Whether you’re looking to indulge in all things lobster in Ballard, go caviar crazy in Madrona or share pasta in Tangletown Ethan Stowell Restaurants has you covered on Thursday, February 14. Here’s a taste of what all the restaurants have planned...

Cortina

Cortina’s $85/person four-course meal begins with a selection of starters to share like Oysters with verjus granita and Beef Heart Tartare, followed by a choice of pastas like Lobster Ravioli with black trumpet mushroom. Main course options include Wagyu Zabuton Steak with bone marrow, baby root vegetables, and red wine sauce. Dessert options include a Baked Caramel Apple Tart or Torta Caprese with dark chocolate ganache and rose crème fraîche. Add a wine pairing option for $45/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Beef Heart Tartare red beet, roasted onion, parsley
Treviso Salad creamy citronette, fennel, pecorino, almond
Shigoku Oyster verjus granita
Burrata cucumber, taggiasca olive, calabrian chili, crostini
Cacio e Pepe Arancini foie gras fonduta, black truffle

SECOND COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Gnocchi Alla Romana, tomato, chili, mozzarella
Lobster Ravioli, black trumpet mushroom, garlic, thyme
(will have some ricotta rav as an additional vegetarian option)
Bucatini Amatriciana, guanciale, red onion, chili, garlic

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Wagyu Zabuton Steak, bone marrow, baby root vegetables, red wine sauce
Scallops, artichoke, pear, watercress, salsify sugo
Butternut Squash risotto, black truffle, parmesan, thyme
Duck breast, brussel sprout, apple, hazelnut pangrattato

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Torta Caprese, Dark Choc. Ganache, Rose Creme Fraiche
Baked Caramel Apple Tart
Seasonal Sorbet, Pink Peppercorn Shortbread Cookie

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Staple & Fancy

Staple & Fancy’s $85/person four-course meal begins with a selection for the table like Oysters with citrus Champagne mignonette and a Parsnip and Pear soup with pancetta crumble. Guests then choose a pasta to share followed by choice of a main course like Duck Confit with foie jus, green lentils and sultanas. Dessert options include a Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake with blood orange. Add a wine pairing option for $55/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Oyster, citrus champagne mignonette
Parsnip & Pear Soup, pancetta crumble
Endive Salad, gorgonzola, yogurt dressing, chive, hazelnut
Fried Sweetbreads, salsa verde
Steak Tartare Bruschetta, truffle vin, cornichons
Hamachi Crudo, amarinth, opal basil , pomegranate

SECOND COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Lobster Risotto, meyer lemon
Beef Cheek Ragu, trofie, smoked carrot, ricotta salata

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Duck Confit, foie jus, green lentils, sultanas
Grilled Scallops, brown butter radishes, winter pesto
Milk Braised Pork Loin, roasted maitake mushrooms, creamed kale

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake, Blood Orange
Chocolate Malted Pudding, Malted Crumble, Vanilla Whip
Seasonal Sorbet, Shortbread Cookie

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Marine Hardware

Marine Hardware’s $85/person five-course dinner is a set menu that starts with a selection for the table followed by Tagliarini with Dungeness crab and Meyer lemon, Sea Scallops with shaved fennel, endive and blood orange, and New York Strip with black trumpet mushroom puree and fingerling potatoes. The evening ends with an assortment of Truffles and Cookies. Add a wine pairing option for $45/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Crispy Pork Rillettes, herbed aioli
Shigoku Oysters, kumquat mignonette
Frisee Salad, tesa, fried egg, red wine vinaigrette
Duck Liver Mousse Crostini, dried fruit compote, cippolini onion

SECOND COURSE

Tagliarini, Dungeness crab, meyer lemon, Parmigiano reggiano

THIRD COURSE 

Sea Scallops, shaved fennel, endive, blood orange

fourth COURSE 

New York Striploin, black trumpet mushroom puree, fingerling potato, artichoke

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Assorted Truffles and Cookies

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Bramling Cross

Bramling Cross is hosting a lobster themed $85/person meal that includes Lobster Deviled Eggs, Lobster Bisque, Lobster Fritters, and whole wood fire grilled Lobster, plus sides and more! Make it a surf and turf by adding on a 6oz wood grilled Filet Mignon for $15. Add sustainable Caviar for $15/person. Add a wine pairing option for $40/person. 

