Emory's on Silver Lake hoped to reopen on November 9, the one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed the building.
The doors opened to guests on November 24 as a final preparation for Thanksgiving, and to allow all those who heard to come see everything new and in action.
Lunch resumed on Monday, December 6, so Emory's is back in business. An official opening will occur sometime in January.
You will notice a rather different feel as you enter. It is very open with a warm, lodge feel thanks to Fred Baxter & Associates. A lot of wood has been incorporated, and you will see it in the ceiling as well as the bar top. We have added comforting fireplaces, and a woodfire pizza oven replaced the former sushi bar.
Robert Frost continues to be the Director of Operations, and Chef Oscar is happy to be back in the kitchen. We are pleased to welcome Jeff Schumacher as the Assistant Manager, as well as Lisa Whitt, the Banquet Manager.
The new website will be launched soon, and will feature hours, menus, photos, and events.
Thank you for all the support over the past year. We are glad to have our doors open once again to the community!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Done out and Support YMCA
Thank you to Tracey Silla for forwarding this on to us!
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There is a flier attached that the Sno-County (aka Mill Creek) Family YMCA has issued to raise money for its Invest in Youth program.
If you might go to Applebee's for dinner (the one on Everett Mall Way), ever, and specifically on the date they list, Applebee's will contribute 15% of the proceeds to the Everett Family YMCA.
You can print it out or forward it by email to those you think might use it. The flier is your ticket, so you must bring it with you on that night in order for it to apply to the Y program.
Thank you for supporting the Y and youth.
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There is a flier attached that the Sno-County (aka Mill Creek) Family YMCA has issued to raise money for its Invest in Youth program.
If you might go to Applebee's for dinner (the one on Everett Mall Way), ever, and specifically on the date they list, Applebee's will contribute 15% of the proceeds to the Everett Family YMCA.
You can print it out or forward it by email to those you think might use it. The flier is your ticket, so you must bring it with you on that night in order for it to apply to the Y program.
Thank you for supporting the Y and youth.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Emory's Fire Announced as Arson
As many of you have read or heard, Everett Police have announced they have evidence that the Emory's on Silver Lake fire was intentionally set.
You can read the newest update on Emory's on Silver Lake's website, with response to those posting comments accusing Emory himself of setting the fire in order to collect insurance.
In my opinion, and I'm sure some of you will agree, people don't think before they do things, and they definitely don't think about how it will affect others. The Cole Family was devastated about the fire, and have been for the past two months. It's even harder to hear and read that people are accusing them of doing this terrible act. You can't fake all the tears that were shed when this happened! They are glad Everett Police were finally able to make some progress, and now all there is to do is move forward with demolishing and rebuilding the restaurant.
Continued thanks to the community and those who have been there as support. You have truly made an impact, and it is noticed and appreciated.
So now we can look forward to the new Emory's on Silver Lake, and as things update, I will try to keep you informed on this site!
You can read the newest update on Emory's on Silver Lake's website, with response to those posting comments accusing Emory himself of setting the fire in order to collect insurance.
In my opinion, and I'm sure some of you will agree, people don't think before they do things, and they definitely don't think about how it will affect others. The Cole Family was devastated about the fire, and have been for the past two months. It's even harder to hear and read that people are accusing them of doing this terrible act. You can't fake all the tears that were shed when this happened! They are glad Everett Police were finally able to make some progress, and now all there is to do is move forward with demolishing and rebuilding the restaurant.
Continued thanks to the community and those who have been there as support. You have truly made an impact, and it is noticed and appreciated.
So now we can look forward to the new Emory's on Silver Lake, and as things update, I will try to keep you informed on this site!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thanksgiving Post
This is from Tracey Silla from the Citybank Emory's Assist Fund.
Thank you so much for these kind words, and especially all your help!
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I hope you all are recovering and breathing a little more these days.
The Emory's Assist 2009 account continues to grow, currently topping $2,600. What a wonderfully generous community we have! And judging from the recent post in the Mukilteo paper and on your blog, you have touched even more communities than many know! (I knew about your mayorship, but not the rest of it...)
We will look forward to watching Emory's rise again on Silver Lake, and we will continue to watch the Assist fund grow. At some point in the next couple of weeks I will arrange with the bank to issue individual checks in the names of each employee (I have confirmed with the bank that they will do this, and that for those employees who might not have a checking account, they will be able to go into any Citybank and cash the checks, no questions asked). Even the woman at the bank who set up the account told me "I keep an eye on the account every day and I'm so excited....!" Yeah, me too. It is a wonderful thing to see people pulling together for people they don't even know.
May this week be one of blessings to your family, and may we all be thankful that no one was injured in that devastating fire.
Happy Thanksgiving, Coles and to the entire Emory's family.
Tracey Silla
Emory's Assist 2009
Thank you so much for these kind words, and especially all your help!
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I hope you all are recovering and breathing a little more these days.
The Emory's Assist 2009 account continues to grow, currently topping $2,600. What a wonderfully generous community we have! And judging from the recent post in the Mukilteo paper and on your blog, you have touched even more communities than many know! (I knew about your mayorship, but not the rest of it...)
