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tidbit bistro Closing Aug 27 08.23.11
It’s with a bittersweetness that we say farewell to tidbit bistro. Owners John van Deinse and Nicola Longo have decided to close up shop and start the next chapters in their lives. This whole week they are celebrating the last four years and welcoming all guests to join them for their favorite dishes and wine and grappa specials for dinner-only service through Saturday, August 27.
If you’ve never been in we highly recommend dining before it’s too late! Here are a few of our favorite dishes including: Crostino con Funghi, Paella, La Torre (30 layer lasagna), Zuppa di Cozze & Vongole (steamed clams and mussels), Grilled Caesar and Tiramisu to finish!
Check out some of the press they’ve received from the media bidding the restaurant farewell. Seattle Met and Eater Seattle.
We can’t wait to celebrate with them and enjoy one last dinner! Located at 1401 Broadway, Seattle at Broadway and Union. Call for reservations at (206) 323-0840.TAGS: closing, Italian, restaurant, Spanish, tapas, tidbit bistro
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Indulge your palate and get movin’ this V-day! 02.08.11
Theo Chocolate, heart-shaped lobster ravioli, black truffles and raspberry cocktails… it must be Valentine’s Day! No plans yet? We’ve got you covered with dinners, cocktails, cooking and even a pre-date workout with your cutie!
Tilth’s Theo Chocolate Ganache Cake
tidbit bistro
Spend San Valentino in tidbit bistro’s cozy and rustic setting with a special Spanish and Italian influenced menu featuring five courses for $60 (plus tax and gratuity). Start with the traditional and savory Empanadillas, ground lamb turnovers topped with romesco sauce and shaved parmesan; Lobster Ravioli Alla Panna, heart-shaped lobster ravioli with creamy sauce; Prime Rib With Budino, tender rare prime rib with Yorkshire mini-pudding and porcini mushroom reduction. A special wine and cocktail pairing featuring tidbit’s signature cocktail Cuoro Matte (crazy heart), Chartreuse, vodka, cream, Gianduia is available for $35. Please find full menu attached.
Call 206.323.0840 for reservations. tidbit bistro is located at 1401 Broadway, Seattle. Complimentary parking at Harvard Market while dining at tidbit! www.tidbitbistro.com
CRUSH
Set the stage for romance with an enticing four course dinner at CRUSH throughout Valentine’s weekend. Lovingly prepared by Chef Jason Wilson, the menu features options such as Potato Gnocchi with Perigord Black Truffle and gruyere cream, Main Lobster Salad with Blood Orange and Slow Roasted Wild Salmon and Dungeness Crab-Fennel Salad. Optional menu supplements include Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras ‘Steak’ with wild huckleberries, buttermilk Belgian waffle and endive as well as a Gift of Sweets. The menu will be offered Feb 11-14 in addition to the regular CRUSH menu. The four course menu is $77 per person with an optional wine pairing for $54. Tax and gratuity not included. Please find full menu attached.
Please call Crush for a reservation at 206.302.7874. Crush is located at 2319 E. Madison Street, Seattle. www.chefjasonwilson.com
Tilth
Chef Maria Hines’ Tilth offers a beautiful four course dinner on Valentine’s Day, leaving room for you and your Valentine to have something different with three options under each course. Enjoy such options as Porcini Crème Brulee, Grilled Dakota Beef Top Sirloin with truffle potato purée and Theo Chocolate Ganache Cake. The menu is offered only on Valentine’s Day for $85 per person with an optional wine pairing for $50. Excluding tax and gratuity. Please find attached the full menu with three options under each course.
Reservations can be made by calling Tilth at 206.633.0801. Tilth is located at 1411 N. 45th Street, Seattle. www.tilthrestaurant.com
Morton’s The Steakhouse
Morton’s bar provides the perfect start to any evening with their dark wood finishes and expert bartenders who can shake up a mean one. This Valentine’s weekend they are mixing up a vibrant new cocktail to toast with your special someone! Stay for the best steak in town or head out to your next destination! Available February 11 – 14; $14.
