WLB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Hello!!! Chef Brandon here! This will be my last blog of the summer. I can’t believe September is almost here! Fortunately, September means that football season has arrived! Archery Bistro is your pro and college football headquarters!

Come down and have a burger and a brew, and cheer on your favorite team(s) all season long!

As I said last week, people are already booking their holiday parties with us. I would recommend you giving me a call, or stopping by in person to ensure you can book the date that you want!

Until Next Time,
- Chef Brandon

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WLB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

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What’s up B-Town Followers?! Chef Brandon here to remind you about your Hot Summer Nights promotion every Thursday night in August in our Archery Bistro parking lot! Swing by with your classic car or bike and receive food and drink specials ALL NIGHT long! Thursdays are also our All You Can Eat Fish and Chips night! Plan on coming down after work for a fun and entertaining evening!

Although it may seem far out, people are starting to book their holiday work or family parties now! Archery Bistro is a great place for you and yours to relax and enjoy some fantastic food, drinks, and service! Call now and reserve your party to make sure you get a prime date. If you have an extra large party Archery Bistro is available for a total buy out. I am also happy to custom design your party menu and can work with different size budgets. I promise all of us at Archery Bistro will do all we can so your guests have a lasting and memorable event!
On a final note, have you seen our fire pit? It’s one of a kind! It’s a great place for a late evening glass of wine or summer cocktail! That’s where I would be, if I wasn’t working!

Make it a great day!!
– Chef Brandon

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Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Happy Thursday Loyal Blog Readers! The best thing about Thursdays, besides All You Can Eat Fish and Chips at Archery, is our August Car Show Event! Every Thursday of this month we have designated front row parking for you and your classic car or motorcycle! Come show us your ride and receive drink specials! We plan on having some great cars tonight, come see if yours is better!

Since we talked last, I have added a couple new items to our menu. We switched up our Clams and Mussels dish to Clams ONLY and it comes with a Smoked Tomato Butter with white wine and ginger. We also added a Grilled Chicken Penne Pasta with Pesto Cream sauce. It is selling like hot cakes! It started off as a dish I made for our after work staff meal and turned into a sensation! And if you’re one of our bar customers, don’t worry, we haven’t left you out. Introducing Cheese Fries!! Inspired by my brother “because he doesn’t eat “Normal” food,” our cheese fries come with Apple Bacon and White Cheddar Cheese. Come down and have some fries and watch some Pre-Season Football tonight!!!

Always,
Chef Brandon

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Hello August! And hello blog followers! It’s been really hot in the Archery Bistro kitchen and it has us thinking about ‘Hot August Nights,’ the annual car show in Reno. Starting TONIGHT and EVERY Thursday in August we will have our own version! We are fortunate to have a large parking lot for you to show off your classic cars and bikes to the public and we will offer food and drink specials for all participants! Call your friends, bring your cars and bikes and enjoy a fun evening with us!

This past Tuesday was the one year anniversary of the First Avenue construction that I am properly dubbing “The Fiasco on First.” We are celebrating (or not celebrating) this fantastic date by offering a free appetizer with your entrée purchase. Just say “Fiasco” and the appetizer is yours! This offer is good through this Saturday August 7th.

I wanted to give you all a heads up about a super delicious dinner special that we are going to run this weekend; Bacon Wrapped Eastern Sea Scallops. These will make a return to our special menu because of their popularity! Come on in and have a little taste of love this weekend!

Until Next Time,
Chef Brandon

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BTB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events. Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Happy Thursday! Thanks to all of you who came out last Sunday for our Waterbrook Wine Dinner! It was great! The winemaker was handing out prizes after testing the diners on their wine knowledge! Don’t forget, the Normandy Park Hoop Fest will be taking place in our parking lot here at Archery Bistro this Saturday! We will be offering various lunch items and ice cold beers!!! Come down and check it out! Starting in August (dates to be determined) we will be doing “Hot August Nights.” Our parking lot will be transformed into a classic car show, with music, food, and drinks! Stay tuned for more info. Geez there is a lot going on down here! Sundays we have been selling food at the Music In the Park concert series at Mar Vista Park. We will be there this weekend selling some of our signature items!! Bring cash!! We have many events lined up for the month of August so we won’t be doing an August wine dinner. However, we have an award winning winery, Dutch John’s from Wenatchee, slated for September. It is sure to be a delicious evening! Stay tuned for the menu! Until next time!!! – Chef Brandon

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BTB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Hey! Chef Brandon here! What a gorgeous day! I just finished up a round of golf and remembered that our Waterbrook Wine Dinner is in 3 days (on Sunday, July 25th)! With all the great wines Waterbrook has to offer, I wanted to pour both the Reserve Syrah & the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon but at the same time I wanted to serve a Black Cod & Kobe Steak. The solution is both! That’s right I will be serving both Courses at the same time along with both wines! We still have space available for you and yours! Call us at Archery or come by tonight for All You Can Eat Fish and Chips and sign up on the spot!

