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Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese	Parmesan Lemon Sole

Zephyr Grill & Bar Introduces Duo Dinners:

Celebrating Mondays with Dinner for Two for the Price of One

KENT, Wash.—(June 29, 2007)—Now there’s an excellent reason not to stay in on Monday night:  Kent Station’s destination for “Aroused Americana” comfort food with an upscale twist, Zephyr Grill & Bar, celebrates turning one with multi-course dinners for two. This Mondays-only special continues indefinitely, providing ample opportunity to sample each of the more than two thousand possible combinations!

For $59.95, guests savor individual entrees, shared appetizers and desserts, and a bottle of wine.  The inaugural Duo Dinners menu, created by Executive Chef Nick Musser, features:

Appetizers (Choose One)

Entrees (Choose Two)

Desserts (Choose One)

Wines (Choose One)

Solo diners—or those disinclined to share—won’t be excluded from the festivities. Available nightly, Chef Nick Musser’s tasty new summer menu items include:

Heirloom Tomato Bread Salad ($8.95)
Chili Smoked Short Ribs with peach chipotle BBQ sauce ($23.95)
Peach Blackberry Turnovers with vanilla bean ice cream and ginger sauce ($7.95)

Zephyr Grill & Bar, which opened May 2006, is located at 240 W. Kent Station St., Kent, Wash. Open for lunch every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; dinner Sunday – Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m.; lounge and bar menu served all day. Happy hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday. Executive Chef Nick Musser’s cookbook, Aroused Americana, includes recipes for his highly regarded Ultimate Mac and Cheese and Texas Funeral Fudge Cake, both available at Zephyr and sister restaurant icon Grill. Call (206) 441-6330 or visit www.zephyrgrill.com for more information. 

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icon Grill and Zephyr Grill & Bar Mix Business with Pleasure

Free Wi-Fi and Flavorful Menu are Ideal for Business-Focused Dining

SEATTLE, Wash.—(May 21, 2007) — “Meatloaf with a side of free wi-fi.” That’s what Executive Chef Nick Musser promises and delivers during business-friendly lunches at icon Grill (Seattle) and Zephyr Grill & Bar (Kent Station).

Whether it’s a solo working lunch or large corporate team building event, icon and Zephyr strike a balance between satisfying appetites and answering business needs. It’s uniquely business, uniquely social, uniquely iconor Zephyr.  It’s lunch the way it should be, with expertly paced meals to suit the time requirements of every individual guest or group.

Located in the downtown business and retail core, icon Grill serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. And, the completely private Grill Room, which seats 22 guests comfortably, offers a unique setting in which to hold a business meeting.

Zephyr is particularly well suited for meetings, offering large tables, private booths, audio-visual capabilities, and an extended lunchtime that goes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both restaurants welcome reservations for parties of all sizes.

In addition to Chef Musser’s time-tested favorites—such as potato wrapped halibut, artichoke Gruyere dip, wild mushroom ravioli and seven-layer Texas funeral fudge cake—spring welcomes delicious new comfort-inspired classics to the menu:

Appetizer:
Fried Macaroni n’ Cheese, made with four different cheeses, then deep fried and served with jalapeno con queso and smoked tomato bacon rouille ($10.95)

Salad:
Grilled Asparagus Salad, served with herb goat cheese, roasted red pepper relish with Dijon hazelnut vinaigrette ($8.95)

Entrée:
Cumin Seared Lamb Tenderloin, boneless lamb tenderloin pan-seared and served in a roasted poblano mint demi glace on a cilantro cotija polenta ($24.95)

Desserts:
White Chocolate Strawberry Cake, layers of white chocolate cake layered with fresh strawberries and white chocolate cream cheese ($8.95)
Strawberry Rhubarb Turnover (icon only), crispy puff pastry shell stuffed with strawberry rhubarb filling, drizzled with vanilla sauce and served with a scoop of ginger ice cream ($7.95)

icon Grill, open since 1998, is located at 1933 Fifth Ave. in Seattle, Wash. Open Monday—Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., bar until midnight; Friday 11:30 a.m. to midnight and Saturday 5 p.m. to midnight, bar until 1 a.m.; and Sunday 5 to 11 p.m., bar until midnight. Executive Chef Nick Musser’s cookbook, Aroused Americana, includes recipes for his highly regarded Ultimate Mac and Cheese and Texas Funeral Fudge Cake. In 2006, icon Grill’s sister restaurant, Zephyr Grill & Bar, opened in Kent, Wash. joining the Livermore, Calif., location, which opened in 2004. Call (206) 441-6330 or visit www.icongrill.net for more information. 

Zephyr Grill & Bar, which opened May 2006, is located at 240 W. Kent Station St., Kent, Wash. Open for lunch everyday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; dinner Sunday – Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m.; lounge and bar menu served all day. Happy hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday. Executive Chef Nick Musser’s cookbook, Aroused Americana, includes recipes for his highly regarded Ultimate Mac and Cheese and Texas Funeral Fudge Cake, both available at Zephyr and sister restaurant icon Grill. Call (206) 441-6330 or visit www.zephyrgrill.com for more information. 

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Zephyr Grill & Bar, Uniquely Inviting Cuisine, Now Open At Kent Station

KENT, Wash.—(August 25, 2006)—A culinary treat is now open at the stunning new Kent Station. Zephyr Grill & Bar, the sister concept to icon Grill in Seattle, opened its second location in downtown Kent in May. Already a renowned favorite in California’s Livermore Valley, Zephyr Grill brings something creatively delicious to the lively mix of eateries one can already find in the multifaceted Kent Station.

Randy Tei, owner and operator of Zephyr Grill and icon Grill, is proud to be part of the new Kent Station development. “Kent Station was a wonderful location to open Zephyr Grill & Bar because it offers the perfect mix of local, regional and national businesses. We are glad to be a part of this diverse family and hope we can contribute something you won’t find anywhere else in the area.”

The success and reputation of icon Grill and Zephyr Grill & Bar is largely a result of the culinary workings of Executive Chef Nick Musser. The menu is “Aroused Americana” with wonderful signature dishes like Grilled Pear Salad, Potato Wrapped Halibut and Texas Funeral Fudge Cake. Zephyr’s menu also features comfort food with a kick, like Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese featuring four cheeses and tomato snow and Molasses Glazed Meatloaf wrapped in apple smoked bacon.

Aside from fantastic food, Zephyr Grill also boasts stunning architecture, and an atmosphere that is “uniquely inviting.” The new Kent location offers a private dining facility that will seat up to 50 people—a perfect setting for any social or corporate function.

In the few short months since its opening, Zephyr is already garnering rave reviews from customers. “If Zephyr were a movie, it would be ‘Ground Hog Day’ because I could do it over and over and over . . .” says Jim Lafleur.

Zephyr Grill & Bar, which opened this year, is located at 240 W. Kent Station St., Kent, Wash. Open for lunch everyday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; dinner Sunday – Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m.; lounge and bar menu served all day. Executive Chef Nick Musser’s cookbook, Aroused Americana, includes recipes for his highly regarded Ultimate Mac and Cheese and Texas Funeral Fudge Cake. Call (206) 441-6330 or visit www.zephyrgrill.com for more information. 

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Media Contact: Lori Randall
Randall Public Relations
(206) 624-5757 / lori@randallpr.com