Openings
Wallingford’s popular Italian eatery will have an Eastside outpost by the end of summer.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Apr 28, 2010 at 03:21PM
Brian Cartenuto, executive chef of hugely popular but very small Italian eatery Cantinetta, confirms that he and owner Trevor Greenwood will be opening a second Cantinetta at 10038 Main Street in Bellevue, right up the street from Monsoon East.
Unlike the Eastside outposts of many a Seattle restaurant, Cantinetta II will not be a massive version of its parent eatery. “It’s the same size, same concept” as the Wallingford restaurant, says Cartenuto. “We always talked about expanding, and the market is great in terms of asking for what you need.” And while Cartenuto says he has nothing against the corporate-style mega-restaurants that dominate the Eastside, he aims to “draw a line in the sand” by bringing a small mom-and-pop Italian restaurant to downtown Bellevue.
Of course, Cartenuto and Greenwood also hope to draw that well-heeled Redmond-Kirkland crowd, the one that regularly shows its affinity for high-end Italian eating at Holly Smith’s Cafe Juanita.
Cartenuto will be head chef at both restaurants; he says he and Greenwood hope to open their Bellevue branch by late July or early August.
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Family Food Fun
Vegfest and Cook the Books
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Apr 09, 2010 at 12:42PM
Pride and Prejudice, as interpreted by a past contestant of Cook the Books.
Some stereotypes are awesome and should be not only lived up to, but celebrated. Seattle’s much-noted penchant for hippie food, along with its frequently expressed devotion to literature, can be honored in two ways this weekend. Behold:
April 10 and 11 is Vegfest, held at the Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center. “There are over 500,000 free food samples from over 200 companies for you to taste,” reads the website “with foods such as Italian baked tofu, garbanzo bean curry and even Chocolate Silk soy milk.” Even chocolate soy milk! Love it. The fest runs from 10am to 6pm on both days, and costs just $8. Kids under 12 get in free.
The there is the 5th Annual Seattle Edible Book Festival—AKA Cook the Books—at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. Here, contestants create edible interpretations of their favorite works of literature. It starts at noon on the 10th, admission is $10. Prizes (“most pun-derfull,” “most booklike in structure”) are awarded at 1:30pm. After that everyone eats the art and talks about how they don’t have cable—how they don’t even know what this Jersey Shore even is.
I can’t think of two better ways to teach your kids to be good Seattleites.
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If the answer is something depressing, break bread at one of these restaurants instead.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Feb 05, 2010 at 11:27AM
This time of year, when the days are 10 minutes long and all your good leather shoes have water stains, the tendency is to imagine life somewhere other than Seattle.
But then our very community-oriented and creative restaurant people come up with something that makes you love living here again. Witness winter Sunday dinners at Joule and Oddfellows. The idea is to eat some down-home cooking with some friends and some friendly strangers and relax a little before going back to the trenches on Monday morning.
Now, the February 7 meal at Joule sold out in advance. Here’s what we are missing: pissaladiere, casoulet, and tarte tatin. Damn it. Call the restaurant to reserve future spots at Sunday dinners.
And fear not, there are still openings at Oddfellows, where this week you can chow down on a salad of chopped romaine with housemade ricotta and pancetta, maple and dijon glazed pork leg with collared greens and cranberry beans, and red velvet cake. It’s starts at 6:30pm, costs $35 and includes—uh-oh—all the wine you can drink. I’m told the food at the Sunday Suppers is very good. Call 206-325-0807 to reserve.
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