prepared with a Passion!

from Great Northwest Wine magazine Spring 2023

Food served with pride,

having a business meeting. And everyone will feel just as comfortable. Mom and dad can have a nice dinner. The kids can order a pizza, and everybody is happy.”

That includes wine lovers.

JD Nolan is a fourth-generation restaurateur and certified sommelier with a keen interest in the Pacific Northwest wine industry. That’s reflected in receiving Wine Spectator magazine’s Award of Excellence for his wine list.

In addition to staging winemaker dinners for Columbia Valley producers and catering events such as the Auction of Washington Wines, Nolan also judges wine competitions throughout the Northwest.

And his palate is reflected in the bottles of Schooler Nolan wines that he sells through Fat Olives and beyond. His red wines have earned a coveted Platinum Award from Great Northwest Wine in each of the past two years, including a 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2018 blend of Malbec and Petit Verdot.

“We’ve been really fortunate to have the relationships with both families,” JD says.

Those collaborations with the winemakers,

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Wednesday Evenings the critical acclaim for the brand and the price make them a bargain at the restaurant or on location for Fat Olives catering events — which range from a picnic for 2,500 folks to a 500-plate prime rib dinner.

During the pandemic, Nolan seized upon the opportunity to promote the delectable and affordable customized pizza and calzone program at Fat Olives. His culinary team’s work with gluten-free dough and pasta might be the best in the Tri-Cities and can be enjoyed by anyone.

For lunch, sandwiches such as the housesmoked Beef & Bleu steak sandwich and Reuben with house-cured pastrami can be prepared gluten-free. That goes for the Fat Olives Black Angus burgers.

Nolan would hear about it were he to remove the Pork Osso Bucco on creamy rosemary polenta, the Chicken Marsala or Grilled Korean Short Ribs with tamari-pear gochujang sauce and cucumber kimchi on a bed of rice.

Among the specialties at Fat Olives is the Grilled Hanger Steak with Brandy-Peppercorn Demi-Glace on a plate including puréed potatoes and roasted vegetables, an ideal pairing with any of the Schooler Nolan reds and spotlighted as part of Great Northwest Wine’s 25-year-old MatchMaker series.

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May 5th .... Special Cinco de Mayo Dinner

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11th Rosé Wine Dinner

July 9th .... Patio Dinner Party

- A special cocktail dinner

Aug 27th Red Mountain Winemakers Dinner

Ingredients

1 orange slice

1 lime slice

1 lemon slice

1.5 oz. infused tequila

.5 oz orange liquer

2 oz sweet & sour

Instructions

Add fruit to shaker and gently muddle. Add tequila, orange liqueur, sweet & sour in shaker with ice, shake until well chilled.

Roll into large rocks glass with jalapeńo salt rim over ice.

Garnish with lime & arbol chile. Infuse 1-750 ml bottle of your favorite tequila with 6 dried arbol chiles overnight. After 24 hours pour tequila through a coffee filter to strain out