Canlis is so much more than a place to eat and drink well in Seattle. A combination of the scintillating year-old menu rejuvenation driven by ex-Eleven Madison Park Chef Jason Franey and the Canlis family’s sustained approach to warmth and hospitality leaves diners with nothing less than a spa-like afterglow on each visit. Last year […]
Pepper Bridge 2005 Cabernet: A Wine of Exotic Immediate Pleasure
Had the chance to try this Pepper Bridge 2005 Cab last night on a beautiful Seattle evening. Seriously elegant yet fully charged wine with coffee, black fruit, fruit cake and sweet floral aromas, a touch of eucalyptus, and soft round tannins that make it really easy to enjoy now. But, years of good cellaring potential […]
Ginglinger and Mark Ryan at Poppy
My summer’s regular running from Boston to Seattle and back offers its rewards. I find myself working closer with pros in the media and luxury home design business of significant intellect and modest disposition. In addition, the burgeoned Washington State wine industry combines with a serious food scene that either dwarfs Boston’s or just seems that way from insufficient exploration. My […]
Canlis Renewed
There are spaces and experiences I encounter in life where it is possible to feel the bones of venerablity and simultaneously appreciate the harmonic enhancements of current day excellence. Last night, in the same spot the family started back in 1950 on a Seattle cliff, Canlis glistened with energetic respect for its history and a nod to its new iteration. […]