RICHLAND, Wash. — Each time Budd Gould opens a new restaurant as part of his Anthony's Restaurants collection, he turns the event into a reunion for his family. Saturday night, overlooking the Columbia River and the Richland Yacht Club, Gould also invited many of the Washington wine industry's most historic figures to help he and his family celebrate their new steakhouse, … [Read more...] about Budd’s Broiler opens in heart of Washington wine country
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Seattle’s Erik Liedholm adds coffee somm to résumé
SEATTLE - Erik Liedholm is one of Washington's leading wine experts and an experienced distiller. Now he is the Pacific Northwest's first certified coffee sommelier. "Having this experience adds to the litany of knowledge I have of all things wet," Leidholm told Great Northwest Wine. "I think that in a city of deep coffee culture, it allows me to appreciate more about what … [Read more...] about Seattle’s Erik Liedholm adds coffee somm to résumé
Anthony’s Restaurants casts hook into Idaho
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Anthony’s Restaurants, one of the Pacific Northwest’s biggest supporters of regional wine, announced Monday its plan to open a restaurant next year near the Spokane River in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The Lake City restaurant will mark the Kirkland-based group’s entry into the Idaho market. Groundbreaking at the Riverstone development is scheduled for August, … [Read more...] about Anthony’s Restaurants casts hook into Idaho
Oregon Wine Board announces most wine-friendly restaurants
PORTLAND — The acclaimed Joel Palmer House in Dayton, Ore., which has continued its tradition of championing Oregon wines since first opening in 1996, recently received the inaugural Oregon Wine A-List Restaurant of the Year award. The Oregon Wine Board capped the first year of its program spotlighting restaurants and trade members most supportive of Oregon wines by … [Read more...] about Oregon Wine Board announces most wine-friendly restaurants
Washington State Wine Awards celebrate restaurants, trade
SEATTLE — Longtime Seattle wine merchant Dan McCarthy received the Walter Clore Honorarium to highlight the 13th annual Washington State Wine Awards in Seattle. Festivites on Jan. 27 at Benaroya Hall showcased restaurants, retailers, distributors and tourism officials who work to promote Washington wines. It included a tasting staged in the Samuel and Althea Stroum Grand … [Read more...] about Washington State Wine Awards celebrate restaurants, trade