North City Bistro Presents: Lavon HardisonĪbove: Eric Verlinde, LaVon Hardison, Jeff Johnson and Mark Ivester perform at the North City Bistro. They'll take fond memories of North City Bistro with them. They're building this beautiful Airbnb and we're going to be the caretakers, living on the premises, no expenses, plus salaries." "But we have an opportunity to move to the south of France, and caretake a brand new Airbnb that is being built by a friend of mine, whose family has had a winery there for six generations. And I'm kind of a workaholic anyway," Bloom explains. "I've never worked in any industry long enough to have a pension. They've had an offer that's like a dream come true. The Blooms made it clear that they are not simply retiring. That took up a couple of tables, and we tried to spread things out for social distancing." We were a wine shop, but now we're a wine shop and liquor store and music venue. "Now it's 65 because the liquor laws changed. "I've done a few different things, and a lot of them revolved around either wine or music, if not both," Ray recalled.įrom the beginning, he and Sharon intended to make North City Bistro a music venue, even though it's not a large place. He's traveled all over the world, and got into the wine business, which is how he met the previous owner of the bistro. Ray had a career in professional audio, and is a lifelong musician, playing bass and guitar. We also had some incredible friends who jumped in and taught us the ropes." "So I've never been afraid to jump into something that I don't know much about. "I've started a few businesses," said Ray. Neither of them had run a restaurant before. "We spent a few months working there with the previous owner, just to kind of see what the place was all about, and what we would want to keep and what we wanted to change," said Ray. The Blooms opened North City Bistro in January 2014. Owners Ray and Sharon Bloom are seeking someone to continue their legacy of live music and community. North City Bistro, a wine, food and music venue in Shoreline, less than 10 miles north of Seattle, may be under new management by the end of the year.
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