Providence Cicero

How it started... Warm foccacia draped in shaved butter and a Portland gin martini @drumlinshoreline. TGIF indeed. I failed to take pictures of the lamb albondigas and the pork chile verde, but you should not fail to order either one, if available.

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The revamp of Drumlin in Shoreline by chef Zephyr Paquette is a welcome addition to dining options north of Seattle. It's a cozy, friendly cocktail den with great food. The spring menu is about to debut, but I hope the roasted carrots with maple yogurt, pomegranate molasses, and feta stick around. Ditto the beluga lentils with sausage, kale, and bacon, and the lemon pepper linguine with smoked salmon. Less

I love the relaxed elegance, the thoughtful hospitality & Chef Shaun McCrain's impeccable cooking @copineproject. Over the weekend, I booked seats at the bar and indulged in three luxurious dishes along with inspired wine matches by wine director Jeana Janik @rate_my_pair.

1) Sour cherry marmalade & brioche toast accompany potted foie gras layered with truffle-Madeira gelee.

2) Chicken fried veal sweetbreads hidden beneath celery curls on a bed of Robuchon potatoes & sauce Grenobloise.

3) Fanned apple slices & candied walnuts adorn butternut squash agnolotti in brown butter emulsion. Less

I highly recommend easing into the weekend @layersgreenlake. Unwind by candlelight on Friday and Saturday evenings with a beer, a session cocktail, a glass of wine and complimentary chips and olives, or make a meal of small plates. I loved the salad of apple, fennel and Beecher's cheese swathed in cashew cream, the charred broccoli nestled in 'nduja aioli, and rosy slices of speck ham with marcona almonds. Dessert was a lush cormeal cake with lemon curd and kumquats. It's so good you won't want to share it, so order one for each of you and another glass of wine. After all, it's the weekend.

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