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MINTZ–HER WORDS BLOGMay 2008NWSource.com is asking you to cast your vote in People's Picks 2008. I love a good contest and we hope you feel Salty’s is worthy. Here are the links and you can vote daily until June 17:
Salty's in Portland presents Saturday brunches starting Mother's Day weekend. Make your reservation at Saltys.com for Salty's Weekend Brunch on Saturdays, too, starting Mother's Day Weekend, May 10 and 11.
The Portland Food Dude at PortlandFoodAndDrink.com (their byline is "Throwing Ourselves on the Grenade of Bad Food to Save you) lists Salty's as an outdoor dining spot. "It is the perfect place to watch the river traffic, water fowl and planes, plus the food is mighty good, too," says Bette Sinclair, Salty's Portland PR maven envisioning the good weather ahead. Visit http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/?page_id=1224 for more. Attend an Arts West play in West Seattle on Sundays and bring your ticket stub to Salty's for dinner a free slice of White Chocolate Mousse Cake. For more about the May/June play, I Am My Own Wife, tickets and address go to http://www.artswest.org and be sure to bring your ticket to Salty's afterwards (Sundays only).
We know you love Salty's Cioppino (aka seafood stew) and now you can make it at home. Ryan LeClaire's website http://www.bestcioppino.com lists Salty's Northwest Cioppino recipe. He's collecting recipes from around the world and wants reviews (email me at eileenmintz@comcast.net and tell me what you think). Recently seen dining at Alki was John Ash who was just awarded "Cooking Teacher of the Year" by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Ash teaches at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, California, and has written numerous cookbooks. We were tickled pink that he specifically asked to see Salty's own Sommelier Tim O'Brien! O'Brien tells me, "John's book From the Earth to the Table: John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine is required reading if you like to cook and love your wine. I've referenced it for food-wine affinities since the day he signed my copy in 2001. It is a treasure that never loses its shine. Thanks John, you have my vote for teacher of the decade." Find out more at http://www.chefjohnash.com and then to to http://www.sauvignonrepublic.com - his wine project, Sauvignon Republic. Soon to be seen at Redondo is David Mizejewski, host of Animal Planet's Backyard Habitats. He is speaking at the Backyard Wildlife Festival in Tukwila on Saturday May 10. "We are excited to bring him to Seattle's south side," says Karla Lindula, marketing communications coordinator of http://www.SeattleSouthside.com, a web site featuring visitor services, "the perfect blend of urban attractions and close-by natural wonders," in the south side. Visit http://www.backyardwildlifefair.org for more on the 8th annual festival.
April 2008
Gayot listed both Alki and Redondo on their Best Brunch in Washington for Easter. Alki Chef Jeremy McLachlan tells me he's made some slight changes to the Alki menu "to get more spring in our step." Visit his blog at http://www.saltys.com/news/blogs/chef_blog_seattle to read more on one of his favorite subjects. A prix fixe menu with two courses for $25 is available at
Alki during April.
I attended the PONCHO Nouveau Glam event at the Bellevue Art Museum to kick off the upcoming PONCHO auction. Ran into the Seattle PI's Eastside Uptown Girl, the beautiful Queen La Trisha. Visit http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/eastsideuptown to see us pictured. Trisha is invited to all the great parties around town and it was a pleasure to visit with her. A Korean TV crew filmed a show on seafood at Alki in March. Managing Partner Bonnie David told me they promised to do a good job of translating her into Korean. "Our favorite topic of seafood is never lost in translation," she opined.
They sallied forth to Columbia where Managing Partner Linda Addy tells me, "They came in their finest purples and reds to our Afternoon Tea. It was the first time this group has experienced our cookies, sandwiches, petits fours and premium Queen Mary Tea and they promised to return." Visit http://www.saltys.com/food_wine/tea_time.asp for Tea Time menus at all Salty's.
Salty's on the Columbia participated in the Tap Project in Portland when 70 restaurants raised funds by charging $1 for tap water for UNICEF. The money raised saved many lives by providing safe drinking water to children all around the world. Amazingly, for every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days. Visit http://www.tapproject.org for more on this world-wide program.
