Chef Chester Gerl honors traditional techniques and ingredients Author: Anne Erickson, KING 5 Evening (KING 5) Published: 6:30 PM PDT April 15, 2021 Updated: 7:47 PM PDT April 15, 2021
SEATTLE Chef/Owner Chester Gerl named his restaurant Gracia Cocina Mexicana after his mother, Grace. He’s been creating cool Mexican dishes in Ballard for 5 years, prior to that he helmed Matt’s in the Market, then helped open Rosie’s – a popular Mexican restaurant in New York’s East Village. Gracia’s menu features many central and southern Mexican dishes and the restaurant was also recently named one of the top 11 tequila/mezcal bars in the country by the website justluxe.com