Are you on Facebook? Be sure to “Like” us (link here) and you will receive special offers and discounts only available to our Facebook fans! Also I am hoping in next weeks Blog to announce our schedule for our weekly “Hot August Nights” for both motorcycles & cars. We will be offering food and beer specials for those who want to show off their rides!!

Since I have been doing this weekly blog, people have asked many questions about me, the restaurant, and what really happens in a kitchen. So I would like to announce that I will be starting my own blog in addition to this weekly letter very soon. It is called “Kitchen Life” and will consist of things that happen in the life of a Chef. The site is cheflavielle.blogspot.com. Check it out starting next week!

Our patio at Archery is a great way to enjoy our food and a glass of wine or signature cocktails. Come by and see it if you haven’t already, no one in the area has a fire pit like ours and I’m confident you’ll enjoy it!

Until next time,
Chef Brandon

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BTB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Hello again from the lovely Archery Bistro Kitchen! I’m just enjoying a quick break from answering some telephone messages. I have been getting many phone calls from people wanting to book our private dining rooms for company parties, birthdays, All-Star baseball parties, and even a private wine tasting! It’s a lot of fun working with each customer to plan their party and menu. You can do it too! Give us a call at (206) 421-3145 and ask for me, Chef Brandon!

Our July 25th Wine Dinner featuring Waterbrook Winery is just around the corner and we still have some spots available. Waterbrook Winery is in the heart of Walla Walla, a place so nice they named it twice! Wine dinners are not only a great place to learn about the wineries and the wine itself, but also to learn about what food to pair with wine. I love these dinners and enjoying mingling with our guests in the dining room to talk about where I was when I thought of a certain dish, or why I decided to pair this with that. Stop by Archery Bistro or give us a call to secure a spot at our July 25th Waterbrook Winery dinner.

Recently I have been taking some heat from some Moms from the neighborhood about our kid’s menu. So I fixed it! Kids are just as important to us as adults at Archery. My new kid’s menu has more to offer and is now more affordable! We also have an art competition for kids where they can win a gift certificate to bring their family into Archery PLUS ALL OF OUR KIDS MENU ITEMS ARE ONLY $6.00! That’s right, $6.00 and each entree includes a dessert! It’s been so cool getting to know some of the kids who enjoy coming in for cheeseburgers and deep fried candy bars and I’m confident they will love our new items I developed just for them!

Don’t forget to mention my Waterland Blog note when you come in and receive a FREE APPETIZER with the purchase of two or more entrees, kids entrée’s count, but only one appetizer per table please!

Hope you are having a great week and we hope to see you soon at Archery Bistro!

-Chef Brandon

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BTB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Well, I know I don’t need to tell you how hot the past few days have been. But I can tell you what the best way to cool down is. Come eat some soup at Archery Bistro! Drinking or eating hot liquids will make you sweat, therefore cool you down! I find it funny too! But since I know Tomato Bisque isn’t exactly what you are craving when it is 90 degrees out, come and try my new Watermelon and Cucumber salad! Wash it down with a glass of rose or one of our tropical signature cocktails! Hang out on the patio with your friends and keep those sunglasses on all night when our fire pit turns on!

Here is our first friendly reminder about our July wine dinner featuring Waterbrook Winery. It will take place on Sunday, July 25th. The menu will include prosciutto wrapped fruits, Pepper crusted Ahi, Baby Spinach Salad with creamy Pear Vinaigrette, and a dueling entrée dish which will have Black Cod and Kobe Beef! Finished off with a homemade brownie and homemade Cookie Dough Ice Cream! Call us today to make your reservations!

Mention my blog when you come in and I’ll buy you an appetizer when you purchase two entrees! This cannot be offered with any other coupon or discount though!

Be sure your pets have fresh, cool, clean water!!

Adios!
– Chef Brandon

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BTB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

I would like to thank all who came to our Rodney Strong wine dinner this past Sunday. It was loads of fun and we had some amazing wines to drink! Keep in mind our next wine dinner will be with Waterbrook Winery on Sunday July 25th!

