Better Boozing 2011
Practice wine sniffing (and drink for free) this Saturday night in Ballard.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jan 04, 2011 at 10:18AM
Know your aromas Stop by Dish It Up this weekend to sharpen your sniffing skills.
Something cool this weekend:
Shannon Jones is winemaker at Woodinville winery Hestia Cellars. He is teaming up with sommelier Cole Sisson this Saturday, January 8 to teach a free wine-sniffing class at Dish It Up’s Ballard location.
If you tend to scratch your head like a monkey when you hear people discussing wine aromas, you should definitely stop by. Wine aromas are described using foods and objects such as honey and chocolate and various berries and wet dog and skunk and cloves and bootstraps. Jones and Sisson are bringing some of these things (probably not the skunk, but who knows) to the class. You’ll smell what they bring, and then smell the wine themselves. Suddenly, everything will make sense. Bonus: You get to drink the wine.
The class is from 6 to 8pm. Since it’s held on the second Saturday of the month, Ballard Art Walk will be in full swing. So you might want to check that out too.
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Patty Pan’s new 23rd and Madison location gives away the goods through Saturday.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Oct 21, 2010 at 10:54AM
Now through Saturday, get a free coffee drink at the new Patty Pan.
Patty Pan Soup and Salad Cafe is the new coffeshop from Devra Gartenstein, owner of the defunct Patty Pan Grill, a vegetarian tamale destination in Ballard.
The tiny property she has taken over at 2310 E Madison Street has been home to two previous coffee ventures in recent months: Cafe Char and Fixx.
Gartenstein is sticking with Fremont Coffee, the roaster that also supplied Fixx. And through Saturday, October 23, she is offering a free coffee—espresso drinks included—to customers.
Patty Pan is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30am to 3:30pm. Aside from coffee, Gartenstein will be serving handmade soups, salads, and stuffed breads. Also scones.
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Try some local concoctions this Thursday on Capitol Hill.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Oct 13, 2010 at 02:47PM
Sample Scrappy’s Bitters tomorrow, October 14, at 12th and Olive wine shop.
If you drink a lot of cocktails locally, chances are you’ve consumed Scrappy’s Bitters, a Seattle-based concoction company owned by bartenders Miles Thomas of the Hideout and Chris Bollenbacher of Serafina and Cicchetti.
And if you don’t drink a lot of cocktails, or are trying to drink fewer, or maybe just have a stomachache, then you really must try bitters and soda at home or at the bar. It’s a lightly alcoholic, refresing drink that still qualifies as an adult beverage.
This Thursday, October 14, 12th and Olive wine shop on Capitol Hill will host a free Scrappy’s Bitters tasting from 5 to 8pm. (12th and Olive stocks Scrappy’s for $15.99).
Flavors you can sample are chocolate, grapefruit, orange, celery, lavender, and cardamom.
Side note: Did you know they sell Angostura Bitters at Safeway? True story. I saw some at the Safeway on Madison and 23rd.
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