Afternoon Lunch at Tutta Bella

My good friend and amazing artist, Karl, is leaving Seattle for the San Francisco area (we're not holding it against him). To celebrate his bright future and to say goodbye (sniff, sniff) we had an amazing lunch at Tutta Bella. Goodbye Karl! I love you and I will miss you!

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Pistachios

Chicken Sausage + Basil + Olives = **LOVE!!**

Monthly Dinner at Belltown's Txori

Every first Monday of the month Belltown's Txori Bar hosts a dinner with the owner Joseba Jimenez de Jimenez. This month I went to check it out. Every good meal begins with a drink. I had a lovely spritzer with Elderflower liquor. My date, however, decided that his evening would start with Mr. Daniels.






A small dinner for 12 in the back of the bar.



This was a lovely little stuffed quail.


Dessert was a special New Years sweet bread with a coin baked into the dough. Whoever finds the coin in their piece will have good fortune for the entire year. Lucky for me I found the foil-wrapped coin while breaking the bread into two, rather than biting down into a chunk of foil (my fillings thanked me later).