This past weekend I was invited to participate in the Leavenworth Wine and Food Festival and had a ton of fun with my cooking demonstration. Thanks to all our customers who came over to enjoy the festival with me. As I was in Leavenworth this past weekend it was so hot, I started thinking about our new patio and fire pit we just finished. It made me excited about our new summer menu. The new menu will include much “lighter items” and more “summer-friendly dishes.” So I’ve developed a few fun items which we’ll now offer on our regular menu; Seared Ahi Salad with a sweet wasabi vinaigrette, Mango and Papaya Salad with a cilantro dressing, and Grilled Alaskan Halibut with mango salsa, and our always popular Pulled Pork Sliders, just to name a few!

Be sure to come by this weekend for an 8 oz. Wagyu Beef Top Sirlion! We will be running this special today through Saturday. Have a safe and fun Independence Day weekend!

Happy Birthday America!

- Chef Brandon

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BTB Advertiser Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their latest food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Well, according to my calendar summer is here! Hopefully the sun will come out this Sunday, the 27th for our June wine dinner featuring Rodney Strong Vineyards from Sonoma, California!

With great anticipation I’ve worked hard on the menu, and even harder tasting the wines! If that is actually “working hard.” Since the dinner is the week before my FAVORITE holiday, Independence Day, our menu for the wine dinner will be a cool innovative take on classic backyard barbeque foods. We will have mini corndogs with homemade ketchup and mustard, mac ‘n cheese with a delicious chardonnay, grilled pork chop with corn salsa, and for dessert we will have an awesome strawberry “pie!” Check out our website for the complete menu. And if the menu isn’t enough to get you in the door, the price itself will! $60 the 5 course meal including wines! It’s our lowest priced wine dinner yet! Once again, you can’t get this kind of offer anywhere! We have a few spots left, so call Archery to make your reservations for a great night of food and wine!

I will be in Leavenworth this weekend at the “Great Leavenworth Wine and Food Festival” on Saturday drinking some of the region’s finest wines. I will also be doing a cooking demonstration on the main stage at 2pm. So if you can, make your way over the mountains and come say hi!

I hope you have had a great week so far and please think of Archery Bistro when making your dining choices. We look forward to seeing you soon!

- Chef Brandon

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Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Only three more days until Father’s Day and if you don’t have dinner reservations, look no further. Archery Bistro is still accepting reservations so give us a call. We will be offering a three course menu for $19.99! The first course includes, Heirloom Green Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette, Vine Ripened Tomato Bisque, and a Prawn Cocktail with candied lemons. Entrees will feature our popular Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken Breast, Grill Alaskan King Salmon with Lime Leaf Rice, and Roasted Bell Pepper and Parmesan Ravioli with Lemon Alfredo Cream. Last but not least, dessert. We will have a Strawberry Rhubarb Tart and Chocolate Truffle Ganache Cake.

In addition to this menu, we will also feature a “Dad’s ONLY” menu! A selection of items that are a little more macho if you will. The first course features a Dungeness Crab Cake. The entrée is a Bacon Wrapped Filet with an Australian Rock Lobster Tail and for dessert, my version of the Banana Split! The banana split is special to me because my dad always said if I would hit a homerun in my baseball game, he would buy me a banana split. I NEVER hit a homerun, unless you count the defense making a fielding error or two! But my dad still bought me a banana split! He will be joining us for dinner this Sunday, and you should as well!

We still have spots available for our Wine Dinner on Sunday June 27th featuring Rodney Strong Wines. If you haven’t been to one of our Wine Dinners, now is the time. Since it will be the weekend before Independence Day, we will be showcasing a menu that is inspired by backyard barbeque foods. It is going to be a great time!

Hope to see you this Sunday!!

Chef Brandon

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What’s up?! I would like to start by giving thanks to all of those who came out for our “Running Blind” 5k Run this past Sunday at Archery Bistro! We raised an incredible amount for the Hear See Hope Foundation. So thanks again to all of you who came to run, walk, eat, drink, or all of the above!

One Sunday June event down, two to go for us at Archery! Father’s Day is just ten days away, and if you don’t have reservations yet, you better hurry! Let us do the work for you and your guy(s)!

We will be open for brunch from 9am-2pm and dinner from 4:30 to 9pm. Menu items include, Prawn Cocktail, Dungeness Crab Cakes, Steak and Eggs, French Toast, Green Eggs and Ham, Bacon wrapped Filet of Beef and Australian Rock Lobster Tails! Call us today for reservations.

