Canlis: Seattle Cuisine
May 18, 2016
Lately, I’ve been doing a blog series on Travel Talk for the Seattle area. If you’d like to see the other posts, here they are. Today, I’m featuring what many have considered the #1 Seattle restaurant for decades…and it still lives up to that reputation.
My mom has lived in Seattle for 28 years and wanted to have a Canlis experience the entire time. We were seated with a gorgeous view of Lake Union, our friendly server provided detailed, mouth-watering descriptions of each dish, and the pianist rolled out one jazzy tune after another, from classics to current hits.
When dinner was served, I was in cuisine heaven. As the last course arrived, Mr. Canlis personally greeted us. We had noticed some men had tied swing ropes to a tree outside our window, and were sitting in them, shooting pictures of the festivities going on inside. I was so intrigued that I took a picture of them. Later, I learned that they were members of the Canlis clan. One of them had climbed the tree and taken pictures as a child. He was recreating the experience.
