June.
I can’t count the number of times we have said this word in the last few months. I am excited and encouraged by the enthusiasm and interest people have for our project. And so, we have nearly worn out this little word because we are opening in June!
It is thrilling, nearly overwhelmingly surreal, and stressful as we edge closer and closer to opening time. There are still a lot of details to work out and pull together.
For those of you interested in working for us, please email your resume to michelle@sageyakima.com. We will be going through these resumes, making calls and holding interviews in the middle to end of May. We will also (hopefully) have an application available online in May that can be emailed or mailed to us. More information will follow about those specifics when the application is available.
Here is our preliminary opening schedule: The first weekend in June we will be holding special pre-opening events. Details about these events will be available soon. The next week we will open for business with a Grand Opening the second weekend of June, which will be reservation only. You can begin making reservations at the beginning of May. This is a preliminary schedule and could change if there are any delays with construction.
We’ve heard a number of rumors about the restaurant, and want to set a few things straight. Sage is not a fine dining restaurant. It is upscale casual, which means that the food is nice, but the pricing and atmosphere are casual. Sage is not a French restaurant. We will be serving Pacific Northwest Cuisine, which means fish, steak, chicken, some pasta–basically good food made from local ingredients. We have formed some very exciting relationships with local sustainable growers and foragers which will allow us to offer the best of local ingredients that this area has to offer. Our wine list will feature NW area wines from Washington and Oregon. We will be offering wine flights that allow you to experiment and experience a broader variety of our area’s excellent wines. We will also be featuring local area microbrews and excellent cocktails. There will a brunch served on Saturday mornings. And then there is dessert, my personal favorite, with dangerously tempting items such as “Grandma Boone’s Naughty Cake” which is a devilish interpretation of an old family favorite.
The restaurant portion of our website will launch in late May. You will be able to make reservations online starting at the beginning of June, but we will take reservations starting in May by telephone.
We are so thrilled that you all are excited about us, and can’t wait to see you in June!
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