Bin on the Move: Opulent Wine Dinners at Mysterious Locations

Brennon Leighton of Efeste cohosts February’s Bin on the Move dinner.
This Sunday, February 20, Bin on the Lake will hold its second Bin on the Move wine dinner.
The way it works is that every third Sunday of every month, the restaurant partners with a local winery (it’s Efeste on the 20th) to create a dinner at some location in “the Puget Sound area.” You buy tickets, and, 24 hours prior to the meal, the restaurant directs you to the location where you’ll be dining.
Curious about the concept, I attended the very first Bin on the Move dinner, at which chef R. Paul Hyman paired courses with wines from Delille Cellars. All I can say is, come hungry. We had lobster gnocchi and quail stuffed with shortbreads and then wrapped in bacon, then some steak and finally some chocolate cake. The food tasted great with the wines, and the whole thing was opulent and glutinous—it would be a fun way to celebrate and anniversary or some such occasion.
The dinner is long and there are endless opportunities to chat with the winemaker if that’s your thing. This, in addition to the fact that I love the wines, is why I would recommend the Efeste dinner this Sunday. I can’t imagine a winemaker who would be more fun to have dinner with than Brennon Leighton.
With tax and gratuity, the ticket price per person is $184.80. When I called the restaurant this morning I was told there are three spots remaining for the Efeste dinner. Tickets available here.