They closed the restaurant down for a few months, hired borzee then sous chef at artusi, and slightly rebuilt the dining room. Book bindery gets a new chef and a new name eater seattle. Queen anne tomorrow is your last chance to eat food prepared by chef shaun mccrain at book bindery. The information on this page is provided as is with no warranties whatsoever, and is not guaranteed to be accurate nor does chefdb take responsibility for it. After a short remodel the restaurant will reopen with a new look, new name also tba and a new chef. There will be a 10seat chefs table with a special menu, and a 12seat bar serviced by former book bindery bartender ruven munoz. Book bindery is closing june 28 after chef shaun mccrain departs to launch a new, tba project.
After hearing about chef shaun mccrains stacked resume, which includes stints at les elysees du vernet in paris two michelin stars. Expect modern american cuisine with french flourishes, likely similar to the outstanding food mccrain produced at book bindery. After that, the plan is to close down the restaurant and reopen it midaugust with a new chef and a new name mccrain tells me hes heard the frontrunner, and its a good onewith a story behind it. I was fortunate enough to come here before chef shaun mccrains exit. Mccrain is working on a new, tobeannounced venture, and the restaurants owners have brought on former artusi chef nico borzee to lead the kitchen. Book bindery reopens as hommage seattle restaurants seattle. At copine, former book bindery chef shaun mccrain soars. Well, since apparently the restaurant is closing tomorrow, no point in writing a detailed account. Book bindery launched in fall of 2010 under chef shaun mccrain. Executive chef shaun mccrain and general manager jill kinney nurtured book bindery into one of the citys fine dining staples. Book bindery reopens as hommage seattle restaurants. Currently on the staff roster at jason strattons artusi. When previous chef shaun mccrain announced he was leaving to open his own place, book bindery owners mike and sumi almquist decided to unbutton things a bit.
His twoyear restaurant project is finally finishedand it is fine dining at its best. When previous chef shaun mccrain announced he was leaving to open his own place, book bindery owners mike and sumi almquist decided. This weeks foray into the wild culinary world of seattle was titled a shock at the space needle, which means we can reasonably expect both something shocking and a trip to seattle s most famous landmark. Book bindery 198 nickerson street seattle, washington united states closed june 28, 2014, after remodeling, reopened as hommage in october 2014. When mccrain departed last summer with partner jill kinney to begin work on a new concept. After a july remodel, it will reopen in late august with a new look, its new chef, and a new name that has yet to be announced. This page has been viewed 114 times through 20200418.
The wait is just about over, though, as mccrain and kinney prepare to open their 64seat restaurant at 6460 24th avenue nw. Lucky for us, the episode totally lived up to its name. Book bindery as we know it will close for good on june 28, mccrains last night in the kitchen. Not too muchit was already one of the loveliest in seattle. Also, monkfish glazed in veal and monkfishbone jus and coldsmoked salmon with a deep fried, shredded phyllo dough nest with a poached egg set inside. Book binderys new chef and shaun mccrains next chapter. Originally from eugene, oregon chef shaun mccrain grew up in seattle and attended the seattle central culinary program. Former book bindery team branch out with copine seattle.