The Red Velvet
2 oz Lindemans Raspberry Lambic
4 oz Prosecco
.5 oz Chambord
1 each Raspberry
In a mixing glass, stir in ingredients with two ounces of ice for five seconds. Strain into Champagne flute. Squeeze lemon peel over glass and discard peel. Garnish with fresh raspberry on a pick.
Call for reservations. Morton’s Seattle is located at 1511 6th Avenue, Seattle; 206.223.0550. Morton’s Portland is located at 213 S.W. Clay Street, Portland; 503.248.2100. Valet parking available. www.mortons.com/valentines/
Estancia Lucia
Impress your date this Valentine’s weekend and cook a romantic Argentinean inspired meal with Estancia Lucia’s delicious specialty foods. Their chimichurri sauce works as the perfect marinade on meat or fish and a great accompaniment to vegetables or as a dip for bread. Start your meal with their Arauco green olives, unique to Argentina, or garnish your martini or bloody mary. Finish off your pasta or meat dish with a drizzle of their San Juan Extra Virgin Olive Oil for a flavor boost and a swirl of fresh aromatics.
Estancia Lucia products can be purchased at DiLaurenti’s, The Spanish Table, Bert’s Red Apple, Pasta & Co., and more! Check out their website for more retail locations and preparation ideas. www.magicroadinternational.com
Pure Barre
Get sweaty before your date with Pure Barre! On February 14th show your significant other what you’ve been obsessing over for months now and treat them to a FREE Pure Barre class on Valentine’s Day. Reserve your place in class by signing up online or calling the studio. Offer applies to all regularly scheduled classes held on Monday, February 14th: 6, 8:30, 9:40 a.m. and 12, 5:30 and 6:40 p.m. Don’t forget about Pure Barre Seattle’s drop-in childcare at the IPA learning center all day for $5/child. Contact Ali at IPA.
Pure Barre is located in Bellevue across from The Bravern and in Seattle across from U Village. www.purebarre.comTAGS: Arauco olives, Argentina, Crush, Estancia Lucia, Morton's The Steakhouse, Portland, Pure Barre, Seattle, Theo Chocolate, tidbit bistro, Tilth
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We have a seat for you during the holidays! 12.20.10
Christmas is just five days away. Just five days until you spend time with friends and family around the tree and more importantly, around the dinner table! We’ve given you gift ideas, but if you’ve procrastinated in making plans this holiday season, fear not as we have some delicious seats at dinner tables for you!
We know that Seattle is known for making those New Year’s plans at the last minute so we are here to save you with New Years Eve plans as well! Don’t delay as these meals that ring in the New Year will go fast!
Tidbit offers New Year's Eve dinner
CRUSH – Christmas Eve Dinner
What better way to round out a year of great eating than with this years James Beard Best Chef Northwest winner at Crush. Chef Jason Wilson and his staff Crush will be joyfully making Christmas Eve memorable with a four course dinner for only $60 (excluding tax and gratuity). Seating begins at 5 p.m. Please call Crush for a reservation at 206.302.7874.
First Course“Soup & Salad”
Lobster & Pumpkin Soup with Butter Lettuce Salad & Green Goddess Dressing
Second CourseSlow Roasted Alaskan Salmon with Sunchokes & Meyer Lemon, Sautéed Chanterelles & Pancetta
Third CourseAnderson Valley Lamb Chops with Syrah Sauce, Figs & Apples, Minted Potato Gnocchi, Gorgonzola Cheese & Olives
DessertChocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie with Sous Vide Cranberries, Orange Buttermilk Ice Cream, Sage Caramel
With a glass of Milk for Ol’ St. Nick
Christmas Cookies, chocolates, confections and petit
Tilth – Christmas Eve + New Years Eve DinnerTilth is offering a beautiful four course dinner menu available on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. The menu gives diners ample options with three choices under each course. It looks so good we even think Chef Morimoto would be impressed. $85 per person with an optional wine pairing for $50 (excluding tax and gratuity). Reservations can be made by calling Tilth at 206.633.0801.
