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I'm also happy to report that the Purple Cafe is a very nice Kirkland choice. Had lunch there today- Had the BLTA and a glass of pinot noir Food is good, lots of variety on the menu, sandwiches, pizzas, a whole sheet of cheese & wine pairings, good by the glass choices. I'll be back!

This class: Wood-Fired Pizza Class List for CC Is being hosted by our very own Mr and Mrs Toast. They are most gracious hosts, so if you are thinking of taking this class, I can heartily recommend the pizza making experience they offer I can tell you one thing for sure: you will be forever spoiled by the pizza coming out of this oven. Chef Gabe is using his day off to play with fire! Wood-fired pizza is unlike any other, and baking on a wood-fired oven is an experience not soon to be forgotten. One of our students has such an oven and knows of Chef Gabriel's near-obsession with the concept; he's offered his home and the use of his pizza oven for this fun class. We'll make pizza dough of several flavors, work on different sauces and toppings, and bake our creations in Paul's screaming-hot wood-fired pizza oven. This is sure to be a blast! When: Sunday, October 9, 4-7 pm. Who: Taught by Chef Gabriel Claycamp. Where: Private Home, Woodinville How Much: $70 includes a full meal. How: Call us at 206.284.8687 or click here to register online. Please see "The Fine Print" for registration details and our cancellation policy. Registration is limited to 10 students.

My only worry about this place is (I'm judging this solely on window design, and the fact that they relocated the door) I'm afraid they've gone techno-industrial with the design. Highly inappropriate in an old 30's brick building. YOMV

Wow, I didn't even notice it and it's in me own neighborhood

Mmmmmmm I think I might pass on this one Rocky!

Sampled 3 tacos from Rancho Bravo today, pollo, carne asada, and al pastor. YUM!!! Sooo glad to find this close to work! They do a kickin' business. I waited in line and most people in front of me were obviously making large orders for their co-workers. Overheard from the guy in front of me: "I'll take 7 beef tacos, 6 burritos, 4 tortas..."

This is indeed good news for Queen Anne!

Yes! I forgot about this little place... I have noticed this place, and there is a menu up at work. I'll have to check this out. OMG YES! this is very close, and is very high on my list of places to try. Wow, this one might be the choice. I'm meeting some folks today for lunch, they've asked me to choose. If I can get them to come to Kirkland, we might do this little place. LOL somehow I felt this place had AVOID written all over it. LOL yes I am thrilled there's a Trader Joe's for after work shopping-for-dinner stuff! Why, OF COURSE!! And, it is a sponsor of one of my favorite local equestrian organizations: Hillbilly Farms!

You up for it Rocky?!

ok folks, yes, I'm working up here in Totem Lake, world's best example of bad suburban planning, and I'm wondering if anyone familiar with the area can recommend local good eats. PLEASE??

When Noah's first opened in Seattle, they were Kosher. They dropped it pretty quickly though, I believe within a year.

It's really just because of their sign, and the fact that it's day-glo bright inside because of a ceiling full of flourescent lighting. Ick, sorta the same colors as a Baskin Robbins. One door south of the Home Street Bank, in fact, I think it's the same building.

don't think so, but I'll look today to be sure. There's Pat's on the Ave, which I would think will survive the others, because Pat has been making espresso on the Ave for a lot of years and has a loyal following. The weirdly cartoon like place just literally a few doors south of there is still functioning, although I don't know how.

Ooo, haven't noticed that yet. I'll keep my eye on it. The little place next to Le Cadeaux Gourmet has opened. It's ice cream and espresso. *sigh* do we really need 3 places offering this in 3 blocks?!

I'm also currently crazy about 35th St Bistro but that would require a short taxi ride to the Center of the Universe, beautiful downtown Fremont. It's a french bistro, so perhaps Le Pichet will fill that bill for you, but 35th St makes the tastiest eggs benedict in town on Sat/Sun for brunch. I'm also still very adoring of the food at Lark (also a short cab ride, but up to Capital Hill this time, even closer than Harvest Vine!) review here. Small plate venue, eat as much or as little as you like, I've heard angels singing while eating here.

If you've never been to Matt's in the Market, I'd advise a trip there. Lovely food, lovely space, lovely people. Always high on the recommend list for out-of-towners.

ok, I just found this: Local foodie Bob Day hired Boat Street genius Renee Erickson to help him recreate his favorite bistros in Paris.

