Head to Head Bracket Style Competition

When: May 15th, 2013, 6-9 pm

Who: Any Coffee Enthusiast!

Where: Café Fonté 1321-1st Avenue, downtown Seattle, across from the Seattle Art Museum

Enter: via Facebook at www.facebook.com/fontecafe or Twitter @fontecoffee — please include your name and email address

Registration Deadline: May 15th at 5 pm

Win Cash Prizes: 1st  Place $250
2nd Place $100
3rd  Place $50

Complementary pizza and beverages will be served.

Invite your friends to come cheer you on!

Café Fonté has been a distinct destination since 2009, showcasing top coffees from around the globe, market-fresh dishes, charcuterie and cheeses, and  a wide variety of wines and spirits.

And on March 24, Fonté’s neighbor, the Seattle Art Museum, will be hosting a free (with ticket from SAM) street party at 6:30 p.m. along First and Union Streets, celebrating the new Doug Aitken art installation on SAM’s façade. There will be music and food trucks, but more importantly, you can watch the shenanigans all day long from the comfort of Fonté with a latte in hand.

Celebrate the love of your life at Café Fonté, as we prepare our three course special Valentine’s Day dinner. We have selected some beautiful wines that will compliment each course, adding to what will be a memorable evening.   Reserve your table now!

Valentine’s Day Menu

{ Prix Fixe Menu $45 per person }

Select one item from each course, please no substitutions
Optional Wine Pairings start at $35 per person

{ FIRST }

BURATTA CAPRESE

creamy mozzarella, oven roasted tomatoes and basil

PEAR SALAD

baby arugula, comice pear and blu cheese

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

roasted cauliflower soup, truffle and fresh herbs

TOMATO BISQUE

oven roasted tomatoes, basil and crème fresh

{ SECOND }

AFFETATI MISTI

chef’s selection of cured meats

PATE

pate du jour,  local greens and grainy mustard

ARANCINI

arborio rice,  fresh mozzarella and spiked marinara

{ THIRD }

GNOCCHI

wild mushroom and rabbit sugo

RAVIOLI

ricotta, fontina, mozzarella, sage and brown butter

RED SNAPPER

caponata and salsa verde

SHORT RIBS

herbed polenta and wilted spinach

Barista Competition

Welcome to Fonté’s Head to Head Bracket Style Latte Art Competition. This will be a fun and exciting competition to show off your works of art!

When: January 28, 2013, 6-9 pm

Who Can Register: Any Coffee Enthusiast!

Where: Café Fonté 1321-1st Avenue, downtown Seattle, across from the Seattle Art Museum

Barista’s Register: via Facebook at www.facebook.com/fontecafe or Twitter @fontecoffee — please include your name and email address

Registration Deadline: January 28th at 5 pm

Win Cash Prizes:

1st  Place $250

2nd Place $100

3rd  Place $50

Complementary pizza and beverages will be served.

Invite your friends to come and cheer you on!

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Best of Seattle Coffee Scene: #7

Fonte Coffee & Wine

Address: 5412 6th Ave South Seattle, WA 98108

Website: http://www.fontecoffee.com

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Classy. Sexy. Comfy. Fonte was made for those who want to stay and enjoy the “good life” – whatever that may be for you – for just awhile. Started in 1992 by Paul Odom, Fonte Coffee has become very well known among high-end restaurants and hotels throughout the U.S. for its espresso roast. In fact, the hometown roaster is more famous beyond Emerald City’s walls than inside. To showcase that roasted coffee of theirs and to strengthen its Seattle roots, Fonte created their beautifully designed café a stone’s throw away from Pike’s Place Market. Talk to the manager Ellie and you will immediately get a sense of passion that that Fonte has. The café is beautiful, welcoming, and simply makes you happy that you found it. Sit down and you’ll want to stay a bit longer than your usual time spent in a café.

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FONTÉ’S 4th Annual “Holiday Coffee for a Cause” Helps Families in Need

Happy Holidays!

