MARGARET
MARGARET LARSON. >> WELCOME TO "NEW DAY
NORTHWEST".
NORTHWEST". FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS
FOR THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS ON
THEIR SECOND MLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE FIRST ONE WON AT HOME.
THE GAME WAS WHAT ALL FANS HOPE
TO FOR.
TO FOR.
TO FOR. A
TO FOR. A HUGE TIP OF THE HAT FOR THE
SOUNDERS AND THAT STADIUM
CAPACITY CROWD OF FANS WHO
REALLY, REALLY BROUGHT IT.
THE CELEBRATION PARADE STARTS
AT NOON TOMORROW.
WITH THAT COOL TROPHY.
SOME PLACE YOU CAN SEE THE
TROPHY.
TROPHY.
TROPHY. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. PALM CON.
PALM CON.
PALM CON. COMING BACK LATER, NEW DAY.
WE START OFF WITH AN EASTLAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT CELEBRATING 10 YEARS.
YOUR TO EXPLAIN WHAT SHE CADDIE
IT'S ALL ABOUT, IS CHEF AND
OWNER CHRISTIAN CHANDLER.
TELL ME ABOUT THE RESTAURANT.
>> WE ARE CELEBRATING 10
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS,
THAT IS LIKE 100 YEARS.
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT.
MOSTLY MEDITERRANEAN.
MOSTLY MEDITERRANEAN. >> YES, MOSTLY MEDITERRANEAN.
OUR CONCEPT IS ACTUALLY
PHOENICIAN SMALL PLATES.
>> THAT LOOKS SO GOOD.
YOU HAVE WONDERFUL INGREDIENTS.
>> THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR
THING ON THE MENU AT CICCHETTI.
WE DO THREE DIFFERENT CICCHETTI
DISHES
DISHES
DISHES >>
DISHES >> THERE IT IS.
WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT TO START
WITH?
WITH?
WITH? >>
WITH? >> LET'S START WITH THE STUFFED
DATES.
DATES.
DATES. I
DATES. I HAVE SOME SOFTENED
MARSCAPONE.
MARSCAPONE. SOME GROUND SPANISH CHORIZO.
>> SPICY SAUSAGE.
>> WE HAVE SOME MAHONE CHEESE.
IT IS A RAW COW'S MILK CHEESE
FROM SPAIN.
FROM SPAIN. >> THAT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF SPANISH
VINEGAR.
VINEGAR.
VINEGAR. WE HAVE SOME HUMAN SEED.
>> I'M GUESSING THIS IS BIG
FLAVOR.
FLAVOR.
FLAVOR. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. BIG FLAVOR.
BIG FLAVOR. AFTER WE GET OUR DATES STUFFED
AND PUT TOGETHER, THE PUT THEM
OFF IN THE WOODY FIRE AROUND.
IT ADDS ANOTHER ELEMENT TO IT.
>> WHAT ELSE DID YOU PUT IN
THERE?
THERE?
THERE? IS
THERE? IS THAT PEPPERY,?
>> THAT WITH SOME SWEET
PEPPERY,.
PEPPERY,.
PEPPERY,. WE ADDED SOME PARSLEY.
WE WILL ADD THIS INTO THE POT
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> HOW SOON DO YOU NEED THAT TO
BE?
BE?
BE? >>
BE? >> YOU CAN RUN YOUR KNIFE
THROUGH IT ONCE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO A LITTLE CHUNK HERE AND
THERE IS OKAY.
>> A LITTLE CHUNK HERE AND
THERE IS JUST ONE.
>> THAT SMELLED SO GOOD.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. FROM HERE, WE WILL ADD THIS
INTO THE BOWL.
AND WE WILL GET THIS ALL
INCORPORATED TOGETHER.
INCORPORATED TOGETHER. >> YOU MADE THAT LOOK EASY.
THIS IS GOING INSIDE THE DATES.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND YOU'VE PREPARED THOSE.
BUT YEAH, WE TOOK THE PIT OUT
OF THOSE.
OF THOSE.
OF THOSE. >> AND DID YOU SAY YOU FIRED
THESE UP?
THESE UP?
THESE UP? >> WE DID.
WE LIKE TO COOK THESE OFF IN
THE WOODFIRED OVEN.
>> SO WE GET A NICE CRISPY
OUTSIDE AND THE CHEESE IS NICE
AND MELTED.
AND MELTED. THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.
DATES ARE GOOD BY THEMSELVES
BUT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING
SAVORY THAT SWEET AND SAVORY
SITUATION IS SO YUMMY.
>> OH, YEAH, IT'S THE BEST.
>> WHAT WE DO NOW?
>> WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE THE
PIT FROM THE DATE BIG IF YOU
MAKE A SMALL INCISION AND WE
JUST KIND OF POPPED THE IN
>> THAT PIT WILL COME RIGHT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> THIS IS ONE OF THE EASIER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> SO THEN WITH THAT, I WILL
JUST TAKE THE PRETTY HEALTHY
AMOUNT HERE.
AMOUNT HERE. AND USE THE FINGERS.
WE WILL GET IN THERE.
AND THAT IS OUR STUFFED DATE.
