Bell + Whete's Fall Dinner Menu; Twirl Cafe to Close

BELLTOWN -- Bell + Whete is rolling out a new fall dinner menu featuring "modern interpretations of classic old world dishes of the Normans." The menu includes items like grilled artichokes and mushrooms with house flatbread and farmers cheese; wild mushroom risotto with mascarpone and sherry; roasted lamb shoulder with balsamic glazed cipollini, grilled zucchini, and minted chevre; and seafood stew with clams, shrimp, salmon, fennel, and fingerling potatoes. [EaterWire]

QUEEN ANNE -- Twirl Cafe announced it will shutter on October 31, reports Queen Anne View. Taking the kid playground/coffee shop's place will be Umbrella Tree, offering child-centered classes, services, and birthday party space. [Queen Anne View]

BELLEVUE -- Sarah Scott has been named the Executive Chef of El Gaucho Bellevue, making her Washington's first female chef at a premier steakhouse. Scott created the restaurant's popular lunch and brunch menus and "plans to bring her modern take on classic Southern cuisine with French and Italian influences to the El Gaucho Bellevue menus." [EaterWire]