Our June wine dinner is slated for the 27th of this month featuring Rodney Strong. Go to our website to view the menu.

Once again, I will be at the Burien Farmer’s Market today grabbing some fresh items for our specials for this weekend. Last week I found some juicy Yakima cherries and crisp sugar snap peas that we served with grilled Alaskan Halibut. AWESOME!

Hope your day is great!
-Chef Brandon

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Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Happy Thursday! What a great week so far!

We have been preparing and cooking some very special menu items here at Archery Bistro including Copper River Sockeye Salmon, and our newest addition to the menu, a 16 oz Certified Angus Beef Ribeye! It is accompanied by Yukon Gold Potatoes, Roasted Walla Walla Sweet Onions, Tempura Asparagus, and a Bleu Cheese Butter! You won’t be disappointed. Since we are talking about the menu, I just received an order of duck breasts that we will be showcasing tomorrow night for dinner. Also, our Lead Cook John and I came up with a Seared Scallop special last weekend that we sold out of so quickly, we decided to bring them back again this Saturday. So come on down for some very special and delicious items this weekend that aren’t usually on our menu.

Don’t forget about the “Running Blind” 5K Run hosted by Archery Bistro this Sunday (June 6) at the Normandy Park Town Center. The event is supporting the Hear See Hope Foundation benefiting Usher syndrome. Usher Syndrome is the leading cause of deaf-blindness. After the run there will be a live band, beer & root beer garden, and a BBQ with hot dogs and hamburgers!

Well, I’m off to the Burien Farmer’s Market to find some items for tonight’s special! Come see what it is!

Chef Brandon

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New Waterland Blog Advertiser The Des Moines Dog House is calling all artists to design the new Dog House T-Shirts!

Here’s some info they want us to pass along to our Readers:

Pick up an entry form between June 2 – 29, then submit your design to the Des Moines Dog House by June 29th. Voting and Dog Party will be from 6pm – 8pm on Wednesday, June 30th – bring your friends and family to vote for your design! If your design is selected it will be available for purchase on all Des Moines Dog House merchandise at their new online store, coming soon! You must be present to win.

Every Sunday this summer, starting June 6th, Kid’s Dogs will be $2. Take the kids down to the beach for a picnic!

New this Year at the Dog House is Late Night on the Deck on Friday and Saturday nights.From 11pm to 2am the Dog House serves Nathans 1/4 lb All Beef Hotdogs with cream cheese and grilled onions for $5. It’s perfect for a late night snack!

The Des Moines Dog House is located in the heart of downtown Des Moines. They specialize in gourmet sausages including the World Famous Nathans 1/4 lb All Beef Hotdogs. They have chicken and turkey sausages, pork and beef sausages, sides like chili, cole slaw and crinkle cut fries, and ice cold domestic and imported bottled beers. There is also a fantastic condiment bar with over 20 different items to dress your dog up with. Enjoy eating your cooked to order meal in a casual environment filled with fun hotdog memorabilia or dine on their outside deck.

You may not be able to tell by the weather, but you can tell by how light it stays at night. The Dog House is now operating under its Summer Hours:

• Mon – Fri 11am – 8pm
• Sat 11am – 7pm
• Sun 12pm – 5pm

The Des Moines Dog House is located at 22302 Marine View Drive.

The Des Moines Dog House is located in a distinctive building at 22302 Marine View Drive.

Give them a call at 206-824-1794 or visit their website at www.thedesmoinesdoghouse.com.

Become their fan on Facebook and be in the loop for Facebook Only Specials here.

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Our latest Advertiser, Archery Bistro (located at the Normandy Park Towne Center), would like our Readers to know about their weekly food specials and events.

Here’s a letter from Chef Brandon about this week’s offering:

Hi folks, Chef Brandon here from Archery Bistro. I’m very excited to be working with The B-Town Blog to let everyone know the many exciting things happening at Archery Bistro. Every week I will be posting our fresh happenings along with our upcoming special events.

As you may know, the Copper River Salmon season started last week and I’m excited to announce we received our first delivery of the beautiful fish yesterday! I’ve been thinking about this recipe for months anticipating for this day to come. This week’s preparation will be grilled with vanilla scented rice, baby carrots, and a lemon butter sauce.

At our May wine dinner last Sunday, featuring Kestrel Vintners, one of the wine makers brought me a generous bag of gorgeous Morel mushrooms that he had handpicked near his winery in Prosser, Washington. Look for these delicious Morel’s in the next few days at Archery Bistro.

