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absolutely! the food is wonderful and spring is a great time to go as they use so many in season items. They don't take ressies but you can put your name in and if they are busy head next door for a cocktail with 0ne bite amuse pairings. Lark is still my favorite. (casual dress)
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they do and I also think it's a good choice.
I wouldn't do spur for my dinner though i love it for drinks and nosh bfore a dinner
I like Spinasse and also would say that I still am a big fan of lark especially for a small group. Art of the Table is also just awesome. Union, Quinns, Boat Street or the much overlooked but really in the same price range le Gourmand (you don't have to do the tasting menu, they have ala carte) would be my choices~
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Murray works Tuesday through Friday at Zig Zag, though everyone there is a great bartender and you won't disappointed in the least. You should also consider as many of the following as possible:
Vessel - next door to 5th Ave Theater
Liberty Bar - on Capitol Hill
Union - Friday, Saturday, or Sunday when Keith Waldbauer is behind the bar
Can Can - go late if you're going to go Friday or Saturday, Sunday is a good day
Sun Liquor - also on Capitol Hill
Spur Gastropub - Belltown
Hazelwood - Ballard
Sambar - attached to Le Gourmand on the border between Phinney Ridge and Ballard
Tini Bigs - Monday-Wednesday Jamie Boudreau is there tending bar
These are all definitely more than worth checking out, and besides Zig Zag some are also on par with Death and Co, PDT, and Pegu. The others are not far behind.
Rocky
Amen!! I love Zig Zag and all the guys there but I hate it when all these others aren't mentioned as they rock!
I was just at Liberty last night and had an Aviation old fashion- nice!
If people do make it to Ballard for Hazlewood and Sambar I would add Traveler (on leary) to the list and the Copper Gater for their house infused aquavit
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Waterfront (they are owned by the same folks as Gaucho) has the tableside caesar.
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it has and it's worth going to this Paseo location!
Also be warned, if you try to do a "Rocky" you need to train for that in advance!
want to add in cocktails?
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we went and had an awesome dinner about 2 months ago. the food and wine pairings were sooooo delicious!
and unlike eden I love the decor except for the weird puppets that were hanging on the wall.
do get there early and have a cocktail next door at sambar
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my favorite drinks at the cocktail party were the punch and judy and also the pampanito.
kudos to the juice team, nice job.
my personal opinion was that this years Tales was much less organized than last year. I hope that they will hire a proper production company vs trying to do it all themselves, it has just outgrown that. The conferences also should be staggered to aleve congestion at the hotel, especially when trying to get all the way to the roof level.
Of course it is always fun to connect with those we only chat with on line and see friends that we seldom see!
great job to all of those who worked their butt's off behind the scenes
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I think Quinn's is all 21 or over? maybe only after a certain time?
on another site this was listed:
"Thank you everyone for all of the suggestions. My friends are leaving tonight, so here are the places we ended up going to eat:
Marjorie
Cactus - Alki (lunch)
Ray's Cafe (lunch)
Pink Door
Belltown Bistro
Steelhead Diner
You can see the theme here was outdoor seating.
If anyone else is looking for places in the future, I would say that all of the restaurants were very nice about accomodating us, but some were of course better suited than others. I think since Ray's sees so many visiting families through that place, they were the best equiped, with special baby seat holders and blankets for sitting outside and all that jazz.
Also for future reference, don't drink too much wine and then wander into Belltown Bistro just because it's close."
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Has anyone ever had a cheese shop vacuum seal a cheese for travel? I would have liked to smuggle back some Camembert from France recently, but US Customs says soft, runny cheeses are not okay (hard cheeses are fine). I saw a cheese shop that said they vacuum sealed but real Camembert is SO stinky (I had a piece in a minifridge in my hotel room, and we smelled it as soon as we got off the elevator in the hall!) that I couldn't imagine that it would really contain the smell.
We have had cheeses vacuum sealed in Spain, Italy and Netherlands. Have never had a problem with it unless they xray and then I usually say it is cake.
Icelandic butter...I stood at customs saying,well I have some candy you know chocolates...well they're not all chocolate and things like chips...oh ummm 1 bag of those is open is that OK?
just to make me shut up they sent me on my way
tracey
I do this too! I can name a billion snack foods.
I generally bring back lots of tins of pates from France and although most are perfectly fine the TSA doesn't seem to know that which is why I kindof of fib about it. Also I have had sliced Serrano and Iberico vacuum packed and then slipped between double bagged shopping bags as carry ons. I have brought home lots of sausage from Spain and Italy- only loosing one that the damn beagle sniffed out in carry on. Also biltong from SA. Yes I like to bring home meat and cheese product!!!
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Girls weekend is in vegas next weekend- we have ressies at Boulud and B&B for dinners. Looking for a late lunch spot on Sunday- say around 4pm. French bistro style preferred although american and italian are good too. We are staying at the Palazzo- suggestions? I wanted to do Bouchon but looks like just the oyster bar is open at 4?
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We just returned from a few days in Amsterdam- our first time there. Wow! What a beautiful city!!
We stayed at 't Hotel on Leliegracht which is a wonderfully quiet and pretty canal just a few blocks from the Anne Frank House. The hotel was really cute, large rooms, breakfast included. We had a canal view which we loved.
Next to the hotel is a nice little restaurant - de Luwte. The staff here were very nice, the food good. Nice outdoor seating on the canal, we ate here our first night as it was close, easy and not playing the football game that the entire town was watching!
The next day was spent sightseeing and museum going. Right by the Van Gogh is a nice little brassiere called Keyzer. We sat outside here and had Heineken Extra Cold- a new marketing gimmick from the brewery and beautiful sandwiches. My was tuna with a poached egg and anchovy aioli, Dayne had a salmon sandwich with herb aioli. It's a tad expensive but we weren't surprised since they are so near the museums. The brassiere specializes in seafood.
