On February 17th The James Beard Foundation announced its list of Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists. Below is a list of all the Seattle area Semifinalists.
Outstanding Restaurateur Ethan Stowell, Ethan Stowell Restaurants - Seattle (Anchovies and Olives, Ballard Pizza Co., Bar Cotto, Bramling Cross, Goldfinch Tavern, How to Cook a Wolf, MKT., Red Cow, Rione XIII, Staple and Fancy, Tavolàta)
Get your appetites ready! Dine Around Seattle runs March 6 – 31st, Sundays through Thursdays. Participating restaurants offer 3-course dinner menus of one appetizer, one entree, and a dessert for just $33, with many restaurants offering a 3-course lunch menu for just $18. Check their website on February 11th for a complete listing of all participating restaurants.
Dine Around Seattle is going on now! 45 of your favorite Seattle area restaurants offer 3-course dinners for only $33! 3-course lunches are only $18. Dine Around Seattle takes place November 1st - 25th, Sundays through Thursdays, excluding Sunday Brunch and Holidays. Get the full list of participating restaurants here, and get more info on their website.
Last Friday was Pike Place Market's annual Sunset Supper. Luckily the heavy rain let up just in time for the event and it was a huge success! Some of the area's best chefs, restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries sampled their delicious food and drinks. This is my favorite food event of the year. To be able to take in the market setting in the evening with great food and drinks is truly an awesome experience!
Proceeds from the Sunset Supper benefit The Market Foundation's mission
to end hunger, care for the sick, educate kids, and find homes for those
without, right at Pike Place Market. The Market Foundation is the heart
of the Market. Their programs allow the diverse community to live and
thrive at Pike Place Market. Learn more about The Market Foundation here.
If you didn't have a chance to attend this year, I highly recommend making the Sunset Supper a must-attend event for next year! Also, check out the Pike Up! website to learn all about the Market's expansion!
Please enjoy some pictures from this year's Sunset Supper.....
Food and drinks out on the bricks!
Rachel's Ginger Beer
Blue C Sushi
Blue C Sushi
Crowd enjoying the delicious food at the Sunset Supper.
Cafe Campagne
Rodeo Donut
Rodeo Donut
Macrina Bakery
Scutter's Gourmet Popcorn in Seattle Seahawks colors.
Pike Place Chowder
Fremont Brewing
Maninis
Heritage Distilling
Wilridge Winery
Treveri Cellars
Dry Sparkling Soda
Gazpacho from Luc.
Seattle Seahawks popcorn from Scutter's Gourmet Popcorn.
Dancing the night away at the Sunset Supper.
Hope to see you at the Pike Place Market Sunset Supper next year! Cheers!
Last month the James Beard Foundation
announced the 2015 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists. As always,
Washington state has a good representation of outstanding chefs and
restaurants. Here is a list of the Washington state
Semifinalists. The finalists will be announced on March 24th, 2015, at the James Beard House in New York City. Outstanding Baker Evan Andres, Columbia City Bakery - Columbia City, Seattle
Outstanding Bar Program Canon - Capitol Hill, Seattle
The bi-annual dining promotion Dine Around Seattle is here again! Some of the area's best restaurants offer up a 3-course prix-fixe menu for only $33! Some even offer a 3-course lunch for only $18! It takes place all during the month of March, Sundays through Thursdays, excluding Sunday Brunch and Holidays.
Check out their website for a full listing of all the participating restaurants.
Friday night The Pike Place Market Foundation hosted the Sunset Supper at Pike Place Market. It is one of the largest events of the year to raise money for the Market Foundation. The Sunset Supper featured some of the best Chefs, restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries the Seattle area has to offer! It doesn't get any better in Seattle than savoring great food and drinks throughout a warm, summer evening at one of the city's most popular landmarks!
Even before the event started, there was already a long line of people waiting to enter the Market so they could start enjoying the great food and drinks that awaited them.
The Sunset Supper featured a lot of great Chefs including Seattle's own Thierry Rautureau, The Chef in the Hat! Thierry is well-known for his two popular restaurants, Luc and Loulay. Thierry has appeared on Bravo's "Top Chef Masters", and is also the co-host of "Seattle Kitchen" on KIRO Radio. Thierry is one of my favorite Chefs. He always takes delight in preparing delicious food he knows people will enjoy.
