Comments on: New Seattle Treat! — Crave: Contemporary Comfort Food http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/ I'm not bossy, I'm helpful Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: johnny http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-908 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-908 sounds yum.. you’ll have to take me next time I’m out there 🙂

]]> By: Mark http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-909 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-909 OK, now I’m hungry. Sounds like a great place. Seattle Weekly just did a review of Crave in their last issue, so Katie, you’re definitely down with the current restaurant scene. Also, if you like port, Graham’s Six Grape Port is pretty good, and it’s around $20. Also, have you been to the Ballard Market? I’ve heard they have a pretty good wine selection, but haven’t been there in awhile.

]]> By: Christy http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-910 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-910 Tight refers to a wine that seems hard (young, excessively tannic, or acidic) on your palate. Usually a “tight” wine will mellow or soften with age or air.

I am so happy to see that you are still loving the wine=) That menu looks really good now I am hungry=(

]]> By: kt http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-911 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-911 yep, I love Grahams Six Grapes, mark. And Ballard Market is my new local grocery store now that I live up the street.

Christy, you’ve got me hooked on wine and I try to pretend I know what I’m talking about, but I’m glad you clarified so next time I’ll nod agreeably AND knowingly.

]]> By: RAR http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-912 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-912 God I love it when you talk food!

]]> By: Mad http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-913 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-913 It’s 11:15pm…I just got home from work…and GOD I wish I had leftovers from last night! 🙂

]]> By: Christy http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-914 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-914 Wine is a very subjective thing….so pretending to know what you are talking about is ok. Everyone’s tastes are different so people tend to not disagree with you when you say something=) So, pretend away my friend! I am glad that you have become a wino…the world would be a better place if everyone was (hee hee hee) Next time you go to Crave, try one of the wines from the Alexander Valley….they are YUMMY!

Oh, email me with your address….I have something I want to send you=)

]]> By: Mark http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-915 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-915 After much procrastination, I plan on sending out my book lists sometime today. I hope we can still keep the book club idea going. Since the topic has shifted to wine, though, here are some wine book recommendations…

The Wine Bible, by Karen MacNeil – A really informative source for people just starting to get into wine. The first ninety pages or so give some basic advice and tips, (my favorite is to put red wine on ice or in the freezer for a few minutes before popping the cork; wine should be served at cellar temperature, about 55 to 60 degrees rather than room temperature). After that, there are informative guides to all of the world’s major wine regions. MacNeil is a hedonist; her writing style is really fun and accessible, not at all snobby. I’ve read the sections on Bordeaux and Burgundy a few times, (not that I can afford those wines, but that’s another story…) Her tastes are expensive – most of the wines she recommends start at $30 and go up from there – and her chapter on Washington State is a little small, but otherwise this is a great book.

Making Sense of Wine, by Matt Kramer – Kramer used to be the wine critic at the Los Angeles Times. This book stood out for me for giving a different perspective; Kramer looks at the way winemaking has been revolutionized in the last twenty years and wonders whether those changes are for the better. Of particular interest is his chapter on Australian wines. He explains in detail why the Aussies are able to produce oceans of $7 to $10 Shiraz and Cabernet. Worth checking out.

The Wines of Bordeaux, by Edmund Penning-Rowsell – I only got about 200 pages into this, but the sections on the history of the wine trade in Bordeaux were fascinating stuff.

If anyone has any other good wine reads, I’m all ears.

]]> By: susie http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-916 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-916 Yummy food post. Let’s go there next time!

]]> By: Christy http://toftie.org/2004/01/new-seattle-treat-crave-contemporary-comfort-food/#comment-917 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.katiefrequently.com/?p=117#comment-917 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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