Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.

Shawarmini No More

One of Seattle’s two Lebanese-Mexican restaurants closes today. Mamnooncita, from the folks behind Mamnoon and Mbar, finished its run at Manna last month; this week it announced the end of its stand-alone location. The farewell post directs folks still craving more to nearby Mamnoon Street for its expanded bowl selection, hinting that maybe some of the favorites from Mamnooncita might migrate.

Dessert on Demand

We’ve been on a cake kick around here (stay tuned), but just when we thought we couldn’t possibly eat another slice, My Ballard popped up to let everyone know about Sunset Hill’s new walk-up microbakery, the Cake Coop, by Butter Half Cakes. It looks like a little free library, works like a vending machine, and overall seems like a delightful operation for any neighborhood. This week’s flavors include pistachio cake with raspberry curd and chocolate cake with hazelnut praline buttercream. Maybe if we can’t get corner stores, at least we can get more of these.

So Close I Can Smell the Sahawiq

The bright herby sahawiq sauce and flaky mulawah flatbreads of Yemeni cuisine are rare in the Seattle area, but South End entrepreneur and community advocate Tawfik Maudah hopes to change that next month. Maudah says he is about four weeks out from opening Marhaba. Yemen’s location on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, just 20 miles across the Bab-el-Mandeb strait from Africa, gives it a unique cuisine, and Maudah sees local diners hungry for slow-roasted lamb haneeth and bread pudding-like susi. “It’s really heartwarming to hear how many people love Yemeni food,” Maudah says.

Landing in Magnolia

Pidgin Cooperative, the worker-owned co-op and farmers market favorite (and evolution of Brothers & Co. and Ramen & Tacos) announced this week it will take over the Fisherman’s Terminal space recently vacated by the Highliner Public House. A crowdfunding campaign launches next week (with a party at Tivoli), and the crew hopes the start frying fish and chips sometime this summer.

New Locations Brewing

Late last week, Washington Beer Blog broke the news that Bellingham’s Aslan Brewery would be taking over the Tangletown Darkalino’s spot, with hopes to open in May. Like its Fremont taproom, it will share the space with a seafood-focused food program, this one by Ethan Stowell. Unlike the other location, this one will be all-ages. The Seattle Times followed that up with a bit more beer-expansion news: Reubens will open a large taproom around the same time, at downtown’s Harbor Steps.

In This Economy?

Despite the recent egg-flation situation, Los Angeles-based Eggslut decided now is the time to make a move into Melrose Market, per Capitol Hill Seattle. Combined with last year’s Voodoo Doughnuts opening, it seems the neighborhood is becoming a hotspot for the super-viral West Coast breakfast spots of the 2010s. While Eggslut experimented with franchising internationally, it has kept its domestic footprint to a minimum, staying in the LA area other than a Vegas store.

It's Always Sunny on Capitol Hill

Fresh from rehabbing the flailing HoneyHole and Agua Verde Café, Pike Street Hospitality snagged the former Mezcaleria Oaxaca space for its upcoming Cantina del Sol, reports Capitol Hill Seattle. The group also owns nearby Rumba and bar-within-a-bar Inside Passage. No word yet on timeline or what to expect.

Oh, BTW, here’s what you missed last week.