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In the News

You can read a bit about us in the following publications.

Seattle Magazine April 2008- Top 10 Restaurants, Rising Star Pastry Chef, Sarah Novesky

Diversion Magazine - top Italian Tables - February 2008

Gourmet Magazine October 2007 - Feature, The Italian Job.  Share Holly's October menu with friends and family.

Seattle Metropolitan June 2007 - artichoke recipe

WWD Scoop - June 2007

Seattle Magazine - Top 10 restaurants April 2007

Diversion Magazine - Top Dining in US by John Mariani - April 2007

The Robb Report - Top 57 Fine Dining Restaurants US - March 2007

425 magazine, restaurant profile - March 2007

Natural Health Magazine - Thanksgiving menu - November 2006

Gourmet Magazine - Top 50 restaurants in the US - October 2006

Portraits of Puget Sound, restaurant profile - May 2006

Food Arts Magazine, mystery basket "ode to the pig"- April 2006

Seattle Magazine, best restaurant issue, Top ten very best restaurants, best service staff, best chocolate cake, best pasta -April 2006

Wine Spectator magazine, best Italian restaurants, 5 New Italian Chefs profiled - March 2006

City Dog Magazine - June 2005

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 3 1/2stars food, 3 1/2 stars service ~ May 2005

Seattle Weekly - Favorite Restaurants ~ April 2005

Seattle Woman Magazine -Woman Restaurant Owners, Strategy for Success ~ April 2005

Seattle Magazine "Top Ten Very Best Restaurants" "Best Website" "Food Court" ~ April 2005

Sunset Magazine "Restaurants Curing meats in the USA" ~ January 2005

Wine Spectator "Where to Eat in Seattle Wine Country" ~ October 2004

The Stranger, Seattle restaurant review "Seattles Best Restaurant...in Kirkland" ~ September 2004

Sante Magazine "Restaurant FeatureProfile - A Restaurant takes Root" ~ September 2004

Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" ~ 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Zagat survey "Best Italian, #2 Food in Washington" 28food/26service (out of 30) ~ May 2004

Starchefs.com "Rising Star Chef" ~ November 2003

Sunset Magazine "restaurant profile" ~ September 2003

Gourmet Magazine "Best Overall restaurant" restaurant edition ~ October 2003

Food & Wine Magazine "Ten Restaurant Stars. Top Italian Wine Lists" ~ April 2003

Seattle Times "Lesons List - 10 Favorite Restaurants" ~ November 2002

Bon Appetit - Restaurant Thanksgiving - October 2002

Northwest Palate Magazine - In the Kitchen ~ October 2002

Forbes.com - "Ten Chefs with Heat" a line up of the country's most interesting young chefs ~ July 2002

Esquire Magazine "Best Places to Eat Rabbit" ~May 2002

Seattle Magazine "Best Waitperson- Jim Marriott" "Top Three Overall" ~ October 2001

Travel and Leisure "Hot Spots" ~ September 2001

Food & Wine Magazine "Ten Best New Wine Lists in the USA" ~ July 2001

Town and Country Magazine "On the Town" ~ June 2001

Sunset Magazine "Best Reason to Fly to Seattle for Dinner" Best of the West edition ~ March 2001

Bon Appetit "Best New" Casual Seattle restaurant ~ January 2001

Esquire Magazine "Best New Restaurants in the USA" annual roundup of the country's best new restaurants ~ December 2000

Seattle Times and Seattle PI restaurant reviews "3 and 1/2 stars" ~ June 2000