About Harried & Hungry
We feed our guests what we feed our family.
Harry Dziedzic has owned Harried & Hungry since 2014, but he started working there long before.
Yep — the name is kind of just an amazing coincidence, or perhaps it was fate! Harry moved to Seattle when he was 19 and took a part-time job at Harried & Hungry. He’d just finished his degree in audio recording and hoped to break into the industry in Seattle. But his restaurant roots were too strong, and he quickly became an integral part of the H&H staff. When the owner Steve learned he had cancer, Harry took over all management of the café and continued running it after Steve passed.
Harry loves the restaurant industry and has a keen mind for business. He knew he wanted to open up his own place, so he applied to the UW Foster School of Business. When he was accepted, he tendered his resignation at H&H. Steve’s parents, who’d owned H&H since Steve passed, knew they couldn’t keep doing it without Harry. They offered him a sweetheart deal on buying the place. Harry realized he could either go to school to learn how to run a business or learn by doing so at a café he’d come to love.
Naturally, he bought Harried and Hungry!
Harry has always been a passionate foodie. So he knew that when he became the owner, he wanted to do things a little differently.
He took what had been a pretty basic catering operation and turned it into a café and catering company that makes everything they possibly can in house, from scratch, with fresh local ingredients.
Harry pours his heart into H&H! He’s awoken at 3:30 a.m. to personally pack the catering orders, shop at local farmers markets, serve lunch and experiment in the kitchen. And Harry’s wife Christina has worked beside him every step of the way, making H&H a truly family-owned and operated business.
Plus, Harry concocts something special every week, such as handmade pancetta, smoked bacon, cured ham or authentic mortadella. H&H is proud of its rotating menu of exquisitely crafted food, where you can pay café prices for restaurant quality.
Come in, say hi and check out what Harry’s cooked up this week!