The SO and I have shared a lot of laughs and good food over the years.
Last night he took me to Canlis for our anniversary. Canlis is one of
the best restaurants in Seattle. It's perched somewhat precariously on
the side of Queen Anne Hill overlooking Lake Union. Both of us ordered
the tasting menu. The items and our comments are below.

A shot of pumpkin soup with vanilla, pumpkin seeds and micro-kale (i.e.,
kale sprout)--very tasty. The vanilla didn't overwhelm the other
ingredients.

Osetra caviar with cauliflower, apple, and couscous--I've never been
much of a caviar fan, but this wasn't bad. The pickled Granny Smith
apple and apple sorbet were good.

Hamachi with wasabi, radish, and yuzu vinaigrette--A pretty raw fish
presentation. Slices of hamachi were formed into a disk, overlapping
radish slices were arranged on top, and drizzled with the vinaigrette.
A tiny dab of fresh wasabi was arranged alongside. It was not
overpowering.

Poussin--This was the dish I liked least. The white meat seemed steamed
and undercooked. The dark meat and perigourdine sauce were good,
however.

Venison--Julian was disappointed by this dish. He said there was too
much going on on the plate. A cylinder of tenderloin (?) sat atop a
bacon, peanut, and sweet potato concoction. A thin slice of bacon was
perched atop the venison. I prefer more straightforward treatments of
venison (as in my infamous Rosemary's Bambi), but this dish grew on me.

Coconut tapioca pudding--I think this was my favorite. The pearls of
tapioca were cooked separately from the coconut creme Anglaise sauce.
Pineapple and passionfruit puree finished off the dish.

Carrot cake with golden raisins, rum, and orange sorbet--The cake was
nice and moist. The sorbet was excellent.

Cheap dates that we are, we nursed a half bottle of Oregon pinot noir
throughout dinner. I had a pot of Mariage Freres Earl Grey tea with the
carrot cake. It was very good, unlike many of my tea experiences in
Seattle. Julian was underwhelmed by the coffee. It's nice to know
there's at least one restaurant in town that doesn't diss tea drinkers.

The service was attentive, almost to the point of fawning. However, I
can be fawned over every so often. All in all, a very special
anniversary. With luck, it won't be 20 years before we return.

Cindy

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C.J. Fuller

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