Ballard will welcome “farm-to-neighborhood” restaurant Brunswick & Hunt on May 22 with dinner service starting at 4 p.m. The Northwest 70th Street restaurant will have Chef Jeffrey Davidson at the helm, serving up locally-sourced mostly-meat dishes. Lead Bartender Eric Holmquist will mix high quality cocktails and pour from eight rotating taps and a Northwest-focused wine list.

Exciting news for Bellevue: The massive Tavern Hall is set to open by July 15. The restaurant will sprawl across 9,500 square feet and will feature shuffleboard, pub fare, and 20 beers on draft. The project is a collaboration of Marc and Bret Chatalas of Cactus, and James Weimann and Deming Maclise of Stoneburner, Von Trapp’s, Bastille, Macleod’s, and Poquitos.

First-time restaurateur Javier Dalzell is opening Sur 16 on Capitol Hill’s 15th Avenue in the former Bagel Deli space. The menu will utilize local ingredients and Pacific Northwest seafood in Spanish-Mexican cuisine. Dalzell hopes to open in August.

Laila Ghambari, director of coffee at Cherry Street Coffee House, is bringing home the 2014 United States Coffee Champion award. Ghambari slayed the competition by almost 50 points and will next compete in Italy for the 2014 World Barista Championship in June.E

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