You could win a cooking class with our chefs! Winners can invite five friends or family members to join them. You will also win a copy of Salty's new cookbook Good Ciao! All you have to do is enter your own original wild salmon recipe. Visit http://www.saltys.com/Salmon_Recipe_Contest for more information and to find an entry form. Enter by June 30, 2008. There will be three winners, one for each Salty's. March 2008During March Wine Madness, Salty's has an award-winning offer for you. Try any Washington or Oregon wines (bottle or glass) and you'll receive an award good for $20 off any two dinner entrees the next time you come back (it expires May 1 so be sure to come back soon). It's in honor of the many accolades Salty's wine lists have garnered; visit http://www.saltys.com/awards for details. Good Ciao cookbooks are now in Salty's Gift Shops! Ernesto Pino, food and travel writer, says, "Good Ciao is the perfect blend of authentic central-Italian dishes and Pacific Northwest comfort food. Kathryn Hilger Kingen's Seattle passions melt into chef Roberto Russo's inspired creations." How can you resist? Pick up your copy for only $24.95 or visit http://www.saltys.com/good_ciao to buy one online.
Alki Executive Chef Jeremy McLachlan offers you a special menu and helps educate trainees at FareStart for Guest Chef Night, Thursday, March 27. Enjoy fine dining for $24.95 with 100% of the proceeds and gratuities going to FareStart's student programs. Thursday Guest Chef Night has raised over $1.5 million to date. See http://www.farestart.org for tickets. Gayot.com says Salty's is "bringing new life to a classic tradition of American dining with its Blue Plate Specials." They're just $9.95 for lunch and $19.95 for dinner at all Salty's locations. Visit www.gayot.com/restaurants/seattlenews.html for the story.
Alki Sommelier Tim O'Brien and Seattle Sommelier David LeClaire bring Sexy Syrah back to Alki on April 16 for the seventh year! Forty Northwest boutique wineries will showcase their Syrahs. FareStart will be the beneficiary. Buy $40 tickets at http://www.farestart.org or call (206) 267-6223. Each year, I love to plan my costume for the Seattle Humane Society's fundraiser Tuxes & Tails. Pirates and Pets of the Caribbean is the theme Saturday, April 26. I'll join KOMO TV-Radioman Herb Weisbaum. The winner of the raffle this year will enjoy a $1,000 shopping spree at Nordstrom! Visit http://www.seattlehumane.org/tuxes2008 for tickets.
I stopped at Redondo in time for their Early Bird Dinner, available Monday to Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. and Sunday 4:30 to 6 p.m. Three courses for $21.95 is a value, but what delights me the most is what's on the menu: Blackened king salmon, seared cod, top sirloin, Caesar salad or seafood chowder and even their famous white chocolate mousse cake. Visit http://www.saltys.com/seattle_south/menus/Seattle_South_Sunset_Menu.pdf for the menu.
February 2008We're proud to announce Salty's has once again won Wine
Enthusiast magazine Award of Distinction for 2007 with
kudos to Sommeliers Tim O'Brien (Seattle) and Jason
Ludlow (Portland). Visit Visit www.WineMag.com
online. Savor your afternoon! Turning Salty's new Tea Time into a permanent feature wasn't enough for Alki Chef Jeremy McLachlan and Pastry Chef Jane Gibson. They've added more savory items and now Tea Time also works nicely as a late lunch. View all Salty's Tea Time menus online at Alki - www.saltys.com/seattle/menus/Seattle_Tea_Time.pdf
Karen Brown's Seattle PI blog, "Frantic Foodie: Confessions of a Wannabe Chef" at blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com:80/franticfoodie/archives/130282.asp says this about Good Ciao: "All the recipes are simple with flavorful ingredient combinations and are written in both English and Italian."
The organic wines featured at Columbia's King Estate Winery dinner in January caught the attention of Karl Klooster of Oregon Wine Press and The News Register of McMinnville. Sommelier Jason Ludlow (left) is pictured here at the dinner. See blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/eastsideuptown
for a posting by Queen La Trisha, Seattle PI's
Eastside Uptown Girl. She had a glowing review of the recent Alki Open
House for banquets, private dining events and weddings. "Salty's has
the best view, a huge menu of artfully prepared food and top notch service.
