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Seattle Kitchen Newsletter Topics - Upcoming Events
Ultimate Holiday Cookbook Social

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Back by popular demand for a 3rd year, this extraordinary book-signing bonanza features local chefs and authors with stacks of fantastic cookbooks, ready to sign for all your holiday gift giving. Each chef will serve up their favorite tastes for you to nibble on while we pour wines from our friends at Columbia Crest.  Don’t forget to buy a few gifts for yourself!

Should you find yourself still hungry for more, take a stroll next door to Palace Kitchen where Chef Sean Hartley will be preparing a selection of specials from Vitaly & Kimberly Paley's - Paley's Place Cookbook, a scrumptious collection of recipes and stories from the owners of Paley's Place Bistro and Bar in Portland, Oregon.

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Letter from Tom

We are in the final stages of planning for this year's cookbook social (12/01/08) and in doing so I began reminiscing about recent cookbook finds and spectacular dining experiences.  Having a radio show every Saturday (KIRO 97.3 FM) helps me keep in touch with what's happening in the book world and my travels certainly give me ample opportunity to try some of the best restaurants in the world.

My personal trend in book buying seems to be careening towards cook "lit" plus recipes.  I think this is because I'm not satisfied with just a recipe anymore.  Just like the food on my table, I am interested in the background details.  A good example is "Milk" by Ann Mendelson.  Surely a common food by any standard and ubiquitous in its availability from gas stations to PCC, yet stunningly rich in history, lore and taste.  "Milk" is a great read cover to cover and with 125 recipes you don't get left hanging wondering what to do with all this new information.  Just jump into the kitchen and make some fresh ricotta or Chinese fried milk cakes.  Yum!

An old fave that I keep buying used copies of on E-bay for gifts is "Blue Trout and Black Truffles" by Joseph Wechsberg.  Mostly this is a compilation of magazine articles written in the 40's and 50's for The Atlantic, Gourmet, The New Yorker and others.  I am charmed by the musings of this young foodie discovering his palate taste by taste, and where it was derived from ethnically.

A book that I have cooked at least a half dozen recipes out of, including a delicious pot roast of veal with anchovy caper sauce and chili spiked lamb pie, is "Cucina Del Sole" by Nancy Harmon Jenkins.  I am not nearly as familiar with Southern Italian cooking as the North, and Nancy provides great head notes and good travel suggestions if you're in the area.

One book that covers a topic in this very green and sustainable world we all need to move towards is "Chefs on the Farm" by Shannon Borg and Lora Lea Misterly.  Self described as recipes and inspirations from the Quillisascut Farm School in Rice, Washington.  I think it hits the nail on the head.  For years we have bought their delicious cheeses to serve on our menus but they have really flourished since starting their school.  The cooks and waiters that have won scholarships to attend from our company, come back changed people full of back to the land gospel and where does my food come from vigor.

One last find from the fabulous Barbara Jo's Books for Cooks in Vancouver BC is "Botanical" by Paul Wilson from Australia.  I am smitten with the Aussie style fusion cooking with simplicity and clear focus.  Usually those don't go together, but check out Donna Hay's books or this coffee table stunner.

Now for some restaurants that you must try before you have no money left in your 401k.  Best meals of the year for me in the states….

Osteria Mozza in LA.  Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali have teamed up to create delicious combination pizzeria, mozzarella bar and trattoria that I think is the best Italian food I've had outside of Italy.  Real food by great chefs.  I'd tell you what to try but it was all good.  If you can snag a seat at the Mozza bar when Nancy is doing the cooking, it is a real treat.

Dell'anima in Manhattan is a terrific ripoff of Babbo restaurant by a couple of alums but I still loved it.  It's much easier to get into with a 6 seat counter staring directly on to the hot cooking line of the kitchen.  I still learn something every time I watch a cook cook.  Sometimes it's what not to do, but usually I come away richer from the experience.

And one sad note on the passing of Beato, in West Seattle:  With the best Italian wine list in town, quite tasty food, quaint setting, a hands on owner, and what everybody seems to want, I don't know what went wrong.  I do know that small joints like that are the backbone and vitality of a great restaurant town and I hate to see them go!

Seattle Kitchen Newsletter Topics - Tom Douglas Products
Free Cookbook with Any $100 Gift Card Purchase

December 1st through 31st, 2008

Purchase a gift card to any of our restaurants for $100 or more between December 1st - 31st and receive the Tom Douglas cookbook of your choice FREE.  Choose from Seattle Kitchen, Tom's Big Dinners or I Love Crab Cakes and get a bunch more bang for your holiday buck.

  • Available online at our website or at any of our restaurant locations.
  • Does not include shipping.

The Twelve Rubs of Christmas
Order Online Now!

What's more welcome, more delicious, and more exciting than a partridge in a pear tree? A handsome gift box of Tom Douglas Rub with Love Spice Rubs that’s for sure to delight everyone on your holiday list! All 12 of our spice rubs are included in this spectacular gift, from the brown sugar and sweet paprika notes of our best selling Salmon Rub to the toasted sesame and dried seaweed tang of Spicy Tokyo Rub to the ultimate BBQ flavors of cumin, coriander, and a touch of cayenne in our Pork Rub.  It's a sure fire way to spice up the holiday season for yourself, your family and friends.

  • $65.00 plus shipping.
  • Available online at our website or at the Dahlia Bakery
Seattle Kitchen Newsletter Topics - About Town
Tom about Town

Can't make it to the Holiday Cookbook Social?  You can still visit Tom for a signed copy of his books at the following locations:


Nov 25th, 11:30PM - 1:30PM
Borders Bookstore - Downtown Seattle

1501 Fourth Avenue
SeattleWA 98101
(206) 622-4599


Dec 11th, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Barnes & Noble

Northgate Mall
401 NE Northgate Way #1100br /> Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 417-2967


Special Restaurant Holiday Hours
  • Palace Kitchen, Etta's, Dahlia Lounge and Serious Pie will be closed Thanksgiving Day.
  • Lola will be serving Thanksgiving dinner (Lola style!) from 12:00PM to 5:30PM on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th.
  • Dahlia Bakery will be open Thanksgiving Day from 10:00am to 12:00pm for PREPAID ORDERS ONLY
  • Etta's will be open for brunch on November 28th from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

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