During month of January, 20 restaurants are offering a special $30 prix fixe dinner menu (Sunday-Thursday)

Quoted: NWsource New Urban Eats offers $30 three-course dinners at Seattle restaurants January 2 - 31, 2008.

Went here for dinner with the girls last night--it's the restaurant in the Hotel 1000. Very hip atmosphere in a hip hotel (the bathrooms are fantastic with lovely soap+lotion). I ended up having a few small bites: lobster croquettes, an ahi tuna dish, mushroom bisque with truffle oil and a maine lobster salad. Dessert was an amazingly delicious chocolate+espresso dish. Overall, LOVED the food and really enjoyed it. The only negative thing was that I thought the service was a bit slow...ended up being fine since we were just chatting away all night but I'd probably ask to speed up service on another night. Totally recommend checking this out--I'd love to try their other small plates.

Quoted: BOKA KITCHEN + BAR is a vibrant, communal blend of lounge, bar and restaurant. Sleek, contemporary design is infused with a menu of urban American food, handcrafted cocktails along with new and old world wines. Meal services will include lunch, cocktail hour, dinner, late night, weekend brunch and seasonal patio dining.

Man, that didn't last long. Wonder if it was business gone bad or really her pursuing "other opportunities"

Quoted: Sue McCown's playful Capitol Hill dessert lounge, Coco la ti da, closed its doors Tuesday. McCown, the former pastry chef at Earth & Ocean restaurant in the W Hotel, said in a statement that she shut down the restaurant to pursue other opportunities. Coco la ti da, which opened in November, was McCown's first solo venture. It featured her artful and whimsically named dessert creations, such as "Sex, Lies and Apricots." McCown had acknowledged experiencing difficulties recently, but there was no word on whether she would continue her bakery and wholesale business of the same name.

I know this has been dotted before---but 25 for $25 begins today! Yay!

Tonight, Matt and I went to check out the new space that Osteria La Spiga moved to (Capitol Hill-ers will remember the old location next to the QFC on Broadway near Pike). It's now moved to this amazing loft location on 12th Ave., between Pike and Union. In addition to its space expanding big time, they've also added a number of things to their menu. On a Friday night, they were booked solid until 9pm but we were able to slip in and grab 2 seats at the bar where they also serve a full menu. First off, the decor was really amazing--modern, tall ceilings, beautiful architecture. The food was still as great as its previous location. We ordered a beef tenderloin cooked in white truffel oil and a butternut squash ravioli in a butter & sage light cream sauce: they were both outstanding. We were licking our lips afterwards! Highly recommend checking out their new location!

Checking out this Wine Bar & Cafe tonight downtown at 4th and University. Menu looks delicious ranging from small bites to pizza and pasta to seafood and meat. Apparently, there's a huge spiral staircase in there that holds 5,000 bottles of wine! Purple Cafe has always had locations on the East side and just moved to Seattle. Looking forward to it!

Update after dinner: we loved it. Great menu with lots to choose from---lots of small bites but they also had your standard halibut, tenderloin, etc. A lot of the small bites were really creative--they're open til midnight. HUGE wine selection. Totally recommend checking this place out--if anything, just to check out the huge display of wine in the middle.

Yay! 25 for $25 is back for the month of March. New on the list this time around is Six Seven. Yummy!! Anyone up for a cheap dinner in March?