By Ronald Holden

One of the things that's always impressed me about Seattle is the ease with which we can find people in unexpected positions. Thank our melting pot of cultures and traditions. For example, a woman born in Burma serving as a restaurant hostess isn't surprising in and of itself — but she's at the door of an Italian restaurant in Green Lake.

Her Chinese husband, in the open kitchen behind her, was born in Malaysia, and learned his craft in a passport-worthy tour of restaurants in the Bay Area: Chinese, burgers, steaks and (more to the point for this review) Italian. As part of his training, he learned to speak Italian, too. Now, even the most culturally insensitive diner understands the similarities between Chinese and Italian cultures (i.e. the importance of family, the importance of food), so it's not really that strange that David and Lily Kong would have their own Italian spot at 1319 N. 49th St.

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Source: http://citylivingseattle.com/