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1054 N. 39th St. Seattle, WA 98103

206-282-0942

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Seattle Weekly
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Best Restaurant Trend in Seattle
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Cuisine(s): Pacific Northwest

Hours: Mon 5pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 7pm-10pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa

Features: Prix Fixe

Serving: Dinner
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary, Required on Weekends

Parking: Street

Description

Everything about Art of the Table is refreshingly unpremeditated. Chef Dustin Ronspies originally set up shop as a caterer in 2007 and started serving food a few days a week to lure potential clients. Passionate word-of-mouth turned his unlikely location-practically an underground restaurant-into a cult favorite. Ronspies does his own shopping, churns his own ice cream, grows his own herbs, and, yes, washes his own dishes. Check the Web site (artofthetable.net) to see what he's serving at his small-plate Happy Mondays and prix-fixe multicourse dinners, offered Thursday through Saturday. Whether seared spring mushrooms with gnocchi and parsnip puree or pork and bacon albondigas, it's made by hand from market ingredients. There's no dining without a reservation, since he only has 12 seats.

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By Leslie Kelly | Wed, August 17, 2011

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By Leslie Kelly | Tue, August 16, 2011

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By Jay Friedman | Thu, December 30, 2010

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Art of the Table

1054 N. 39th St. Seattle, WA 98103

206-282-0942

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2008 | Best Restaurant Trend in Seattle

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By Leslie Kelly | Wed, August 17, 2011

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