Restaurant Show on Saturday, October 3, 2009

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We were at Annie’s Café on E. Colfax and St. Paul—a divine spot for inexpensive fabulous food-breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. And so good-we are having a dinner here too.

My guests were owners Peggy Anderson and Diane Williams. We had fabulous breakfasts and lunches there and heard all about the specials, the dinners and all the fun-and HAPPY HOUR TOO!!!!

THE GABBY DINNER
BRONCO FANS DELIGHT-WE ARE DINING RIGHT IN THE BAR WITH TVS EVERYWHERE-
AND IT IS BREAKFAST AND MORE!!!!

A four course dinner with several great specials---and BURGERS AND FRIES AND MORE FOR THOSE WHO WANT BURGERS AND BEER INSTEAD OF THE burritos, sausage, egg, pancakes, bacon, omelets, and more!!! There is something for everyone. Read it on the web under dinners.

Pamela Pollart, my traveling pal on our cruise, stopped by and we told about our trip.

The questions of the day.—How many miles did we go on the ship-3,064 and how many eggs does Annie’s use on a Sat/Sun-2,740.

You can read all about our trip in the feature article on the homepage so we will start with getting home.

We went to Strings for our traditional evening of break the fast with our family. Our dinner was incredible. We had the vegetable beef soup, the Caesar salad, the special salad with cranberry vinaigrette and goat cheese, angel hair marinara, gnocchi, barramundi to die for, chicken with an egg—all so good. Desserts were chocolate mousse cake and chocolate pecan pie. Service was perfect too. We took home the new curried chicken salad for lunch the next day.

We went to Colt & Gray for dinner and it was great again. The place is great looking, we had excellent service and wine and food was terrific. We had the warm rolls, gravlox and the new gnocchi and all were wonderful. Then we had the pork chop, salmon, trout and duck for entrees and beets and broccoli for sides. All were excellent.

We went to Shells and Sauce for dinner-what a great neighborhood restaurant-or any neighborhood would welcome it-so good, great service, super bar and wine, fabulous food, good prices-it is great AND NOW THEY ARE DOING LUNCH EVERY DAY!!!!
We started with the homemade bread and Caesar salad-and house salad too. Then we had veal parm, eggplant parm—both the best ever-and then someone had the grilled chicken plate and said it was the best ever too!!! So lots of best evers there-and then pumpkin pie for dessert-fall is in the air.

A luncheon at Sewall Ballroom for Center for Women’s Health Research was huge—the speakers were very interesting and the event worthwhile.

We went to Root Down for dinner-nothing to say other than fabulous, the best, great fun, wonderful service, and marvelous food-this place just plain rocks!!! We had the bread, the apple, candied walnut, pancetta salad and the plum salad and both were incredible. Then we had the scallop and plum soup combo. We all ordered the Moroccan chicken entrée and it was the best chicken and polenta ever. We were too full for dessert-the place is mobbed and everyone is happy!!! We are too.

We were so excited about Shells and Sauce opening for lunch we headed over—and WOW!!!! It will blow your mind-the food is great, service too and the prices and portions are something. Panini and salads and pasta and more-we had the salmon pannini with fresh cherry tomato salsa and with side of salad and the Caesar salad with shrimp-both were outrageous. I can hardly wait to go back-and I know I should try something else but the panini with salmon was just the best. They are open Tuesday through Friday for lunch and then brunch on Saturday and Sunday.

We went to 1515 Restaurant for dinner and it was great. The place looks very pretty, the service is perfect, the wines are amazing and Gene wins every award for his great list-we had a fabulous wine-and the food was marvelous too. We had an amuse of quail roulade and warm breads and then 2 incredible special salads-one with apples and walnuts candied, cheese, etc and the other with plum and goodies. Then we had the scallop appetizer and the sweetbread satay---both were great! Entrees were risotto, duck three ways, halibut, and pork belly and all were fabulous. Desserts were an ice cream sandwich and peach tart-again-both winners. 1515 is so worth the visit.

Kathy called about Strings brunch—it is fabulous, about Colt and Gray and how great it is and the fabulous food at Shells and Sauce—lunch too.

Noel Cunningham called about a walk challenge happening. Please go to Cunningham foundation.org and see all the details-it is so worth while to raise money for his city in Ethiopia.—or call Strings.

Mike went to 1515 and loved it-food, wine and service.

Diane loved the Julia and Gabby dinner at Strings, the fabulous dinner at Ling & Louie’s, and adored Red Tango.

Maryann went to Root Down and she and her friends from Seattle said they had never had a better meal. It was awesome.
And the Moroccan chicken I spoke about was from Root Down.

Rae went to Strings and loved it.

Susan went to Elway’s and said it was the best.

Gwynne went to Shells and Sauce for lunch and was beyond impressed and thrilled.

We ran out of time.

Next week we will be in Aspen on remote and to see the John Denver Concert Reunion so please listen in for the latest.

Thanks
Gabby