Bluebird restaurant takes flight in Midtown

V iljo Basso is excited about his pickle plate — asparagus, beets, fennel and onion — one of many unusual dishes on the menu at the Bluebird restaurant, which he and his wife/business partner Autumn Basso recently opened in midtown Coeur d’Alene. There’s a daily toast trio ($7), three crostini with options like anchovy on goat cheese and strawberry-rhubarb jam over Brie. Try charred octopus and warm potato salad with cucumber-mint yogurt ($10). The Muscovy duck is cooked confit-style and served with Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and bacon ($18). … The Bassos relocated to the area from Seattle and opened first one, then another midtown restaurant. They started Syringa Japanese Café & Sushi Bar, which they still run, in 2007. Next door to Syringa is the Garnet Cafe, which they created as a breakfast-only place until they sold it in 2013/ Carrie Scozzaro , Inlander. More here.

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