Don’t forget to call us for your Father’s Day Reservations. With the success of our Mother’s Day Brunch we will be serving both Brunch and Dinner for Father’s Day with a special menu for all Dad’s! We have limited seating and will only be taking reservations so don’t wait too long as we sold out for Mother’s Day. Reservations can be made by calling us at 206-429-3145.

Our weekly specials are very popular with Tuesday night Steak Night along with ½ price bottle of wine, Wednesday Burger Bonanza with Burgers starting at $5.95 and Thursday All You Can Eat Fish & Chips at only $10.95. Don’t forget our Saturday night Ladies Night featuring $3 Lemon Drops and Cosmos ALL NIGHT LONG!

I hope to see you at the Bistro very soon.

Cheers,
Chef Brandon

Archery Bistro is located at 19803 1st Ave. South, Suite 104 in the Normandy Park Towne Center.

For more information, or to make a reservation, call Archery Bistro at 206.429.3145, or visit their website here.

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In the space once occupied by The Reuben, “Marine View Espresso” is re-opening, with new owners and a brand new look.

The Waterland Blog caught up with one of the owners, Loreen Huynh this week, who said:

“This is a great little town, and we plan to be a part of it. This is going to be a lot of fun. We’ll have great products for friends and neighbors.”

The products will include Zoka Coffee, with latte art, handcrafted by the cup, bubble tea and smoothies, fabulous fresh daily pastries from Essential Baking Company, crepes, deli sandwiches and grilled panini. Plus something new for this location – they’ll have beer and wine.

This is Loreen and partners fourth neighborhood coffee shop. Other locations include Bubbles in West Seattle, Jewel Box Cafe in Northgate and Richmond Beach Coffee Company in Shoreline.

Marine View Espresso will be open every day, with projected hours 6am – 6pm Monday through Friday and 8am – 6pm on the weekends.  And always good to know – they’ve got free Wi-fi!

If it looks open today, stop by and welcome them to our neighborhood – they’re located at 21904 Marine View Drive!

Here are some photos of the renovated coffeeshop taken by Janet Grella:

The Des Moines Auxiliary of Seattle Children’s Hospital will be holding its annual fashion show and luncheon on Thursday, April 15th at 11:30am at the Des Moines United Methodist Church, 22225 9th Ave South.

This year’s theme is “Tropical Paradise,” and will include a fashion show presented by Rottles of Auburn, with a lunch catered by Tuscany at Des Moines Creek.

Tickets can be purchased for a $20 donation, and the deadline for reserving tickets is Thursday, April 8th.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Des Moines Auxiliary of Seattle Children’s Hospital “Tropical Paradise” Fashion Show and Luncheon.

WHEN: Thursday, April 15th at 11:30am.

WHERE: Des Moines United Methodist Church, 22225 9th Ave South.

INFO: From an email:

The Des Moines Auxiliary of Seattle Children’s Hospital presents its annual fashion show and Luncheon “Tropical Paradise” on April 15th, 2010 at 11:30 am.

This event will be held at the Des Moines United Methodist Church, 22225 9th Ave S, Des Moines, WA.

The fashion show will be presented by Rottles of Auburn and the lunch will be catered by Tuscany at Des Moines Creek.

The tickets are a donation of $20 each and the deadline for reserving tickets is April 8th.

There will also be a raffle.

The proceeds of the event will go towards the Hospital Research Foundation of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

To order tickets and/or get more information please  call 206-824-4726 or 206-878-2040.

From the hospital’s website:

The Des Moines Auxiliary was founded in 1928.

We support uncompensated care so no child will go without medical care.

Our fundraising events include an October Fall Luncheon, November Holiday Bazaar, Spring Fashion Show, raffles, and arts and craft sales throughout the year.

Friday night (Mar. 5th) was the opening “A Night in the Vineyard” gala party for this weekend’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which continues all weekend at the Landmark Event Center in Des Moines.

Sponsored by the Des Moines Rotary Club, this annual wine festival will run both Saturday (Mar. 6) from Noon – 7pm and Sunday (Mar. 7) from Noon – 5pm at the historic Landmark Event Center (formerly Landmark on the Sound) in Des Moines. Guests will enjoy live jazz and great food while tasting wines from 25 Northwest wineries.

Saturday’s music line-up includes Darren Motamedy and 4th Degree. On Sunday, it’s Rouge and Billet-Deux. Local restaurants and gourmet food vendors will sample breads, cheeses, smoked salmon, chocolates and other fine fare.

