Feel that Valentine Love in Burien

HAPPENINGS AT VINO BELLO FOR FEBRUARY

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Show the wine lover in your life just how much you care with a special gift from Vino Bello. From Theo Wine & Chocolate Tasting Kits to Eisch Breathable Stemware and of course lot’s of delicious wine, we have something for everyone.

“Where there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing.” Anonymous

Event Schedule

Valentine Wine Gift Ideas - Try before you buy! Saturday, 2/6 Noon - 9pm $10

We have chosen some very specific wines that go perfect with chocolate (we’ll have some on hand to prove that) or make a great gift for the wine lover in your life. Click here to see theTasting Lineup.

Artist Reception for Photographer Jason Smith.  If you know him you love him and we are so excited to hold Jason Smith’s first Art Opening. Friday, 2/12 6pm - 9pm.  Happy Hour All Night

Windy Point Vineyards Wine Tasting

Saturday, 2/13 Noon - 9pm $10

Meet Winemaker Mike Libbee 4pm

Live Music w/Steve Beck & Flannel Asparagus 5pm

Windy Point Vineyards produces all wine from estate grown grapes. Growing only 15 acres of grapes ensures a boutique winery, focusing on the quality of their wines. Currently, in the vineyards you can find two white grapes, Riesling and Gewurztraminer; and nine red grapes, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Malbec.

Animals First Foundation Fundraiser

Friday, 2/19 6:30pm - 9:30pm

$20 donation includes 2 drinks, snacks & live music

Live Music featuring WOODRUSH 8pm

Bring all your friends for this very fun and worthy event. Click here for more details AFF

Small Vineyards Italian Specialty Wines

Saturday, 2/20 Noon - 9pm $10

Live Music with Vino Bello house band The Fabulous Po’ Boys 5pm

It all begins in the heart of the winemaker. Small Vineyards believes some of the very best wines come from small places and are committed to bringing us Italian Artisans and families that make the best wines you’ve never heard of. A rare tasting indeed.

Michele Reverdito & Vito Montanarelli - Tasting & Educational Session

Friday, 2/26 5:30pm - 8:00pm $15

Vino Bello welcomes Italian Winemaker Michele Reverdito for a special tasting and educational session about his wines, family and history. Michele is only in the US for 3 days and we are very proud to host him. Space is limited! Please call or email to reserve your seats.

Under the Southern Cross

Saturday, 2/27 Noon - 9pm $10

Live Music featuring JD Hobson 5pm

Join us for a special tasting featuring new vintages from Australia and New Zealand. Vino Bello is so proud to welcome back JD Hobson! JD is the 2010 Winner of the South Sound Blues Association’s Back to Beale Street Competition. He has been very busy and we have missed him!

See you at Vino Bello!

Michele, Jason & Stacey

Vino Bello Wine Bar

636 SW 152nd Street - F, Burien, WA 98166 | (206) 244-VINO | www.vinobello.com | info@vinobello.com

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Happy February To You!!

We are happy to announce that Sitka Tex will be joining us for the month of February, every Saturday starting at 8pm.  Come on down and have a cocktail and a bite and enjoy Sitka’s guitar “pickin’ n-a singin’”!

The bar has a couple of new beers on tap for you to enjoy….

Hale’s Irish Nut Brown Ale

Maritime’s Islander IPA (Dry Hopped)

A new “almost spring” cocktail menu is also out!

As you know we have a new face in the Kitchen!  Dave Guyette has joined the Sidestreet Crew and is fitting in well.  He’s rocking it in the kitchen and coming up with some delicious food!  Be sure to stop by and welcome him to your favorite Burien Hot Spot!

SKB will be closed on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14th.  We will be celebrating the day of love on Saturday, Feb. 13th with a very special menu.  Come on down, join us for a fantastic meal and a little love….you’ll have all day Sunday to snuggle and make googlie eyes at your loved one!

Make your reservation now!  206-402-5428

See you soon!

SKB Crew!

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For Valentine’s we are serving a six course dinner . There will be 2 seating’s available, first starting 5:00-5:30pm, and the second seating starting 7:30-8pm . The price is $80 per person.

Saturday night before the Valentine Day , we are going to have a preview of our Valentine’s menu with many other specials . The regular menu will not be available that night.

Appetizers

Stuffed mushrooms with prosciutto, roasted peppers, sun dried tomatoes, asparagus and pecans, served with spicy pink sauce.

Caprese with fresh imported Buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and extra virgin olive oil.

