Posted in Food + Eating, The 206 on Sep 2nd, 2010
On Tuesday, we will once again partner up with the wonderful Belltown certified organic bakery, Boulangerie Nantaise, on a brioche-inspired roll for our delectable breakfast sandwiches and our Dungeness Crab Cake, Bacon + Avocado sandwich. We are heeding lots of feedback that our current rolls are too dense and too sour for the sandwiches, causing [...]
Posted in Food + Eating, Sandwich Shops, The 206 on Aug 12th, 2010
THE TURKEY, BACON + AVOCADO Feel like participating in a friendly throw down? Homegrown needs your vote! In a campaign to raise awareness about the virtues of buying local, Washington’s own Verity Credit Union is hosting a serious food throw down between Homegrown and our friends Blue Moon Burgers and Po’Dog. Inspired by the 3/50 [...]
Posted in Food + Eating, Sandwich Shops, The 206 on Aug 10th, 2010
Starting Monday, 8/16, we’ll be open for dinner 7 days-a-week at our Capitol Hill location inside Melrose Market. On Friday and Saturday, we’ll be open ’til 3am, serving lots of deep fried foods, including our new catfish hushpuppies, a deep fried version of our Bluffernutter and “Steak Frites”, french fries topped with sliced flank steak [...]
Posted in Planet Earth, Sandwich Shops, Sustainability, The 206 on Aug 5th, 2010
Okay, we may be exaggerating a little on this one. Our summer seasonal menu features the best local ingredients the state of Washington can grow, but eating our delicious sandwiches won’t completely offset the pollution emitted by our beloved Blue Angels, hydroplanes and pirates. Beyond bringing lots of Homegrown sustainable sandwiches to your Seafair party, [...]
Posted in Food + Eating, The 206 on Aug 2nd, 2010
There is no better day at the office than the day your beautiful and talented office manager orders Homegrown for the catered meeting. With Tote Lunches, Sandwich Platters and Salad Bowls, everyone can get food they feel good about eating – and without all the trash at the end of lunch. We are now serving [...]
Posted in Food + Eating, Sandwich Shops, Sustainability, The 206 on Jul 26th, 2010
Capitol Hill was the heart of the city this weekend, packing the streets as we’ve never seen them packed before. From a full-on Second Line blowing strong outside Ranch Bravo (some of our favorite tacos in town) on Friday night to a packed weekend at Melrose Market, it was great to see the population reveling [...]
Posted in Food + Eating, Sandwich Shops, The 206 on Jul 15th, 2010
This place is jumping at lunch time – it’s so good to see ya’ll in there eating and shopping and enjoying the great summer weather. Bar Ferdinand is now open. These dudes know booze. Check out their exceptional wine list, immediately. Russ Flint, chef/owner, has some amazing housemade charcuterie in his case The cheese selection [...]
Posted in Food + Eating, Sandwich Shops, The 206 on Jul 14th, 2010
Join us this Friday for a Happy Hour at Homegrown in Fremont 4pm to 7pm, with DJ Sharlese from KEXP’s Audio Oasis and focus on women in hip hop. In true summer fashion, I hear there will be peaches inside sandwiches. Check out Seattle Peach for more info here
Posted in Sandwich Shops, The 206 on Jun 28th, 2010
We just got our delivery van, so honk if you see us driving around town (unless it’s late at night, as that would be quite rude to your sleeping neighbors). We’ll be using the new sandwich delivery assault vehicle to deliver goodies from our Fremont commissary kitchen to our Capitol Hill shop (which opens later [...]
Posted in Planet Earth, Sustainability, The 206 on Jun 22nd, 2010
Every now and then King County does something rad. The King County Native Plant Holding Facility is accepting donations from the gardens of citizens. If you’re planning on clearing some land or pulling shrubs and trees to replant, don’t just hack ‘em up and yard waste them, pot them for donation to the County’s salmon [...]