Here’s a Photo Slideshow by Michael Brunk of last night’s gala:

Click to View Michael Brunk’s Photo Slideshow

Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are just $25 at the door, and includes wine, food and even beer tastings.

Through the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, the Rotary Club of Des Moines has raised over $150,000 in its five-year history. All proceeds fund a wide variety of charitable projects, including college scholarships, grants to local schools, safety and recreation programs for children, yard projects for elderly residents, support for the local food bank and the homeless, and projects to assist needy people as far away as South Africa and Pakistan.

HOURS:

• Saturday, March 6: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Sunday March 7: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

WINERIES:

• Canyon’s Edge
• Chandler Reach
• Covington Cellars – NEW
• Coyote Canyon Winery – NEW
• Burien’s own E.B. Foote Winery (BTB Advertiser)
• Eaton Hill
• Erin Glenn
• Fall Line
• Five Star Cellars
• Fort Walla Walla Cellars – NEW
• Kestrel – NEW
• Knipprath – NEW
• Masset Winery
• Otis Kenyon
• Page Cellars
• Pondera – NEW
• Sleeping Dog
• Sodo Vino – NEW
• Stina’s Cellar
• Two Vintners – NEW
• Vashon Winery
• Vin du Lac – NEW
• Waving Tree
• Willis Hall
• Windy Point

MUSIC:

• Saturday, March 6:
  • 12:30-3:00: Darren Motamedy Duo
  • 3:30-6:30: 4th Degree
• Sunday, March 7:
  • 12:30-2:30: Rouge
  • 3:00-5:00: Billet-Deux

For more information, please visit www.dmrotary.org.

Be sure to drop by and say hi to us – our table is on the first floor on the right just after you go up the ramp!

We just got off the phone with All-Star Sports Bar Operations Manager Joe Potts, who announced that they held a “soft opening” on Wednesday night (Mar. 3), and are now officially “open for business.”

How does one successfully launch a “soft opening” you ask? Simple – turn on the “Open” sign. Maybe call or text some friends. And wait. Joe reports that they had a steady stream of 20-30 customers all day, topping out around 80 before they ran out of “training liquor.”

And all that was without any real publicity. A good sign for a new business in our opinion. And seeing how this is the second new restaurant to open in Des Moines, we say things are definitely starting to look up around here.

All-Star’s hours are 11am – 2am seven days a week, and despite not yet having a full menu, they’ll be serving pizzas this weekend.

The “soft opening” continues today, and the bar is definitely open, so this might be a good time to help “train” their staff by dropping in, bellying up and ordering something; just don’t forget to tip your local server.

Expect a big “grand opening” on Thursday, March 18th, when ESPN Radio announcers Brock and Salk will make an appearance for a March Madness basketball promotion. Be sure to check The Waterland Blog often, as we’ll be posting more news as we receive it.

Joe says they’ll start serving their full menu sometime towards the middle of next week – but here’s an exclusive sneak peek at it so you can start planning your order:

To download a PDF of All-Star’s menu, click here.

Story and Photos by Michael Brunk

As of Monday, March 1st, hungry folks in the city of Des Moines now have a new option to satisfy their culinary cravings. Barnacles Restaurant & Bar – located in the old Boston Pizza location at 22636 Marine View Drive South – is now officially open for business. I stopped by during the dinner rush on Monday to see for myself what this new business had to offer.

As you pull into the parking lot, it’s hard to miss the rather dramatic changes that have been made to the old building. The first thing that catches your eye is the new, covered, outdoor seating area. Still a little cold to be enjoyed just yet but bound to be a favorite spot as the weather warms up.

Stepping inside reveals the restaurant proper, completely remodeled from floor to ceiling. The interior is smaller than I expected. The Butlers have made good use of the space however, and very little is wasted. To your left as you enter is the bar with seating and to the right is the open dining room. For the evening crowd the lighting was subdued and intimate. I sat in the bar but I found the music just a bit on the loud side for my taste.

Almost immediately I bumped into Mayor Bob Sheckler and Carmen Scott and Dave Kaplan from the City Council. Nice to see local officials out supporting a new business. Dave raved about the fish and chips so I ordered a batch to try them for myself.

Given the fairly large opening night crowd, I imagined I’d be waiting a while before my dinner arrived but I was pleasantly surprised at the quick service. A very good sign! I’m no food reviewer but I’ve eaten fish and chips at restaurants from coast to coast. While I wouldn’t rate these as the best I’ve had it was certainly tasty and a great value at $10.