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Lobster Bisque
Lobster Fritters, hollandaise
Smoked Lobster Bruschetta
Lobster Deviled Eggs
Little Gem Salad, hazelnuts, pickled cherries, chevre

SIDES (FOR SHARING)

Roasted Baby Carrots, yogurt, hazelnuts, Dukkah spice
Grilled Green Beans, Taggiasca olives, Calabrian chilies
Fried Fingerling Potatoes, onion, Meyer lemon vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

Whole Wood Grilled Lobster, drawn butter, smoked paprika, lemon

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Tiramisu, Lady Finger
Honey Cake, vanilla mousse, blood orange
Seasonal Sorbetto, shortbread cookie

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How To Cook a Wolf

Up on the top of Queen Anne hill, How To Cook a Wolf will have a four-course menu with options for $85/person. Dinner starts with dishes like Hamachi Crudo with radish, pomegranate, and Meyer lemon granita and Chicken Liver Mousse Bruschetta with huckleberry mostarda. Pasta choices include Tagliarini with uni butter, Meyer lemon, and pangrattato, and Ricotta Ravioli with Swiss chard, brown butter, and saba, and Potato Gnocchi with Lardo, red onion, and Pecorino Romano. Add Willapa Bay Oysters with Champagne mignonette to your celebration for $3.25/each. Add a wine pairing option for $55/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Hamachi Crudo, Radish, Pomegranate, Meyer Lemon Granita
Beef Tartare, Boquerones, Cured Egg Yolk, Crostini
Bosc Pear Salad, Endive, Pecorino Toscano, Pine Nut
Chicken Liver Mousse Bruschetta, Huckleberry Mostarda

SECOND COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Tagliarini, Uni Butter, Meyer Lemon, Pangrattato
Potato Gnocchi, Lardo, Red Onion, Pecorino Romano
Ricotta Ravioli, Swiss Chard, Brown Butter, Saba

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Teres Major, Horseradish Cream, Baby Vegetables, Fried Leeks
Duck Leg Confit, Black Lentils, Root Vegetables, Spiced Crème Fraiche
Lobster Thermidor, Asparagus, Gruyere

DESSERT TRIO (SHARED)

Dark Chocolate Pot de Crème, Whipped Cream, Chocolate Pearls
Profiteroles, Strawberry Ice Cream
Cranberry Orange Sorbet, Anise Seed Shortbread

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Mkt.

Tangletown’s Mkt. will be putting on an $85/person four-course feast with shared dishes like Tuna Tartare, Crab Bisque, and Rigatoni with braised lamb, tomato, sultanas, mint and ricotta. Main choices include Seared Duck Breast with celery root puree and grape mostrada and Wood Grilled Scallops with rapini, romesco, and lemon. Dessert choices include Chocolate Malted Pudding with malted crumble and vanilla whip. Add a wine pairing option for $40/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Burrata salad with grilled chicories, prosciutto
Tuna Tartare, cucumber, taggiasca olive, Meyer lemon  
Grilled green beans, blood orange, almond
Crab bisque, foie gras and pear toast

SECOND COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Ricotta ravioli, artichoke, confit baby fennel, chive butter
Taglierini, roasted leek, uni butter, pangrattato
Rigatoni, braised lamb, tomato, sultanas, mint, ricotta salata

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Seared duck breast, celery root puree,  grape mostarda
Wood grilled scallops, rapini, romesco, lemon
Carnaroli risotto, parmesan, perigord truffles

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Chocolate Malted Pudding, malted crumble, vanilla whip
Honey Cake, vanilla mousse, blood orange
Seasonal Sorbet, shortbread cookie

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Red Cow

Madrona’s Red Cow will offer an $85/person four-course menu with options like Fish Bisque, Rabbit Croquettes with smoked carrot and yogurt, Grilled Half Lobster, Lamb Chops with mint pistou, and White Chocolate Crème Brulee.  Guests also have the option to add on Caviar Service featuring an ounce of sustainable caviar to share with chilled vodka, savory madeleines, and accompaniments for $40/person. Or go big and order the Chateaubriand for Two with horseradish potato puree, caramelized Brussels sprouts and demi-glace for $15/person. Add on a wine pairing option for $40/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Chicken Consomme, traditional garnish
Country Pate, beef heart and tongue, pistachio
Oysters, preserved ramp mignonette
Brioche, honey butter, San Juan island salt, tangerine confiture

