We’re talking tasting menus, Washington wines, and restaurant biz literacy with Aaron Tekulve, chef/owner of Surrell! Aaron tells us how he took Surrell from a pop-up to one of Seattle’s most thoughtful and intentional dining experiences, and how he paces a tasting menu so diners don’t feel like test subjects. He also shares some wisdom about how to open a restaurant—including using key resources offered by the Small Business Administration and the Washington Hospitality Association. 

Plus Meg concludes her cider sojourns (for now!), Mark celebrates another sojourn around the sun, and we all sojourn around the city for the current restaurant news—and best bites—of the week!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Cottontail

Screwdriver

WigOut

Single Thread

Lauren Thompson

South Seattle College

Small Business Administration’s SCORE program

Washington Hospitality Association 

Darby Winery

Cook Weaver

Latta Wines

Reynvaan Family Vineyards  

Gasworks Brewing 

Jak’s Grill

Lady Jaye 

Zeigteist

Ben Paris

Finn River

Bushel & Barrel

Shadowland

Bruciato

Lucy’s Bottle Shop

Siembra

Aash Farms

Luka’s 

Tacos Extranjeros

Maripili  

Mioposto

0:00 Intro

4:05 Surrell   

8:58 Michelin Stars & WA Wines

18:05 Surrell’s Origin

27:12 Meg’s Mini Mart Dubai Chocolate 

33:51 Aaron’s Wine Tasting

38:50 This Week’s Restaurant News

49:31 In Defense of Tweezers!  

53:22 This Week’s Restaurant News, Pt 2

57:30 Business Education & Financial Literacy

1:08:12 Thanks, I Ate It!

1:17:16 Coming Up Next Week