Name: Sagging Fence goat tommeFrom: Port Orchard, Washington StateMade By: Sagging Fence FarmMilk: Raw goat’s milkCurdling type: rennetSize/ weigh: Round tomme about 4# in weightRind: Natural rind that is washed weekly during agingInterior: semi firm, very pale ivory colorAged: 3-5 months (maybe longer due to recent closures!) This goat’s milk cheese is made by Bob …
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For our June 2018 Quarterly Chef’s Dinnner at Café Presse, we will be preparing a traditional Poule au pot, featuring free-range, pasture raised farm chickens from Hungry Hollow Farms near Shelton WA. THIS JUST IN: Artisan farmer/owner of Hungry Hollow Farms Grant Jones will be on hand to talk about how he works and to …
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If you love all the cheeses we use on our menu and cheese board at Le Pichet and Café Presse, you likely have Olivier Boye to thank for them. We get most of our cheeses from him, including the raw milk raclette shown above and the raw-milk cave aged Comté that we use in omelettes, …
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Ever heard of caviar that is raised in France? With caviar from the Caspian Sea being either too expensive or morally murky ( Caspian Sea sturgeons have been on the endangered species list for a while) or just plain unavailable, many countries have seen growth in their farmed caviar industries, notably the U.S., Canada, Israel …
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9am Saturday at the University Farmers Market Memorial Day Weekend and the weather feels almost like summer. Even at 9am, the air is warm, no breeze, few clouds. I took the old number 43 bus to the University Farmer’s Market this morning, not sure exactly what to expect. Given the holiday weekend, it is possible …
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2 CommentsWhat: Exclusive Selection of the Cheeses of Ferme Kukulu When: Beginning May 19, 2012 Where: At Le Pichet In March of this year, I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit Ferme Kukulu in the French Basque Countries. This family-run farm has been producing raw milk cheeses in the traditional style, using traditional …
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During a recent visit to the Southwest of France, we visited one of the artisan cheese makers who’s cheeses we are lucky enough to feature on our cheese board at both Le Pichet and Cafe Presse. Ferme Kukulu is located just outside of the small town of Espelette in the heart of the French Basque …
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Leave a CommentNew to the menu at Cafe Presse: We are now featuring grass fed New York Strip steak for our Steak Frites. This great tasting steak comes to us from Northwest Grass Fed Beef, a collective of small ranchers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. It is 100% natural and 100% grass fed so it not only …
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Leave a CommentWhen I think of the growing season in Seattle from the distance of the winter, I often make the mistake of associating July and August with height of the harvest. This year especially, because of the very mild summer, spending time in the Pike Place Market has made the truth abundantly clear: the real height …
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Leave a CommentYou may have heard that Thundering Hooves Ranch closed in March 2011. Over the last few years, Thundering Hooves Ranch, located in Walla Walla, has become one the the premier producers of sustainably raised, all grass fed natural beef and a name found on the menus in Seattle. The reasons for the closure are many …
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