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Special dessert menu and wine tasting event offered. The Art Institute of Seattle student-run restaurant Portfolio, which showcases the culinary skills of final-quarter students in the “à la carte” class, is offering a Valentine's Day-inspired dessert menu along with its regular dining menu for one week. Desserts include the Pavlova, a toasted soft Italian meringue piped in a heart shape and filled with creme anglaise, fresh fruit, and raspberry coulis, and a Raspberry Cream and Chocolate Ganache Lollipop with fruit coulis.

The dinner menu is a 3-course prix fixe menu for $23.00. Each course offers several options including dishes such as a daily soup; Pear and Spinach Salad; Penn Cove Mussels with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Bacon Belly, and Sage Cream; and Seared and Roasted Breast of Hen with Mushroom Farro and Walnuts. Dessert is included in the price. 

A wine tasting event will also be held on February 10 featuring wines from Washington state and France. The tasting will be led by Sommelier Dieter Schafer, CHE, FMP, MIH, who has more than 40 years of restaurant experience. 

Portfolio is open Wednesdays-Fridays for dinner from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. February 8-10: Valentine's Day dessert menu available. The first 24 dinner guests on February 10 will receive a flower gift. February 10: Wine Tasting from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. 

The Art Institute of Seattle is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of more than 45 educational institutions located throughout North America. The Art Institutes schools provide an important source for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. Several institutions included in The Art Institutes system are campuses of South University. See aiprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info. 

Reservations required 206-239-2363.
Info Wine.Dieter@aol.com or http://www.ais.edu . 

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