Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant Welcomes Robert Green as Executive Chef

Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant

Welcomes Robert Green as Executive Chef
Seasoned Gig Harbor Chef Brings More Than 20 Years Experience to South Sound Location

Gig HARBOR, Wash.—(November 3, 2009)—Lane Scelzi, owner and founder of Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant, is happy to announce the promotion of former Chef de Cuisine Robert Green to Executive Chef.

Green, who has been with Sip. Gig Harbor since doors opened in March 2009, brings to the position 23 years of culinary experience in restaurants, hotels and country clubs across the United States.

To say that Chef Green has enjoyed a varied, colorful career is an understatement. He went from the U.S. Marine Corps to French culinary school, and then apprenticed with Jim Hughes, National Chef of the Year (1979). He also trained with renowned master of Cajun food, Chef Paul Prudhomme and Chef Mark Miller, an authority on Southwest cuisine.

A sports fan and avid golfer, Green has been a chef at the Sprint International Golf Tournament (1989-1992), the Super Bowl (1999), the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and was on the U.S. Olympic Ice Carving team the same year. In 2000, he cooked for Vice President Al Gore.

Currently a proud Gig Harbor resident, he settled in the Northwest five years ago and helmed the kitchen at Gig Harbor’s Brix 25 (2004 to 2005) before becoming Sip.’s Chef de Cuisine.

His culinary philosophy can best be summed up in three words: “Simple is better.” Green combines classical technique with fresh, local, seasonal ingredients and lets the essence of the food speak for itself.

Says Scelzi, “In all our locations, we focus on the ingredients: our locally sourced organic produce to our Meyer Natural Angus certified-humane beef. What Robert does melds perfectly with our mission—to provide inspired, well-balanced American Cuisine that spotlights bold flavors, seasonal items, presentation, and pairs beautifully with our wine selection. We want our menu to be as welcoming, sophisticated and lively as the restaurants are themselves.”

The first Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant (www.siprestaurant.com) opened in Issaquah in 2006, followed by the Gig Harbor location in March of 2009; downtown Seattle—located at 5th and Madison—is scheduled to open to the general public on November 20.

The Napa-Valley-inspired Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant offers an approachable, global wine selection featuring nearly 70 by-the-glass choices, wine flights, and more than 250 bottles from the Pacific Northwest, California and around the world. The Northwest driven food menu comforts and inspires, and is sourced locally whenever possible. Locations include 909 5th Ave., Seattle 98101 (206) 682-2779; 1084 NE Park Dr., Issaquah, 98029 (425) 369-1181; and 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. NW, Suite 400, Gig Harbor, 98335 (253) 853-3020. For further information, visit www.siprestaurant.com.

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