Tim wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
(dinner tonight at a place
that is a pretty well kept secret but blows the doors off any other
restaurant or dining experience in the area.
http://www.theherbfarm.com)


Well kept secret, eh?

Pretty much. Ask the typical visitor from out of town where they think
they would like to go for dinner and a lot will answer "The Space
Needle"..(nice view, but the food is oh-so-average). There are some
other very fine places to eat around here, but IMO the Herbfarm is on
an entirely separate plane. During the meal, they always introduce the
entire kitchen staff. People with the education to be an executive chef
in a lot of restaurants are 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in line in the soup or
pastry department at the Herbfarm. Last time we enjoyed dinner there,
there was only one kitchen worker who was not a *graduate* of a well
known culinary school in New York or Paris. On the downside, it's
somewhat pricey to eat there and it's a little ways out of town.....
one of those "special ocassion" restuarants for most of us..... In
fact, looks like its time to go find a neck tie and get duded up for
the event. :-)