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Recipe for sustainability: Inside Microsoft’s new electric food hall, where there’s no cooking with gas

In the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen were so focused on getting their software company up… Read More

Washington state lifts pandemic mandate that capped delivery fees for third-party services

Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rescinded a pandemic-related restriction that limited fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies as Washington… Read More

Photos: Seattle’s tech hub goes quiet as businesses struggle to cope with effects of COVID-19

On a normal weekday in the South Lake Union neighborhood, Seattle’s busiest tech hub is bustling with foot, bike and… Read More

Toast raises $115M for restaurant management platform, opens Portland office

Restaurant management platform developer Toast today announced a $115 million investment that values the company at $1.4 billion. T. Rowe… Read More

How canned fish convinced RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser to ignore conventional wisdom and invest in a new Seattle restaurant

Rob Glaser is well aware that restaurants make for risky investments. “There’s two arguments,” he told GeekWire. “One, they have… Read More

Otto Robotics

Otto Robotics raises $1.5 million for its stealthy robo-restaurant venture

Otto Robotics, a stealthy startup that’s working on automated systems to make and deliver food, has raised $1.5 million in… Read More

MOD Pizza raises $42M, topping previous investments from Seattle tech leaders

MOD Pizza chain has raised a fresh $42 million round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and PWP Growth… Read More

Restaurant reservation platform Resy set to launch in Seattle

Another reservation platform is launching in Seattle on Monday. Resy is partnering with a handful of Seattle-area restaurants that will use the… Read More

TableSafe raises $4.5M to provide restaurants with at-the-table payment technology

Restaurants want to focus on making good food and pleasing customers. But given rapid changes in the payments industry, owners… Read More

Burgers, fries and PayPal: Internet payment system rolling out at restaurants

Cash and credit cards are so last year. Kirkland-based Viableware today announced a partnership with PayPal, allowing customers to make purchases with… Read More

Bing Fund backs restaurant waiting-list app BuzzTable

Microsoft’s Bing Fund announced today that is making a strategic investment in New York City-based BuzzTable, marking the sixth Bing Fund investment since it… Read More

Appetas: Online software that helps restaurant owners build professional websites

Restaurant websites are usually unimpressive. Menus can be hard to find and the entire user experience can actually divert you from… Read More

Menuish helps you find restaurant menus on your phone

Like many couples hitting the town for a bite, Chris Eigner and Devon St. Clair started scrolling through their phones to… Read More

Google Zeitgeist reveals King Tut, El Gaucho as most-searched terms in Seattle

King Tut has taken over Seattle. Well, at least according to Google. The search engine giant released its 12th annual… Read More

More meals at your door? Munchery may expand to Seattle

Amazon’s new food delivery program might soon have some competition. Munchery, a San Francisco-based startup that delivers meals to customers, is planning to… Read More

Palisade Restaurant uncorks new wine list on the iPad

Patrons at Palisade Restaurant over the years have grown accustomed to browsing an extensive wine list, flipping through dozens of… Read More

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