We will look forward to watching Emory's rise again on Silver Lake, and we will continue to watch the Assist fund grow. At some point in the next couple of weeks I will arrange with the bank to issue individual checks in the names of each employee (I have confirmed with the bank that they will do this, and that for those employees who might not have a checking account, they will be able to go into any Citybank and cash the checks, no questions asked). Even the woman at the bank who set up the account told me "I keep an eye on the account every day and I'm so excited....!" Yeah, me too. It is a wonderful thing to see people pulling together for people they don't even know.
May this week be one of blessings to your family, and may we all be thankful that no one was injured in that devastating fire.
Happy Thanksgiving, Coles and to the entire Emory's family.
Tracey Silla
Emory's Assist 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
You Can't Keep A Good Family Down
Thank you to Gordy Arlin for submitting this to the Mukilteo Beacon. Highlight of my day!
Mukilteo Beacon Online Letter
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TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2009 19:33
In 1975, Emory Cole was my employer. He hired our band to play at his Lake Forest Park nightclub/restaurant several times for weeklong engagements, and he was always our favorite club honcho.
As a club boss, he set himself apart by being immediately friendly, gracious, soft spoken and upbeat. He would welcome us by our first names.
Always a sharply dressed man, too, Emory was just plain classy.
Later, he was my host at the wonderful and greatly missed Seahorse Restaurant in beautiful downtown Mukilteo. He and his dear family were five-star restaurateurs who welcomed us like old friends and fed us like kings.
More than a hundred times I delightedly devoured their entrée-sized spinach salad! Crunchy, slivered almonds throughout and that killer salad dressing!
And how about that Sunday brunch?? Don’t get me started.
When Emory and Molly relocated to Silver Lake, they did it again, another knockout premium restaurant, fortunately just a skip and jump away. Beautiful view, too!
Again they endeared themselves to their new community, who were doubtless pleasantly surprised to realize the degree of hospitality and world class cuisine that the Coles had just dropped on their doorsteps.
Emory’s became Silver Lake’s number one cozy fireplace, neighborhood good meeting place. No surprise.
And how about Mayor Emory? I loved that stuff. To this day I think that the perfect government for Mukilteo would be Doug Kimball as president and Emory Cole as vice-principal – a stern vice-principal with a paddle in his office that he wasn’t afraid to use. Then Mukilteo would again move forward smartly
Our hearts broke when we learned of the destroying fire. I can’t imagine the oppression that the Coles are now compelled to function under – 50 dear friends unemployed and assets in ashes.
I add my heartfelt prayers to yours for the mitigation of their suffering. I pray also for a blessed, smooth and rapid swing back into full battle array on every front for Emory and his dear family. When many people pray, marvelous things occur quickly.
Here is what is going to happen. The Coles will man up and excel. The pall will pass within days rather than months.
After addressing all of the emergency concerns and helping to find jobs for his 50 friends, Emory will take one day off to catch his breath and count his blessings.
He will allow himself a nightcap of some fine cognac.
He will sleep in late the following morning. He will savor a cup of coffee and a muffin.
He’ll put some Mancini on the stereo, and retire to his den.
He will don a green, see-thru visor, light a cigar, and deliciously sit down at his drawing board to conceive and design the restaurant of his dreams.
It will be realized and constructed in a trice.
Many of the old staff will joyously return to the fold, and the joint will be jumpin’, Captain Emory beaming at the helm.
The grand opening will be a weeklong party, and the happily exhausted Coles will then offer a toast to the universe, saying: “This is even better than before!”
You can’t keep a good family down. Dear Emory, we love you and are rooting for you and yours in prayer every day!
Gordy Arlin
and Mukilteo friends
Mukilteo Beacon Online Letter
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TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2009 19:33
In 1975, Emory Cole was my employer. He hired our band to play at his Lake Forest Park nightclub/restaurant several times for weeklong engagements, and he was always our favorite club honcho.
As a club boss, he set himself apart by being immediately friendly, gracious, soft spoken and upbeat. He would welcome us by our first names.
Always a sharply dressed man, too, Emory was just plain classy.
Later, he was my host at the wonderful and greatly missed Seahorse Restaurant in beautiful downtown Mukilteo. He and his dear family were five-star restaurateurs who welcomed us like old friends and fed us like kings.
More than a hundred times I delightedly devoured their entrée-sized spinach salad! Crunchy, slivered almonds throughout and that killer salad dressing!
And how about that Sunday brunch?? Don’t get me started.
When Emory and Molly relocated to Silver Lake, they did it again, another knockout premium restaurant, fortunately just a skip and jump away. Beautiful view, too!
Again they endeared themselves to their new community, who were doubtless pleasantly surprised to realize the degree of hospitality and world class cuisine that the Coles had just dropped on their doorsteps.
Emory’s became Silver Lake’s number one cozy fireplace, neighborhood good meeting place. No surprise.
