During the cold, cruel days of winter in the Northwest, we sometimes (often) turn to comfort food to soothe our ragged souls. A recent salad at Tulio Ristorante in the Vintage Park Hotel in downtown Seattle did just that.

Here’s a photo of the shimmery Three Beet Salad with Burrata, Plums, Frisée, and Beet Vinaigrette. Burrata is that fabu Italian cheese that’s buffalo mozzarella on the outside and whole-milk ricotta on the inside. YUM! I could eat this all day. . .especially when paired with a glass of Bunnell Family Cellars VIF, a bold red blend from the Columbia Valley.