Plus you can't beat the free valet parking. The white chocolate mousse
cake by pastry chef Jane Gibson was divine! As were
all the other delicacies her staff created for the event." Lisa Hilderbrand of www.eastsidespin.com has added Alki's brunch as something great to do when in Seattle. Eastside Spin offers current information on what's happening on the Eastside and places to go in Seattle. "Competition was fierce this year as readers logged in to fill out the annual JT News ‘Best of Everything' survey," according to JT Editor Joel Magalnick. Alki won for best brunch! "You'll need a shovel to eat your way through all the yummy seafood and extras that Salty's serves up, but it sure is good!" "As for the best rugelach, it appears that some of our local bakers may need to work on their recipes as the winner this year was, ahem, QFC." Two locals received mention and one of them was – me! My rugelach recipe tied for second! See www.jtnews.net/index.php?/news/item/3814/C22/ for the story. See http://www.saltys.com/recipes/desserts/chocolatechiprugelach.asp for my recipe. West Seattle blog Editor Tracy Read reported on Salty's Boutique Hotel with locals giving their comments. Visit westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=5197 for the story on Salty's Owner Gerry Kingen's dream vision. Here's a small bit of news – Columbia's Executive Chef Dana and wife Kim Cress (also a chef) have a new baby! Jayda Carol Ann Cress was born January 9. We hear he may invest in a baby monitor that reaches to the restaurant! January 2008
Peruse Tea Menus online: Alki | Redondo | Columbia
Editor Connie Adams of www.seattledining.com interviewed Redondo Chef Gabriel Cabrera and is featuring his cooking tips and recipe, Salmon with Pico de Gallo, for her January "Chef's Kitchen" column. Visit http://www.seattledining.com/Current/chefs_kitchen_cabrera.htm for the story and the recipe.
Visit www.southseattle.edu/foundation/giftsfromtheearth/factsheet.html for more information and to make reservations. Don't miss our wine dinners! "Under the Alki Moon" is Tuesday, January 15 at Alki when we unveil Good Ciao, a cookbook collaboration between Salty's Co-owner Kathy Kingen and Guest Chef Roberto Russo. You'll love Columbia Chef Dana Cress's dinner paired with King Estate Winery organic wines of Oregon Friday, January 25. See Wine Blog for more information. If you can't come in for Italian Chef Roberto Russo's wine dinner at Alki, please come for lunch the next day, Wednesday, January 16, not only for a book signing with Russo and Salty's Co-owner Kathryn Kingen, but also to enjoy two of their dishes from their book Good Ciao. Chef Jeremy McLachlan will feature on the Alki lunch market sheet Russo's Taglatelle with Shrimp and Chickpeas and Kingen's Clam and Mussel Risotto. We are honored to have both Russo and Kingen at Salty's on Alki to sign the book during lunch hour. Cookbooks will be for sale at $24.95. Zagat's 2008 Seattle Restaurant Book now puts a "Z" next to Salty's name for being a Zagat Top Spot (highest ratings, popularity and importance). Editor Alicia Comstock Arter says, "A vast majority of Seattleites (83%) report they're eating out as much or as more than they did two years ago." We're glad they're eating with us! Seattle Metropolitan magazine listed Alki and Redondo in the January issue of hot breakfast spots around Seattle – check out page 77 under "The Spread." Thanks to restaurant writer-critic Kathryn Robinson for including us! Ed Sugimoto, the editor of www.aroundhawaii.com, ate at Alki and reports that "Salty's is a great place to enjoy a delicious meal with a gorgeous view of Seattle. Don't miss it!" Visit http://www.aroundhawaii.com/lifestyle/around_town/2007-12_see_and_eat_seattle_-_part_ii.html for the rest of his review.
