SEATTLE (April 20, 2006) — Smash Wine Bar & Bistro Restaurant, a new Wallingford establishment "where wine and food collide." Smash, which officially opened its doors on April 8, 2006, offers an array of wine and cheese flights, bistro bites and entrees, 45 different glass wine pours (including 3 and 6 oz. tastes), and a martini menu.
First up...Smash's extensive wine list. Smash's list is heavily focused on Northwest wines with a splash of international flavor from France, Argentina, Italy, New Zealand, the list goes on. In addition to its 45 glass pours, Smash currently offers 10 different wine flights (with three tastes per flight. Guests are also encouraged to ask questions and create their own unique flight based on personal preferences.
We have an amazing happy hour, very popular in Seattle - 7 days per week.
Cheese, another big focus at Smash, is served in flights or as individual tastes. Cheese flights consist of three different cheeses and include "Big Blues," "The Sheep Stands," "Grab Your Goat," and "French Connection." Guests can also create their own cheese board by selecting any combination of the 12 cheeses. All cheese is served with artisan breads, crackers, local honey, and fresh apple.
Not to be overshadowed by the extensive wine and cheese selection is Smash's menu — a collection of "Nibbles," "A Few Bites" and "Big Bites.", the menu includes such signature items as Yukon Gold Pot-Tots with Lemon Chive Crème Fraiche (to die for!), Fig Flatbread with Oregon Blue Cheese & Rosemary, Duck and Shiitake Spring Rolls, Soy Sesame and Sweet Chili Sauce
"I've always wanted to open my own restaurant," said Dana Hannon, Owner, "Smash is exactly what I envisioned."
About Smash Opened in April 2006, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro is a new Wallingford establishment where wine and food collide. Smash features an array of wine and cheese flights, bistro bites and entrees, 45 different glass wine pours (including 3 and 6 oz. tastes), and their signature "Smashtini" martini menu. Smash Wine Bar & Bistro is located at 1401 N. 45th Street in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. For more info contact dana@smashwine.com.
Smash Wine Bar & Bistro launched in Wallingford during April, billing itself as a place "where wine and food collide." The bistro's crisp and understated environment is a clever disguise for a sophisticated list of wines by the bottle, glass or flight (a selection of three different three-ounce pours). The offerings on the small plates menu, including snacks like rosemary-salted Marcona almonds and a duo of hummus and red pepper sauce accompanied by spiced pita, go down nicely with wine. Heavier plates such as a duck and shiitake lumpia, Oregon lamb skewers and Penn Cove Manila clams with chorizo also coordinate attractively with pours. For those with a sweet tooth, the vanilla bourbon brulee and a strawberry-rhubarb crisp topped with a buttermilk thyme sorbet make a refreshing ending.
From Seattle Post-Intelligencer May 3 2006
Cheesiness be praised We didn't think things could get much better when Seattle restaurants started offering cheese plates as regular menu fixtures. But we have to salute the idea of "cheese flights" (think wine flights), a term we first heard at Wallingford's new Smash Wine Bar & Bistro. Smash offers either "flights" or three cheeses, individual tastes of cheese or a create-your-own-cheese-board selection. (There are 12 cheese choices, along with 30 options for wine pours, a separate martini menu and a modestly priced food menu the Smash kitchen.) The place is owned by Dana Hannon former bar tender at Cascadia.
From The Seattle Weekly May 31 2006
Located in Wallingford. Primarily serves Pacific Northwest. Fat, creamy gnocchi are the ultimate comfort food, and at Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, they're doubly fine washed down with flights of wine. The house-made potato pasta blobs are served with spinach, grappa, bleu des causses cheese, and pine nuts. Oh-my-gawd, they're good going down. Also of note at the simply decorated wine bar: bruschetta with mushrooms, artichokes, asparagus, and gruyère. The menu of small plates and bites of various sizes is slated to change frequently, and you can order goodies appropriate for any level of hunger, ranging from a handful of Marcona almonds to a serving of pork tenderloin with spring pea polenta and orange butter. And, where there's wine, there's cheese; Smash
