For those of you who do not live in Seattle, it, like most city’s has a large outlying area. Seattle’s population count from the 2010 Census is 608,660. I always feel like it seems larger, and it is, just not within the city limits. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 3,344,813 making it the 15th largest United States Metropolitan Statistical Area.
I have been working on the “eastside” of Seattle for the last two years. This area is growing so fast that it’s hard to keep up with what’s new! Which is kind of the reason for staying out here, lots of opportunity. Seattle itself will always be the hub and have the most well known bars but there is a growing group of bartenders on the eastside that are looking around and hoping the future of new bars and restaurants are still helping to break molds and running fun, functional bars that are worth the visit.
Enter the Eastside Bartenders Association. A newly formed group to give identity to the growing community of bartenders who all work on the other side of Lake Washington. The Washington State Bartenders Guild does a good job of getting bartenders together and running events and other industry topics and the E.B.A. is not trying to replace the WSBG. It will just focus on eastside restaurants/bars hosting tastings, small events and classes. Bookmark the new website at eastsideba@gmail.com and check back often as updates are coming almost daily. While on the website make sure to add our twitter feed and sign up for our facebook group. Being a newly formed group we are going to have a kickoff event to create some buzz for us. If you are interested, book your calendar for:
Monday, June 27th at 6pm, free
Lot no.3
460 106th AVE NE
Bellevue, Wa 98004
Not required, but appreciated is an RSVP email to eastsideba@gmail.com
Some of the spirit brands and local distilleries that will be attending are:
Project V, Soft Tail Spirits, Woodinville Whiskey Co, Pacific Distilleries, Sound Spirits and Novo Fogo
Feel free to bring friends and co-workers. Lot no.3 is open late so plan accordingly.
It’s exciting to me to get this moving and see how far this goes…
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