Cascina Spinasse Blog

Tune into the Cooking Channel on Sunday, March 25 at 10 p.m. for their Pasta show, which features our “mouth-watering and unique pasta plates.”

If you’ve had our Eggplant Caramelle with Gorgonzola Fonduta, you’ll be thrilled to find the recipe online here as part of this awesome show.

Tune in and check us out!

Tuesday, March 6^th, 2012

Five Course Dinner- $75 per person + tax and gratuity

(Includes a complimentary cocktail or glass of wine and nibbles before dinner)

We’ve spoken of the great Italian nobleman, Pellegrino Artusi, since before we opened last year and many of you were enthused enough to locate his wonderful cookbook, “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well.” On March 6^th, we pay homage to Artusi with a dinner inspired by specific recipes from the book.  We’ll begin with cocktails and small bites in Artusi and follow that with a five-course dinner in Spinasse with optional wine pairings available.

Menu:

Stewed artichokes with mint

Beef tongue with aspic

Tonnarelli with salsa magro (anchovy sauce)

Pollo alla diavola (spicy roasted young chicken) with beet green fritatta in curls

Chestnut cake

Reservations can be made by phone at (206) 251-7673, or on Open Table.

Here’s the menu for our sold out Valentine’s dinner.  Pop by Artusi for walk-in seating – no reservations needed there!

To begin:

Dungeness Crab ‘passito’

White truffle grissini with our cultured butter

Bitter chocolate profiterole with gorgonzola dolce

Choice of two menus:

Salad of artichoke, prosciutto di Parma & Shaved Buddha’s Hand Citron

Leek Ravioli with braised geoduck

Risotto with shikogu oysters & sparkling gavi

Oxtail with local black truffles and celeriac puree

Gianduja semifreddo 2012 version

Or:

For lovers

Salad of baby beets, blood orange & parmigiano reggiano with olio nuovo

Taggiasca Olive Tortelli with our ricotta & toasted anchovy broth

‘Finanziera’ with local foie gras, porcini, fresh cream & lentils

Qualicum scallops with Roasted Cauliflower and barbaresco sauce

Rice Pudding with Progression of flavors: mangeblanc; olive oil pudding; prune & amaro Montenegro; Seville orange & black rice.

As is our wont on New Year’s Eve we serve two menus: one celebrating the year just passed and one looking forward to the year ahead. If you’re dining with us Saturday night, you’ll have your choice of either menu, with optional wine pairings, described below:

2011

Cipollini stuffed with potato and tuna with smoked steelhead roe and beet

*2010 Roero Arneis—Vietti

**2009 Roero Arneis—Bruno Giacosa

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Carne cruda with Capezzana olio nuovo and crumbled egg yolk

2010 Langhe Bianco—Paolo Scavino

2009 Ruché— Il Vino dei Padri

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Tajarin with sugo d’arrosto

2009 Langhe Nebbiolo—Giorgio Pelissero

2009 Langhe Nebbiolo—-Azelia

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Rabbit braised in Arneis with taggiascha olives

2007 Barbaresco—Produttori del Barbaresco

2005 Barolo “Cannubio”—Damilano

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Bombolini with black truffle salt and meyer lemon cream

2010 Moscato d’Asti—Cascina Santuario

$75.00 per person

Optional wine pairing at two levels:

*add $35.00 per person

**Sommelier’s choice:  $50.00 per person

2012

Marinated spot prawns with fennel, meyer lemon, parsley and mint

*2010 Roero Arneis—Vietti

**2009 Roero Arneis—Bruno Giacosa

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Capunet stuffed with foie gras, pig’s trotter and veal breast

2009 Dolcetto d’Alba— Sorí Paitin

2009 Ruché— Il Vino dei Padri

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Borlotti bean cappeletti with ginger broth

2009 Langhe Nebbiolo—Giorgio Pelissero

2009 Langhe Nebbiolo—-Azelia

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Pork cheeks with spiced chestnuts and bone marrow

2007 Barbaresco—Produttori del Barbaresco

2005 Barolo “Cannubio”—Damilano

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Dark chocolate semifreddo with housemade torrone and blood orange

Cocchi Barolo Chinato

$75.00 per person

Optional wine pairing at two levels:

*add $35.00 per person

**Sommelier’s choice:  $50.00 per person

Happy New Year! Here’s to a prosperous 2012!

Please note that Spinasse and Artusi will be closed from Saturday, December 24 to Tuesday, December 27 and from Sunday, January 1 through Thursday, January 5, 2012 for a post holiday respite. Back open on January 6 for your dining pleasure!

We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

We’re thrilled by our mention in the November issues of Seattle Met and Seattle magazine.

Seattle Met featured our pasta on the cover and on the Table of Contents page, and reviewer Kathryn Robinson said, “Spinasse’s food is “impeccably, consistently thrilling,” enthuses Robinson, warning “Careful who you come with. In this dim light behind these lace curtains, beneath these wrought-iron fixtures, romance will ensue.”

Sous chef Carrie Mashaney was included on Seattle mag’s Next Wave of Tastemakers list, calling out her incredible work in both savory and pastry dishes, which we think is pretty cool.

Photo courtesy of Seattle magazine.

After compiling over 10 million reviews from users between 10 million reviews between September 2010 and August 2011, OpenTable has released their list of the Top 50 Restaurants for Foodies.  And we made the list! Thanks, foodies!

Click on for the rest of the list.

Celebrate fall’s arrival with a special menu offered the entire week of September 18th through September 24th.

With an ode to local eggplant at the height of the season, Jason, Carrie and culinary members will be creating a delicious 4-course menu that will highlight this fabulous veggie in the starring role, including a starter, a pasta, and a meat dish. $50 per person plus tax and gratuity with an optional wine pairing available.

Menu includes:

Marinated eggplant with mint and anchovy

Eggplant caramelle with gorgonzola piccante fonduta

Crispy pork belly with roasted eggplant puree and cherry tomatoes

Marinated melon with sorbetto

Don’t delay, click here to make a reservation or call us at (206) 251-7673.