INTERVIEW:
Chef/Owner John Howie
SPORT & Seastar Restaurant - Seattle
RR: Let's get the tough question out of the way. What's it like being in a sports town that has won only one championship in the city's history, and that win coming more than 25 years ago?
Chef: Oh there are more Championships--some minor, some division, some individual, Olympic or Collegiate. The 1917 Seattle Metropolitans were the first U.S. Hockey team to win the Stanley cup. Now that's a Major. The Seattle Storm won the WNBA Championship this last year. Seahawks the NFC West Divisional Championship, see we do have more than just the 78-79 Super Sonic's. But the fact that we don't have many keeps us interested and yearning!
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