Top Pot

[tsquare]

Heads up donut fans. Sign has gone up on a building on 5th Avenue, north of downtown, Coming Soon! Top Pot! It's that cool building that was a frame store for many years, stand alone, parking, I think. Maybe around Blanchard?

[Schielke]

Excellent...

[mamster]

They carry the donuts now at the Zeitgeist in Pioneer Square (right by Salumi), too, and you don't have to smell the frying.

[MsRamsey]

They carry the donuts now at the Zeitgeist in Pioneer Square (right by Salumi), too, and you don't have to smell the frying.

They also sell them at Bauhaus and Madison Market. At Madison Market, they sit right next to the inedible vegan donuts ("Just Say No . . . to Mighty-O!").

Edited April 15, 2003 by MsRamsey (log)

[Schielke]

Yep, Zeitgeist is where the Top Pot people got their start. FYI, Zeitgeist has wireless internet access if you are so inclined. They also have great coffee.

Ben

[mamster]

I really want to get on the wireless Internet bandwagon, since I like to check email six jillion times a day, but I hate carrying a laptop and Palm wireless service is too expensive. One of you geniuses needs to invent something that weighs less than a pound, has a roll-out screen, and (to keep things on-topic) comes with free donuts.

[Schielke]

I also want a flying car to go get my donuts in.

[snooky]

also sold at Elliot Bay bookstore

[nightscotsman]

I really want to get on the wireless Internet bandwagon, since I like to check email six jillion times a day, but I hate carrying a laptop and Palm wireless service is too expensive.  One of you geniuses needs to invent something that weighs less than a pound, has a roll-out screen, and (to keep things on-topic) comes with free donuts.

Have you seen this thing?

[Schielke]

Yeah those are pretty snazzy, and you can easily eat a donut while using it.

[Batgrrrl]

They carry the donuts now at the Zeitgeist ... and you don't have to smell the frying.

You make the frying smell sound like a bad thing...

[MsRamsey]

I'm trying to convince Hans at Arosa (coffee and sandwich place on Madison) to carry Top Pot donuts. He had never heard of them, but was intrigued when I told him that they were very popular and that a second store was opening downtown.

[Schielke]

I bet taking him one would convince him pretty darn quick.

Oh yeah.

Ben

[tsquare]

The paper is off the windows, they hosted a wedding there last Saturday - but the word is they won't open till September...the place looks great! Was told it has the same Owners as Zeitgeist.

[MsRamsey]

Thanks for the report. Some of us wondered whether that place would ever open.

[LEdlund]

For the last couple of weeks, the sign in the window has said "Opening September 5th". This morning when I went by the sign now says "Opening September 12th".

[mamster]

Well, my Friday plans are ruined!

[girl chow]

Hmmmm.... donuts and theater. I'm so there.

A press release from the Seattle Rep:

"TOP POT MEETS TOPDOG

Doughnuts to Debut at Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle, WA - One day prior to the September 5 grand opening of their new

flagship store downtown at 5th and Lenora, Seattle's beloved Top Pot

Doughnuts - along with their Zeitgeist Bakery brethren - will make their

"theatrical debut," appearing for the first time in Seattle Repertory

Theatre's regular concessions line-up, during the west coast premiere run of

"Topdog/Underdog."

Following a rigorous taste-test, Seattle Rep audience services manager Rob

Bean announced that "we couldn't be more delighted to offer the amazing Top

Pot Doughnuts, as well as a wide array of other Zeitgeist Bakery pastries,

to our audiences this season. And what could be a more appropriate time to

unveil Top Pot Doughnuts at the Rep than when we're bringing the curtain up

on our season-opener, 'Topdog/Underdog'!"

Michael Klebeck, Mark Klebeck and Joel Radin's coffee-and-pastry empire was

born in 1992 with the birth of Bauhaus Books and Coffee on Capitol Hill.

That venture was followed by Gold Cup Espresso at the UW Bookstore

(established 1995) and the Zeitgeist Bakery at the Elliott Bay Café (1999).

Seeing the need for a decadent, old-fashioned doughnut, they then opened Top

Pot Doughnuts on Summit Avenue; the coffee-and-doughnut shop has been

passionately embraced by its Capitol Hill neighborhood. In December, 2002,

Klebeck, Klebeck and Radin announced the formation of Zeitgeist Coffee

Roasters, and now produce their own blends of espresso, drip and decaf.

Top Pot Doughnuts Fifth Avenue (2124 Fifth Ave.) will include a vintage

design coffee café with a floating stairway to the mezzanine seating area.

The new flagship store will be roasting Zeitgeist Coffee and making Top Pot

Doughnuts on site. The opening date is September 5, just in time for those

rabid fans camping out across the street at the Cinerama to be the first in

line for the next Lord of the Rings.

"A theatre is the perfect venue for some of our doughnuts, which have a

slightly more, oh, how shall I say it, 'artistic flair' than your standard

national-chain fare," commented Michael Klebeck. "We are very proud to be a

part of the Rep team this year!"

The 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama "Topdog/Underdog" begins with a

Pay-What-You-Can preview performance on Thursday, September 4, and runs

through September 27 in the Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center.

(Opening night is Monday, September 8.) Tickets are on sale seven days a

week through the Seattle Rep box office, (206) 443-2222 or toll-free at

(877) 900-9285. Tickets are also available online at www.seattlerep.org

. Top Pot Doughnuts may be purchased in the

lobby beginning 75 minutes before curtain and at intermission.

Seattle Repertory Theatre, founded in 1963, is led by artistic director

Sharon Ott and managing director Benjamin Moore. One of America's premier

non-profit resident theatres, Seattle Repertory Theatre has achieved

international renown for its consistently high production and artistic

standards, and was awarded the 1990 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional

Theatre. With an emphasis on entertaining plays of true dramatic and

literary worth, Seattle Rep produces a season of six plays along with

educational programs and new play workshops."

[Feaster]

Hey Girl! Where did you find that article? I want to send it to my mom! Everyone in my office will be at Top Pot when they open their doors on the 12th.

feaster

[mamster]

Nice photo! This place is totally going become my standard downtown meeting spot.

[girl chow]

Hmmmm.... donuts and theater. I'm so there.

A press release from the Seattle Rep:

"TOP POT MEETS TOPDOG

Doughnuts to Debut at Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle, WA - One day prior to the September 5 grand opening of their new

flagship store downtown at 5th and Lenora, Seattle's beloved Top Pot

Doughnuts - along with their Zeitgeist Bakery brethren - will make their

"theatrical debut," appearing for the first time in Seattle Repertory

Theatre's regular concessions line-up, during the west coast premiere run of

"Topdog/Underdog."

This just in from the folks at Seattle Rep:

"It's that same old story: Due to city permit hold-ups, the opening of Top

Pot Doughnut's 5th Avenue flagship café has been postponed a week. The

official opening is now September 12th."

Of course, this is old news by now that the opening is the 12th, but I still think it's totally cool that Top Pot donuts will be served at The Rep.

So Mamster (or anyone else who loves donuts), will you be doing an early report on Friday? Mmmmmmm.... donuts!

[LEdlund]

So Mamster (or anyone else who loves donuts), will you be doing an early report on Friday? Mmmmmmm.... donuts!

As long as the opening goes on as planned (and the lines aren't too outrageous) I will be stopping on my way to work to bring donuts to the office. Bring on the grease!

[mamster]

I will definitely be there Friday morning to bring you the scoop.

[Feaster]

I will drop by Thursday and make sure Top Pot will be open on Friday.

[tsquare]

Maybe some trial runs at operation?