Cafe Flora Restaurant Review:
Café Flora’s vegetarian cuisine has long satisfied carnivores and herbivores alike, without anyone missing the meat (or dairy or gluten). The creative menu highlights local, organic and sustainable produce in dishes like a hearty grilled portobello mushrooms, leeks and mushroom-pecan pâté in puff pastry with a Madeira wine sauce; house-made ricotta gnocchi; and a brightly flavored heirloom...
This sweet, off-the-beaten-path (from Capitol Hill) restaurant offers vegetarian and vegan food for grown-ups who want more than grilled tofu. The menu changes frequently, though the chefs tend to keep things simple, offering dishes like black-bean burgers with spicy aioli, polenta with leeks and spinach, and the very popular "Oaxaca tacos" (corn tortillas filled with potatoes and four types of...
Big, bright, and airy, this Madison Valley cafe will dispel any ideas you might have about vegetarian food being boring. Meatless gourmet cooking draws on influences from around the world, which makes this a vegetarian's dream come true. One of the house specialties is a portobello Wellington made with mushroom-pecan pâté and sautéed leeks in a puff pastry. Keep an eye out for unusual pizzas,...
Another Brewery for Ballard; More Burgers for the Hill:
BALLARD—Plumbing issues shut down lunch and dinner service at Benito's Chicago Eatery today. They hope to be open for lunch tomorrow, but call first: (206)420-7032. [EaterWire]
BALLARD—Peddler Brewing Company hopes to begin brewing beer at the old Maritime Pacific Brewery location shortly. [My Ballard]
CAPITOL HILL—Capitol Hill Seattle says that James Snyder, a scion of the family that...