pivot during crisis

by Kurt Schlosser on March 24, 2020March 25, 2020 at 10:11 am

Putting food on the table and supporting hard-hit restaurants and small businesses at the same time may be one of the bigger concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. As restaurants have… Read More

Dick's Drive-In

After being cash-only for 62 years, Seattle burger chain Dick’s prefers only cards during coronavirus

by Kurt Schlosser on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 at 10:03 am

In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Seattle burger institution Dick’s Drive-In is asking customers to avoid handing over cash and to pay for food instead with credit or debit… Read More

Seattle-area startup Zeacon takes on tech giants with community-driven events and experiences app

by Kurt Schlosser on February 5, 2020February 6, 2020 at 8:50 am

Kris Naidu looks back fondly on an age before the rise of digital technology at a time when in-person experiences fostered more personal communication and stronger communities. Now he wants… Read More

Not just another robot idea at CES, Picnic pizza platform will churn out real pies to feed crowds

by Kurt Schlosser on December 18, 2019January 3, 2020 at 9:40 am

The only thing more attention grabbing than the technology at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas might be the food that keeps attendees fueled at the massive conference.… Read More

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Secretive Seattle startup Picnic unveils pizza-making robot — here’s how it delivers 300 pies/hour

by James Thorne on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 at 1:18 pm

After three years of quietly toiling away on a robotic food system, Seattle startup Picnic has emerged from stealth mode with a system that assembles custom pizzas with little human… Read More

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After putting down roots near Amazon HQ, burger chain Shake Shack to open location east of Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 at 11:09 am

The popular burger chain Shake Shack has drawn a consistent crowd at its first Washington location in downtown Seattle next to Amazon’s headquarters. Now the restaurant is headed east across… Read More

PokéBar, a Pokémon pop-up with Pikachu burgers and more, is coming to Seattle next year

by Kurt Schlosser on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 at 10:05 am

Seattle already has poke bars. Next year it’s getting a PokéBar — to catch Pokémon rather than the traditional Hawaiian dish. The pop-up PokéBar, which won’t land until next June… Read More

Starbucks teams with new restaurant tech platform, led by coffee giant’s former chief digital officer

by Kurt Schlosser on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 at 1:48 pm

Starbucks’ commitment to technology-powered retail solutions took another step forward on Monday as the company announced it is teaming with Brightloom, the restaurant tech company formerly known as Eatsa. And… Read More

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GeekWire grills Bill Gates on a meaty issue for Seattle fast food lovers: Dick’s or Burgermaster?

by Kurt Schlosser on February 12, 2019February 15, 2019 at 3:35 pm

Globalism. Politics. Education. Clean energy. Bill Gates covered the usual range of substantive topics in an interview with GeekWire in advance of the release of Bill and Melinda Gates’s annual… Read More

Shake Shack burger

Burger chain Shake Shack sets opening date for first Seattle location, near Amazon HQ

by Kurt Schlosser on September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 at 6:40 am

A new competitor in Seattle’s burger battle will step into the ring on Saturday, Oct. 6, as Shake Shack plans to open its first location in Washington state. The New… Read More

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