At the very strategic corner of First Avenue & Union, next door to the Seattle Art Museum and hanging over Pike Place market, Union is a very smart island of low-key sophistication. Chef Ethan Stowell, whose sibling restaurants include the popular Tavolata and How to Cook a Wolf (cf. MFK Fisher), does simple, elegant, non-fussy things with regional ingredients.
I loved a squid salad (pictured here) luscious in a light tomato broth, tossed with olives, fennel, (more…)
You wanted it – you got it. The vibrant and popular block party that made the Westside hum last summer, is back again.
Here’s a sneak peek….
Carried Away quinoa salad with mango
Bonny Doon Cellar Door pulled pork sandwich with romesco sauce
O’mei Hunan Smoked Ribs
Avanti Boudin Blanc & Cabbage
H&H Ceviche and Fish Tacos
Rice Croquettes, Chocolate Cupcakes and Apple Tarte from Kelly’s
Feast for a King catering grilled artichokes and grilled lemon chicken
lots more – Swing Jazz by Alone Together
mmmm
Sat. October 24, 4-7pm
402 Ingalls St. – Swift Street Courtyard
Questions? 423-9059, ext. 102
Bring your own plates, glasses & utensils.
You know me. Ultra organic, ultra healthy – no unnecessary fats, nothing fried (except maybe well…). But there I was a few Sundays ago, staring at the most beautiful, hot, freshly-grilled sandwich in creation. One bite and I melted – sort of like the Swiss cheese slathered all over the tender strips of skirt steak on this incredible dish.
Hot, delicious as only the beef & cheese combo can be (think glorified cheeseburger, rubbed with Cajun spices), and utterly substantial — this was a sandwich that brought me to my knees, and reminded me that sometimes the classic layerings of ingredients just cannot be beat.
The sandwich was the special of the day. The place was Scopazzi’s. (God I can still taste it, it was staggeringly good.)
Thank you Scopazzi’s!
Back by popular demand – the Westside’s largest block party will happen once again in the parking lot of Kelly’s (Swift & Ingalls). You know the deal. Local restaurants, farmers and purveyors will set up food stations. You bring all of your plates, stemware and table settings. Then you wander around, purchase your meal, add some wine, beer or whatever, and join everybody and her cousin sitting down at the long, long tables for a terrific early evening meal.
Details as they unfold.
Kawa Sushi – two words that spell instant oral gratification. Spacious interior, pristine, high-quality sushi and sashimi, friendly service, and a user-friendly sake happy hour for those who like to dine early and often.
Here’s our dinner last Tuesday – including our new favorite roll, the Santa Cruz roll. Mmmmm. Protein in the most gorgeous delivery packages human culture has yet devised.
Don’t complain about the awkward location – you can’t miss it. Corner of Bay & Mission. Kawa Sushi. Much more sophisticated than those places where you need headphones just to wade through the sonic konichiwas…..
No longer just a gorgeous place in Spain, Mundaka is also the name of a hot new tapas restaurant in the center of Carmel. Gabe Georis and his partners have worked interior design miracles with burnished, distressed and time-worn recycled materials, all of which give a distinctive patina to the two spacious dining rooms of this chic new spot.
Last week, armed with graceful tumblers of Spanish varietals — a white Txakoli and a mighty Rioja from M. de Legarda crianza, both loaded with minerals, fruit and a perfume of sea salt — we worked our way through several rounds of $2 pintxos. These tiny tastes, maybe three bites each, included a brandade on sliced potato, stacks of salmon, pink beets and caper berries, an outrageously garlicky baguette topped with fresh tomatoes and (I know, I just said it) garlic, plus duxelles topped with air-dried beef. Major flavor intensity in every bite.
The central room, with its upright piano, steep stairway to a mysterious (more…)
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