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Chef Alvin Go is looking forward to hosting a wine dinner with Woodinville winery Avennia on Sunday, December 11. The winemaker, Chris Peterson, will be in attendance, and it’s sure to be a lovely and enlightening evening.
There will be two seatings, one at 5:30pm and one at 8pm, and the cost for the dinner is $115/person, plus tax and service charge. Please call Mkt. at 206.812.1580 to make reservations for the event.
Here’s the menu:
2015 Oliane
Raw oyster, ginger-shallot granita
Roasted beet tartare, chermoula, walnut
Hamachi crudo, grapefruit, pickled red onion
Grilled green beans, fines herbes
2014 Arnaut
Duck agnolotti with sugo, Saskatoon berries, crispy shallot
2013 Sestina
Double-R braised short rib, sunchoke puree, dandelion gremolata
2013 Justine
Cascadia Creamery Glacier blue cheese, pickled Montmorency cherries
Valrhona dark chocolate terrine, orange sherbet, cocoa nib crumble
Join in for this lovely winter meal in Tangletown!
Marty Taucher, a wine enthusiast, and Chris Peterson, a longtime Washington winemaker, run Avennia in Woodinville. Inspired by the Roman name for Avignon, Avennia’s wines are designed to be elegant and delicate expressions of place. They use classic French varietals and blends while letting Washington’s terroir express itself in their well-formed, harmonious wines. For more information, visit www.avennia.com.
Opened in September of 2013, in Seattle’s Tangletown neighborhood, Mkt., pronounced market, is chef Ethan Stowell’s smallest restaurant to date. With just 28-seats and a completely open kitchen, Mkt. provides a uniquely intimate dining experience. The menu revolves around prime Northwest ingredients prepared with simplicity and elegance. The wine list is thoughtfully curated and a small selection barrel aged cocktails round out the menu. Mkt. serves dinner daily from 5pm to 10pm, 11pm on Friday and Saturday. For more information or to make reservations, call 206.812.1580 or visit www.ethanstowellrestaurants.com.
Mkt. is located at 2108 N 55th Street in Seattle, Washington
Photo: Ethan Stowell Restaurants / MKT.