Throughout the evening, I had the pleasure of sampling a lot of great food, wines and liquor. Below is a slide show of some of the amazing food and drinks offered by the vendors at the Sunset Supper.
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From the start of the event, the Market was full of energy with attendees sampling the delicious offerings from all the vendors.
Not only was everyone treated to great food and drinks, but the live entertainment was great too! The band played through the evening entertaining the crowd as they danced through the night.
The Sunset Supper at Pike Place Market would not be complete without a beautiful sunset! Earlier in the day, it almost looked as if the weather would not cooperate, but it turned out to be a beautiful evening.
Future expansion plans for Pike Place Market
Proceeds from the Sunset Support go to The Pike Place Market Foundation, which is the heart of the Market. The Foundation helps the Market we all love remain a thriving, caring community. The Foundation was established in 1982. It is a non-profit organization which supports housing and services for low-income neighbors. They provide a food bank to feed the hungry; a preschool available to low-income families; a medical clinic offering care for homeless, low-income, and elderly clients; and Heritage House that offers assisted living to seniors.
The Market is planning to expand Westward! The viaduct will be coming down soon, and the Market will be expanding West to offer space for more vendors and access to the waterfront. This is a very ambitious project, but the benefits to the Market, downtown and the waterfront will be huge. The Waterfront Entrance to Pike Place Market will expand upon the heart of what The Market Foundation does in the community. You can help the Market realize its dream by making a donation today!
Even Rachel the Piggy Bank was all dressed up for the Sunset Supper!
The Sunset Supper at Pike Place Market was truly a great evening of food, drinks and entertainment. The event allowed some of the best Chefs, restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries to highlight what they have to offer. It was also a great event to raise awareness of The Market Foundation and what it does to keep the Market a thriving and caring community. This was by far the best food event I have attended this year, and I look forward to attending next year! Be sure to check out The Market Foundation's website to get the latest news on their future events, and to learn more about what the Market has to offer.
Yesterday at Safeco Field was the Bacon and Beer Classic. It was a day filled with restaurants featuring food samples all with one common ingredient, bacon! There were also breweries sampling over 100 beers. If that wasn't enough, there was entertainment by three bands, and also some fun games to try out. I had a great time at the event! Here are some pictures I took throughout the event. I hope Safeco Field hosts this event again next year!
There was a large crowd for the first session of the Bacon and Beer Classic. Most vendors had long lines.
Von Trapp's Bacon Potato Salad
What else goes great with beer? Pretzels! There was a pretzel necklace-making table.
Bacon and potato dumplings from Pel'meni Dumpling Tzar.
Do doesn't enjoy a good game of over-sized Jenga! Just watch out when it falls!
Elysian Brewery serving up some tasty beer.
Snoqualmie Falls Brewery keeping the people happy.
Spiced Chocolate Cookie with Maple Bacon Custard from Lecosho.
Stay Crispy, Seattle!
Local Seattle band, Hey Marseilles, performed a great set at the Classic! Seriously, check them out. They are an amazing band!
Deschutes Brewery serving up some Black Butte Porter.
Temporary Bacon tattoos!
Local Favorite Redhook Brewery serving up their much loved beer.
Chocolate Bacon Gelato from Sugars Gelato.
House Smoked Bacon-wrapped Sage Sausage Balls from Bill the Butcher. The only meat to eat!!
Skillet's Bacon Jam Brat.
Campfire OK opened the Classic with some great music.
The guys from Morsel creating some bacon goodness.
Diamond Knot Brewery serving up some brew.
Seattle-based, Creme Tangerine, a Beatles Tribute Band, gave more cowbell to some great classic rock!
The Bacon and Beer Classic was a lot of fun! I hope it's back again next year!
Unfortunately, some tasting cups were sacrificed during the Classic. But luckily they provided many good beer tasting samples before their demise.
I would like to thank all the restaurants and breweries for providing such amazing food and beer! Also thanks to Campfire OK, Hey Marseilles, and Creme Tangerine for their great music. And last, but not least, thank you to Safeco Field and all the sponsors and promoters for putting on such a great event! Bacon, beer and a baseball stadium are a winning combination! I hope to see you all again next year! Cheers!
