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Late April Food + Drink Events 04.20.16

April is full of great food and beverage events! See what’s in store at local restaurants and bars, then mark your calendars and hit the town!

Seattle Restaurant Week through Thursday

More than 165 restaurants are taking part in Seattle Restaurant Week (SRW) this Spring. For two more days, you can enjoy eating and drinking for a deal at some of the areas best restaurants, featuring local foods and innovative chefs. Experience a new restaurant, go to a favorite spot or relax over dinner after a long day.

Participating restaurants offer three-course dinner menus at $30 while many also offer $15 two-course lunch menus. Each menu has at least three options under each course, many with vegan, vegetarian and gluten free selections. A wide range of different cuisines means everyone enjoys their Seattle Restaurant Week experience!

Eat, drink and be merry during SRW at some of our favorite restaurant picks:

Seafood with a beautiful view at Ray’s Boathouse and Café

Guests dining at Ray’s in Ballard are in for a treat with unique dishes inspired by sustainable seafood and seasonal goods. The Café is perfect for a casual lunch or dinner and it’s a great opportunity to indulge in the Boathouse! Guests can enjoy scenic views of Puget Sound and the Olympics, while savoring fresh and beautifully prepared seafood, local wine, and classic and speciality cocktails.

The SRW menus:

Cafe Lunch:

• Oregon Bay Shrimp Cocktail
• Grilled Washington Asparagus

Café Dinner:

• Seasonal Fish, served with salad, mushrooms and chimichurri
• Grilled Double R Ranch Flank Steak with blue cheese, mashed potatoes, balsamic glaze and wilted spinach

Boathouse Dinner:

Starters:

• Smoked Idaho Trout
• Warm Mushroom Salad

Entrees:

• House-made Pappardelle served with spring peas
• Anderson Ranch Lamb

Dessert:

• Panna cotta
• Sorbet

(All gluten free)

Maria Hines’ Tilth

James Beard Award-winning chef Maria Hines’ critically acclaimed New American restaurant, Tilth, in Wallingford, is the perfect place to enjoy organic dishes, with ingredients sourced from local farmers. Hines has created a signature menu with delicious options for SRW including gluten free and vegan options.

For starters, treat your taste buds to:

• Sunchoke Soup
• Asparagus dishes

Then move on to mouth-watering entrees:

• Carnaroli Risotto served with vegetables including English peas and roasted carrots

To finish, consume:

• Gluten free, vegan Cashew “Cheesecake”
• Delightful Yarmuth Farms Goat Cheese Parfait

Explore Mediterranean cuisine at Golden Beetle

At Golden Beetle, chef Maria Hines takes inspiration from countries including Greece, Turkey, Israel and Egypt to create Mediterranean menus using local, organic ingredients.

The SRW lunch menu features a Greek-inspired dish of:

• Pork and Lamb Gyro served with pita bread, yogurt and cabbage slaw

Notable choices from the dinner menu include:

• Cyprian inspired Grilled Halloumi Cheese
• Berber Spiced Grilled Chicken Kabob
• Turkish style pizza – Uli’s Lamb Merguez Pide

If you still have room for dessert, Golden Beetle offers dishes such as:

• Black Walnut Baklava
• Cardamom Milk Pudding

Southern Italian + Sicilian cuisine at Agrodolce

Maria Hines brings the cuisine of southern Italy to Fremont at Agrodolce. Combining Italian classics such as handcrafted pasta with local and organic ingredients, Agrodolce always creates a memorable dining experience.

Italian starters encompass:

• Grilled Bruschetta served with seasonal caponata

Entrees feature:

• Durum Spaghetti and Taylor Shellfish Clams served with pickled chilli, castelvetrano olives and fresh mint
• Ricotta Cavatelli with spicy sausage

Each dish is offered at both lunch and dinner, giving you two opportunities a day to enjoy!

Desserts:

• Gelato
• Sorbet
• Theo Chocolate Polenta Cake

Agrodolce is a great place to experience Italian cuisine in a thoughtful, sustainable and organic way!

A modern view on tradition at Bell + Whete Gastropub + Events

The Bell +Whete in Belltown believe that a great meal has three aspects. The company you keep, a lovely beverage and meals created from fresh ingredients.

For SRW, the European orientated dinner menu includes dishes with a variety of ingredients.

Starters:

• Kale & Salami, Manchego, Hemp Seed, Kalamata Vinaigrette

Entrees:

• Rotisserie Cauliflower with Grilled Radicchio
• Pepperonata Braised Hog with Crisp Polenta

Desserts:

• Coffee Flan
• Chocolate Pot de Crème
• Apple Rosemary Crostada

This SRW meal will not be compete without one of their 66 international and local beers that are on tap.

