Whats the deal with Zephyr?
The answer is blowing in the wind The Hooligan talks with the owner of Juneau’s newest restaurant By KORRY KEEKER JUNEAU EMPIRE Michael Penn / Juneau Empire All smiles: Owner Haydar Suyun and Ashleigh Hale at the main bar at the new Zephyr restaurant at Second and Seward streets. Zephyr owner Haydar Suyun grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, where he used to hang out in a small restaurant partly owned by his father. It was a part-time job, and a valuable introduction to management. Suyun, 45, opened the Mediterranean-fusion restaurant Zephyr five weeks ago at Second and Seward streets. He previously ran Raven’s Cafe, a late-night panini and burger joint inside the Imperial Saloon, and Talisman, a rug shop on Marine Way. Suyun traveled the world in the 1980s working on cruise ships. He moved to Juneau five years ago from Turkey, where he ran a rug shop and polished his English by selling to American tourists. Though relatively new, Zephyr has already started to carve out a niche in the Juneau n
