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scottreiner

scottreiner

scott reiner
I'll be in town for my brother's wedding, and as a result will not have much free time. However, if I do escape for a bit, where to eat/drink?

How to cook a wolf? Joule? Lark? Maneki? Ma'ono? Shiro's? Sitka and Spruce? Terra Plata? Walrus and the Carpenter???? The Whale Wins?

Anything else I'm missing?
 
I have heard Sitka & Spruce is very good from a friend whom I respect and is a former Chef at a Michelin *** restaurant. Sent some friends there for lunch and they loved it. I plan to go there first on my next Seattle trip.

Thought Whale Wins and Joule were just ok.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

I have heard Sitka & Spruce is very good from a friend whom I respect and is a former Chef at a Michelin *** restaurant. Sent some friends there for lunch and they loved it. I plan to go there first on my next Seattle trip.
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Had lunch there over Labor Day weekend last year; so good. The flavors "popped," as they say.

The market it's situated in is great, too.
 
Happy birthday wishes to VIf!
Congrats to Shawn and Lauren on their first year.

Scott, I recommend going to Matt's at the Market for the charcuterie plate.
They butcher a hog once a week and make great use of everything snout to tail.
The rest of the food is very good too. Wine list is not fully disorderly but you can find something to drink.
 
You guys are on it. Sitka and Spruce would be the place. Agree with Robert about the Whaling restaurants and Joule.

If you just want a nice quick outing, Vif is great. They had a Lioco tasting last night, and Lauren's food was better than ever.

But, what's this? Sharon in town, and not a word? Waah.
 
For chocolate lovers, Chocolopolis in Queen Anne pretty amazing. Great selection of bean-to-bar stuff + they make their own truffles and confections. Lauren Adler, the owner, is very cool, too.
 
originally posted by BJ:
But, what's this? Sharon in town, and not a word? Waah.
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Sad! It was just a pitstop in town, and then the long weekend on the Olympic Peninsula.

Driest they had ever seen the Hoh Rain Forest.
 
but ,How to cook a wolf made excellent pastas -- and you know i don't say that casually. wine list, as I recall it, had enough on it to drink for 1 meal.

Spinasse also made excellent pasta. i recall not loving the wine list, but finding a bottle of something to drink --probably COS.

Sitka and Spruce was very fun and good; i think we went for dinner and then again for brunch.
 
originally posted by Marc D:

Scott, I recommend going to Matt's at the Market for the charcuterie plate.
They butcher a hog once a week and make great use of everything snout to tail.
The rest of the food is very good too. Wine list is not fully disorderly but you can find something to drink.
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I've never been and will likely never go, but if you want more adventurous than charcuterie this, I believe related place, is across the hall.
Radiator Whiskey
 
originally posted by Jim Diven:
originally posted by Marc D:

Scott, I recommend going to Matt's at the Market for the charcuterie plate.
They butcher a hog once a week and make great use of everything snout to tail.
The rest of the food is very good too. Wine list is not fully disorderly but you can find something to drink.
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I've never been and will likely never go, but if you want more adventurous than charcuterie this, I believe related, place is across the hall.
Radiator Whiskey
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That place was loud and rockin when we were at Matt's.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

I have heard Sitka & Spruce is very good from a friend whom I respect and is a former Chef at a Michelin *** restaurant. Sent some friends there for lunch and they loved it. I plan to go there first on my next Seattle trip.

Thought Whale Wins and Joule were just ok.
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Sitka and Spruce was just good, not great. Worth going to but not making a huge deal over.

Walrus and Carpenter is my favorite, but there isn't anything Earth shattering there. West Coast oysters are dope, though.
 
originally posted by kirk wallace:
it's been 2 yearsbut ,How to cook a wolf made excellent pastas -- and you know i don't say that casually. wine list, as I recall it, had enough on it to drink for 1 meal.

Spinasse also made excellent pasta. i recall not loving the wine list, but finding a bottle of something to drink --probably COS.

Sitka and Spruce was very fun and good; i think we went for dinner and then again for brunch.
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Haven't been to Wolf, but I feel the same about Spinasse.

Wine lists are generally pretty shitty for some reason.
 
as on out-of-towner, i'm surprised there's been no mention of le pichet, as i've always found lots of dressner wines in their offerings. and good bistrot food.
 
sitka and spruce was great, with caveats.

food: tasty, and fresh. great ingredients.

wine: not a huge list, but well thought out. many lovely wines at good price points.

service: very friendly and well meaning, but woefully slow. slow to the point of irrelevancy.
 
Canlis is amazing. Wear a blazer and get a seat by the table. Excellent list. Had ravioli stuffed with brocoli and cheddar. Like if 1950's housewife broccoli casserole were made by a Michelin starred chef.

Sitka and Spruce, Walrus and Carpenter, and most importantly, Spinasse, are turning out some of the best food in the US. At Spinasse, get the Tajarin with fried Sage. I had a lovely bottle of 07 Brovia Barolo there.
 
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