Yard Bagel
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How do you enhance upon the easy perfection of a bagel with cream cheese? Add a slab of juicy heirloom tomato and slices of crisp cucumber. Aaron and Emily Emas’ pop-up-turned-bagel store Yard Bagel, which began out as a pandemic baking interest and debuted its first brick-and-mortar in Fremont final month, is presently serving the “Golden Gardens” particular, which options the aforementioned divine mixture, topped off with a drizzle of olive oil and home Mediterranean seasoning to additional gild the lily.
Fremont
The way to Cook dinner a Wolf
The Queen Anne location of Ethan Stowell’s in style Italian restaurant named in tribute to the legendary cookbook writer M.F.Okay. Fisher is taking full benefit of tomato season with its seasonal burrata dish, comprised of blistered cherry tomatoes, contemporary cherries, panzanella, and basil.
Queen Anne
Itsumono
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Chinatown’s ever-inventive gastropub, impressed by the Japanese idea of “mukokuseki” (an absence of distinct nationality or ethnicity), takes its cues from the traditional Peruvian dish lomo saltado and Japanese donburi to current the mashup “lomo salta-don,” a savory, satisfying rice bowl layered with Mishima wagyu petit filet, French fries, heirloom tomatoes, and aji amarillo. The dish is a weekly particular, obtainable for a restricted time whereas provides final.
Chinatown-Worldwide District
Kamonegi
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Chef Mutsuko Soma’s pint-sized spot Kamonegi has racked up nationwide accolades (together with James Beard nominations) for its tempura and handmade soba noodles, which Soma painstakingly makes from scratch utilizing Washington buckwheat. The bukkake noodles (chilled noodles in a chilly broth) are notably welcome on a sizzling summer season afternoon—the kimchi tomato variation with beefsteak tomatoes, burrata, ramps, and house-made chili oil is good for tomato season.
Fremont
Gentle Sleeper
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This pure wine bar tucked inside Chophouse Row is serving up tomato salads (heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, mascarpone, fermented Sungold cherry tomatoes, sunflower seed chili crisp, and herbs) and tomato toast (grilled Ben’s Bread sourdough, dan dan sauce, heirloom tomatoes, fried garlic, and herbs) which are as refreshing as they’re photogenic.
Capitol Hill
Mioposto
The wood-fired pizzeria chain, which just lately introduced it is opening an Eastlake location early subsequent yr
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, goes all out for summer season with a caprese salad (heirloom tomatoes, contemporary mozzarella, basil, and Corto further virgin olive oil) and a “capriccio” plate (heirloom tomato, contemporary mozzarella, pancetta, purple onion, basil, and Corto further virgin olive oil).
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Purple Arrow Espresso
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Brimmer & Heeltap
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‘s charming espresso store sibling provides a seasonal heirloom tomato toast heaped with caramelized onion and bacon jam, basil aioli, and pistachios.
Ballard
Slab Sandwiches
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Nothing beats a BLT, and Slab’s tackle the traditional is loaded up with crisp bacon, crunchy romaine, smoked aioli, and heirloom tomatoes on thick Texas toast, obtainable by the top of the week.
Capitol Hill
The Whale Wins
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Every year, James Beard Award-winning chef Renee Erickson’s Wallingford restaurant The Whale Wins prominently options producer Billy Allstot’s beautiful tomatoes, and this summer season isn’t any completely different. This time, they’ve launched a brand new summer season model of their signature Whale burger, full with creamy aioli, an enormous slice of heirloom tomato, and a facet of potato chips. The burger is obtainable throughout the restaurant’s “Whale Name” completely satisfied hour (Friday by Monday, 3-5 pm, and Tuesday by Thursday, 4-5 pm) and through dinner service on Sunday nights.
Wallingford