People are really genuine here and ask questions and are more real.” The best example is when I go get a cup of coffee, I’m not used to people asking me about my day,” Pecha said. “The pace of life up here is so different, and the people I’ve met here have been so genuine and nice. It goes without saying that life, and the restaurant scene, in Spokane and L.A. “It just made sense to relocate, and, if there is ever a time not be in L.A., it’s probably right now. “I’ve been following chef Chad’s work for a few years now, and I have family here,” Pecha said at Zona Blanca on Friday. She describes her cuisine as West Coast Latin, so it aligns with Zona Blanca. Her catering company slowed down heavily during the pandemic, she said, while the café is open and run by her sous chef. Pecha, whose mother, uncles and cousins live in North Idaho, was running a catering company, taco truck and café in L.A. And the staff, who helped reimagine the food and beverage menu, includes chef du cuisine Jeana Pecha, who relocated from Los Angeles about six months ago, and bartender and house manager Adam Vizzo. One of the biggest differences at the relocated Zona Blanca is that it is now family-friendly, as it is no longer in a brewery and restricted to ages 21 and older. White opened Zona Blanca in 2016, sharing space with Steel Barrel Taproom downtown on Madison Street, and the “Top Chef” Season 13 cheftestant last year received his first James Beard Award nomination, for the casual, modified counter-service Zona Blanca (order at the counter, and the order is delivered to you). But the robbery was another reminder that Spokane cares.” “We wanted to open in October, and we had setback after setback after setback. “It just reminded us to stay humble because this whole process hasn’t been easy,” White said. Spokane responded in less than 24 hours, and White was able to replenish the entire inventory.
White, in an interview at Zona Blanca on Friday afternoon, said Rick Clark of “Live at 5” and Spokane Quaranteam reached out to him immediately after he posted about the robbery on Facebook and shared a Venmo account. After multiple COVID-19 delays and then a robbery days before sneak previews, chef and restaurateur Chad White opened his relocated Zona Blanca to the public on Tuesday morning downtown in the Holley-Mason Building.įour days of soft openings last week – two days of sneak previews, then two days of service for friends and family – came on the heels of the restaurant being robbed of about $6,000 in alcohol, a cash register and an employee’s leather bag.
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