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Portfolio Restaurant

Portfolio Restaurant serves as an educational dining lab for culinary arts students at The Art Institute of Seattle. Open to the public, the restaurant presents a tempting menu of fine-dining courses emphasizing fresh seasonal favorites. Portfolio Restaurant, with a stunning view of Elliott Bay, offers elegance at an affordable price.

The Portfolio Restaurant is open to the public.

January 18 – March 16
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
5:30-7:00 pm for Dinner

Reservations are recommended.
Please call (206) 239-2363.

“Sommelier Dieter Schafer, Chef David Wynne, and students take dining at culinary schools to a whole new level at The Art Institute of Seattle's Portfolio dining room.”

Seattle Magazine
January 2009

The Portfolio Restaurant is located at The Art Institute of Seattle North Campus, Fifth Floor, 2600 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121.

For additional information, please contact: dschafer@aii.edu. Please make reservations by phone only. Email reservations cannot be honored. Thank you.

Fine-Dining Etiquette Seminar and Wine Dinner with Maître d’Hôtel Dieter Schafer [click to expand]

Portfolio invites the public to an Etiquette Seminar. Enjoy the breathtaking view of Elliott Bay from the fifth-floor restaurant as you learn about fine dining etiquette.

Table manners play an important part in making a favorable impression. Learn how to be more polished and socially savvy for your next fine dining experience.

Certified Educator Dieter Schafer possesses vast international hospitality experience. Join him as he covers the dos and don’ts of fine dining over a four-course dinner with wine. Dieter will address questions of etiquette, ordering in a restaurant, pairing food and wine, how to complain and compliment, guest-server relationship, tips on tipping, guidelines for hosting a dinner.

Friday, March 9, one seating 6:00 pm, $40
Reservations required by phone 206-239-2363 with credit card

“Open-That-Bottle-Night” Dinner [click to expand]

With Sommelier Dieter Schafer

Take part in a tradition started many years ago by wine writers for The Wall Street Journal. We celebrate OTBN #13 when people all over the world finally open that one special bottle and celebrate the memories that come with it. Create your own three-course menu accompanied by that bottle of wine you bring. Corkage fee waived (wines from restaurant’s list available). Your sommelier for the evening is wine educator Dieter Schafer who will assure flawless wine service.

Wednesday, February 29, seatings 5:30 and 6:00 pm, $23
Reservations required by phone 206-239-2363

“Five To Six” Wine Tasting with Sommelier Dieter Schafer [click to expand]

Wine Educator Dieter Schafer invites you to Taste a Little, Learn a Lot. Taste Five to Six wines from Washington and France while you enjoy light hors d’oeuvres… and perhaps stay for dinner.

February 3: Syrah and Grenache
February 10: Valentine’s Champagne and Sparkling
February 17: Cabernet and Merlot

Fridays, Five to Six pm, $12 per person, per session
Reservations required by phone 206-239-2363

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2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121-1642
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