Slog - Comments on Re: Cafe Juanita and Maneki Win James Beard Awards http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea Cafe Juanita's Holly Smith might seem like a dark horse among the other, more-fashionable-of-late regional James Beard Award nominees--Maria Hines of Tilth, Ethan Stowell of the Union/Tavolata/How to Cook a Wolf trifecta, Jason Wilson of Crush, and Scott Dolich of Portland's Park Kitchen--but she's been nominated the last four years in a row and fully deserves it. Cafe Juanita's a gem; open since 2000, it's in a mid-century house in the woods on the Eastside, with a menu emphasizing Northern Italian cuisine (and, of course, organics/localness/sustaina-et-cetera). Holly Smith and sous chef Earl Hook in 2003. Smith also just started a... Copyright 2008 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:46:28 -0800 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:53:48 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elenchos This will offend purists, but do you know who I think is the best James Beard?

Daniel Craig.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043383 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:49:04 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger What the hell is a James Beard Award? I hear them talk about it on Top Chef all the time?

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043385 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043385 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:49:57 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @2 -- www.google.com -- it's a new site, and takes some getting used to, but check it out.

OMG -- Lillet blanc sorbet? I'm touching myself right now, in a place I don't want to really talk about.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043389 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043389 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:52:56 -0800 Comment by Ziggity @3: Redmond?

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043406 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:04:28 -0800 Comment by Ziggity Also, I'd usually not engage in the "check out Google" snarkings of @3, but seriously, @2 - the link is in the fucking post.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043408 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043408 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:06:18 -0800 Comment by D. Am I the only one that thinks Cafe Juanita puts too much salt on their food?

]]> D. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043417 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043417 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:11:36 -0800 Comment by WTF Isn't the shaved head & goatee on a white guy kinda tired?

]]> WTF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043423 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:15:01 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE Is the insouciance and minimalism of Dick's ever going to be recognized by Mr. Beard? Yes, I know he's DYK, but nevertheless.

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043447 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043447 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:31:13 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Bill Bavasi is sous chef at Cafe Juanita? No wonder the M's suck, he's too busy to run the team.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043449 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043449 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:31:38 -0800 Comment by Har Shaved head + goatee = prison pussy.

]]> Har http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043454 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:33:55 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Hope nobody had the Roma tomatoes today ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043463 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:38:27 -0800 Comment by PopTart @11 Well according to the list, as long as they were from Washington or Canada we're OK.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043493 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043493 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:32 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle So, so long as we bought local we're ok?

Cool.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043521 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:24:29 -0800 Comment by PopTart @13, Well I may be wrong about Washington because it isn't on the FDA's official list, but I was sure I read that somewhere. Here's the FDA link:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html#retailers

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043562 Chow Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:59:53 -0800 Comment by Norskymom Cafe Juanita has been around since way before 2000.

]]> Norskymom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043768 Chow Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:32:08 -0800 Comment by tacosaladday +1! I love Cafe Juanita. It is about time Holly Smith wins the JBA.

]]> tacosaladday http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043789 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_cafe_juanita_and_maneki_win_james_bea#c1043789 Chow Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:53:48 -0800