This Monday! Enjoy Some Golf and Help a Good Cause

YOU ARE INVITED to the third annual Play Fore Kids Golf Tournament, this Monday, June 13, 2011, at the beautiful and challenging 18-hole championship golf course at the Bear Creek Country Club in Woodinville, Washington. Considered one of the five best golf courses in the Pacific Northwest, the course was designed by Jack Frei.

Four-man Scramble & Shotgun start at 1:30pm. A barbecue dinner, a silent auction, and entertainment will follow the tournament. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, check out PlayForeKids.com. Print out a full-color PDF Flyer about the event if you'd like to help promote it.

Register here: Play Fore Kids Registration. The last two events sold out, so get your reservations soon.

The event raises money for Childrens Cancer Careline, a fund that helps local families battling childhood cancer.

This event was organized by Menno Groenhout, one of our most knowledgeable, skilled, and popular servers at Daniel's Broiler - Bellevue. Read about the two previous Play Fore Kids Golf Tournaments here:

Successful Charity Event
Charity Golf Tournament
Making a Difference

MOHAI CRAWL on June 3rd at 5pm at DANIEL'S BROILER-LAKE UNION

The Speakeasy is born again. Head to DANIEL’S BROILER – LAKE UNION on Friday, June 3rd at 5:00pm and receive special pricing on the vintage cocktail “The Southside” circa 1926. Daniel’s Broiler – Lake Union is participating in the MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) Crawl that evening. They are quietly re-vamping five of your favorite bars and sending everyone back to a time when Seattle really knew how to party, the Roaring Twenties.
Everyone receives a passport at the door of the first bar they visit. Get stamps at each bar you visit for a special prize. To get additional details, visit the MOHAI Facebook page. www.facebook.com/seattlehistory

Join Us for the Rising Stars of Washington Wine Dinner

Please join us for our “Rising Stars of Washington” food and wine event at Daniel’s Broiler in Bellevue. We have a special treat: Dining with us and guiding us through the virtues of their fine wines will be:

• Winemaker/Owner Zach Brettler of Syzygy Winery
• Winemaker/Owner Joe Forest of Tempus Cellars
• Winemaker Cameron Kontos of Kontos Cellars

These “Rising Stars” from Walla Walla are producing world class wines that are garnering attention with scores in the 90’s from Robert Parker, The Wine Spectator, and Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

Come and experience what all the “buzz” is about. Chef Mike Dremann has created a multi-course food and wine pairing tour de force to make this wine dinner event one you will never forget.

The wine dinner is on May 25, 2011, starting at 6:00pm for the welcome and first appetizer paired with Tempus Cellars Riesling, 2010. Then at 7:00pm we'll sit down for dinner, listen to the winemakers to enjoy the following:

STARTER
BABY BACK RIB FINGERS
Mustard Greens, Cornbread, Classical Housemade Barbeque Sauce
wine pairing: Kontos Cellars Alatus Red Blend, 2007

SALAD
MIXED WILD FIELD GREENS
Grilled Mozzarella Cheese, Heirloom Tomatoes, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Pancetta Crisp
wine pairing: Tempus Cellars Syrah, 2007

ENTRÉES
COURSE 1
ROASTED PORK LOIN
Dried Fruit Chutney Stuffing, Jamaican Jack Rub, Rice with Pidgeon Peas
wine pairings: Syzygy Syrah, 2008 and Kontos Cellars Syrah, 2008

COURSE 2
GRILLED BONE-IN NEW YORK STRIP
Three Potato Gratinee, Cabernet Sauvigon Demi
wine pairings: Syzygy Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 and Tempus Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007

DESSERT
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE RISING STARS
wine pairing: Kontos Cellars Merlot, 2007

$125 per person (plus tax and service). Make your reservations now: 425.990.6310

Photo of Kontos Cellars Vinyards

May 4th, Join Us For Our Annual Taste of Tequila Dinner!

To get you ready for Cinco de Mayo, we have the Taste of Tequila dinner coming up on May 4th, 2011 at the Lake Union Daniel's Broiler location. Chef Mike Hillyer is working on a great menu to go along with some exciting tequilas.

This dinner always sells out, and this year, it will be the day before Cinco de Mayo, so you can impress all your friends with the knowledge you gain, and can tell them about the tequilas they missed out on.

On May 4th — never to be done again — you'll taste a very limited edition: the Jose Cuervo 250th Aniversario. This special bottling commemorates the historic birth of tequila production and the establishment of 10 generations of Cuervo family tradition: on November 2, 1758 King Carlos of Spain granted Don Jose Antonio de Cuervo the first plot of land on which to cultivate agave.

In anticipation of the 250th anniversary, expert Jose Cuervo jimadores planted blue agave on the same land granted in 1758 and used these estate-grown plants exclusively in the production of Jose Cuervo 250 Aniversario. This precision was utilized to ensure every decanter maintains a direct link to this historic event and pays tribute to the centuries of labor and family passion that led to the creation of an industry.

Jose Cuervo 250 Aniversario is a 100 percent blue agave Extra Añejo Tequila blended from the most select tequilas in the family's reserve and aged in a unique double-cask method. The best of these Extra Añejos, aged in toasted new American Oak barrels for a minimum of three years, were selected by the master distiller and blended together to achieve a superior tequila. The distinctive blend was then finished for 10 months in Sherry casks originating from Spain. The decanter was inspired by the original glass bottle first used by Jose Cuervo to ship tequila to towns throughout Mexico. Each comes packaged in elegant oak gift box and will have its sequential number etched into the glass, certifying the product's rarity and authenticity.

