Doner Box: Bringing German-Turkish Fusion to Seattle

When Vaness Vu moved to Seattle from the Czech Republic 11 years ago, she wasn’t able to find authentic a German-style Doner kebab, a German street food with spitted meat, fresh vegetables, and flatbread. A plate of Doner kebab meat and sides. (Photo: Doner Box) With a...
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Business Spotlight: Lucky Envelope Brewing

Meet Barry Chan and Raymond Kwan, owners of Lucky Envelope Brewing in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. The duo have been friends for about 15 years and run Lucky Envelope Brewing where they use traditional and not-so traditional ingredients in their beers, like lychee and even peanut butter. Before opening their award-winning brewery, Barry fell...
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Business Spotlight: Watson’s Counter

Meet James Lim, lifelong Seattleite, Sounders FC super fan, and owner of Watson's Counter in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. James opened his Korean fusion cafe in 2019 and named it after his dog, Watson. In addition to selling specialty coffee drinks, Watson's Counter offers fun Korean-inspired dishes like their KBBQ pork plate and fried chicken...
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In-TEN-tional List: How Sweet It Is to Support AAPI Businesses

Oh, how sweet it is to support AAPI-owned businesses!  Call us “pie in the sky,” but we think it’s a “piece of cake” to support your favorite AAPI-owned businesses and we “donut” know how to live any other way!  This AAPI Heritage month, we wanted to offer a...
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Business Spotlight: Ba Bar

Meet Teresa Nguyen, co-owner of Ba Bar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood and University Village.⁠ Teresa and her husband, Eric Banh, opened Bar Bar in 2011 to offer their creative take on Vietnamese street food as well as incredible cocktails.⁠ Some of Teresa's favorite items on the Ba Bar menu are the Phở Tái Oxtail and Mì...
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Business Spotlight: Oliver’s Twist

Photo: Kingmon Creative Meet Karuna Long, the owner of Oliver's Twist in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood. Karuna took over Oliver's Twist in 2017 after working as a bartender there for years and has maintained the beloved neighborhood bar's signature cocktails — and added his own twists along the way. Karuna has since revamped...
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