TASTE Restaurant and Cafes

“A Splash” of Bunnell Family Cellar
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.

May 14, 2008
Dinner 6 p.m. – TASTE Restaurant    call 206-903-5291 for reservations   $79 per person plus tax & gratuity

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

Splash! Winemaker Dinner featuring Brian Carter of Brian Carter Cellars
Feb. 13, 6 p.m.
$79 per person (plus tax and gratuity)

Winemaker Brian Carter handcrafts wines in the styles of the southern Rhône, Bordeaux and Tuscany. During dinner, Carter and chef Christopher Conville will discuss how they achieved the menu pairings. Splash! Winemaker dinners are held four times a year. Call TASTE to make a reservation, 206.903.5291 or e-mail tasterestaurant@tastesam.com.

MENU

spiced domestic prawn
| polenta cake, pear-arugula salad, lemon crema
2005 ORIANA – (Latin-Golden Lady)
White Wine Blend

roasted alaskan salmon
| potato gratin, herb-tomato confit
2005 TUTTOROSSO – (Italian-All Red)
Super Tuscan Style Blend

braised rabbit popover
| willamette valley fontina, parsley salad
2004 BYZANCE – (French-Luxurious)
Southern Rhone Style Blend

snake river hangar steak frites
| pan jus, blue butter
2004 L’ETALON (French-The Stallion)
Bordeaux-Style Blend

roasted asian pear tart
l humboldt fog, candied fennel, orange zest
2004 Apex II Late Harvest Semillion