We'll be tasting many other fine tequilas as well. And you'll be enjoying a four-course, expertly-paired feast guaranteed to excite your taste buds. It's going to be fun! Check it out:

APPETIZER
Kataifi Wrapped Fresh Spot Prawns
Tequila marinated prawns wrapped with kataifi, oven baked, fava beans, avocado, lime dipping sauce

SOUP
Tortilla Soup
Red chile braised short ribs, avocado, broth, assorted vegetables, tortilla chips

ENTRÉES
Traditional Chicken Mole
Chicken slow roasted, mole, rice and beans
Yucatan Marinated Halibut
Halibut grilled in banana leaves with orange pineapple relish, rice and beans

DESSERT
Mexican Brownie
with canela whipped cream

Does this entice you? It's not too late to make your reservations at finespirits@schwartzbros.com, or call 425.990.6310.

The event begins at 6:30pm at Daniel's Broiler-Lake Union. $85 per person (plus tax and service).

Brad Miller
Spirits Director
Daniel's Broiler

Daniel’s Favorite Vodka Martini

KETEL ONE Vodka is the choice for our signature martini due to its smooth taste. Compared to other vodkas we've tried, we find it less harsh, and it mixes well. Maybe that's why we empty about 1800 bottles a year. We use so much that we were paid a visit at Daniel’s Lake Union by Carolus Nolet, the son of the chairman of Ketel One, when he was in Seattle Friday, March 11, 2011.

The makers of Ketel One have a long history at the Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, Netherlands. Their business has been in operation since 1691. Eleven generations of the Nolet family have been in charge of this operation. Ketel One is named after the original copper pot still, ”Distilleerketel #1,” which is still in operation today. Ketel One Vodka is handcrafted in small batches and filtered through loose charcoal. It then rests in tile-lined tanks until ready for bottling.

In 1902 the Nolet family opened a distillery in Maryland, but closed and withdrew from the US market during prohibition. 1983 brought Ketel One Vodka to the United States, produced with the recipes and techniques perfected by the Nolet ancestors. Carolus Nolet moved to the United States in 1994 to further market the brand.

While Carolus Nolet was Daniel's Broiler - Lake Union, he took our staff through a short comparison taste test and told us the family history of the Ketel One products. He took the time to autograph some bottles and get his picture taken.

To find out why we go through so many bottles of Kettle One Vodka, stop by Daniel's Broiler in Lake Union, Leschi, or Bellevue, and order a classic Kettle One martini and enjoy the inimitable smoothness. This is vodka.

First Class Golfing For a Good Cause

YOU ARE INVITED to the third annual Play Fore Kids Golf Tournament, Monday, June 13, 2011, at the beautiful and challenging 18-hole championship golf course at the Bear Creek Country Club in Woodinville, Washington. Considered one of the five best golf courses in the Pacific Northwest, the course was designed by Jack Frei.

Four-man Scramble & Shotgun start at 1:30pm. A barbecue dinner, a silent auction, and entertainment will follow the tournament. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, check out PlayForeKids.com. Print out a full-color PDF Flyer about the event if you'd like to help promote it.

If you register by April 15th, you'll get the Early Bird Special. Register here: Play Fore Kids Registration. The last two events sold out, so get your reservations soon.

The event raises money for Childrens Cancer Careline, a fund that helps local families battling childhood cancer.

This event was organized by Menno Groenhout, one of our most knowledgeable, skilled, and popular servers at Daniel's Broiler - Bellevue. Read about the two previous Play Fore Kids Golf Tournaments here:

Successful Charity Event
Charity Golf Tournament
Making a Difference

Exciting New Cocktails at Daniel's Broiler

Our newest cocktails have arrived at the Daniel's Broiler lounge — somewhat of an in-between-winter-and-spring collection of vintage cocktails and seasonal cocktails made with our signature syrups. Quite a few of the new cocktails are vodka- or gin-based, married with citrus and herbs, and they'll make you wish summer was here.

The Sazerac cocktail — featured as one of our vintage cocktails — dates back to the later part of the 19th century. It's a simple cocktail of Rye whiskey, sugar, water and bitters.

The Sazerac is the first cocktail ever made. The exact description of the word "cocktail" is: spirit, water, bitters and sugar. Our variation is created with Whistle Pig Rye, from Vermont, which recently came on the market. It's a 100 proof 100% rye aged for at least 10 years in American oak. This whiskey is a creation of Dave Pickerell, who was the Master distiller at Maker's Mark for 14 years. We also use our housemade bitters instead of the original recipe's call for Peychauds Bitters.

Along with the Sazerac is the Park Avenue, the Mikado, and Scofflaw. On the seasonal cocktail side of the menu are drinks that include the Applewood Manhattan made with bourbon, apple cider, port and bitters. A Pineapple Cosmo made with a new vodka (Moon Mountain), plus St. Germain, pineapple and lime. It goes down easy.

Now, if ginger is your fancy, you must try the Ginger Smash. It includes tequila, our housemade falernum, Creole Shrubb, ginger syrup and lime juice. What's Creole Shrubb? Created in Martinique from rum, this orange liqueur is soft and smooth and mixes well with any drink that calls for an orange liqueur.

So come on in and titillate your taste buds. Click here to see the hours for the three Daniel's Broiler locations, as well as happy hour times.