First CourseTaylor Shellfish Oysters – champagne mignonette, mint, apple
Celery Root Soup – celery heart, celery leaves, perigord truffle
Rabbit Rillette – onion jam, crostini, whole grain mustard
Second CourseSylver Fishing Co. Spot Prawn – salsify, grapefruit, pine nut
Seared Alaskan Sablefish – sturgeon caviar, potato cake, cardoon
Wild Mushroom Plin – hedgehog mushroom, dandelion green, parmesan
Third CourseLiberty Farms Duck Breast – sunchoke, lacinato kale, blood orange
Port Wine Carnaroli Risotto – cocoa nib, leek, romanesco
Sous Vide Venison Loin – fennel and potato gratin, escarole, demi-glace
Fourth CourseCowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam Cow’s Milk Cheese – truffle salt, truffle honey
Blood Orange Crème Brulée – citrus paper, turbinado sugar, blood orange gastrique
Theo’s Chocolate Pot au Crème – almond praline, candied cocoa nib, red currant
Fig Pudding Cake – port, cinnamon chantilly, walnut
tidbit bistro – New Year’s Eve MenuRing in the New Year with tidbit bistro at their new Capitol Hill digs (corner of Broadway + Union)! Get the best of both Spanish and Italian worlds with a special five course New Year’s Eve dinner for $60 and an optional wine pairing featuring Giribaldi Barbaresco for $30. (plus tax and gratuity). Call tidbit at 206.323.0840 for reservations.
First CourseGamberi Bisque – Shrimp bisque with chive oil, brandy and cream
Second CourseMixed greens, bresaola, goat cheese, tomatoes, olives, shallots with white balsamic vinaigrette
Third CourseTortellini in Brodo – Homemade tortellini stuffed with ricotta in a vegetable broth and shaved parmesan
Fourth CourseCordero a la Plancha – Marinated leg of lamb grilled served with potato cake, whole grain mustard allioli and olive tapenade
Fifth CourseTiramisù – Made in house with ladyfingers, coffee, zabaglione cream, dusted with a rich cocoa powder
Wine Pairing $30Prosecco, Alvise, Italy
Pinot Gris, Kyra, 2006, Washington
Barbaresco, Giribaldi, 2005, DOCG, Italy
CRUSH – New Years Eve DinnerCelebrate the New Year with a five course tasting menu at Crush. Decadent dishes will close out 2010 and usher in 2011 with very happy palates. First seating is $115 and “Countdown to 2011” seating is $140. Optional wine pairing for an additional $60; additional courses available as well. Prices exclude tax and gratuity. Please call Crush for a reservation at 206.302.7874.
Amuse Trio“Bacon n Eggs” Smoked Steelhead Roe with Blis Bourbon Syrup & Parsnip Flan
Abalone & Sea Urchin with Cucumber Compression & Sea Vegetables
Kushi Oyster in Matsutake Veloute with Domestic Sturgeon Caviar
Pasta CoursePotato Gnocchi with Perigord Black Truffle & Gruyere Sabayon
Verjus Granny Smith Apple, Chilled Duck Lardo & Chervil
Fish CourseSautéed Mediterranean John Dory & Agro Dolce Veal Sweetbreads
Watercress, Spiced Squash, Smoked Parsnip & Meyer Lemon
Main CourseBlackmore Farms Wagyu Beef Rib “Cap Steak”, Parsley-Horseradish Salad
Hedgehog Mushrooms, Onion Soubisse, Bone Marrow
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White Truffle Butter Poached Maine Lobster Tail with Blood Orange
Sunchokes, Black Garlic, Trumpet Mushrooms
DessertTrio of Chocolate
Warm Coulant with Salted Caramel & Praline Ice Cream
Feuillitine & Hazelnut Gianduja Mousse with Huckleberry & Cocoa Nibs
Salted Peanut Sundae with Brandied Cherry ice cream
Small Treats & Assorted petit fours and chocolates
Eat well and Happy Holidays!TAGS: Capitol Hill, Christmas Eve, Crush, holiday menus, New Years Eve, Restaurants, tidbit bistro, Tilth, Wallingford
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Reunited! tidbit bistro – our newest client! 12.10.10
We are so excited to once again be representing tidbit bistro! We’ve known them for years and are big fans of their restaurant. After a quick spring fling and a big move for them from one side of Capitol Hill to the other, we are reunited… and it feels so good. If you aren’t familiar with tidbit bistro from their former space on North Broadway they are a friendly and vibrant neighborhood restaurant serving Italian and Spanish inspired dishes from tapas and small plates to entrees and house made desserts. They were also the first restaurant in Seattle to serve flights of the Italian digestivos grappa and cello, as well as boasting an extensive selection of wine and cocktails. Not to mention a special vegan menu and tons of vegetarian options.
