First Look Inside Altura
Take a photo tour of the upscale Italian eatery, opening October 5 on Broadway.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Oct 04, 2011 at 02:04PM
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Chef Nathan Lockwood stands in front of a 10-seat dining counter where guests can gawk at the open kitchen across.
View Slideshow »A place setting at the counter. In addition to an a-la-carte menu, Altura offers three, four, and five course menus at $49, $59, and $69. Wine pairings are $27, $37, and $47.
View Slideshow »Lockwood rolls out gnocchi for the night’s meal. Yukon Gold potato gnocchi is one of his specialties.
View Slideshow »A place setting.
View Slideshow »The 617 Broadway E restaurant is housed in a century-old building, according to an Altura press release.
View Slideshow »The restaurant, seen here from the mezzanine in the rear, seats 39.
View Slideshow »According to the Altura press release, this angel, which hangs from the mezzanine in the back, was “rescued from a French chapel bombed during World War II.”
View Slideshow »A late 19th Century English oak cabinet near the back of the restaurant. View Slideshow » Illustration:
Altura begins service on Wednesday, October 5.
Yup, another big restaurant opening on Capitol Hill.
This one is from Chef Nathan Lockwood, whose last gig was heading up the kitchen at spectacularly appointed Seattle supper club The Ruins. At Altura, the new Broadway restaurant he is opening with his wife Rebecca, the decor is decidedly more pared-down, and features antiques along with wood repurposed from the former Jade Pagoda space across the street. (The site of another new restaurant, modern Cantonese destination Bako.)
Lockwood sharpened his chef skills in San Francisco toiling for Chef Hubert Keller at Fleur de Lys and Suzette Gresham at Acquerello (where he was chef de cuisine). Upscale Italian made with local, seasonal ingredients is his vision for Altura—a sample menu includes agnolotti with squab and pheasant, Madeira jus, and crispy sage and pancetta-wrapped pacific scallops with “late-summer shelling beans, tromboncino, [a summer squash], and blossom.”
Guy Kugel, who was GM and sommelier at Christine Keff’s Flying Fish for almost 10 years, is taking over the wine program at Altura. The list will include local wines along with some Old World stuff. The prix fixe menus—three, four, and five courses are available—come with wine pairing options at each price point (see details in slideshow).
Altura opens Wednesday, October 5 for service. Reservation information is on its website.
Tags: New Seattle Restaurants, Seattle Restaurant Openings, Capitol Hill, Italian Food
A+ Amazing!
I love this place. This is the best food I have had in Seattle. What a gem!
Thank you Chef Lockwood for a memorable evening. My family will be back soon!