We're back from a working-too-much hiatus with the hilarious Paul Shanrock, who currently owns Stampede Cocktail Club, until very recently owned Dreamland, and will very shortly own Twist of Fate. This string of ostentatiously fantabulous concept bars took a topsy-turvy path to existence, and Paul leads us through it, starting with his origin story in Reno, an unexpected inheritance, and a few kismetty coincidences that happened when he landed in Seattle.

We also talk about the spate of industry burglaries and break-ins that's been going on north of the Canal this spring—and do some spitballing on what can be done to prevent more. And Paul briefs us on Twist of Fate, his cinematic new "modern medieval gothic dive bar" in the Victorian house that was formerly home to Outlander Brewing; it's slated to open June 4.

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