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!

We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

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.

Click on for the rest of the list.

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.

Thanks to Seattle Weekly who named us Seattle’s Best Italian Restaurant (Not Cheap) in their recent “Best Of” issue:

“Pasta is pasta, right? Wrong. Spinasse’s egg noodles are light, fluffy, delicate, and made perfect with a touch of butter and sage. The pasta alone is worth a trip…”

For the rest of the review, and to check out the rest of Seattle’s Best Of, click here.

photo by Lindsay Borden

Here are the menus for our month-long anniversary celebration.  These special 4-course tasting menus are $50 per person + tax and gratuity and are subject to change.  Make your rezzies ASAP!

The week of August 7:

Anchovies in bagnet vert / Chicories with marinated rabbit and balsamico / zucchini in carpione

Porcini ravioli with sage and pinenuts

Quail with fresh polenta, braised basil and chanterelles

Goat cheese mousse with cherries and cocoa nib

The week of August 14:

Geoduck with lemon, cucumber and prosciutto di Parma / crespelle filled with ricotta and summer greens / baby beets with salsa tonnata and pickled peppers

Carrot caramelle with mint and cumin

Summer Capunet: Veal and pork stuffed squash blossoms

Roasted peaches in the style of Alba

The week of August 21:

Marinated clams with baby fennel / potato flan with bra cheese / radishes in bagna cauda

Risotto with shigoku oysters

Roasted lamb chops with Taggiasca Olives

Caramelized white chocolate bunet with nectarines

This August, we’ll be celebrating our third year on Capitol Hill! Join us for three weeks of special menus available August 7th, August 14th and August 21st.

Each week Jason, Carrie and team will be preparing a different, four-course tasting menu that will showcase our guest’s favorite dishes from the past three years and offer up some adventurous new ones.

Cost of the Anniversary Dinner menus will be $50 per person + tax & gratuity. A special wine pairing option will be available. Stayed tuned on this blog to find out the special menu of the week. Don’t delay, make a reservation at (206) 251-7673 or at online here.

Enjoy a Bambi Warhol (Aviation Gin, 360 Vodka, Cocchi Americano, orange bitters & citrus peel) or Grappa Sour (Grappino, lime, salted Muscavado syrup, Angostura Bitters) for $4 (both regularly $8) and keep the party rolling on into the night!

“Throughout the city, quiet blocks have come to life with new eateries, drinkeries and upscale shops. The south side of the Capitol Hill neighborhood—in parts an urban no-mans land a decade ago—is now a stomping ground for artsy Seattleites of every age. Hipster haven Cha Cha Lounge is just steps from the indie Elliott Bay Book Company (in a new industrial-chic location), Paris-inspired Café Presse and eclectic, nuovo-Italian eatery Spinasse.”

For the complete article, click here.