last night we tried chef ethan's new place on queen anne hill before going to the opera. C&C were with us. chef was busy with another event but angela was there so we go tot chat with her for a few minutes.
HTCAW is kinda neat. the concept is something i haven't really experienced at a restaurant before. the idea i had was 'tappa night' - meaning small portions, or lots of appys. it was kinda like that but not really.
they recommend, in a party of 4, to order 8 items, all are shared for the table - well, you could keep one to yourself, but where's the fun in that? we ordered 8+ plates, prosecco to start and then red wine for the remainder of the meal.
the food comes out in whatever order hte kitchen makes them, and continues to come to your table over the course of the experience. we had requested 2 to start with the prosecco and we got 1 of them ok, the 2nd came a little later in the meal. oh well.
there's no way i'm going to remember the order they arrived, except for the almonds, so i'm just going to list them of as they appear in order on the menu.
1. fried almonds - i think these were marcon almonds but don't hold me to that
2. Columbia City Bakery Focaccia Bread w/Arbequina Olives, Sicilian Olive Oil
3. Prosciutto di Parma w/reggioanno parmiggiano
4. Soft Boiled Eggs w/Anchovy Mayonnaise
5. Panini w/Bresaola, Montasio
6. Tagliatelli w/Clams, Garlic, Chilies
7. strozzapretti - think something close to a carbonnara
8. cavaletti - (small shell pasta) w/ olive, prawns and red sauce
9. Beef Carpaccio w/Shaved Reggiano, Celery, White Anchovy
10. seared scallops w/Celery Onion Relish, Golden Raisins, Pine Nuts
and for dessert we shared across the table
1. pine nut gelato
2. blood-orange pannacotta
all i can say is "2 thumbs up"!
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