Wild Ginger (restaurant) explained

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Wild Ginger is a restaurant with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 1989 and has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation for its wine program.

History

The business was established in 1989.[1] Jeem Han Lock was the original chef.[2]

In 2018, Wild Ginger opened their third location at the base of McKenzie Apartments, a high-rise building in Seattle's Denny Triangle neighborhood adjacent to the Amazon headquarters campus.[3]

Reception

In 2007, The New York Times said Wild Ginger was "often ranked among Seattle's best restaurants".[4] Wild Ginger was ranked Seattle's most popular restaurant in Zagat's 2009 survey.[5] In 2017 and 2018, Wild Ginger was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Wine Program.[6] [7] [8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kroupoderova . Daria . 2022-07-08 . 20 James Beard Award Semifinalists Are From Washington State . 2023-06-20 . Seattle Magazine . en-US.
  2. Web site: Seattle's James Beard–Winning Restaurants . 2023-06-20 . . en-US . 2023-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207235534/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2019/03/seattle-s-james-beard-winning-restaurants . live .
  3. News: Garnick . Coral . August 13, 2018 . First look: Wild Ginger's second Seattle restaurant opens soon in Amazon's HQ campus . . June 20, 2023.
  4. News: Gross . Matt . 2007-11-25 . Sampling the Best of the Northwest . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-20 . 0362-4331 . 2022-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126030855/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/travel/25frugal.html . live .
  5. Web site: Connelly . Joel . 2009-03-22 . High price for high pleasure in new Zagat Guide . 2023-06-20 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en . 2020-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924155040/https://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/High-price-for-high-pleasure-in-new-Zagat-Guide-1302771.php . live .
  6. Web site: Bakall . Samantha . 2017-02-15 . James Beard Awards announce 2017 Portland semifinalists . 2023-06-20 . . en . 2022-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226194249/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/02/james_beard_awards_announce_20_3.html . live .
  7. Web site: Kroupoderova . Daria . 2022-07-08 . 20 James Beard Award Semifinalists Are From Washington State . 2023-06-20 . Seattle Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Forster . Tim . 2018-02-15 . Here Are the 2018 James Beard Award Semifinalists for Seattle . 2023-06-20 . Eater Seattle . en . 2023-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531055321/https://seattle.eater.com/2018/2/15/17017274/james-beard-award-semifinalists-seattle-washington-state-2018 . live .