Sunny Up

April 2, 2025

Hello friends! 

In August of last year, Ande was diagnosed with cancer and has been undergoing various treatments since then. She has been working through varying levels of pain, exhaustion and discomfort due to treatment side effects which is why we've had to roll back our schedule significantly. She is close to undergoing surgery and then may have several months of recovery before she's able to work again. 

We are very hopeful about her full recovery, but until then we will focus on her healing as a priority and keep our business on hold. 

As for right now, we are moving to a Pop up schedule until her surgery date so you will have a chance over the next month to come see us before our long break. Please keep in mind, she is not 100% so we appreciate your patience if ticket times are longer or we seem a little tired. We are also still taking Catering gigs until that point since they are shorter and physically a bit more manageable. 

We really appreciate all the support we've had so far and definitely feel missed! Please feel free to reach out, but keep in mind we don't know exactly when we'll be back, so stay tuned during our healing journey. 

Thanks for being there for us!

Tara and Ande

Ande Janousek, Owner/Operator

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With decades in the Seattle food biz, Ande is used to running the helm in kitchens such as Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle, Doe Bay Resort, and Carmelita. The depth of her experience has driven her passion to make quality staple food accessible to all. Ande has stepped off the fine-dining line and onto the curb to mobilize her talents with her debut business.

 

Tara Zumpano, Owner/Operator

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Tara is the face in the window and in charge of all things front of the truck. She has years of food and beverage experience, loves serving people and has a passion for sports, art and Italian family traditions. Her biggest accomplishment was growing up with 6 younger brothers; and running a business is in her blood. Tara brings creative drive and east coast enthusiasm to this sunny venture.

 

press

KING 5 MORNINGS: SUNNY UP SEATTLE. (TV COMMERCIAL) KING5, 4/8/24

3 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT TODAY AND EVERYDAY. (VIDEO) LOCAL LENS SEATTLE, 3/6/23

Dining Out For Life is coming to Seattle restaurants Sept. 29th - New Day Nw. (VIDEO) KING5, 9/19/22

10 Women-Led Food Trucks You Should Know About. (ONLINE ARTICLE) thrillist, 3/8/22

A Baker’s dozen of exceptional breakfast sandwiches. (Online article) seattle mEt, 1/20/22

Readers’ choice poll winners 2021. (Print + online article) seattle magazine, 12/13/21

where to find breakfast sandwiches in seattle. (Online article) everout, 8/24/21

sunny up - bad ass women making bad ass breakfast. (ONLINE ARTICLE) foodwalkers, 6/3/21

14 Women-Owned Restaurants to Support in Seattle. (ONLINE ARTICLE) THRILLIST, 3/5/21

'Best of 2020' Readers Choice Survey Results. (PRINT + ONLINE Article) seattle magazine, 11/30/20

breakfast sandwiches in seattle that are worth waking up early to get. (online article) eater seattle, 10/19/20

The coronavirus pandemic sidelined many Seattle-area food trucks. Here’s how the survivors made it. (PRINT + ONLINE ARTICLE) SEATTLE TIMES, 10/17/20

17 places to score sublime hot sandwiches in seattle. (print + ONline article) Seattle met, april 2019

I biked 14 miles for a breakfast sandwich named after ruth bader ginsburg. it was worth it. (print + ONline article) Seattle times, 7/30/18

what we're eating now. (print + online article) seattle met, june 2018

sunny up is seattle's first breakfast-only food truck. (video +online article) evening magazine, 3/28/18

Sunny up serves up breakfast sandwiches with a side of empowerment. (PHOTO gallery) seattle refined, 3/27/18

Seattle's newest food truck, sunny up, is all about breakfast sandwiches. (online article) Seattle Met, 3/19/18