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Fall 2011 Wine Features at Cafe Presse

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What:  Cafe Presse Featured Wines for Fall 2011: 2010 Domaine Saint-Roch Touraine Sauvignon 2010 Maison l’Aiglon Saint-Chinian “Grand Reserve” When:  October, November and December 2011″ Where: To enjoy at Cafe Presse or to take out Cafe Presse Wine Director Marcel Boulanger has selected two wines to feature this Fall that offer a great value and […]

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What:  Cafe Presse Featured Wines for Fall 2011: 2010 Domaine Saint-Roch Touraine Sauvignon 2010 Maison l’Aiglon Saint-Chinian “Grand Reserve” When:  October, November and December 2011″ Where: To enjoy at Cafe Presse or to take out Cafe Presse Wine Director Marcel Boulanger has selected two wines to feature this Fall that offer a great value and

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Food in the News

U.S. to expand E. Coli ban in ground beef

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In an article dated September 13, 2011, the New York Times reported that the U.S. federal government will expand its current ban on E. Colin in food to include 6 lesser known strains of E. Coli  that have increasingly been identified as the cause in cases of food-born illness.  The most deadly form of E.

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In an article dated September 13, 2011, the New York Times reported that the U.S. federal government will expand its current ban on E. Colin in food to include 6 lesser known strains of E. Coli  that have increasingly been identified as the cause in cases of food-born illness.  The most deadly form of E.

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Slow Foods Wants to “Take Back the Value Meal”

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Slow Food USA is challenging us all to “Take Back the Value Meal” by getting together with family, friends and neighbors to cook a slow food meal that costs no more than $5 per person.  On September 17, Slow Food USA members all over the U.S. will be cooking good food on the cheap, either

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Slow Food USA is challenging us all to “Take Back the Value Meal” by getting together with family, friends and neighbors to cook a slow food meal that costs no more than $5 per person.  On September 17, Slow Food USA members all over the U.S. will be cooking good food on the cheap, either

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Enjoy a Cafe Presse Pique-Nique at the Local Sightings Film Festival

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What:  Cafe Presse and NWFF offer pique-niques at the Local Sightings Film Festival When:  September 30 to October 6 2011 Where:  Northwest Film Forum Cafe Presse and Northwest Film Forum are teaming up to help you enjoy the 2012 Local Sightings Film Festival a little bit more.  During this year’s festival, movie goers will be

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What:  Cafe Presse and NWFF offer pique-niques at the Local Sightings Film Festival When:  September 30 to October 6 2011 Where:  Northwest Film Forum Cafe Presse and Northwest Film Forum are teaming up to help you enjoy the 2012 Local Sightings Film Festival a little bit more.  During this year’s festival, movie goers will be

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New Dishes on the Menu at Le Pichet

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A few photos of new dishes that have recently been added to the menu at Le Pichet by Chef de Cuisine Brent Harding.  It’s the time of year when the season for some produce is ending just as that of others is beginning.  This explains the addition of 2-3 new dishes each week or two.  

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A few photos of new dishes that have recently been added to the menu at Le Pichet by Chef de Cuisine Brent Harding.  It’s the time of year when the season for some produce is ending just as that of others is beginning.  This explains the addition of 2-3 new dishes each week or two.  

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Cafe Presse

Grass Fed New York Strip at Cafe Presse

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New to the menu at Cafe Presse:  We are now featuring grass fed New York Strip steak for our Steak Frites.  This great tasting steak comes to us from Northwest Grass Fed Beef, a collective of small ranchers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.  It is 100% natural and 100% grass fed so it not only

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New to the menu at Cafe Presse:  We are now featuring grass fed New York Strip steak for our Steak Frites.  This great tasting steak comes to us from Northwest Grass Fed Beef, a collective of small ranchers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.  It is 100% natural and 100% grass fed so it not only

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Gratin Lyonnais and Seasonal Envy

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About this time of year, I start to get the question.  People call.  I get emails.  Guests stop me in the restaurants, or even on the street.  The question that is simmers up every year about this time is:  “When is the Gratin Lyonnais going to be back on the menu?” Trust me, I am

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About this time of year, I start to get the question.  People call.  I get emails.  Guests stop me in the restaurants, or even on the street.  The question that is simmers up every year about this time is:  “When is the Gratin Lyonnais going to be back on the menu?” Trust me, I am

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Soups

Gratin Lyonnais

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In making Soupe a l’oignon Gratinée, or French Onion Soup, there are two basic schools of thought:  1)  the Paris school, which developed around the wholesale market at Les Halles, and which always features beef broth  2)  the Lyon school, which demands a soup made with chicken stock, maybe because of the proximity to Lyon

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In making Soupe a l’oignon Gratinée, or French Onion Soup, there are two basic schools of thought:  1)  the Paris school, which developed around the wholesale market at Les Halles, and which always features beef broth  2)  the Lyon school, which demands a soup made with chicken stock, maybe because of the proximity to Lyon

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Markets and Sources

The Fall Harvest Season Arrives at the Pike Place Market

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When I think of the growing season in Seattle from the distance of the winter, I often make the mistake of associating July and August with height of the harvest.  This year especially, because of the very mild summer, spending time in the Pike Place Market has made the truth abundantly clear:  the real height

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When I think of the growing season in Seattle from the distance of the winter, I often make the mistake of associating July and August with height of the harvest.  This year especially, because of the very mild summer, spending time in the Pike Place Market has made the truth abundantly clear:  the real height

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