Dinner at Mamnoon

July 30, 2015monpetitseattle Leave a comment

Mamnoon serves a modern, flavorful, and refined midle eastern cuisine.

— Mamnoon 1508 melrose avenue

Hommage once again

July 20, 2015monpetitseattle Leave a comment

Update: Hommage has closed on 8/15/2015

We went to Hommage last October, a few days after it opened. It was pretty promising and it was time to go back.

When we arrived, we found out that a couple of friends were just seated there. We joined them and our party of 4 ordered a lot of things on the menu. We were not disappointed: the beets with apples were delicious, Sea scallops were perfectly cooked, meats were tasty, and desserts unique.

My only complaint about our evening there is the cold ambiance in the main building. Next time we’ll ask to be seated in the glass house.

Slice beets, yellow lentil purée, dried Pink lady apple

Pork shoulder rillettes, foie gras, homemade mustard

Cured duck liver in ginger bread spices, poached rhubarb

Breased lamb, buttermilk, nectarine, nectarine, peas and asparagus

Seared duck breast, glazed beet, confit blood orange, duck jus

Seared Sea scalops, coconut cawliflower puree, star anise caramel

Caramelized pineapple, coconut meringue, puff pastry, mixed spice granite

Traditional French candy, manjari chocolate, candied hazelnuts

— Hommage 198 Nickerson st, across Fremont Ship Canal

Back at Willows Inn

June 29, 2015monpetitseattle Leave a comment

My post from last year’s dinner is here.

We were lucky enough to be able to go once again to the Willows Inn and stay for a night.

It was an amazing dinner : a succession of small dishes and “snacks” prepared with flowers, vegetables, mushrooms, shellfish, and meats sourced locally on the island and the surrounding water. All these small dishes are unique and outstanding. Blaine Wetzel and his team are amazing!