Lobster ravioli, served with truffle oil, Alfredo sauce and wild mushrooms

Chef Michael’s Caesar salad

Main Course:

Choice of:

New York Steak with fresh herbs

Fillet Mignon wrapped in prosciutto with Barolo wine reduction

Chicken Oscar, with crab meat and Béarnaise sauce

Catch of the day, yet to be caught

Dessert

Chef Michael’s award winning Tiramisu

Call today for your reservation    (206)244-0737

Follow us on Facebook to see our daily specials, offers , pictures, comments and much more!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burien-WA/Bistro-Baffi-Italian-Cuisine/126708535226

15217 21st Ave SW | Burien, WA 98166 | Tel # 206-244-0737 |www.bistrobaffi.com

Sidestreet Kitchen & Bar on 148th

I’m really loving all the live music that is coming to the Burien area!  I had to go watch Sitka Tex again at Sidestreet Kitchen.  He’s a one man show but full of a variety of sounds and songs.  Hmmm, let’s see, my favorite was “The Devil went down to Georgia”.  Right before my very eyes people started dancing.  I wasn’t tempted to start dancing at first but started thinking about it after a few of their special pomegranate lemonade martinis.  You have to go just to see Sitka’s mustache that is twisted to a fine point on each side, his grin and smiling eyes.

I haven’t been in there to eat lately but noticed they had several new food items on the menu.  I tried for the very first time, one of their flatbread appetizers.  It had a white bean spread, bacon and fresh arugula, oh my goodness, it was so good.  My favorite which I have often, is the grilled and blackened ahi tuna.

I still haven’t tried their Prime Rib on Friday’s but promise to soon.  Another great thing about Sidestreet, it’s open late.   Midnight during the week and 2am on Friday and Saturdays with happy hour specials.

My favorite Chef in Burien…owner, Dan Davis

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Vino Bello Wine Tasting and Live Music

web_vinologo3I’ve been making the rounds for Burien wine tasting and I have to say may favorite place for this would be Vino Bello.  Every Saturday from Noon-9:00pm, $10.  Live Music starts at 5pm.  Last Saturday they had GOOSE RIDGE ESTATE VINEYARDS AND WINERY which is a family-owned and operated winery dedicated to limited production, handcrafted wines from select, estate-grown grapes. The Monson family’s vineyard is planted on a south-facing slope in Washington’s Columbia Valley adjacent to Red mountain that consistently yields rich, ripe grapes.  I can say that I didn’t meet one wine that night that I didn’t like.

Plus the added bonus was the Po’ Boys (Vino Bello’s house band) was there.  The Fabulous Po’ Boys play a mix of music, including Beatles, Byrds, Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Los Lonely Boys, Fountains of Wayne, Crowded House, Van Morrison, Roy Orbison, Oasis, Everly Brothers, Chris Isaak, Paul Simon, Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Joni Mitchell and other bluesy/rootsy/pop rock gems. Their latest CD, “Turn The Channel,” has bee released and all the original music from all their CDs is available on iTunes.poboys

Vegetarian Soup on Wednesday’s at 909

909-logo1Monday mornings are the best day of the week to go grab a coffee at 909 because my favorite and best barista is working, Corey.  Favorite runner up would be Vivian.  But anyway, I was talking with Tailer, one of the fabulous daytime cooks.  She was preparing a vegetarian soup for Wednesday.  So any local vegetarians can count on a special soup every Wednesday, I hear they’ve been selling out each week.

Don’t bunt, Aim out of the ballpark

Burien senior grabbed life by the tail and never let go

We’re only a few weeks into a brand spankin’ New Year and, so far, I’ve done pretty well on keeping my resolution - getting back into shape.

I decided to join one of those Spinning classes, at the Highline Athletic Club in Burien. I got to class early, so that I could secure a position way in the back - I was there for exercise, not humiliation therapy!

I hadn’t ridden a bike in probably twenty years and I had been warned about the mercilessly hard seats, so I came prepared with a fluffy towel to sit on. I didn’t know that they had gelled seats to loan.

So, while I’m still fumbling around with all of the adjustments, I hear Marilyn, the instructor, bellow out, “Let’s ride!” The music is pounding, the pedals are whirring and there’s a sea of faces with smiles framing their gritted teeth. I hop on my trusty steed, throw my feet into the stirrups and look for someone to place my focus - a mentor for motivation.

Up in the front row, I see a tight, trim wisp of a girl, with perfect muscle definition on her legs and triceps. I’ve found my mentor and put my focus on keeping up with her, as she cranks up the resistance and pounds the pedals. I’m surprised to see that she has grey hair, but then there are a lot of people who grey early. Actually, that’s even better, because we’re probably closer to the same age.

A half hour later, my new mentor is clippin’ along - right on the beat. I, however, am hitting every other beat and have turned the resistance wa-a-ay down to something more manageable. We hit our last “hill” and the ride is over.

As my mentor climbs off her bike, I see that she’s older than I thought. However, before I can get my bike wiped down and make my way over to her, she’s gone with the wind. I find out, from the instructor, that her name is Barb Hunt and she’s 75 years old.

“You gotta be kiddin’ me?!” I blurt out. “I’ve just gotta talk to this little gal.” So I ran through the gym and finally caught up with her. The first thing I noticed was how bright and alert her eyes were and that her perfect posture and whole demeanor is that of a healthy twenty year old. In just a few minutes, I found out why.

FULL STORY AT HIGHLINETIMES.COM RIGHT HERE

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