What a surprise..

Today, in honor of the beginning of harvest, a whole, goat cheese whey fed, certified organic, ready to prepare pig from Yarmuth Farms was delivered to Wild Ginger, so we're creating some delectable dishes to celebrate this surprise!

Pictured: Yarmuth Farms Pork Chop

Featured items for Wednesday, August 31st:

Sweet and Sour Pork

Pork Liver Satay

Pork Kidney Satay-grilled and seasoned with salt and pepper

Grilled Pork Chop- marinated in fish sauce, soy sauce and black pepper

Pictured: Sweet and Sour Pork

Featured items for Thursday, September 1st:

BBQ Pork Belly- Pork Belly barbecued in banana leaves

Sweet Glazed Pork Belly- fried pork belly tossed in a Thai sweet glaze with cilantro and fried shallots

12 hour Braised Ham Hock

This whey-fed pork is flavorful, tender in consistency and sweet to the taste, causing words like scrumptious and yummy to come to mind. Enjoy!

Pining for Wine in the Pines

Jacky Lo, Executive Chef at Wild Ginger, spent the weekend nestled between the Evergreen tress at Swiftwater Cellars for the fourth annual Wine in the Pines, a wine and food festival that takes place over the mountains in Cle Elum.

New this year was the Wine Celebrity Seminar, a food and wine experience hosted by celebrity Master Sommelier and prolific author of food and wine pairing cooks Evan Gold Smith, M.S. Joining him was wine personality Leslie Sbrocco, host of "Check Please" on PBS network, the regular wine expert for The Today Show, contributing writer for publications including Good Housekeeping, O Magazine and Glamour. For the food pairing portion of the seminar, Chef Jacky prepared pine needle smoked lamb sauté with pine nut sauce.

Over 50 different wineries from Washington, Oregon and California poured a selection of wines while Chef Jacky presented the succulent Lamb Rendang with wine pairing in mind.

What a weekend. We had so much fun, one could say we're pining for next year!

Summer of Riesling Events Calendar

Wild Ginger Seattle Summer of Riesling Events

August 29th - Mosel Wine Merchants Tasting – Join Dan Melia, the visionary co-founder of Mosel Wine Merchants for a Mosel Riesling tasting, accompanied by lite appetizers from Wild Ginger's Kitchen. Dan will be pouring and talking about wines from Clemens Busch, Peter Lauer, Stein, Spater-Veit and Steinmetz.

• Cost: $15/person inclusive

• 5:00 pm - 7:00 at Wild Ginger Seattle

• Advance ticket purchase required. Limited to 60 guests
• Purchase tickets at the Wild Ginger front desk or by calling (206) 623 4450

Wild Ginger at The Bravern Bellevue Events

August 24th – Washington Riesling Dinner. We’ve picked 12 of our favorite Washington Rieslings, including Eroica, Poet’s Leap, Owen Roe Dubrul and Pacific Rim Wallula Vineyard, to show off how wonderfully this grape does in our own state. To top it off, we asked Shayn Bjornholm, who is a Master Sommelier and the Education Director for the Washington Wine Commission to join us and speak about why it is that these wines taste so darned good when they come from Washington. This will all take place at Wild Ginger at The Bravern in Bellevue.
Event details
• Cost $69 per person + tax and gratuity ($90 total)
• Reservations required. Limited to 30 guests.
• Reserve by calling (425) 498 8889

September 14th – Barth tasting. Norbert Barth and his family own some of the best vineyards in the famed Hattenheim region of the Rheingau in Germany. The wines, though not as famous as some of the other Rheingau greats (Goerg Breuer and Robert Wiel, for instance), are some of the most true and delicious Rieslings anywhere on the planet. Barth Ultra is also one of the best sparkling wines from anywhere, and made entirely from Rheingau Riesling. Join Mark Barth as he shows us his best juice, paired with a lite appetizers prepared by our chefs at Wild Ginger.