The fish and chips are just one item on the streamlined menu that Barnacles refers to as “American comfort food.” Some patrons might chafe at the lack of options but frankly, I think it’s a smart move for a new restaurant to focus on doing a few things really well. I’m definitely going to have to return sometime soon and give their cheeseburger a try.

Overall, a very positive first impression. Good food at a decent price, served fast and with a smile. It could prove to be a winning combination for this new Des Moines business.

Here are some photos from my evening at Barnacles:

Click to View Michael Brunk’s Photo Slideshow

Here’s another great reason to attend the upcoming Poverty Bay Wine Festival this coming weekend – a parade of MINI Coopers will end up at the Landmark Event Center on Sunday, March 7th sometime shortly after Noon.

The parade will start at the south end of the Des Moines Marina, where MINIs will congregate at Anthony’s Home Port (421 S. 227^th St.) at Noon, then motor on up to the Landmark Event Center and park in the front parking spaces (excluding handicapped, etc.).

As everyone knows, it’s always cool to see one unusual, groovy MINI Cooper. Now imagine 20 or more, all detailed, each unique in its own way, cruising in, parking and showing off.

If you’re a MINI Cooper enthusiast (Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer drives one), and you’re interested in being in this parade of fun and funky little MINIs, you should consider joining the Puget Sound MINI Motoring Club at their website here.

This will be the second specialty sports car event at the fest – as you may recall, the Tyee Triumph Car Club will be displaying their classic Triumph cars on Saturday, March 6th (read our coverage here).

To buy tickets for the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, click here, or visit CorkyCellars (206-824-9462), Des Moines Drug, and/or purchase directly from any Des Moines Rotary Club member. All proceeds go to the service projects of the Rotary Club of Des Moines.

For more information, including details on wineries, food vendors and entertainment at the fest, read our previous coverage here.

A very unique 9-liter bottle of Five Star Cellars 2006 Cabernet Savignon will be raffled off at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival next weekend (Saturday, March 6th & Sunday, March 7th) at the historic Landmark Event Center right here in Des Moines.

Nine liters of wine is equal to a full case of wine in one big beautiful bottle, and this special one is engraved with the Poverty Bay Wine Festival emblem on one side, and the Five Star label on the other.

This 2006 Cab was rated 91 points by Wine Spectator and 94 points by the Beverage Tasting Institute – that means it’s an excellent case of wine in one big bottle!

No purchase is necessary– this is a drawing for anyone who wants to enter – but you will have to show up at the festival, which is just $20 per person; for that amount, you’ll also receive a souvenir wine glass and 10 tokens, a sampling of delicious foods, and live music both days.

Also, for all you non-wine drinkers out there, Pike’s Brewing will also have a booth.

The value of the wine plus the engraving is $1,000!

The opening night Gala will be this Friday, March 5th at 7:30pm at the Landmark Event Center. The theme is A Night in the Vineyard. A lavish buffet will be provided by Anthony’s HomePort. Tickets for the gala are $75 in advance, $85 at the door. The ticket price includes food, entertainment, and wine.

Wine Fesival tickets are priced at $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets for the Wine Festival and Gala are available at Corky Cellars, located at 22511 Marine View Drive in Des Moines (206-824-9462); or online at www.dmrotary.org.

Poverty Bay Wine Festival is the major annual fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Des Moines.

For full details on the festival, check out our previous coverage here.

The brand spankin’ new restaurant Barnacles At Des Moines will be holding its grand opening on Monday, March 1st, from 4pm – Midnight.

As we reported back in October, Barnacles is located in the building formerly occupied by Boston Pizza, at 22636 Marine View Dr. South.

Owner Steve Butler told The Waterland Blog that they’ve gotten the ‘green light from the city of Des Moines’ and they are set to open at 4PM on Monday March 1.

Owner/Operation Manager Sandy Butler calls the menu “American comfort food.”  Here’s the menu that was finalized just this week:

(ALL PASTA AND SANDWICH ENTREES COME WITH SOUP, SALAD, OR FRIES)

PASTA ENTREE…9.95 SANDWICH ENTREE..9.95
Smoked Salmon Fettuccine… Reuben..Patty Melt
Chicken Linguine.. French Dip..Monte Crisco Cristo
Mushroom Beef Rosoto… Burger… Grilled Cheese
Calamari & Noodles… Cheese Burger.. Garden Burger
Spinach Mushroom Fettuccine

