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The Bite of Seattle is Back This Weekend! (July 15-17)

July 14, 2011 in Festivals & Events, Local Happenings, Travel Seattle by Deirdre | No comments

Bite of Seattle International Fountain

Photo courtesy of Kathleen Leavitt via Creative Commons on Flickr

The annual Bite of Seattle is going on Friday-Sunday featuring live comedy and music, a demonstration stage featuring local celebrity chefs and (of course) tons of food!  As always, the Bite has free admission, although you do have to pay for food once you’re inside.  This year, the Bite is introducing “Just a Bite” where each restaurant will feature one small menu item for $3.75, allowing attendees to sample more food for less money than in past years.  The Alley is always a popular feature where, for a $10 admission, you get a full meal’s worth of samples from various local restaurants such as Andaluca, PinkaBella, and Belltown Pub. Read the rest of this entry »

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Travel Dining the Smart Way

August 24, 2010 in Uncategorized by Sara | 1 comment

I think it goes without saying that when you travel; a big part of your cultural experience is… eating at new places! As an avid traveler and diner, I have found the best deal in the Northwest is the
Passport Unlimited Card. If you haven’t yet heard of it then you are really missing out. The passport card gets you buy one get one free entrée (actual terms are – the lowest price adult entrée in the party is compliments of the restaurant). You can use your card at specified (great restaurants!) in Washington, California, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, and Vancouver, BC.

Top Picks You Shouldn’t Miss;

Seattle
Buenos Aires Grill — You can get out and have a real experience (whilst saving money by using your card) at the Buenos Aires Grill. The raison d’etre is this restaurant has exquisite tango dancers that perform Friday and Saturday nights. Delicious Argentinean food coupled with a sultry atmosphere makes this a great place for a romantic date or for a dinner party with old friends.

Twist – If you are traveling to Seattle in search of night life than Twist is a great place to wind down. After you have crawled your way through Seattle into the late night hours and need a little something to eat, that isn’t a street side dog! The crowd is lively and the décor is posh. The calamari is D-lish!

Portland
Isabel Pearl – The Pearl district downtown Portland is known for its fabulous boutiques and superb dining. Amongst the many options is a little gem, Isabel Pearl. She is both the chef and cookbook author. Her cuisine offers a myriad of color and flavor that makes you forget that you are eating something healthy. It offers vegans, vegetarians and even low-carb dieters a place where they can feed their soul.

Vancouver, BC
I have yet to try out the Passport Card options in Vancouver, BC. They are Carmelo Ristorante Italiaono; La Piazza Dario; La Gavroche and Pepitas.
Where to next?

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An Experience in Dining – Corson Building

August 20, 2010 in Travel Seattle by Sandy | No comments

Visiting Seattle on the Victoria Clipper?  Take a brief trip that will transport you to an incredible dining experience. Grab a cab and head over to Georegtown. Find the Corson Building and be prepared to experience the magic of Chef Matt Dillon .  You will definitely need reservations- so call ahead!

Living in Seattle we are very fortunate to have this restaurant in our backyard.  I feel guilty for not visiting sooner. A quote from the website best describes, in as few words as possible, what the Corson Building is all about :
“The Corson Building is a home, a restaurant, and a community. Dedicated to food and its direct connection to celebration, community, and culture. Providing one of the few human experiences we all have in common. Eating. Sharing at the table, we can open up our senses and our consciences to our place in the world, along with the place of our neighbors.”

Chef Matt Dillon, winner of Food and Wines 2007 Best New Chef Award and a semi-finalist in the 2010 James Beard Awards. Along with co-owner Wylie Bush, owner of Joe Bar in Seattle, and Co-Chef Emily Crawford (formerly of Boulettes Larder in San Francisco)  a dining experience of magical delicious moments is created. Don’t believe me or think I’m gushing with over exaggerations?  Check out a review of the restaurant.

So much melt in your mouth tastiness and memorable flavors, make reservations and be prepared to have a dining experience that you will not soon forget.  If I could afford to , I would dine here at least once a week. Since I haven’t yet figured out the magic numbers for the WA lottery I’ll be content to plan my journeys to the Corson Building for those special  moments we like to include in our lives.

You will see no photos of the food from my dinner-it felt like too special of a moment to pull out the camera and I wanted the memory of the tastes to linger not the memory of the photo.  Close your eyes and imagine Duck with couscous and mint sauce and fresh yogurt, crunchy toasted bread with a hint of olive oil, fresh baked Focacia, finely shaved pork with hazelnuts, crisp pickled peppers, Geoduck Ceviche, Spotted prawns with aioli, smoked crab-wonderful-boiled then smoked outside on the wood fired oven over apple wood-this is beyond incredible, or freshly gathered eggs from the hen’s in the backyard -poached then served  with asparagus and morels, Shortbread, Chocolate truffle-mmmm. I can still taste the melt in your mouth flavor- get the picture?  Ready for a road trip that will lead to a dining experience? Make it a relaxing weekend and book your stay in Seattle at Clipper Vacations.  Wouldn’t this be a great way to celebrate that special occasion with that special someone?

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