Chow Petit Dejeuner
posted by July 2 at 11:43 AM
onSpeaking of Cafe Presse—which I can’t stop doing, and I’m not sorry, because it is in fact the best place ever—there’s the little issue of breakfast. Two inexplicably early risers reported trying to go to Presse last week at the ungodly opening hour of 7 a.m. (one was waiting outside, reading a book, at 6:30 in the morning, to which I say, virtue is its own punishment) and being unable to obtain food.
The word from Jim Drohman at Presse: “Pastries are available at 7 a.m. The kitchen opens at 9 a.m. (hey, we need a little time to get our act together), but we do serve our ouefs plats-jambon-gruyere beginning at 7 a.m. for people who want food early.” The aforementioned ouefs plats is two eggs broiled with ham and gruyere, and it is worth getting out of bed for at whatever hour of the day.
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There needs to be more places in Seattle (all neighborhoods) where you can get breakfast at 7. Since the Denny's and I-Hops are closing (and suck) there are very few places to go before I have to be at work.
if the kitchen doesn't open till 9, how are they making 2 eggs with ham & cheese?
on a dorm room hot plate?
Toaster oven.
any chance of getting a stranger post about anywhere other than presse, smith, or pony? not a day seems to go by without mention of these places.
all great spots, and all worth talking about but, jesus, get off the hill every now and again.
C'mon Kerri, you know the Stranger world view...if you can't see it from Capitol Hill, it simply doesn't exist!
Unfortunately, Kerri, a lot of hard-to-ignore stuff has opened on the hill in the last few weeks: Pony, Smith, Cafe Presse, the new Cha Cha. Bethany gets all over town for her column and her reviews. She has a lead this week on a restaurant on the top of Queen Anne (Betty), down to Belltown, downtown, West Seattle, etc.
Yes, "Capitol Hill paper," blah blah blah. We hear it all the time. It would be easier for us to ignore Capitol Hill if so many people didn't insist on opening bars and clubs and theaters and, yes, all ages spaces on the hill.
As someone who lived on the hill for seven years and elsewhere in Seattle for the last 10, I don't get bored reading about the changes on the Hill. It's good to see that the Hill isn't as stagnant as when I left. True, some places are closing because of condos, but there are still paces to eat and drink.
All we get here in Wallingford (and Stone Way) are two new holistic pharmacies, a tanning salon, and a big hole in the ground that was supposed to be a QFC until Kroger decided it was too expensive to build.
Wow, Belltown AND Queen Anne? It's great to see the Stranger getting out of its Capitol Hill comfort zone!
Elswinger,
Plus, the 7-Eleven at 40th & Stone ISN'T being turned into a Kwiky-Mart.
Yeah, what's the biggest eatery news in Wallingford? Chutney's moved from their location in the Wallingford Center to a new location - in the Wallingford Center.
Sigh, maybe something new will eventually open in the old Wonder Bar space, but I'm not holding my breath.
At least we've still got Bottleworks!
COMTE: We'll have to go all the way to Denny to see a real Kik-E-Mart, but at least the Stone way 7-11 carries Krusty O's (I bought three boxes this morning to send to friends in Canada).
The dining scene in Wallingford is looking grim. Sure we have a new-ish wine bar, a cupcake place, and a Cuban bar, but both Ebb & Flow and Beso Del Sol closed, and the Wallingford Pizza House is debating whether or not to renew their lease.
All the cool shit happens on the hill.
All the cool shit happens on the hill.
elswinger:
on the bright side, wallingord = RANCHO BRAVO taco truck!
Best place ever? Please explain the miniscule salad nicoise, at $12 -- about half a can of tuna, some sliced potatoes, a couple sardines and some onions. And this place is supposed to be a bargain?
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