The new bistro on Sunset Hill, Samara (6414 32nd Ave NW), is now open.
Samara’s specialty is wood-fueled cooking — with a brick oven and hearth, owner and chef Eric Anderson has created a space he says is in the tradition of Parisian neighborhood bistros.
Some of their menu items include ash-baked sunchokes with brown butter, almonds and chives; roasted carrots with toasted hazelnut milk, orange zest, and chervil; smokey kabocha squash with crème fraîche, olive oil, pomegranate, and mint; and roasted black cod with red beets and pink lady apples.
Many of their ingredients come from local farms and producers, such as Steel Wheel Farm from Fall City, and The Sheepish Pig hog farm in Kingston. The duck on the menu comes from California: fourth-generation duck farmers Sonoma County Poultry.
“I’m happy to be working with people who are as excited about their jobs as I am about mine, the artists and craftspeople, the farmers, all putting their efforts into something useful, beautiful and delicious,” Anderson said.
The restaurant is open for dinner service Wednesday to Sunday, 5 to 10pm.