This dinner was lovely. While the service was a bit spotty- they were running their regular dinner menu along with the wine dinner tasting menu- The food was very good with 2 outstanding dishes: the rabbit stuffed crepes and the Lamb Two Ways. The rabbit dish had a deliciously rich-but-not-overly-so reduction sauce, I thought this dish had beautiful flavors that were, for me, groan inducing ;-) The lamb dish had a perfectly rare chop, with braised sweetbreads and a very tasty celery root "chip," thinly sliced then fried, capping the whole thing. Wowie, once again, there was a lovely reduction sauce and this dish matched the wine served with it to a T. More groans. But really, all the dishes in this menu were very nice and there were some surprising pairings: beets with fish, who would have thought these would go together? They did, amazingly. The beets were very small and tender & buttery, the cod meltingly tender & moist, cooked perfectly. The foie gras hollendaise on the scallop was a thing of beauty, as if Rocky and I haven't had enough hollendaise lately, imagine it with a bit of foie in the mix, just enough to add an subtle note of something extra to the sauce, and the dessert bears mention also, just because it was a very interesting combination of flavors: Aged Grafton Village Cheddar, set beside an apple tartlet, which was not a small apple pie, but a compote of apples set inside a delicate crust that had been baked separately. On the side, a generous drizzle of aged balsamic. The tartlet crust was the sweetest thing on the plate, next being the apples, cut into very small dice. The cheddar was fabulous, the entire thing being an interesting contrast of flavors. Served with a riesling, it was on the whole a savory dessert course with tiny sweet notes. Great stuff! ... just who is the chef here? anyone know? They are doing a champagne dinner on Sept 14th...

I really liked the Eggs Bene at Glo's. I do find the addition of grilled tomato a bit curious, because it adds an dimension of flavor that I'm not sure 'belongs.' It's not that it doesn't work, but it moves the total flavor experience away from what one would expect from this dish. The tomato & hollendaise seem to compete for the dominating flavor position. I liked having bacon there instead of canadian bacon. The hollendaise is more lemony than any we'd had up to now. And I loved the hash browns, but I'm a sucker for hash browns. And I'm with Rocky, I came away from this thinking "I can't look another egg in the face for a few days!" ...but, after awhile, I'm sure I'd be game to go again One thing I've realized about going to these places mid-week: If one really, REALLY wants breakfast at one of these joints without the crowd, get yer a** outta bed early and git down there, it CAN be done before work. Both The Dish and Glo's are open at 7am. Eggs Benedict: Eggs Blackstone:

Be still my beating heart!!

This morning, Rocky and I ventured to The Dish on Leary Way in order to sample their version of Eggs Benedict. We met at 8:30am <yawning emoticon> and started in on coffee and checked out the menu. They offer 4 types of Benedict, canadian bacon, sausage, bacon, or veggie (which includes tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach). I chose the veggie because I believe someone (maybe bon-vivant?) thought the veggie bene rocked, and Rocky chose the sausage. Unfortunately, the waitress also told us that Chicken Fried Steak was their special of the day. Hmm. We ordered a side of it. Needless to say our eyes were bigger than our stomach. Verdict: The Eggs Bene at The Dish is worthy, and Rocky thinks it should be the benchmark. The hollendaise isn't as light and lemony as the one at 35th St Bistro, but it was nicely done and there was plenty of it. My veggie bene, I thought, had too many veggies, and the flavor of the 3 together just wasn't that special. I'll let Rocky comment on the sausage bene, but I think I remember him saying something about Jimmy Dean... Also, the eggs could have been a bit runnier. I had one that ran a bit, but the other was fairly hard cooked. The potatoes here are pretty dang good. I liked them better than the ones at 35th St Bistro, but I prefer crunchy taters. the CFS was.. OK. Not bad. Good gravy, but I've had better CFS, even in Seattle. It's been awhile since I've been to the Dish. I forgot what a nice vibe this place has.

OMG!!

how is it that I've not been here yet?! This needs to be fixed! for anyone wondering.. they are here: 1036A S Jackson St - (206) 328-2245

Ooohhhh we could EXTEND the Eggs Bene Crawl!! Hey, this could be Important with a capital "I". Record Breaking, Earth Shattering. So Arne, WHERE is the best Eggs Bene in Vancouver?

I LOVE Baguette Box and IMHO their fries are in heavy contention for BEST in Seattle. With or without white truffle oil