West Seattle Herald Editor Jack Mayne put
Alki's new nutcrackers on the cover of his paper. Shaquille O'Neal loves the crab and shrimp macaroni and cheese served at Salty's in Portland! "The 7'1" basketball center from Miami and winner of four NBA championships was definitely noticed when he walked in to dine with us," says Managing Partner Linda Addy. She reports that he also loved Chef Dana Cress's bourbon-marinated chicken. "But he's watching his waistline, so he only ate half," she says. There's more in the Portland Tribune at www.localnewsdaily.com/news/story.php?story_id=119732158307404400 in a story by News Columnist Phil Stanford. |
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Here's to a Happy Mother's Day! In honor of mothers everywhere, Salty's is offering their new cookbook Good Ciao free with every $100 gift card purchased starting in May. Good Ciao, the cookbook co-authored by Salty's Co-owner Kathy Kingen and Italian Chef Roberto Russo and edited by local foodie Mina Williams, features recipes in both English and Italian side by side. You'll also receive a $100 certificate toward a stay at Roberto's Tuscan villa Parco Fiorito. Visit 
Also watch the YouTube video of Russo preparing his Pici with Breadcrumbs aka Pici alla Briciolaat (he says it's an ancient dish dating from Etruscan times – now that's ancient) at 
The fourth annual Seattle Cheese Festival features more than 200 local and international artisan cheese makers will offer samples to taste and for sale. A cheese race, wine garden, cooking demos and kids' activities (human, not goat) add to the merriment! Visit 
Washington State is the second largest producer of wine in our country. With so many vineyards, who has the time to visit, taste and enjoy them all? Now, you do along the Washington Wine Highway. This third annual event takes place May 24-25 on the grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville where 80 wineries and 40 restaurants will offer samples of the Northwest's bounty. Please attend and visit Alki's booth Saturday, May 24. Alki Chef Jeremy McLachlan has a demo on the Viking Cooking Stage (new this year). This event is held rain or shine! Hope to see you there! Visit 
The Seattle Elliott Bay Water Taxi is back in operation! The Water Taxi service operates seven days a week between Pier 55 at the foot of Spring Street on the downtown Seattle waterfront and Seacrest dock in West Seattle. The crossing time is approximately 12 minutes. Salty’s is just a five-minute walk from the dock in West Seattle. Visit 
Restaurants & Institutions magazine ranked the nation's 100 top-grossing independent restaurants and Salty's came in at 93 serving 210,000 meals. Reporting on the piece, Rebekah Denn, PI food blogger, said Alki was "helped along by private-dining seats that brought in 21 percent of total revenues." Visit 
"It was packed! There were a few hundred people tasting Syrahs from all over the NW," blogs Eastside Uptown Girl Trisha Nerney. She's referring to the happy crowd at Sexy Syrah that included Rochelle Alhadeff and Pam Gray, Chat with Women radio show hosts, and of course event organizers David LeClaire and our own Sommelier Tim O'Brien. They're all pictured here. Visit 
Zagat
Seattle Restaurants Survey scored both Redondo and Alki "Very Good
to Excellent" in food, décor and service. "It's all
about the 'right on the water' views at these two seafooders that
satisfy gawking gazers with 'good' fin fare plus 'spectacular Sunday
brunch' (on Saturdays too, at Alki Beach) featuring 'endless piles
of fresh oysters, shrimp and crab… it's 'worth it,' especially
for 'impressing' 'out of town guests'."
Is
it surprising that Alki was again voted Best Brunch in the reader's
poll of Seattle Magazine's 2008 best restaurants issue? 
The
Federal Way Mirror's readers voted Redondo Best Brunch and Best
Seafood Restaurant once again. We caught Managing Partner Terianne
Broyles beaming with appreciation. 
It's
all part of a promotion called Seasoned Seattle by NWSource featuring
Seattle's legendary restaurants. Choose either an appetizer and entrée
or entrée and dessert, with three choices each. The menu is
available Sunday through Thursday in April only. Go to 
The
wine-tasting event Sexy Syrah returns to Alki for the 7th year to
benefit FareStart. Please join me Wednesday, April 16, 6
to 9 p.m. Sommelier David LeClaire, Salty's Sommelier Tim O'Brien
and Catering Director Collin Forseth promise another great event!
Go to 
The Red
Hat Society is a place where women meet middle age head
on with laughter and silliness. 
NWStir
Editor Mina Williams gave her 2008 Young Lion - Manager award to
Alki's Bonnie David. Williams says that David "represents
the classic determination, spirit and attention to detail it takes
in this business, working up through the ranks and rising to run
one of the region's highest velocity operations." And she does it
with a smile on her face as you can see in our photo. David says, "'I've
worked at Salty's on Alki my whole life. All I wanted to do 12 years
ago was to make enough money to go to Europe.' Then the restaurant
'bug' got under her skin...." NW Stir winners are the "best and brightest
leaders of the pride, the young rising stars of our industry." See 
Alki's
Chef Jeremy McLachlan headed a Guest Chef Night at FareStart in March. A
frequent patron told me, "This was one of the best dinners I've had
here!" Dinner included Lobster-Braised Fresh Alaskan Halibut, Scallop
and Lox Duo with a dessert by Pastry Chef Jane Gibson.
FareStart works with job training and placement programs for the
homeless and disadvantaged. McLachlan and Sous Chef James
Gibson are pictured here cooking with élan. 