After lunch and the museum we went to the Bols Museum too!! So much fun, and what other museum makes you a cocktail before you leave?
That evening we set out to try Indonesian food and had a wonderful dinner at Tujuh Maret 73. The manager was very helpful in assisting us pick dishes since Dayne is allergic to peanuts. The food was delicious and perfectly spicy! After dinner we wandered to Feijoa for cocktails with the very fun bartender Rob who Dayne learned about on DrinkBoy.com. they have a lot of fun making cocktails here and my martini (ok martinis!) were perfect. Rob even made a tiki drink for someone after we all started talking about them.
The next morning we met Chufi at a great coffee shop De Koffie Salon 130. After trading tasty goodies (we definitely got the better end of that arrangement Chufi!!!) we were off to a huge street market. Chufi will have to chime in with the name of the street as I didn't write it down. This market had everything from bikes, to shoes, to spices, and flowers. I had some frites which were tasty but could have been a bit crisper. We also had herring which was delicious!!! Dayne and I had ours with onions and pickles, while Chufi had hers on a bun. The pickles are boardering on sweet which really played nicely with the onion and the raw fish. I really didn't expect to like herring that much but it was really good!!!
The rest of the afternoon was spent sightseeing some more and shopping, there are so many awesome cheese shops in Amsterdam!!
That night we met Chufi and Markemorse and their SA's for a VERY fun dinner at Marmoosh Moroccan restaurant. I had a tagine of lamb which was delicious. there was a slightly sweet, smoky flavor that I loved.
It was so nice to see Chufi again and to meet Markemorse. Thanks guys for coming out!!! And Chufi thank you again so much for showing us some of your amazing city. We will absolutely be back!!!
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I have been to cafe NOLA a few times- breakfast items are definitely the way to go here, lunch items have been disappointing. the bloody marys are great!
Haven't been to Madoka as they are only open for dinner and I'm usually doing a day trip to Bainbridge.
The winery is fine but not a go out of your way destination.
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hmmm the only places I would consider to be fine dining in seattle would be Rovers and Le Gourmand
Close to that tier but just a tad more casual in service would be Union and Crush
My "must dine at" Seattle restos also include Harvest Vine, Lark, Tavolata, How to Cook a Wolf if you can get in (no ressies) & Sitka & Spruce.
You can buy beers and drink them on the ferry to Bainbridge
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The key to avoiding crowds is to shop early and mid-week, especially in the summer. Some of the vendors open by 7:00 (Frank's produce, for example) so you can hit those first and then get to the others as they open. I'd love to live close enough to the market to walk there several days a week and would have no trouble putting together great meals from what I find.
agreed and also if it is raining out the tourists aren't as bad. I love to go when it is raining!
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OMG! Our little Forest is a full gin convert! I'd like to think that 2.5 weeks of gin martini's in south africa was the final decider haha!
This is great and I know we will be benefitting from the info also
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Hey Dave,
My name is Dustin and I own Art of the Table. This is my brother's blog but I just wanted to let you know that I specialize in private dinners and themed dinner parties. I have a small, intimate space that seats a max of 22 people and invite you to check out what I'm doing. You can get some info. at www.artofthetable.net. We're a 5 min. cab ride from downtown, very easy to get to. Just wanted to let you know.
We have also been to Art of the Table and found it to be great!
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Hi Dave,
There is a thread here that should give you some ideas!
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I have been laid up in the hospital since last July. Anything new going on in Wallingford? Did anything take the old Ebb & Flow Space? Is Wallingford Pizza House still open?
It's another diner place- blanking on the name right now. Sorry to hear of your hospitalization!
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Well Michelin just took one off your list. Do you have Arpège plans? Gagnaire? etc.
Yes sir. L'Astrance, Gagnaire, and L'Arpege for sure, maybe repeating one of the latter two on the last day.
I've heard that L'Astrance must be booked 2 months in advance- I hope you don't mind me asking how you may be repeating one (sounds like you'll decide later?) or have you had the ressies for awhile?
Also aj do you eat at bistros and neighborhood joints too or just the haute cuisine?
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when is the annual Tilth sale?
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We're going to be down in Seattle in a few weeks and want to try going to Tavolta on a Sat. night, but it looks like a pretty busy place! Since they don't take reservations, I'm hoping to get a few suggestions for a back-up in case we are sol. Something lively, with good food and in the same area would be ideal. Can't wait to get down there!
Cheers,
Scout
Just plan on waiting- it never takes that long. Get your name on the list and then either sit at the bar with a cocktail or if there is no room head across the street to Viceroy for one, they will call you.
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friends of mine were just luke warm on Kenny & Zuke's but we all have really enjoyed Clyde Commons next door to the Ace Hotel. And if you get a sweet tooth stop in for a cup of wonderful hot chocolate at Cacoa Drink Chocolate
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Daniel with 14 days I would absolutely do some day trips in the least. Bilbao is an easy drive and the Guggenheim is great as is the restaurant inside. We also loved our day trip to St Jean de Luz just across the border in france.
We found typical breakfast in SS to be croissant and cafe. There are great kitchen supply stores in the Parte Veija that we found lots of interesting things to bring home at fantastic prices.
One of our favorite pintxos places for lunch was Bar San Marcial. Ormazabel was our favorite at night in Parte Veija.
have fun! take the funicular
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The Complete Jello Cookbook
oh it's hysterical, we found it in my mom's house after she passed away.
And I have that aphrodisiac one too!
Where to buy Bitters in Seattle?
in Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Cooking & Baking
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besides DeLaurenti there is a place called picnic on Phinney and they sell a gift pack of 4 Scrappy's Bitters made right here in Seattle. They also carry Dolin & Cocchi.