Concerned by crime and neglect around Pike Place Market, local celebrity chef Tom Douglas is applying next month to launch a weekend "Salmon Night" at Victor Steinbrueck Park.
Concerned by crime and neglect around Pike Place Market, local celebrity chef Tom Douglas is reaching for any Northwest cook's go-to solution: salmon.
Douglas is applying next month to launch a weekend "Salmon Night" at Victor Steinbrueck Park. He'd roast salmon and sell it for about $12 a plate at the park on weekend nights and spend the proceeds on additional security for the park.
His vision: "If you're going to Hawaii, you have to go to a luau," he said. "If you're going to Seattle, you have to go to a salmon bake at Steinbrueck Park."
A salmon night would serve 250 people, he said, and could include a bonfire, Native American dancers or other presentations about the area's history and culture.
Douglas was among the business owners who pleaded with the Seattle City Council last month to pass a law making aggressive panhandling a civil infraction. Supporters said street crime and intimidating behavior were driving tourists from downtown.
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Article courtesy of The Seattle Times
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