Cask Age Whiskey: Some things are worth waiting for…
El Gaucho’s Own Cask-Age Whiskey Cocktail The change of the seasons not only means a change in foliage and temperatures outside, but the exchange of our light salads and fruity cocktails for heartier...
View ArticleCulinary Apprenticeship Program – Paying It Forward
Stewardship is the foundation of what we do. Our definition, “the careful and responsible management entrusted to one’s care,” means that we are not only stewards of our guests, suppliers, and the...
View ArticleCulinary Feature of the Month – Meet the Chef
We are excited to feature the talented people behind the scenes – those who create and prepare the tasty treats that we all get to enjoy in our restaurants. Each month we will be introducing you to...
View ArticleEl Gaucho Seattle – a “Society Spot” for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society
We’ve all heard the love affair we Seattleites have with our coffee – we drink more of it per capita than any other U.S. city. With the grey, dreary weather we get nine months out of the year, we need...
View ArticleHow to Make El Gaucho’s Tableside Caesar Salad
Tableside Caesar Salad is one of El Gaucho’s most popular dishes served in our restaurants. El Gaucho Seattle server Brooke Lee shows you how to make this classic at home. You can also find the recipe...
View ArticleWine Feature of the Month – Tom Glase, Winemaker for Balboa and Beresan
“I grew up in a wine-drinking family and the whole food, wine, friends, happiness thing was always appealing,” Winemaker Tom Glase told us recently. “I love everything about wine: making it, selling...
View ArticleNew on our “Great Wines of the Northwest” Menu Feature: FIGGINS, Leonetti,...
Leonetti Wine and steak – it’s just hard to have one without the other, and personally, it’s our favorite pairing at El Gaucho. Partnering with local businesses and sourcing their products is an...
View ArticleEl Gaucho’s Peppercorn Sauce
El Gaucho’s President and COO Chad Mackay shows you how to make an easy version of our Peppercorn Sauce in this video. You can also find the recipe on our website at...
View ArticleEl Gaucho Hospitality Receives National Restaurant Association’s Good...
El Gaucho Hospitality receives national Restaurant Neighbor Award, gifts prize money to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2013 OLYMPIA, Wash. —The WRA is proud to...
View ArticleWicked Shrimp Recipe from El Gaucho and AQUA by El Gaucho
Wicked shrimp is one of our most popular menu items, and now you can make it at home! AQUA by El Gaucho’s Executive Chef Steve Cain shows you how in this video.
View ArticleEl Gaucho Chefs Share Three Tips for Cooking a Great Steak
It’s Grilling Season! It looks like summer is officially here in the Pacific Northwest, and that means it’s time to fire up the grill! Before you light the coals, read some tips from our chefs on how...
View ArticleMusician Feature – El Gaucho Seattle’s Paul Richardson
If music be the food of love, play on. ~William Shakespeare Ambiance is a key part of the El Gaucho experience, and music plays an important element in setting the stage at our restaurants, which is...
View ArticleArtist Feature of the Month – Meet AQUA by El Gaucho Pianist Benet Fleck
If music be the food of love, play on. ~William Shakespeare Ben Fleck plays at AQUA by El Gaucho Tuesdays-Sundays at 6pm Ambiance is a key part of the El Gaucho experience, and music plays an important...
View ArticleEl Gaucho now proudly offering Wagyu Beef
El Gaucho Bellevue Executive Chef John Broulette shows off our Wagyu beef El Gaucho Hospitality was founded on seven key “pillars,” which continue to drive our company forward today. One of those...
View ArticleWine Feature – Bodega Catena Zapata
An Epic Family Story and Epic Wine “The Pampas” is a mural in El Gaucho Seattle’s Wine Room that owner Paul Mackay commissioned from artist Nina Mikhailenko. It’s a typical scene of the Argentine...
View ArticleCatch the Northwest Distillery Spirit!
El Gaucho offers many Northwest Distillery Brands, including Dry Fly and Big Gin There are so many reasons to love living in the Pacific Northwest: we’re coming off of one of the most incredible...
View ArticleArtist Feature of the Month – Meet El Gaucho Seattle Pianist Daniel Davison
If music be the food of love, play on. ~William Shakespeare Ambiance is a key part of the El Gaucho experience, and music plays an important element in setting the stage at our restaurants, which is...
View ArticleEl Gaucho’s Top Three Wine Finds from the latest trip to Napa Valley
El Gaucho Bellevue Wine Captain Joseph Romero recently traveled to Napa Valley Joseph Romero, current wine captain at El Gaucho Bellevue (he recently transferred from El Gaucho Tacoma), joined 12 wine...
View ArticleEmployee Spotlight – Enrique Veliz, Our Own True Gaucho
Gaucho – the Argentine equivalent of the cowboy. These free-spirited and skilled horsemen wandered on horseback, living off the land and protecting their patrons (ranchers), by tracking down lost...
View ArticleEl Gaucho Hospitality visits Col Solare Winery on Red Mountain
“Wine is sunlight held together by water,” ~Galileo Galilei Estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon grapes at Col Solare This phrase, from the 16th century, could have been a foreshadowing of the wines made on...
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