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Benefit for Green Plate Special at Cafe Presse

What:  Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When:  Tuesday May 29, 2012, 6:30pm Where:  The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is Happy to Welcome Green Plate Special If you follow this blog, you know that I am a big supporter of Green Plate Special (see my post from last summer).  […]

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What:  Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When:  Tuesday May 29, 2012, 6:30pm Where:  The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is Happy to Welcome Green Plate Special If you follow this blog, you know that I am a big supporter of Green Plate Special (see my post from last summer). 

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Seattle University Donates Soil for Cafe Presse Gardens

As discussed in a previous post, we at Cafe Presse have undertaken a project to reclaim two disused tree pits in our sidewalk and turn them into gardens .  We got the idea when we read about the Pollinator Pathway project that aims to establish a corridor for indigenous pollinators (bees, butterflies, hummingbird, bats, etc)

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As discussed in a previous post, we at Cafe Presse have undertaken a project to reclaim two disused tree pits in our sidewalk and turn them into gardens .  We got the idea when we read about the Pollinator Pathway project that aims to establish a corridor for indigenous pollinators (bees, butterflies, hummingbird, bats, etc)

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Brandade Nîmoise

Brandade de morue is a  salt cod dish from the French Mediterranean coast.  This very traditional preparation involves gently simmering the  salt cod in milk, then mixing it with garlic, olive oil and cream.  We add a bit of potato to the mixture (a particularity that comes from the Provençal city of Nîmes, which accounts

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Brandade de morue is a  salt cod dish from the French Mediterranean coast.  This very traditional preparation involves gently simmering the  salt cod in milk, then mixing it with garlic, olive oil and cream.  We add a bit of potato to the mixture (a particularity that comes from the Provençal city of Nîmes, which accounts

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Philadelphia artists captures the many faces of cheese

Every once in a while, I see a cheese that is so ripe and well covered with multi-colored molds that it seems to resemble nothing so much as the work an  impressionist painter.  Perhaps an overstatement. But when I first saw the cheese portraits of Philadelphia based artist Mike Geno , I felt like this

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Every once in a while, I see a cheese that is so ripe and well covered with multi-colored molds that it seems to resemble nothing so much as the work an  impressionist painter.  Perhaps an overstatement. But when I first saw the cheese portraits of Philadelphia based artist Mike Geno , I felt like this

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…and Cafe Presse Spring menu is not far behind

This morning at 9am,  Chef de Cuisine Jesse Aaenson launched the new spring menu at Cafe Presse.  Here are a few photos from the Staff Tasting. Note that if you are already lamenting the departure of Soup a l’Oignon Gratinée (better known as French onion soup), we will be serving it as a special for

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This morning at 9am,  Chef de Cuisine Jesse Aaenson launched the new spring menu at Cafe Presse.  Here are a few photos from the Staff Tasting. Note that if you are already lamenting the departure of Soup a l’Oignon Gratinée (better known as French onion soup), we will be serving it as a special for

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Le Pichet Menu adds Spring Dishes

Last Friday, April 13th, 2012, Le Pichet Chef de Cuisine Brent Harding rolled out our new menu for Spring.  The local Spring vegetables are just starting to arrive and we, as cooks, are always longing to begin using and eating them as soon as possible after the long winter. The new dishes feature Yakima asparagus,

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Last Friday, April 13th, 2012, Le Pichet Chef de Cuisine Brent Harding rolled out our new menu for Spring.  The local Spring vegetables are just starting to arrive and we, as cooks, are always longing to begin using and eating them as soon as possible after the long winter. The new dishes feature Yakima asparagus,

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Arsenic found in factory chickens

If you still need a  reason to switch to organic or no-chemical chickens, I recommend you read the April 5, 2012 New York Times article by Nicholas Kristof.  He sites two new studies, one from John Hopkins University and the other from the Arizona State University, that found evidence indicating that  factory poultry are routinely

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If you still need a  reason to switch to organic or no-chemical chickens, I recommend you read the April 5, 2012 New York Times article by Nicholas Kristof.  He sites two new studies, one from John Hopkins University and the other from the Arizona State University, that found evidence indicating that  factory poultry are routinely

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April Corner Table to feature Vegetarian Menu

What: Family-style dinner at Cafe Presse When: Tuesday April 24, 2012 6:30pm Where: The back room at Cafe Presse The new spring menu at Cafe Presse begins on April 18th, 2012.  Because of the number of vegetarian dishes on the new menu, we decided to feature an all vegetarian menu for the April’s Corner Table

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What: Family-style dinner at Cafe Presse When: Tuesday April 24, 2012 6:30pm Where: The back room at Cafe Presse The new spring menu at Cafe Presse begins on April 18th, 2012.  Because of the number of vegetarian dishes on the new menu, we decided to feature an all vegetarian menu for the April’s Corner Table

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Is Seattle America’s Best City for Hipsters?

According to an article on the website for Travel and Leisure Magazine, Seattle is the “#1 best city in America for Hipsters”.  As the article points out, this may or may not be a compliment.  It is, in any event,  the verdict of readers of Travel and Leisure, who ranked 35 cities based on what

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According to an article on the website for Travel and Leisure Magazine, Seattle is the “#1 best city in America for Hipsters”.  As the article points out, this may or may not be a compliment.  It is, in any event,  the verdict of readers of Travel and Leisure, who ranked 35 cities based on what

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Studies Point to Pesticides in Declining Bee Populations

According to a recent New York Times report, two studies carried out in Europe have concluded that pesticides may be responsible for the alarming decline in the world population of honeybees and bumblebees.  The results of these studies, one of which was carried out in France and the other in Britain, were recently reported in

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According to a recent New York Times report, two studies carried out in Europe have concluded that pesticides may be responsible for the alarming decline in the world population of honeybees and bumblebees.  The results of these studies, one of which was carried out in France and the other in Britain, were recently reported in

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