Splash! Wine Maker Dinner at TASTE

"A Splash" of Bunnell Family Cellars
August 20, 2008
6:00 p.m.

Bunnell Family Cellar hand-crafts two types of wine from grape varieties native to the Rhone Valley of France. VINS DE L’ENDROIT (wines of a place) are designed to capture the terroir of the vineyard or appellation from which they originate. VINS DE L’ESPIRIT (wines of the creative spirit) are traditional and non-traditional expressions of the art of blending. The cost is $79 per person plus tax & gratuity. For reservations, call 206-903-5291

vanilla bean poached prawns | beechers cheesy grits, cilantro oil

2006 Bunnell Family Cellar Viognier 2006 RiverAerie Viognier

potato-less gnocchi | tomato confit, brown butter, parsley 2006 RiverAerie Sangiovese

cocoa braised short ribs | caramelized squach, nibs 2005 A Pic (Rhone style blend)

local lamb chop | blue pave, ported figs, bing cherry demi 2005 Bunnell Family Cellar Clifton Hill Syrah

blanc de blanc panna cotta | roasted rhubarb, rhubarb sorbet, almond paper 2006 RiverAerie Riesling

Sunday Supper Series at TASTE

TASTE Restaurant provides a lively place to bask in local foods and wines in August and September, highlighting the latest dinner series and events. TASTE Restaurant new executive chef, Craig Hetherington, and pastry chef, Elise Fineberg, create menus inspired by some of this region’s favorite farmers and producers.

Sunday Supper featuring Lummi Island Wild 
August 3, 2008 - POSTPONED
5:30 p.m.
$90 per person (plus tax and gratuity)
www.lummiislandwild.com

The five-course dinner showcases reefnet caught wild salmon from Lummi Island Wild, located off the Straight of Georgia on Northern Washington’s Lummi Island. Considered to produce the highest quality wild pacific salmon available, Riley Starks of Lummi Island Wild, will provide insight on the quality and process of reefnet fishing, including “the sustainable model,” which ensures a healthy wild salmon population.

Sunday Supper featuring Ninety Farms
September 28, 2008
5:30 p.m.
$90 per person (plus tax and gratuity)
http://www.ninetyfarms.com

The five-course dinner showcases naturally grown foods from Ninety Farms, which is based in Arlington, WA. Farmer Linda Neunzig will provide insight on the farm’s sustainable nature; providing healthy foods for families and offering the farm as an educational agricultural adventure for children.

A selection of Northwest wines will accompany dinner. Sunday Suppers are held four times a year, menu available at a later date closer to the dinner. Call TASTE to make a reservation, 206.903.5291
or e-mail tasterestaurant@tastesam.com.