our story
The Madrona Tree dream started a long time ago with a little girl, Tanya, and her grandparents. Grandpa and Grandma had a restaurant in the South Shore called The Great Cedar, where they served Middle Eastern food before it was as popular as it is today. Tanya worked there as a kid washing dishes. Grandpa taught her how to properly cook a burger, and Grandma fixed her Shirley Temples at the bar. She would tell them her dreams of opening up her own restaurant—maybe an old fashioned ice cream shop. They told her that when she was older, they would help her make her dream come true.
Tanya's grandparents aren't with us any longer, but she kept their dream alive by opening the Madrona Tree. Following in their footsteps, her menu includes some of Grandpa's Lebanese recipes. She, too, named her restaurant after a tree—one native to the Northwest, where she lived for ten years and came to value the use of local farms, sustainable practices, and organic ingredients in creating the best tasting, most healthful food.
Tanya's grandparents aren't with us any longer, but she kept their dream alive by opening the Madrona Tree. Following in their footsteps, her menu includes some of Grandpa's Lebanese recipes. She, too, named her restaurant after a tree—one native to the Northwest, where she lived for ten years and came to value the use of local farms, sustainable practices, and organic ingredients in creating the best tasting, most healthful food.
what is a madrona tree anyway?Quite simply, one of the most beautiful trees you'll ever see. Readily identifiable by its distinctive red bark—which peels away to reveal a silky-smooth, often curvy trunk—it's found primarily on the west coast, from California to British Columbia. Tanya fell in love with the trees while living in Seattle, the way they seem to thrive on rocky cliffs that overlook the water. Below and at right are pictures of madrona trees in and around Puget Sound, taken by a dear friend from Vashon Island, WA.
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