6/22/2010 Cafe Juanita

matt decided he wanted to treat janet and michael to a nice dinner at cafe juanita after our whirlwind day in seattle. we introduced them to some foods janet had never tried, and most of which michael had never had before. it was a fun night.

we started with

house smoked sablefish with frisee, verjus pickled fennel and toasted horseradish viniagrette

carne cruda of blackmore wagyu with crostini

 

seared foie gras with rhubarb, candied ginger, and cocoa nibs

madhatcher squab breast with escarole, confit squab, walnut and balsamico















2nd course:

matt and michale had the zuppa della sera - her famous chicken parmigiano brodo









 

baby beets with marcona almond butter and la tur bombolino












 

cattail creek lamb sugo with minted peas, housemade ricotta and maltagliati















and for entrees:

blackmore wagyu tenderloin with porcini and a red wine reduction?

poussin with fingerling potatoes, umbrian lentils, morel pan sauce of sherry and cherry vinegars, served on arugala salad








 

and matt and i both had the scallops - diver scallops, a green puree, shaved asparagus and bacon pieces
 

this was the 1st time we've been when scallops have been offered. it was the fish of the day in case anyone's curious. and wow. i mean wow. they were perfectly prepared.





 

 contorni:

barbera risotto mantecato


none of this came home this trip! but we did order a small to share. note to self always get the large LOL









 

grilled local asparagus with fried duck egg adn parmigiano reggiano















for dessert:

apricot sorbet

chocolate truffle cake with chocolate tuile and peanut butter gelato.

i swear holly's gelato's are great. this reminded me of a candy (not buttercups) that i used to love as a child.

sour cherry and white chocolate gelato

each was good on it's own,  but together they're fantastic.