SECOND COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Fish Bisque, shaved bottarga
Rabbit Croquettes, smoked carrot, yogurt
Gem Lettuces, creamy champagne vinaigrette, haricot vert, radish
Endive Salad, roquefort dressing, walnut, compressed pear

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Grilled Half Lobster, sauce maltaise, quatre-espice
Lamb Chops, herb breadcrumb, rhubarb gastrique, lamb neck demi, mint pistou
Grilled Prime Bavette Steak, frites, house aioli and your choice of sauce

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Profiteroles, hazelnut mousse, salted caramel sauce
White Chocolate Creme Brulee
Seasonal Sorbet, shortbread cookie

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Rione XIII

Rione XIII will have an $85/person four-course menu with shared options to start like Roasted Carrots with burnt honey vinaigrette and housemde ricotta. Pasta options include Rigatoni Bolognese and Potato Gnocchi with shaved guanciale and taleggio. Mains options include Braised Beef Short Rib with mustard greens and gremolata and Seared Scallops with celery root, frisse, radish, and pomegranate. Dessert options include Tiramisu and Honey Cake with vanilla mousse and blood orange. Add a wine pairing option for $40/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Blood Orange, olive, fennel
Hamachi Crudo, calabrian chili oil, champagne granita, mint
Roasted Carrots, burnt honey vinaigrette, house ricotta
House Mozzarella, fig conserva, aged balsamico, crostini
Beet Soup, crispy beet chip, chive

SECOND COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Rigatoni Bolognese, brown butter, sage
Ricotta and Swiss Chard Ravioli, Meyer lemon, hazelnut
Potato Gnocchi, shaved guanciale, taleggio, red onion, herbs, pangrattato

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Braised Beef Short Rib, mustard greens, gremolata, jus
Seared Scallops, celery root, frisee, radish, pomegranate
Zucchini Fritter, hen of the woods mushroom, spiced creme fraiche

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Tiramisu, lady finger
Honey Cake, vanilla mousse, blood orange
Seasonal Sorbetto, shortbread cookie

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Tavolàta

Both Tavolàtas, in Belltown and on Capitol Hill, will have $85/person four-course menus. Shared starters include Hamachi Crudo with blood orange granita and kumquat, and Foie Gras Mousse Bruschetta with smoked cherries, and Duck Prosciutto with fig mostarda. Pasta and main options include Tagliatelle with smoked shellfish, trout roe, and crème fraîche, and Prime New York Strip with cauliflower, delicata squash, and red wine sauce, and Roasted Porchetta with creamy polenta and onion jus. Dessert includes Buttermilk Panna Cotta and Lemon Zeppole with chocolate dipping sauce. Add 5 grams of Perigord Truffles to select dishes for $15. Add a wine pairing option for $45/person.

FIRST COURSE (FOR THE TABLE)

Hamachi Crudo, blood orange granita, kumquat
Foie Gras Mousse Bruschetta, smoked cherries
Burrata, perigord truffles, apple salad
Baby Beets, avocado, radish, white anchovy
Duck Prosciutto, fig mustarda

MAIN COURSE (CHOOSE ONE)

Scallops, salsify, wild mushroom, citrus
Prime NY Strip, cauliflower, delicata squash, red wine sauce
Roast Porchetta, creamy polenta, onion jus
Perigord Truffle Risotto, parmesan, olive oil

DESSERT (CHOOSE ONE)

Lemon Zeppole, chocolate dipping sauce
Buttermilk Panna Cotta, blood orange, hazelnut biscotti
Seasonal Sorbetto, shortbread cookie

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Goldfinch Tavern

Goldfinch Tavern will have a four-course $99/person romantic feast for two that includes options like Dungeness Crab Bisque or Wild Mushroom Toast to begin. Second course options include Spot Prawn Pasta with smoked shallot cream, and main course options include Sockeye Salmon with white wine butter sauce, and Beef Tenderloin for Two with duck fat potatoes and turnip greens. Dessert is for the table and options are Dark Chocolate Lava Cake or Rosemary Lemon Torte.  For reservations, call 206.749.7070.

View menu or book online: HERE

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Join Ethan Stowell Restaurants for a delicious Valentine’s Day! Reservations can be made online or by calling the individual restaurants. #ESRbemine