Order Your Holiday Blend Today

FONTÉ HAPPY HOUR

Monday to Friday 4:00 – 5:30 pm

SIPS $5

Champagne or Prosecco

Daily Red or White

Ask your Server about today’s wine selection

Rotating Draft Beer

Ask your Server about today’s wine selection

BITES $5

Charcuterie Plate

2 Varieties – Chef’s Choice

Cheese Plate

2 Varieties – Chef’s Choice

House Made Paté

Chef’s Choice

Fonté House Salad

dried cherries, mixed greens, shaved parmesan, ver jus dressing

Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates

Wrapped in Prosciutto & served Warm with Balsamic Reduction

Meatballs

Pork, Veal, Currants, Pine Nuts, Tomato Sauce

Blasted Brussels Sprouts

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Balsamic Reduction

Nuts & Olives

Pizza Du Jour  7

Hand tossed pizza made in the tradition Neapolitan style

Swirl, Smell & Sip at our Wine Tastings!

Join us from 5:30 to 7:30pm as we taste some amazing wines!

Tuesday, October 30th – JUSTIN Vineyards/Landmark Vineyards

Two Californian producers of stunning quality. Paso Robles and Sonoma valleys dominate here, and rest assured, the JUSTIN Cabernet is worth it alone…

$8 per person includes nibbles from the kitchen and is refundable with the purchase of 3 bottles of featured wine.

Join us for Happy Hour!

Daily from 4 to 5:30pm

Monday to Friday 5:00 – 6:30 pm

Drink

House Bubbly | 5

Fonté White – Viognier/Roussanne | 5

honeysuckle, apricot, cinnamon and pineapple –balanced and refreshing!

Fonté Red – Cabernet Sauvignon | 5

Raspberry, Vanilla Tobacco, Velvety Smooth

Red or White of the Night | 5

Ask your server about tonight’s selections

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Food

Charcuterie Plate | 8

2 Varieties – Chef’s Choice

Artisan Cheese Plate  | 8

2 Varieties – Chef’s Choice

House Made Paté | 5

Chef’s Whim – Traditional Accompaniments

Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates | 6

Wrapped in Prosciutto & served Warm with Balsamic Reduction

Meatballs | 5

Pork, Veal, Currants, Pine Nuts, Tomato Sauce

Blasted Brussels Sprouts | 6

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Balsamic Reduction

Nuts & Olives | 5

House made Candied Nuts and Marinated Olives

Pizza Du Jour | 10

If you haven’t been to Fonte Cafe & Wine Bar, there’s never been a better time to go… Fonte Coffee Roaster is celebrating their 20 year anniversary!!

To celebrate the kick-off of another successful decade, owner Paul Odom hosted a swanky party at their flagship retail store in the Four Seasons Hotel, showcasing the exceptional culinary talents of their newly appointed Executive Chef, Garrett Michael Brown. If you’ve heard that name before, it’s probably because he’s won rave reviews from the likes of Nancy Leson and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine for his work at Belltown’s Branzino, Verve Wine Bar & Bistro, Ray’s Boathouse, and my personal favorite, Harvest Vine.

Check out a few photos (taken by the talented and charming Jackie Donnelly Baisa) of the gorgeous food, prepared with an emphasis on organic, sustainable ingredients, as well as the Fonte Espresso Martini, which was the hit of the night. LOVED those martinis, but with a full shot of espresso in each one, I was talking a million miles per hour by 9:00pm…they’re basically the classy Seattle version of Red Bull and vodka.

Roasted Suckling Pig (all photos by Jackie Donnelly)

Yum

Espresso Martinis

If this party is any indication of what to expect from the seasonal menus at Fonte Cafe & Wine Bar this year, I highly suggest you make your reservations now!

By the way, with its convenient location across from the Seattle Art Museum and steps away from Pike Place Market, stop in for a decadent coffee tasting experience that beats any other in the city. With twenty years of premium coffee-roasting experience, Fonte definitely takes the art of fancy-caffeination to a new level.
Fonte Cafe & Wine Bar
1321 First Ave
Seattle, WA 98101

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