In what amounts to a seismic shift for Seattle’s fine dining scene, the owners of famed restaurant Canlis announced a series of major changes in the New York Times and the Seattle Met on Wednesday, February 5. Brian Canlis, who co-owns the restaurant with his brother Mark, is leaving the city and leaving Canlis in Mark’s hands. Maybe more relevant for diners, executive chef Aisha Ibrahim, one of Seattle’s most decorated chefs, also plans to leave.
Canlis — you know what Canlis is, right? Canlis is likely Seattle’s most famous restaurant, a brooding modernist structure overlooking Lake Union. It was opened in 1950 by Peter Canlis (Mark and Brian’s
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