Russo's
son Giuseppe Russo recently attended a Kids Korps USA
gala with CNN's Larry King who was the celebrity MC
of the evening. The Russos' Parco Fiorito vacation-package auction item
had the highest bid of the evening see (
Meet
a farmer who picks his olives, and the man who presses them. Art your
thing? Listen to the passionate sermons of her guide, and real-life
descendant of Cortona's own Luca Signorelli. Want to eat the way the
heartiest Tuscans do? For breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you will. Guaranteed,"
says Tim Stark, writer for Gourmet and Conde
Nast. Whyman was recently featured in "Women in Business on the
Kitsap Peninsula" see (
Taste
Washington's pairing extravaganza takes place this year on
April 6 at Qwest Field. Alki will pair tasty bites with great Washington
wines. Tickets go fast! Visit 
While
there are many coffee and tea houses in Portland and Seattle where you
can get a good brew, where can you go for exquisite Afternoon
Tea? The ones that do exist usually require reservations. Columbia
and Alki welcome you weekdays 2 to 5 p.m. for delightful Afternoon Tea
service of sandwiches, cookies, gourmet teas and waterfront views. No
need to call ahead! View menus at 
What's
all the construction next door to Redondo? The Highline Community
College Marine Science & Technology Center is getting a
major overhaul. See 
Portland
local jazz legend Mel Brown is always a hot topic.
He was recently inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, and now
he's releasing a CD of a recording he made at Salty's. Don't
miss the Mel Brown Trio's CD release party at Columbia on Friday, February
8, at 7:00 p.m. Brown, Tim Gilson and Jof Lee (pictured here)
will play and mingle with guests. Their CD will be available for $15.
Go to Saltys.com for reservations. If you can't make it in for the party,
find more jazz events at 
Good
Ciao, the cookbook by Author-Chef Roberto Russo
and collaborator Salty's Co-Owner Kathryn Kingen, garnered
praise from Braiden Rex-Johnson, author of Pacific
Northwest Wining and Dining (now in its second printing by Wiley
publishers). 
She
attended the cookbook's unveiling at the third annual Under the Alki
Moon wine dinner presented by Russo and Salty's Chefs (pictured here
left to right) Portland Sous Chef Josh Gibler, Alki
Chef Jeremy McLachlan and Redondo Chef Gabriel
Cabrera. Visit 
"Chat
with Women" radio Hosts Rochelle Alhadeff
and Pam Gray (pictured here) interviewed Kathryn
Kingen about Salty's chefs' contribution to her cookbook Good
Ciao. The show can be heard at 
Leaving
your post at work is normally a bad thing, but in this case Columbia's
Catering Manager Dena Cearley was thanked profusely!
A freak tornado hit just on the other side of the river in Vancouver
and Cearley and her best friend Noel Carr used a little wagon to serve
Salty's seafood chowder to those in need. No one was injured. Read the
full story online at 
Portland's
Sommelier Jason Ludlow will share his expertise about
champagne on FOX 12, February 14. Managing Partner Linda Addy
enthuses, "We paired bubbles with black cod and, believe it or not,
rib-eye!"
The
year 2007 was a great one for Salty's and we hope for you as well! In
2008, we're continuing Tea Time, served Monday to Friday
from 2 to 5 p.m. at Alki and Columbia and 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Redondo.
Savory sandwiches and delicious sweets paired with Queen Mary
Tea are the perfect afternoon pick-me-up or special treat for
friends and family. 
Alki
guest Marlene Liu was pleased to find out that she
and her friends were Alki's "Tea Time First Timers." She's pictured
here with friends Tina, Debra and Mary, who used to work together and
used Tea Time to catch up. 
Alki
Chef Jeremy McLachlan and Sommelier Tim O'Brien
have designed a menu celebrating American Culinary Trends Through the
Decades for South Seattle Community College's annual
fundraiser Gifts from the Earth. The event features
15 celebrity chefs preparing multi-course meals paired with wine from
30 Washington wineries on Saturday, January 26, in support of culinary
arts and wine studies programs. Here's Salty's multi-course menu you
won't want to miss:
Portland
PR Maven Bette Sinclair says Fox-12 was at Columbia
in December filming the Christmas ships parade. Managing Partner Linda
Addy and her staff made sure there were lots of goodies for
the film crew. She is pictured here with Newscaster Sophie Soong
and Photographer Daryl Mitchell. 
Visit
