January 4, 2011 at 2:34pm
1022 South packs them in
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Local business owners have made the mistake of giving me their private cell numbers before. Chris Keil of 1022 South is not the first. As soon as I caught wind of 1022 South's epic breakthrough into high-class journalism with The New York Times Magazine's food blog , I gave Keil a jingle to congratulate him.
STEPH DEROSA: I bet your phone has been blowing up today with phone calls.
CHRIS KEIL: Yeah, I kinda knew it was coming. I got a bunch of calls this morning and was a little foggy when I first glanced over the column, but I like it.
DEROSA: It's a great article. The writer did a good job encompassing what 1022 South is about. But I can't help but be a little jealous. He HAD to have missed something, right? So, what would you like to add to that New York Times piece?
KEIL: Actually, what I'd like to throw out there is that there is such a sense of community out there when it comes to 1022 South. Just during our last big freeze it was 25 degrees in the bar and I had loyal customers all bundled up, drinking gin and tonics and playing cribbage. It really means a lot to me that we're allowed to do this.
DEROSA: Now that you're a celebrity, does this mean you are going to move to LA and start wearing sunglasses all the time?
KEIL: Ha-ha! No, I won't - but people have approached me about moving up to Seattle and doing something like 1022 South up there. Although it would be easier for a place like this to do well up in Seattle, I wouldn't be anywhere else but Tacoma. I come from a working-class family, this is where I'm from, so this is where I'm happy.
DEROSA: Awww, Chris, you are so sweet - you are going to make me tear up.
KEIL: Well, that being said, if I were to receive any New York job offers, that might be something I would entertain.
DEROSA: Before New York steals you, can I get your autograph?
KEIL: Ha-ha!
DEROSA: No, really, can I?
KEIL: No.
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Jake said on Jan. 04, 2011 at 6:54pm
I was a bit disappointed in the Hilltop hit, calling it the roughest patch in Tacoma. I mean maybe in 1992 but not today. There are other hoods in Tacoma that are worse in many ways. The biz district just looks a little rough around the edges (but it tastes great!). But great article! 1022 is great!
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