It’ll soon be time to face the not-so strange changes for Café Divino, Pour at Four, and the coming soon (pending permit) DeCaterina’s restaurant in Puyallup, which will open in the former location of the Puyallup From the Bayou.

Current Pour at Four chef Matt Brandsey will be moving on to chef at DeCaterina’s, a new venture set to open in early April.

Moving on from the chef position at Café Divino to the chef position at Pour at Four will be Howie Bursinger.

“(Bursinger) will work off of Matt’s (menu) then start working on a spring and summer update.  That will be Howie’s baby,” explains Mark Merrill, who owns Pour at Four with his wife, Susan.
Merrill says they’re pleased to bring Bursinger and his extensive background on board.

“Howie’s worked in Florida and across the U.S.,” says Merrill.

And last but certainly not least in the South Sound musical chef game is Café Divino.  Owner Jana Zimmerman just hired a new chef who’ll bring some female chef power to the table.  Crystal Haefel trained in France and served as a personal chef for two years, moving on to cater and work in a private school setting.

Initially, Haefel will work off of the existing menu, but will, per Zimmerman, “develop more in the future as far as specials.” â€" Jessica Corey-Butler

[Café Divino, 2112 N. 30th St., Suite D, Tacoma (Old Town), 253.779.4226]
[DeCaterina’s, 328 S. Meridian (anticipated opening early April), Puyallup]
[Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015]