The long wait for the arrival of Cassis in West Seattle is over. Owner Jef Fike opened his doors last Thursday after announcing last year he’d reopen the French bistro on Alki. Fike closed Cassis on Capitol Hill back in 2004.

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: The James Beard Foundation announced its list of semifinalists, which will be culled to an elite list of winners on March 18. Washington represents well, with familiar names like John Sundstrom, Renee Erickson, Jason Franey, Ethan Stowell, and Jason Stratton making appearances.

Pastry chef extraordinaire Rachel Coyle and her pop-up Coyle Bakery are making a comeback at Book Larder in March after a three-month break, reports Eater. Coyle is searching for a brick-and-mortar space, but in the meantime you can find her at the Fremont cookbook shop on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon beginning March 22. Seattle Weekly interviewed Coyle last summer and named her “Best Bakery” in our Best of Seattle issue.

Miller’s Guild is expanding its hours with breakfast, brunch, bar/happy hour and grab-’n’-go offerings, which all launched last week. Menu highlights include corned & braised beef cheek with red wine shallot eggs and hash at breakfast/brunch; Beecher’s cheddar cheese quiche with wild mushrooms and leeks at the grab-’n’-go counter; and cheesy pork skins with harissa at the Monday-through-Friday happy hour. Full menus are available at millersguild.com.