Event Details
• Cost: $18/person inclusive. (event limited to 24 guests)
• Advance tickets: (425) 295 8889 or stop by the Wild Ginger Bravern Front Desk
• 5:00 - 7:30 pm

The Triple Door Events

September 15th – Barth Winemaker dinner and Colin Hay concert. Norbert Barth and his family own some of the best vineyards in the famed Hattenheim region of the Rheingau in Germany. The wines, though not as famous as some of the other Rheingau greats (Goerg Breuer and Robert Wiel, for instance), are some of the most true and delicious Rieslings anywhere on the planet. Barth Ultra is also one of the best sparkling wines from anywhere, and made entirely from Rheingau Riesling. Join Mark Barth for an intimate tasting, followed by dinner and the Colin Hay concert from our private suites above The Triple Door Main Stage.

• Cost: $85/per person plus tax and Gratuity ($110.50 inclusive)
• Advance tickets required: (206) 838 4333 or purchase here>>
• 6:00 pm start time

Washington Riesling Dinner with Shayn Bjornholm, MS

Join Wild Ginger at The Bravern, and Shayn Bjornholm, Master Sommelier and Education Director for the Washington Wine Commission, for a delicious dinner featuring some of our favorite Washington Rieslings perfectly paired with a bevvy of satisfying Southeast Asian specialities from Wild Ginger at The Bravern's kitchen.


Wednesday, August 24th. 6:30 pm at Wild Ginger at The Bravern, Bellevue. For reservations call (425) 495-8889

NV Pacific Rim White Flowers Sparkling Riesling
Sesame Flank Steak
Siam Lettuce Rolls
Peasant’s Chicken Satay



2010 Tempus Cellars Evergreen Vineyard Riesling
2009 Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard Riesling
2008 Pacific Rim Wallula Vineyard, Demeter Certified Biodynamic Riesling
Watercress Salad
Dim Sum Selection

2009 Seven Hills Riesling
2009 Poet's Leap Carmina Burana Riesling
2007 Poet's Leap Carmina Burana Riesling
Wild Ginger Fragrant Duck
Grilled Pork Shoulder
Ginger and Garlic Spinach

2007 Tsillan Cellars Riesling
2010 Efestē Evergreen Vineyard Riesling
2008 Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen Eroica Riesling
Thai style grilled Chicken
Lamb Rendeng
Szechuan Green Beens



2010 Chateau Ste. Michelle Harvest Select Riesling
2008 Dunham Cellars Lewis Estate, Late Harvest Riesling
Dessert

Dinner is $69 per person plus tax and gratuity ($90 inclusive)

Dr. Loosen, J.L. Wolf and Robert Weil . . . Oh My!

On Wednesday, August 17th, at Wild Ginger Seattle we will be hosting a wine dinner based around three great German Riesling producers from vastly different, but equally amazing places in Germany. We will be serving wines from Dr. Loosen in the Mosel. J.L. Wolf in the Pfalz, and Robert Weil in the Rheingau. Kirk Wille and Desiree Schroeder from Dr. Loosen will be there to talk us through the Riesling groupings designed to show off the wide variety of soil types and richness levels.

In case that's not enough, Chef Jacky just put together the menu, and it looks delicious. See for yourself:

Dr. Loosen Riesling Sekt, Germany
Imperial Tuna
Thai Chicken Satay
Shrimp Croquette

2004 J.L. Wolf Riesling Trocken, Wachenheimer Belz Pfalz
2009 Dr. Loosen Riesling Dry, “Red Slate” Mosel
2009 Robert Weil Riesling Trocken, Kiedrich Turmberg Rheingau
Green Mango Salad
Dim Sum Selection

2008 J.L. Wolf Riesling Kabinett, Wachenheimer Pfalz
2009 Dr. Loosen Riesling Kabinett, “Blue Slate” Mosel
2009 Robert Weil Riesling Kabinett, Estate Rheingau
Wild Ginger Fragrant Duck
Nem Neung Noodle
Spinach with Ginger and Garlic

2007 J.L. Wolf Riesling Spätlese, Pechstein Pfalz
2008 Robert Weil Riesling Spätlese, Kiedrich Gräfenberg Rheingau
2006 Dr. Loosen Riesling Auselse Goldkapsel, Erdener Prälat Mosel
Dungeness Crab Stuffed Sea Bass with Green Curry Sauce
Pickled Ginger and Scallion Beef
Gai Lian with Oyster Black bean sauce

Bao Donut

Details:
Wednesday, August 17th, 6:30 pm
Wild Ginger Seattle - 1401 3rd Avenue
$99 per person plus tax & service ($129 inclusive)
Reserve your seat by calling (206) 623 4450