Poppy by Robyn Wolfe, Marketing
I love the back entrance to Poppy in Capitol Hill. To get to the entrance, I strolled past Jerry Traunfeld’s herb garden, overflowing with brilliant nasturtium blooms. Once inside, I sat at the bar and ordered a Papi-delicious cocktail made with tequila, red and jalapeño peppers, lime and mint. My cocktail smelled like a taqueria, but it was delicious! I also ordered the eggplant fries with sea salt and honey- so good!- and Dungeness crab and herb summer rolls. (Photo right, cocktail and eggplant fries).
When I was seated at my table, I ordered the “smali,” which is the smaller version of the thali. My smali (photo top left) had Walla Walla onion soup, minted melon and tomato salad, green beans, incredible goat cheese stuffed squash blossoms and delicious nigella naan. It was all sooo good, I wished I had ordered the larger version!
Poppy is a pleasant space. Bottom photo shows a bit of the interior and the kitchen.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 am
I could go for some more of those eggplant fries for breakfast this morning! Great photo!