FISH AND CHIPS AND SALAD…9.95
COB SALAD AND SOUP…9.95

(All Specials Of the day come with Soup, Salad, or Fries )

SPECIALS OF THE DAY…14.99
Scallops, Potato and Veggie…Flank Steak, Potato and Veggie…
Salmon, Potato and Veggie

SIDES…4.95 DRINKS…1.95
Fries..Cheese Nachos..Lg Salad… Coke.. Sprite..Root Beer
Insalata Caprese..Lg Soup… Diet Coke…Hot Tea
Shrimp Cocktail… Sweet Tea…Milk…Coffee

DESSERTS…4.95
Hot Fudge Sundae
Carrot Cake
Cheese Cake W/Cherries

Sandy and Steve’s kids, Austin, Jake and Fawn have a lifelong love of the restaurant business. The boys started in the business at 16, and now are turning what they’ve learned into a family business.

“They’ve bussed, dishwasher, waited, bartended…. just everything in the business to get where they are now,” said Sandy.

Austin’s even gone to culinary school to hone his skills, along with mom Sandy. Both graduated from South Seattle’s Culinary School. Daughter Fawn is just finishing Culinary school at Puget Sound Skills Center.

Steve was the contractor on the job who totally gutted the former Boston Pizza, and replaced the tired exterior with updated, modern kitchen, tile floors, dark wood, and a beautiful hand hewn bar made from a tree. It even has the some knots in it.

Steve and Sandy also decided that Barnacles Restaurant and Bar needed some outdoor dining, so they built a very nice covered patio –complete with outdoor heaters. They plan on serving food and drinks there on Monday.

Barnacles will be open from 4-midnight 7 days a week. Kids are welcome until 9 pm and then they’ll have some fun for those over 21:

• Open Mic Mondays (not the first Monday)
• Trivia Tuesday
• Western Wednesday
• Ladies Night Thursday (with ½ price drinks for the ladies)
• Live Music Fridays
• DJ’s Saturdays

Next Friday’s (Mar. 5th) live music is Rock ‘n Roll by Ricardo Valenzuela (who returns Friday, Mar. 19th) and the following Friday (Mar. 12th) customers can enjoy keyboardist/singer Cameron Rafati.

“We’re thrilled that this up and comer is coming to our little restaurant,” Sandy told WLB.

Barnacles’ mission is, in part, “to provide each customer with the finest service, food and drink experience.”

They are located at 22636 Marine View Drive South.

No reservations are required, but just in case, the phone number is 206-878-5000, and here’s a link to their Facebook page:

We hope to be conducting a full review of Barnacles at Des Moines, so stay tuned.

Burien’s Hospitality House will be holding its Spring Fling Dinner and Boats for Beds Fundraiser on Saturday, March 6th at the Cove in Normandy Park beginning at 6pm.

Located in Burien, Hospitality House is a shelter and place of transition for homeless women in south King County. The Women of Hospitality House are supported by more than 12 local churches and organizations as well as by our local communities. Home-cooked meals are provided 365 days per year by volunteers. With the staff case workers, over 70 women each year develop and work their individual plans to find home, health and hope (see hospitalityhousesouthking.org to learn more).

Richard LeMieux, the author of “Breakfast at Sally’s,” will be the featured speaker, and according to a press release:

”Richard has lived in Washington State since 1981. He ran his own publishing company, producing medical directories and university student directories for 14 years. When his business failed, he lost his livelihood, his home, his possessions, and his wife of 17 years.

Richard was homeless in Bremerton, WA, with his dog, Willow, for a year and a half. He lived in his minivan while writing Breakfast at Sally’s with a second-hand manual typewriter at picnic tables in parks around the city.

While he was homeless, Richard and the other homeless people he portrays in his book regularly visited Sally’s, the soup kitchen at The Salvation Army in Bremerton.”

Today Richard has committed himself to sharing the story of homelessness with people of all backgrounds and of all ages across the country.

A short film about Hospitality House will be premiered at this dinner and a former resident will also be sharing her story.

Three Tree Point Yacht Club will be partnering with Hospitality House to raise funds with Boats for Beds. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase “the boat” or individual seats aboard one of several sailboats. It will be a fun afternoon of racing Saturday, June 26 out of the Des Moines Marina. What better way to celebrate a graduation, Father’s Day, girls’ day out, engagement or anniversary, than as crew, passenger or ballast aboard one of these special sailboats and with this fun-loving community of people? The boats are each photographed and featured on the Hospitalityhousesouthking.org website.

Tickets are available for purchase online at this website.