Tag Archives: Nice Publicity

Nancy Leson’s Perfect Valentine’s Dinner? Our roast chicken

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Jim

During a recent interview on radio station KPLU, host Dick Stein asked former Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson what would constitute her perfect Valentine’s Day dinner.  Her reply?  Roasted chicken from Le Pichet or Cafe Presse. Well Nancy, your … Continue reading →

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Fast Times at Café Presse

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Jim

If you were asking yourself “Hey, isn’t that Café Presse on the cover of last Friday’s Weekend Plus section of the Seattle Times”, why yes it is, thanks for noticing.  Check out the article from Friday October 3, 2014.

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Cafe Presse named top 10 places in the U.S. to watch the World Cup

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Jim

Thanks to Flipkey.com / Trip Advisor for including Cafe Presse on their recent list of “10 Best Sports Bars in the U.S. to watch the World Cup”.  Not sure, but Cafe Presse may be the only French bar / cafe … Continue reading →

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Be a part of “Check, Please” filming at Café Presse

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jim

Café  Presse has been picked to be a part of the new season of “Check, Please” on KCTS, Seattle’s PBS station. If you haven’t seen the show before, basically it works like this: Three local food lovers are picked to … Continue reading →

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Le Pichet and Café Presse in the Media

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Jim

Lots of good press for Le Pichet and Café Presse recently… In the March 2014 Seattle Magazine, Le Pichet was named “Best of the trend: Nose to Tail Dining”.  Cafe Presse was also sighted for honorable mention in the same … Continue reading →

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Roasted Chicken among Zagat’s “8 Biggest Cuts of Meat in Seattle”

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jim

Zagat is big on big cuts of meat.  The proof is a series of recent articles featuring restaurant meat dishes from around the country sized for the Paleolithic man in all of us (check out these Zagat articles on Houston, … Continue reading →

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Creme fraiche and other delights

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Jim

Remember a post I wrote in January about making cauliflower gratin at the house in Orthez?  In that post, I mentioned that my inspiration for making that dish at that moment was a discussion with food writer Nancy Leson on … Continue reading →

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Seattle Times recommends happy hour at Cafe Presse

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Jim

The Seattle Times calls Vin Expresse, Cafe Presse’s Paris-style happy hour “the best kept Happy Hour secret on Capitol Hill”…read  the article here.

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The Stranger Suggests Vin Expresse at Cafe Presse

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Jim

Check out this week’s edition of the Stranger and the Stranger Suggests column;  Managing editor Bethany Jean Clement recommends  Vin Expresse at Cafe Presse, everyday between 4pm and 6pm.  Of course we agree. Bottles of wine between $8 and $14…$1.50 … Continue reading →

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Full house Discusses GM Food Labels

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jim

Last Tuesday afternoon, June 18, 2013, Cafe Presse hosted what we hope will be the first in a series of meetings to discuss Initiative 522, which will be on the ballot in Washington State in November of 2013.  I522 would … Continue reading →

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