They are now located in the original La Spiga space at Broadway and Union in the Pike/Pine corridor of Capitol Hill. With their move came fun new dishes and menu items that we can’t wait to share with you! We’re thrilled to once again be working together and be sure to check back here for more tidbit updates. Definitely pay them a visit for lunch, dinner or happy hour!
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TAGS: Capitol Hill, happy hour, Italian, new client, Spanish, tapas, tidbit bistro, Wine
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Press Release: tidbit bistro Hosts Tuscan Chef/Author for Lunch 4.27 04.26.10
TIDBIT BISTRO HOSTS TUSCAN CHEF/AUTHOR JUDY WITTS FRANCINI FOR SPECIAL THREE-COURSE LUNCH APRIL 27
$15 three-course lunch for Italian food lovers and food bloggers during
Seattle Restaurant Week
SEATTLE – On Tuesday, April 27, Italian and Spanish inspired restaurant, tidbit bistro is hosting a special $15 three-course lunch with Tuscan chef, and nationally recognized cookbook author and food blogger Judy Witts Francini, at 11 a.m. at their restaurant in north Capitol Hill. Stopping in Seattle and the Eastside during her upcoming U.S. cooking class/cookbook tour, Francini is leaving the “boot” and gracing us with her authentic Tuscan cooking, Italian food knowledge and 25 years of food writing/blogging experience. Francini is the author of Secrets from My Tuscan Kitchen, a collection of 93 of her favorite recipes celebrating traditional and new Tuscan culinary specialties.
Tidbit, a dinner-only restaurant, is opening their doors early on April 27 to accommodate their fellow Italian for a special lunch. Tidbit is a participant in Seattle Restaurant Week and in keeping with the price point that week they are offering a $15 three-course lunch. Each course will have three options available, two from tidbit including one from Napoli and one from Spain, and a third Tuscan option from Francini. Tuscan menu options include: Ravioli Gnudi – spinach and ricotta dumplings formed from traditional ravioli filling – name means ‘naked ravioli’; Arista con Verdure Arrosto – Tuscan style pork roast with rosemary and fennel pollen served with roasted vegetables; and Panna Cotta al Caffè – cooked cream flavored with espresso coffee.
The casual event invites guests to interact with Francini, ask her questions about Tuscan food and living, her cookbooks, how to be a successful blogger and author and enjoy a wonderful lunch prepared by tidbit and herself. Francini will have copies of her book for sale. Lunch reservations are strongly encouraged. Call (206) 323-0840 or online at tidbit bistro to book.
Francini is a member of the Italian Personal Chef Association, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, a member of Slow Food International, and a student of cooking for over 30 years. She’s married to a native Florentine, Andrea Francini, whose knowledge of Florence provides Francini with valuable insights. Her blog, Over A Tuscan Stove, features weekly articles for those who want to keep current on Tuscan food and living. Francini shares the food she loves as a staff writer for FoodConnect.com, and has written her own cookbook, Secrets from My Tuscan Kitchen. She has been recognized in national publications including Bon Appetit, GQ, Food & Wine, Town & Country Travel and more, as well as featured on the BBC with Gary Rhodes.
Tidbit is a casual, family-friendly neighborhood restaurant located in Seattle’s north Capitol Hill. Enjoy a relaxed dining experience in their vibrant dining room featuring creative Italian and Spanish comfort foods. Tidbit uses only the most natural and freshest ingredients in their cooking. They believe each dish should be as simple and as fresh as possible, which lets the taste of each ingredient shine through. Tidbit features a wide selection of entrees prepared and cooked in individual portions as well as an assortment of tapas and small plates to share with a group of friends. Additionally, tidbit offers an extensive selection of wines, grappa and unique cocktails. Located at 2359 10th Avenue E, Seattle 98102 www.tidbitbistro.com.
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