Sustainable comfort fare at Local 360 Café & Bar

Local 360 Café & Bar in Belltown focuses on serving sustainable food that is grown and harvested by farmers who look after their land, with 90% of their ingredients coming from around Seattle.

For Seattle Restaurant Week, guests can enjoy:

Unique starters:

• Dungeness Crab & Shrimp Dip served with potato chips
• White Bean Soup served with Local 360’s Lamb Bacon

Fresh entrees:

• Rabbit Gnocchi with Spring Nettles
• Garnacha Braised Beef Shank with Green Garlic Potatoes
• Caramelized Cauliflower Steak served with Carrot Mousse

Handmade desserts:

• Delicious flavors of ice cream
• Fruit cobbler, all of which are handmade

Radler week through April 22 + Reinheitsgebot on April 23

While the U.S. doesn’t have 500 years of beer history, you can be thankful that the Germans do! This year marks the 500^th anniversary of Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Beer Law) – a law that defines the taste of beer today. On April 23, beer lovers everywhere will celebrate the enactment of Reinheisgebot by the only way that seems fit – drinking beer! Food specials, live music and special anniversary beers from Germany created specifically for this event, will be offered beginning at 11 a.m. until close.

Leading up to Reinheitsgebot, Radler Week will take place. During the week, celebrate with 0.5L for $5 or 1L for $10 of Bitburger’s Radler. Guests also have the opportunity to enter a raffle and win prizes such as Sounders and Mariners tickets, glass Bitburger boots and more. Radler Week will also highlight Weihenstephaner’s new beer, a kellerbier called 1516, brewed specially for Reinheisgebot. There will also be music and food to complement the beer and bring the celebration in true German fashion.

Passover at Golden Beetle from April 23-30

James Beard Award-winning chef, Maria Hines is celebrating Passover at Golden Beetle, her Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in Ballard, from April 23-30. Her menu embraces traditions while adding her unique, award-winning touch.

To celebrate, Hines has constructed a bold and flavorful tasting menu, whereby each course corresponds to a specific food that is traditionally found on a Seder plate during Passover. The Seder plate is used to re-tell the story of how Moses, under the instructions of God, led the Jews to freedom in Egypt in 1300 BCE.

The menu can be found online or below with Kosher wine pairings and symbolic meanings. The five courses are courses available for $50 per person. There is also an optional wine pairing for $25 per person

First course

Fried Soft Boiled Egg with asparagus, harissa aioli and fried shallot

Wine pairing: Kedem, Champagne, New York

What this represents on the Seder plate: Beitzah

Beitzah symbolizes the Passover offering, commonly called Hagigah. It also represents the circle of life, death and rebirth and reminds us we are all part of one universe.

Second course

Grilled Romaine Heart with black olive vinaigrette, almond and feta

What this course represents on the Seder plate: Karpas

Karpas – Represents the spring harvest. It is dipped in salt water to symbolize the tears that the Jews shed while in slavery in Egypt.

Third course

Sablefish Ball Soup with root vegetable confetti, preserve lemon and zaatar

Wine pairing: Barken, Chardonnay, Dan, Israel ‘13

What this course represents on the Seder plate: Maror

Maror serves as a reminder of the bitterness the Jews felt while they were slaves in Egypt.

Fourth course

Anderson Valley Ranch Braised Lamb with sour cherry, fingerling potato and cauliflower

Wine pairing: Barkan, Caberney Sauvignon, Galie, Israel ‘13

What this course represents on the Seder plate: Zeroa

Zeroa symbolizes the Pesach sacrifice, where a lamb as sacrificed in the Temple of Jerusalem on the eve of the exodus in Egypt.

Fifth course

Port Poached Pear with cacao nib, candied walnut and mint

Wine pairing: Rashi, Claret, Semi Sweet, California

What this course represents on the Seder plate: Charoset

Charoset represents the mortar the Jews used to construct buildings while slaves.

Brewery Nights Bell + Whete

Enjoy a selection of beers at Bell + Whete’s Brewery Night featuring local breweries. They will have reps on site, $1 off pints and $4 off growlers, plus brewery swag and more!

• April 28, Two Beers Brewing Night from 4pm to 11pm

TAGS: Agrodolce, Ballard, beer, beer events, Bell + Whete, Belltown, dinner, food, Gluten Free, Golden Beetle, Maria Hines, Passover, Ray's Boathouse, Restaurants, Seattle Restaurant Week, SRW, Tilth

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