Tonight's experience & the past.

     Well tonight was another experience with the Tom Douglas brand.  F
or those who don't know, Tom Douglas is a famous chef here in Seattle.  He has a number of restaurants in the area and they are all just different enough to make it interesting.  Truth be told, they are all pretty good.  Tonight we were at the Palace Kitchen on 5th and Lenora downtown.  They were having an event called "Meet your Maker", and featured items from the Tom Douglass owned Prosser Farms in Yakima, WA.  It was more of a tasting event featuring the food from the farm as well as Chinook Winery in Yakima. 

     The small plates were just that, small, so $25 seemed a little steep for what we got.  However, it was still good.  There were three different varieties of heirloom tomatoes prepared three different ways.  There was a deconstructed BLT with a slice of green tomato with a half slice of bacon and some lettuce, a slice of red tomato with fromage blanc on top and then another slice of tomato with curried potato.  Then there was the eggplant fritter with a tomato jam and basil sauce, but not quite a pesto.  It was all very good but just not enough.  So of course we had to order some fried oysters.  yeah nuf said.

Thank you Palace Kitchen for a very good meal, as much as it was. 

     I wanted to also tell everyone about a new restaurant in Tacoma called Marrow.  This place totally rocks.  It was opened up by Jamie Kay and Jason Jones of Tacoma.  It has a really great atmosphere and even better food.  I highly recommend the squash blossoms, and the watermelon salad with chevre and cherries vinaigrette was just the thing after hiking at Mount Rainier on a warm day.  If you want a great meal with attentive service and a cool vibe, this is the place to be.

     Yeah, I had to add this one for good measure.

     Well, good night all.  I will post again soon.