Power Lunches By Ethan Chung | 425 Magazine – May/June 2009
Google. Expedia. Microsoft. Technology giants have become the business focus on the Eastside, but the truth is people have been doing business here for a very long time. So where do they go to broker deals or develop corporate strategies? With the opening of El Gaucho in downtown Bellevue and its lunch offering, many have been saying that the power lunch has finally made a return. Or maybe it really never left. Read article >
Food We Love: Wicked Good By ALLISON AUSTIN SCHEFF | Seattle Magazine – April 2009
Chasing the hottest-newest-latest “it” restaurants can get a little exhausting; a gal can only ingest so many lychee absinthe martinis and pork belly sliders. When I hit the trendy-cuisine wall, my favorite salve is the shock... Read article >
Swanky Days are Here Again By Kathryn Robinson | Seattle Metropolitan Magazine – March 2009
Call me easy, but I’m a sucker for a gent in a tux who takes charge of my napkin by snapping it onto my lap. This is a man who asks if he can fluff my baked potato with cheese sauce and chives, then doesn’t stint on the butter; a man who sets my brochette of tenderloin aflame... Read article >
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El Gaucho to Open In Downtown Bellevue
SEATTLE, Wash. — (September 14, 2007) —Eastside El Gaucho devotees have long wondered when their
favorite steakhouse would appear on their side of Lake Washington, and now they have an answer.
Set to open fall 2008, El Gaucho Seattle will be the only high-end restaurant slated for the 26-story City
Center Plaza (under construction at 110th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 6th St.), Designed by Arellano/Christofides
Architects PLLC (the design team that has been behind every Mackay restaurant ) El Gaucho Seattle will
proffer its own distinct character without sacrificing any of the luxurious, sophisticated appeal that
characterizes its siblings. Read Press Release >
El Gaucho makes new reservations in
Bellevue
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - September 14, 2007 | by Jeanne Lang Jones /
Staff Writer
After years of effort, father and son restauranteurs Paul and Chad Mackay have finally secured a spot for an El Gaucho steakhouse in downtown Bellevue. Read Article >>
Best of Award of Excellence 2006, 2007 & 2008 | Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards recognize restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers. View Details >
El Gaucho Seattle Raises over $145,000
for Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission
The Washington Restaurant Association’s 2007 Humanitarian of the Year,
Paul Mackay, transformed a typical Monday night
at El Gaucho Seattle
into a modish, charitable affair. Closing the doors to the public on October
15, 2007, the Seattle restaurateur hosted “A Promise for Tomorrow,” the
second annual auction and dinner benefitting Seattle’s Union Gospel. View Details >
Paul Mackay Named 2007 Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year
Seattle, WA |
Paul Mackay and his six restaurants have adopted a "never say never" philosophy when it comes to giving back to the community. Mackay Restaurants' in-kind contributions of $75 gift certificates generate $1/5 million in revenue for local schools and organizations annually. Read Article >
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