Seattle's underground dining scene exposed

Lately I've been learning a lot about Seattle's so-called "underground dining" scene, which I never even knew existed until it was mentioned recently in both the New York Times and Seattle Magazine. There are three underground restaurants in Seattle that I know of – Gypsy, Cache and One Pot. From what I gather, they operate out of the mainstream by taking reservations via Web sites, accepting donations instead of issuing bills, and serving dinner in constantly changing locations. It's all very hush-hush, which makes it all the more fun. The NYT article was about Michael Hebberoy (pictured), operator of Seattle's One Pot, which he describes more as a "series of dinner events." He's served meals to guests in places like abandoned Seattle garages and glass-blowing studios, and says he's "looking and seeing what's possible with the table. Can we delve into the political world? Can we delve into the literary world?"
I interviewed Michael recently about a project he's undertaking with Caffe Vita, and he said he thinks people are inspired to open underground restaurants because they're frustrated by all the bureaucracy in the food industry. He said: "It's become this chic and exciting thing currently in this country to do this — they're popping up all over the place … I would hate to be the health department, trying to figure out what they're going to do about these thing … "

Has anyone ever been to one of these underground restaurants?

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