Von Trapp’s is the Bavarian brain child of Deming Maclise and James Weimann, the guys responsible for Bastille and Poquitos. Apparently they recognized that it is impossible to go wrong with a place that provides bier, brats, and bocce in abundance.
Capitol Hill
Elevated new American pub fare.
In this edition of Food Porn, we feature Quinn’s Pub, serving up American pub-style food on Capitol Hill. Whether you’re looking to grab a small bite or to sit down and enjoy a meal, Quinn’s Chef and General Manager, Jeremy Ravetz, provides satisfying comfort food using quality ingredients in a casual, welcoming atmosphere.
Vietnamese street food on a whole ‘nother level.
In this edition of Food Porn, we feature Ba Bar, owned by Eric Banh of Monsoon and Monsoon East. Born in Saigon eating street food, Eric has created a menu that preserves the integrity of Vietnamese cuisine, using quality ingredients, and making it approachable to a wide audience.
Dance or walk your way up to The Tin Table.
In this edition of Food Porn, we feature The Tin Table, tucked on the second floor of the Oddfellows building across from the Century Ballroom. Classy jazz music plays in the background for a speakeasy atmosphere. People taking dance classes stop by before or after their classes, but everyone
Oddly enough I live not-too-far from an Airstream dealership. I often drive by their lot, daydreaming of what it might be like to take it back retro-style and travel across the good ol’ US-of-A in one of their iconic silver campers wearing a polka-dotted full-skirted dress akin to 1950s House of Dior
My Sweet Little Cakes opens on Capitol Hill.
Or “hotcakes” if you will. I just didn’t want to confuse you with the nickname your strange neighbor in apartment 4D keeps calling your girlfriend. “Hey, hotcakes!” Either way, pancakes/hotcakes on a stick is the concept
Sprechen Sie Deutsh? If you don’t, you’d better get out your Rosetta Stone because you’ll want to know such phrases as:
A Bier, bittschen (“One beer, please”)
I would say oh la la la la la la la. Fans of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will get that reference.
A few blocks west of Quinn’s and Poquitos on Capitol Hill sits an unassuming French cooking school and lifestyle boutique in a renovated building once home to an area architect and art gallery.
The beloved eatery’s owner talks vegetarian cuisine, wine pairing and Seattle’s dynamic food scene.
Growing up, Capitol Hill native Ericka Burke frequented the many café and delicatessens located throughout her neighborhood. Though she initially studied acting at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and the American Music and Dramatic Academy in New York, she realized her true calling in 1994 when she
Restaurant Zoe offers contemporary and seasonal cuisine.
In this edition of Food Porn, we feature Restaurant Zoe, which relocated this past Spring from its original Belltown location to Capitol Hill. The restaurant has a refined rustic feel with a menu of carefully sourced, Northwest-focused cuisine. With a reputation as a special-occasion place, this new location is still a wonderfully elegant, but familiar experience.
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