>> SIMPLE AS THAT.
DON'T HAVE TO OVERSTUFF THAT AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. WHAT
ALL. WHAT OF THE WE GOT GOING ON
OVER HERE?
OVER HERE? >> SO THAT SMALLER BULK WE HAVE
OUR DONUTS.
OUR DONUTS. THESE ARE ON THE MENU AT
CICCHETTI.
CICCHETTI. THEY HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE
PUBLIC THINK THAT WE SO.
>> THEY ARE WRAPPED IN A TREE
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.
HOW DO YOU PREPARE THOSE?
>> SO WE ACTUALLY JUST HYDRATE
THESE IN WATER.
AND THEY ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> THAT SIMPLE.
>> SO WE START BY THE MOST
DIFFICULT THING PIG GETTING
THESE LAID OUT PROPERLY TO ROLL
IT ALL UP.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO
OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO USE A SCOOP
FOR THESE.
FOR THESE. IT MAKES THEM A LITTLE BIT
EASIER.
EASIER.
EASIER. I
EASIER. I SCOOP IT STRAIGHT INTO MY
HAND AND KIND OF FORM IT.
WHAT I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE.
>> SO IT IS A LITTLE LOG SHAPE.
>> A LITTLE LOG, YES.
STARTING AT THE BOTTOM, ROLL IT
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. >>
OVER. >> I NEVER TRIED TO DO THIS BUT
I'M FASCINATED HOW YOU GET THAT
TO STATE TOGETHER.
>> YOU WANT TO USE A LITTLE BIT
OF PRESSURE.
OF PRESSURE. >> YOU GOT THE EDGES IN.
>> GOT THE EDGES IN.
>> AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
VERY COLD.
VERY COLD. >> ANOTHER TRICK IS WHEN YOU GO
TO.
TO.
TO. THESE
TO. THESE OFTEN, YOU BAKE THEM,
THEY TEND TO HOLD TOGETHER.
>> GOOD I DO WITH THAT BUT WHAT
IS OUR LAST DISH YEAR?
>> THAT IS POMEGRANATE.
SO THAT IS A DISH THAT
ORIGINATES IN SYRIA.
IT IS MADE WITH POMEGRANATE
MOLASSES.
MOLASSES.
MOLASSES. THAT IS SOME CUMIN SEED.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
DO I GET TO TRY ONE OF THESE?
>> PLEASE, JUMP ON IN.
>> SEE IF I CAN MAKE THESE WORK
BUT WHEN YOU SAID IT'S -- WHAT
IS IT?
IS IT?
IS IT? THE WATER THAT BRINGS THE --
>> WHICH IS SLIGHTLY REHYDRATE
THEM IN WATER.
>> ACIDULATED?
>> ACIDULATED? >> JUST VINEGAR.
>> HOW AM I DOING?
DID I OVERDO IT?
>> NO THAT LOOKS GREAT,
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. >> YOU DON'T SOUND SUPER SURE.
SO ROLE IT ONCE.
>> TUCKED THE EDGE.
>> TAKI EDGES IN.
HOW LUNG TO THESE GO IN THE
OVEN FOR?
OVEN FOR?
OVEN FOR? >> IF I WERE TO DO THESE AT
HOME, I WOULD PUT THEM IN THE
OVEN FOR 400 SIX, EIGHT
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. WE WILL GET 900 DEGREES.
REAL QUICK THERE.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. SO THE BREAD, ALL OF THESE
THINGS, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE IN
A NORMAL PLATE.
>> IF YOU WERE TO COME INTO
CICCHETTI, THAT'S WHAT IT
WOULD LOOK LIKE.
WE HAVE EIGHT CURRENTLY ON THE
MENU.
MENU.
MENU. YOU
MENU. YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CHOOSE FROM EITHER ONE, THREE,
OR YOU CAN GET ALL EIGHT OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> TABLE FULL AND DO WHAT YOU
WANT BUT WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO
COOK THIS WAY?
>> I GREW UP IN THE INDUSTRY.
MY DAD WAS IN THE INDUSTRY.
MY GRANDMA WAS A BUTCHER.
SO I GREW UP AROUND IT.
>> THAT IS PRETTY COLD.
THAT WAS A LITTLE UNUSUAL IN
HER TIME.
HER TIME.
HER TIME. >> I GREW UP AROUND FOOD.
HIGH SCHOOL NEEDED A JOB.
I STARTED THERE.
>> AND THE SMALL PLATES REALLY
FEEL KIND OF A CERTAIN KIND OF
EATING THAT WE ALL ENJOYED,
WHERE YOU GO AND HAVE A DRINK
AND SIT AND HAVE A BITE BUT YOU
DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A BIG
MEAL.
MEAL.
MEAL. >>
MEAL. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THE CONCEPT AROUND CICCHETTI IS
VERY MUCH SO COMMUTE ON AND
COMMUNAL DINING.
COMMUNAL DINING. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ORDER
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
>> AND THEN SHARE THEM PICTURE
THEM WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE IT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, SOME
WARNING SIGNS FOR SPOTTING AND
AVOIDING THOSE SCAM ROBOCALLS.
GENERAL BOB FERGUSON