Fall in love at Fonte Coffee Roaster Cafe and Wine Bar
Fonté Coffee Roaster Café and Wine Bar announces menu and drink specials that celebrate the season of love and the café’s location in downtown Seattle between the iconic Lusty Lady and Fran’s Chocolates. Throughout the month of February, Fonté will offer The Lusty Latté and the Strawberries, Lust & Chocolate pairing.
“We’ve always appreciated Fonté’s location between two iconic Seattle businesses – both made famous for two very different things – lust and chocolate,” said Tysan Dutta, Fonté’s general manager and sommelier. “We decided that February was the ideal time to celebrate each of these.”
The Lusty Latté, developed by Fonté’s morning latte art diva, Melissa Harris, features a seductive and spicy combination of black cherry, clove and pistachio. Prices start at $2.85 for a 12-ounce latté.
Sommelier Tysan Dutta created the Strawberries, Lust & Chocolate pairing, which includes two champagne flutes of Pierre Sparr’s pink bubbles served alongside house-made passion fruit truffles and chocolate sauce for dipping fresh strawberries ($20 serves two).
In addition to the month’s drink specials, the week before Valentine’s Day, Chef Mark Shaughnessy will feature a selection of menu items with aphrodisiac qualities including prosciutto wrapped figs with goat cheese and honey ($6) and local oysters on the half shell with a pomegranate mignonette ($2 each). Fonté also offers a range of small plates developed for sharing, including the popular roasted dates stuffed with almonds and pancetta or the roasted root vegetable bruschetta with herbed mascarpone and aged balsamic.
Melissa’s Lusty Latté and Tysan’s Strawberries, Lust & Chocolate pairing will be available from February 1 through February 28, 2010. Fonté’s menu offers a range of sandwiches, salads, shareable small plates and all-day breakfast. The Café is open weekdays 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and weekends 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
About Fonté Coffee Roaster Café and Wine Bar
After 20 years of roasting the finest coffee in the world from its headquarters in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood, Fonté Coffee Roaster opened its flagship retail store in Seattle, Fonté Coffee Roaster Café and Wine Bar, in August 2009. Spearheaded by Fonté Owner Paul Odom, the café and wine bar is committed to serving the highest quality coffee, food and wine. The comprehensive menu boasts a variety of quality offerings for any time of day – whether it be a breakfast on the go, a quick business lunch or a lingering dinner for two. The wine list, managed by renowned Sommelier Tysan Dutta, presents a range of offerings by the glass or bottle including both value wines, as well as “treasures from the cellar.”The bar is located at 1321 First Avenue in the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, across from the Seattle Art Museum and just steps from Pike Place Market. For more information, call 206-777-6193 or visit fontecoffee.com.
