No Easter Plans Yet? Hop To It!

Cafe Flora Vegan Cinnamon Roll

SEATTLE, Wash. — (March 26, 2010) — No-bunny likes to be frantically hunting around for last minute plans! These Northwest restaurants and wineries are offering up delicious brunches and festive outings to help make Easter planning eggs-tra easy.

Bunny-Friendly Meal: Cafe Flora Offers Vegetarian Brunch
www.cafeflora.com | @CafeFloraVeg | Facebook
Seattle’s favorite vegetarian restaurant is offering its famous weekend brunch on Easter filled with new and signature favorites that would make the Easter Bunny proud. The menu features vegan and vegetarian items from gooey cinnamon rolls ($5) to a classic Santa Fe sunrise scramble ($10) or an indulgent coconut mango waffle ($8).

Cafe Flora will be serving its brunch menu from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations for eight or more can be made by calling (206) 325-9100.

Hop to Northwest Cellars’ Tasting Room for Wine and Chocolate
www.northwestcellars.com | @nwcellars | Facebook
Skip the Easter candy and hop to Northwest Cellars’ tasting room in Kirkland for an artisan treat: April 3 and 4 from noon to 5 p.m., Northwest Cellars will be serving up six award-winning wines paired with six different hand-made confections from Brugge Chocolates in Redmond

Mingle with new friends and try the 2005 Merlot with a java-pear chocolate or the 2004 Merlot with a pistachio-cardamom chocolate. Decide which chocolate and wine pairing is the favorite after trying all six. Tastings are $5, refundable with purchase. Chocolates are available for sale as well. The Kirkland tasting room is located at 11909 124th Ave. N.E.

icon Grill Presents Annual Easter Sunday Brunch Rotunda
www.icongrill.net | @iconGrill
No need to hunt for an Easter buffet that is fit for the whole family: On April 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., visit icon Grill for a family-friendly Easter Sunday brunch rotunda filled with an assortment of breakfast favorites from Executive Chef Nick Musser, who is known for his Aroused Americana comfort cuisine.

Selections include a made-to-order omelet and pancake bar, chocolate-dipped strawberries, fresh fruit, cinnamon rolls and more. Entrée choices include seafood quiche, club Monte, and roasted prime rib. For $26.95 guests have both their choice of an entrée and any of the buffet dishes. Buffet-only or entrée-only options are also offered for $17.95; kids 12 and under are $7.95. For reservations, call (206) 441-6330.

Peep Inside Otis Kenyon Wine’s New Woodinville Tasting Room
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Get a peep Easter weekend, no marshmallow involved, inside Otis Kenyon Wine’s new Woodinville tasting room. On April 2 and 3 sample their palate-igniting vintages and learn about the fiery Kenyon history, on which the label design is based.

Stop by from noon to 5 p.m. and visit the Walla Walla Winery’s new, second home west of the Cascades. The Woodinville tasting room is situated in Apple Farm Village, a complex located at 14525 148th Ave. N.E.

Spring Into Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant for Easter Brunch
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In celebration of Easter Sunday, all three Sip. locations are offering a special brunch menu featuring breakfast and lunch favorites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The eggs-and-entrées menu includes:

Frangelico French toast ($11) – hazelnut liquor, vanilla syrup, candied hazelnuts & bacon Crab cake Benedict ($18) – Dungeness crab & rock shrimp cakes, crisp greens, tomato, English muffin, herb-laced hollandaise Flat iron steak & eggs ($20) – three eggs done “your way” with Sip. steak sauce Banana cakes ($13) – three pancakes with sliced bananas, maple syrup, choice of sausage or bacon Build-it-your-way omelet ($12) – Choose two: rosemary ham, white cheddar, arugula, tomato, mushroom, fontina cheese, feta cheese, or roasted peppers. Crab or shrimp (add $6) Smoked salmon Benedict ($15) – Gerard & Dominique smoked salmon, asparagus, poached eggs, English muffin, capers, hollandaise Ahi melt ($16) – Seared rare black pepper tuna, duck egg, tomato, avocado, artichoke hearts, white cheddar cheese

In addition to the brunch menu, Sip. sweet roll sliders ($9), market fish of the day, salads and soups will also be available. For reservations, call: Seattle (206) 682-2779; Issaquah (425) 369-1181; Gig Harbor (253) 853-3020.

Waterfront Seafood Grill Offers Eggs-travagant Brunch Specials
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Forget cooking at home this Easter: Dine out at Waterfront Seafood Grill and enjoy sweeping views of Elliott Bay and the Space Needle. To please the whole family, Executive Chef Peter Levine has created these brunch specials:

Fresh fruit and honey yogurt ($7) – strawberries, blueberries, pineapple & mango Banana walnut pancakes ($14) – hot maple syrup, whipped cream Classic baguette French toast ($15) – blueberries, strawberries, whipped cream & hot maple syrup Crispy corned beef hash ($17) – house-made, hand-formed with poached eggs & green onions Northwest seafood omelet ($21) – salmon, halibut & crab, fresh herbs & jack cheese Vegetable omelet ($15) – French style ratatouille & Brie cheese Eggs Benedict ($16) – toasted English muffin, Canadian bacon, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce Dungeness crab Benedict ($21) Bacon-wrapped filet and eggs ($48) – hollandaise sauce, demi-glace

Reservations will be taken beginning at 11 a.m. with brunch items offered till 3 p.m. and the full menu until 8 p.m. For reservations, call (206) 956-9171.

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