And how about Mayor Emory? I loved that stuff. To this day I think that the perfect government for Mukilteo would be Doug Kimball as president and Emory Cole as vice-principal – a stern vice-principal with a paddle in his office that he wasn’t afraid to use. Then Mukilteo would again move forward smartly
Our hearts broke when we learned of the destroying fire. I can’t imagine the oppression that the Coles are now compelled to function under – 50 dear friends unemployed and assets in ashes.
I add my heartfelt prayers to yours for the mitigation of their suffering. I pray also for a blessed, smooth and rapid swing back into full battle array on every front for Emory and his dear family. When many people pray, marvelous things occur quickly.
Here is what is going to happen. The Coles will man up and excel. The pall will pass within days rather than months.
After addressing all of the emergency concerns and helping to find jobs for his 50 friends, Emory will take one day off to catch his breath and count his blessings.
He will allow himself a nightcap of some fine cognac.
He will sleep in late the following morning. He will savor a cup of coffee and a muffin.
He’ll put some Mancini on the stereo, and retire to his den.
He will don a green, see-thru visor, light a cigar, and deliciously sit down at his drawing board to conceive and design the restaurant of his dreams.
It will be realized and constructed in a trice.
Many of the old staff will joyously return to the fold, and the joint will be jumpin’, Captain Emory beaming at the helm.
The grand opening will be a weeklong party, and the happily exhausted Coles will then offer a toast to the universe, saying: “This is even better than before!”
You can’t keep a good family down. Dear Emory, we love you and are rooting for you and yours in prayer every day!
Gordy Arlin
and Mukilteo friends
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
More Info. on the Citybank Assist Fund
This post is by Tracey Silla-
I have set up an account to benefit the 50 employees of Emory's Restaurant which burned down last week.
This account has been established to collect donations from the community to assist the staff of Emory's Lakehouse Restaurant, who woke up to get ready to go to work that day and found that their jobs had burned down. They suddenly have no money for rent, no place to go to work at jobs they loved, and a nervous view of the horizon as the holidays approach, seemingly more quickly than normal.
Imagine, if everyone who ever visited Emory's donated just $1, just imagine how much we could raise. And if everyone in the Silver Lake, South Everett area (and surrounding) would donate just $1...
Emory said on the news that Monday morning "I have 50 employees who aren't going to have a very good Christmas this year". Let's prove him wrong.
If we come together as a community, and it's usually because of incidents like these that communities really come together, what a difference we could make to this staff of servers, bussers, cooks, dishwashers, hostii...who have made a difference to us every time we visit Emorys.
How many times do we see something like this and think "I wish there was something I could do!" Well, there is. And it is really very simple.
The account information is as follows:
Emory's Assist 2009
Citybank
1504 132nd St., SE
Mill Creek, WA 98012
You can mail a donation directly to them, or bring it in if you prefer.
Neighbors and friends of Emory's have already donated more than $2,200 to this fund. What wonderfully generous people we have in this community!
At some point before Christmas I would like to have Emory gather his troups so we can distribute what the community has donated to help them with their holiday needs. More on that to follow...
Please help get the word out to the community; there are so many people who would like to help, but in situations like these we all feel so powerless. Please help empower them to help their neighbors, especially as we enter the holiday season.
Thank you very much.
Tracey Silla
Emory's Assist 2009
I have set up an account to benefit the 50 employees of Emory's Restaurant which burned down last week.
This account has been established to collect donations from the community to assist the staff of Emory's Lakehouse Restaurant, who woke up to get ready to go to work that day and found that their jobs had burned down. They suddenly have no money for rent, no place to go to work at jobs they loved, and a nervous view of the horizon as the holidays approach, seemingly more quickly than normal.
Imagine, if everyone who ever visited Emory's donated just $1, just imagine how much we could raise. And if everyone in the Silver Lake, South Everett area (and surrounding) would donate just $1...
Emory said on the news that Monday morning "I have 50 employees who aren't going to have a very good Christmas this year". Let's prove him wrong.
If we come together as a community, and it's usually because of incidents like these that communities really come together, what a difference we could make to this staff of servers, bussers, cooks, dishwashers, hostii...who have made a difference to us every time we visit Emorys.
How many times do we see something like this and think "I wish there was something I could do!" Well, there is. And it is really very simple.
The account information is as follows:
Emory's Assist 2009
Citybank
1504 132nd St., SE
Mill Creek, WA 98012
You can mail a donation directly to them, or bring it in if you prefer.
Neighbors and friends of Emory's have already donated more than $2,200 to this fund. What wonderfully generous people we have in this community!
At some point before Christmas I would like to have Emory gather his troups so we can distribute what the community has donated to help them with their holiday needs. More on that to follow...
Please help get the word out to the community; there are so many people who would like to help, but in situations like these we all feel so powerless. Please help empower them to help their neighbors, especially as we enter the holiday season.
Thank you very much.
Tracey Silla
Emory's Assist 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Canyon's Fundraising Event
Canyons in Bothell is hosting a fundraising event for the employees of Emory's on Silver Lake. In order to attend, you must make reservations and give your server the flyer (embedded in this post). If you want a full copy, please send an e-mail (emoryssilverlake@gmail.com) and we can forward that on to you. You can also send an e-mail if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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