"Cellar" Spring Cleaning: Divine by the glass

Cheers to a "spring cleaning" in wines by-the-glass! Out with the old and in with the new! BOKA celebrates the Northwest.

New glass pours feature the talents of Washington and Oregon producers. Sample the region with the likes of Dunham Cellars, Hedges Cellars, Woodward Canyon and Nota Bene Cellars, and Domaine Drouhin.

BOKA stays value driven with samplings of the best in a price-point that won’t and for those who would like to try sips of what is normally only available in bottle, Marc is offering “top tier” pours in three or six ounces. Try a flight!

Half price wines (bottles) are offered Friday Lunches and Tuesday nights. Enjoy a bottle from either the BOKA list or Marc’s List at half off!

And don't forget about Studio tastings; Wine Wednesdays run from 5:30-7 p.m. Up next:

• April 18th: Andrew Will Winery’s new vintages of Sorella Red Wine, Champoux Red Wine, and Two Blondes Vineyard Red wine. Vintages are all 2004. Rarely will you have the chance to taste this Northwest Icon’s wines by the glass.
• April 25th: Rosés: A prelude to summer! Taste some of the season’s early releases. These are dry roses and nothing says summer like these crisp, refreshing and in some cases, quite profound, wines.
  
  All tastings are accompanied by cheese and Charcuterie; $30 dollars complete. These wines will be available in BOKA during the dinner hour in flights or by the glass, on Wine Wednesday nights only.
  

Take a Sip Trip

Signature cocktails at BOKA embody the essence liquid leisure. We welcome the springtime return of the “Fresh” along with other classics like the “Smokey Hibiscus Margarita” and new interpretations on classic libations…BOKA style baby!

· The return of the Fresh! a refreshing muddle of Cucumber, Mint, Lime and Aviation Gin, topped off with a splash of Soda.

· Ginger Thai, a snappy mix of Lime, fresh ginger and our own ginger infused vodka, sure to dust out the cobwebs of winter.

· New Liquid Desserts to be featured on the “Sweets” menu.

Spring Fling

We all crave something new once in a while. For BOKA, it comes with the vibrancy of spring in the menu!

Featuring local seasonal ingredients, green is the color! Young pea vines in a Spring Pea Risotto. Enjoy the enchanting whimsical sketches of Chef Kamimura and team as they “lighten” up the menu with the fresh flavors of the season;
· Pea vines, green garlic, Favas and English Peas….
· Wild Alaskan Halibut poached in Carrots and citrus…
· The return of Wild Alaskan Salmon!

Enjoy the fresh flavors of spring.

Half price, glass full!

Straight from the vine, half off wine!Mark your calendar for Tuesday evenings and Friday lunch, when BOKA Kitchen + Bar offers a great value on wine: all selections just half price!

BOKA's worldly and regional selections tempt any wine lover; why not enjoy it at a deep discount?Ready to sip the less familiar? Marc's List lends suggestions on a few personal picks from general manager and sommelier Marc Papineau.

Enjoy a great evening out Tuesday or start the weekend early Friday knowing you'll be toasting at half the price.

Cheers!

Afternoon delight, five days a week!

BOKA offers five delicious new reasons to do lunch every day of the week with daily lunch specials. Enjoy a delectable Dungeness Crab Louie with avocado, tomato, sieved egg, olives, romaine every Monday.

Go French on Tuesday with Duck Cassoulet, a flavor-rich blend of duck confit, butter beans and spicy pork sausage. Wednesday comforts with a pan seared Veal Parmesan tenderloin served with pappardelle, tomato sauce and mozzarella de buffalo. Go Southern on Thursday with pan roasted Shrimp & Grits, a medley of shrimp, spicy broth, soft grits, rosemary and garlic.

End the week with pan fried Petrale Sole, served with lemon caper butter and chili and garlic rapini. All daily lunch specials, $12.

Loving BOKA for Valentine's

Valentine’s Day at Seattle’s destination for urban American cuisine means savoring a fantastic aphrodisiac menu from Executive Chef Seis Kamimura, set amid chic, sleek surroundings.All courses of this special menu are paired beautifully with several Champagne selections (an optional addition to the courses outlined below). Bubbly and BOKA, what's not to toast?!Start with Aperitif Lucien Albrecht Cremant d’Alsace rosé and move into the first course parade of three kinds of oysters, quail eggs and caviar, and a hearts of palm and avocado salad (Champagne pairing: Duval Leroy NV brut rosé).

The second course brings a choice of grilled scallop with plantain puree or ricotta ravioli (Champagne pairing: dumont père et fils nv brut rosé).

Spellbinding entrees include a choice of jasmine steamed Dover sole, chicken roulade with black truffles with Madeira jus or a grilled fillet of beef with chef’s accompaniments (Champagne pairing: Thierry Triolet-Bethon NV brut rosé).

At dessert, sip Veuve Clicquot NV brut rosé.Dinner $65; optional Champagne $40 per person. Cheers!Save yourself a table by calling (206) 357-9000.

If dreams were in liquid...

...they'd take the shape of these drinks.

Poof! Look at that, dreams DO come true.

BOKA presents a refreshing roster of tempting beverages worth a toast and some lounging. Clever, meaningful names make ordering a fun adventure.

Caprese-Basil infused vodka, averna liqueur,lime tonic, sun-dried tomato, $9

mango verde- finlandia mango vodka, lime, lemon,cilantro, jalapeño, $9

au pear-beefeater wet gin, Nicholas feuillattechampagne, pear brandy, $11

manhattan project-bookers, dubonnet, sweet vermouth,cherry juice, plumped cherries, $12

tokyo rose-Shakers rose vodka, anfiltered dake, rose petals, cucumber, $8

ambrosia-plymouth gin, maraschino and peachliquers, orange flower water, $8

white peach cosmo-rosemary, white peach puree,vodka, clear cran, $8

Sweet things going down:

apple pie vanilla infused vodka, lemon,baked apples and cinnamon, $8

haughty toddy-maker’s mark, harvest spice merlot infusion, cinnamon bark, $9

pumpkin spiced latte-patron xo café, espresso, fresh pumpkin spice whipped cream, $9

...and for the alcohol-free drinkers:

picante oj, lime, lemon, cilantro, jalapeño and soda, $6

tuscan fresco-rosemary, peach, lemon, clear cran and soda, $6