Cafe Flora Adding Weekday Breakfast January 4

Cafe Flora Adding Weekday Breakfast January 4
Free Vegan Cinnamon Rolls to Kick-Off First Day
9 a.m. to Noon

SEATTLE, Wash.—(December 17, 2009)— Recently recognized as “reader favorite in the Northwest” by Vegetarian Times magazine, Cafe Flora is kicking off its 19th year with its first-ever weekday breakfast service.

Beginning January 4, breakfast will be available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mark those calendars, because from 9:00 a.m. until noon on opening day, Cafe Flora will be celebrating by offering a free vegan cinnamon roll to each diner who comes in for breakfast.

Cafe Flora regulars and those curious to try Seattle’s favorite veggie restaurant will also have an opportunity to win free breakfast for two (value $30) on Facebook. Leading up to the breakfast premiere, fans are invited to name their favorite breakfast menu item in a post on Cafe Flora’s Facebook page to enter the competition; a winner will be drawn every Monday through January 4. First drawing will be December 21. To become a fan, click here.

As good for the planet as it is for the body, the Cafe Flora breakfast menu represents the best seasonal, locally sourced, sustainable and organic produce available. “Flora in the Morning” offerings include:

Fall Forager Scramble – ($9)
Locally foraged golden chanterelle mushrooms, crimini mushrooms, roasted butternut and delicata squash, fresh sage and Fontina cheese. Made with free-range eggs. With organic tofu, add $1.

Winter Root Vegetable Hash & Eggs – ($10) (vegan/gluten-free)
Pan-fried seasoned purple potatoes, yams, parsnips, yellow onions and red bell peppers topped with a horseradish-sour cream sauce. Served with two eggs over-medium and multi-grain toast.

Cranberry Chai French Toast – ($9)
Hand-crafted artisan bread slices grilled in a rich cinnamon egg-batter, served in pool of chai-spiced crème anglaise, and topped with warm cranberry compote and spiced whole pecans.

The new menu will also feature lunch items, available beginning at 11:00 a.m.:

Roasted Pumpkin & Wintergreens Salad – ($10) (vegan/gluten-free)
Hearty, seasonal winter greens tossed with gently-spiced roasted pumpkin and freshly shredded granny smith apples in an allspice-sherry vinaigrette. Garnished with cornbread croutons, fresh pomegranate and spiced pumpkin seeds.

Roasted Apple Sage Focaccia Sandwich – ($12) (vegan)
Warm sliced apples with herbed-pistachio pesto on grilled La Panzenella focaccia with sharp white cheddar cheese and crispy frizzled onions.

Roasted Cauliflower & Yam Pizza – ($13) (vegan)
Seasoned cauliflower and yams on a roasted garlic-onion base; lightly drizzled with rosemary oil and finished with spiced sunflower seeds and dried cranberry chutney.

Says owner Nat Stratton-Clarke, “Weekend brunch has always been outrageously successful for us. On Saturdays and Sundays, people are constantly lined up out the door, waiting for a table, so guests have been requesting for years that we spread out the love a bit.”

Cafe Flora’s award-winning menu features modern and sophisticated vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free cuisine inspired by international culinary traditions and created with local, organic and sustainable ingredients. Accolades include Vegetarian Times magazine’s Dining Award for “Reader Favorite Vegetarian Restaurant in the Northwest 2009” and “Best Vegetarian Restaurant” by Seattle Magazine eight years running. Located at 2901 East Madison, dinner is served Sunday through Thursday 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 5 to 10 p.m. Lunch and afternoon menus are served weekdays 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m. Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (206) 325-9100. www.cafeflora.com Twitter:@CafeFloraVeg

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Media Contact: Andrea Courtney
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