Here comes the parties. If you are considering reservations for your company Christmas party or New Year’s Eve, now is the time to call. This New Year’s Eve we are planning a simple but unique live musician or two for background and reservations only. December books up early so heads up to our loyal readers. 838-8338 See you soon.
After recently being asked if we had etched Latah Bistro wine glasses for sale, I had to explain that the picture on our web site is the fictitious creation of our ingenious web designer, Gabe Burdett.
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We value our family time so we have a few days coming up that we will be closed. Here’s our schedule for upcoming holiday closures:
Thanksgiving Day -Â Bistro and Latte: all day
Day after Thanksgiving - Bistro: closed for lunch, open for dinner.  Latte: open all day.
Christmas Eve - Bistro: closed all day - but if you call and someone’s there, you can stop by to purchase chocolate and gift certificates. Latte: open until 4pm
Christmas Day - Bistro and Latte: closed all day
New Year’s day - Bistro and Latte: closed all day
Live music every Wednesday night 6:30-9PM. We send out emails to let you know who’s playing. This week it will be Dave, Heather and Bob. We are called Kalliope. If you want to be informed via email just go to the Latah Bistro web site and sign up.
This is me and my dog, Ivan. We are jammin outside Elkins Resort up at Priest Lake last summer. He’s a pretty good singer when he’s off the drugs.
The Latah Partners are just about ready to launch their web site and VIP card. This will give Spokane shoppers special deals when they frequent the businesses in the Latah Valley. So far we are 15 businesses strong. Sounds like a winner. We will surely be providing rewards to those who use this card at our Bistro. Stay tuned.
One of the biggest unforseens in our restaurant experience has to be the barrage of charity requests we receive and the time necessary to politely refuse or accept those requests. In the last two years we have given gift certificates, time, food and money to a plethora of organizations. So many of our regular guests are involved with charity that it is hard not to give to every request. Some people are gracious and polite with their requests and others are downright ugly, using extortion to try to motivate us to give. The backlash from a recent refusal has actually resulted in an attempt to damage our customer base because someone was disappointed that we would not give. This audacious behavior has surprised us to say the least. This year we decided to be more discriminating and created guidelines to exclude political causes in order to avoid the potential of alienating guests. For those of you that use professional courtesy and grace, thank you for your manners. For those using less tact, remember it is our right to choose not an obligation. Please do not try to hurt our business if we refuse your requests. We are here to raise the value of our community and will continue provide donations. We would like to remain a place where folks of differing opinions can co-exist, relax and enjoy good food and fellowship. nuf said.
The SSYP two year anniversary party was a great success. It is rare for us to dedicate the restaurant for an evening with such a specific function but this group was well worth it. Big kudos to DB and Leon for their amazing delivery of tasty morsels, to Michael for the well thought out prep to create flawless service, and to Heather for her talent with design. SSYP, please visit us again next year. We had a great time.
This is definately the season for wine, beer and spirit tastings. Harvest Vine, Vehrs, Odom, Epicurean, Toasting and Tasting and finally, Cork and Keg have all presented us with great new wine, beer and spirits all in the last month. Yeah, we don’t mind this tough chore. Last night at the Washington Restaurant Association organized, Cork & Keg our hunt for delicious new brew turned up these local area gems.
Dick Danger ale
Dick’s Brewing Company - Centralia WA
This is currently our beer of the month.
Inside Passage Ale
Boundary Bay Brewery - Bellingham WA
Scapegoat Pale Ale
Big Sky Brewing Co - Missoula MT
 
Have you met Tessa and Amy? They are the two most prevalent smiley baristas at Latah Latte Espresso drive-through. Besides creating talented and delicious espresso drinks, they also offer fine delicacies like this Pralus ultimate fine chocolate sampler gift pack for $10. ‘Tis the season for giving.
Another favorite cookbook. Avoca began as a restaurant in Dublin and has since expanded to 7 locations in Ireland and 2 locations in North America. A real bistro vibe with eclectic mixed with comfort.
