An Italian restaurant serving Roman pizza, with Olympia’s most extensive full bar. In pizza dough preparation a precise mix of flour, water, sourdough yeast, extra virgin olive oil, and sea salt are used, there are no hidden animal fats. With a dough maturation time approx. 54 hours. There is a breakdown of sugars making the Pizza more digestible. And the vegan pizzas are much lower calorically, and exceptionally heart healthy. Whenever possible local organic ingredients are used.
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#romanpizza #pizzatogo #cocktailstogo #sailboatdinners #officelatenight #italianfood #pizzalight #pizzalovers
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Patio Nights at The Mark Olympia continue...
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The Mark Olympia - ReOpens
The Mark, mostly closed since March 2020, is back. Lisa Scott Owen’s 21-year-old restaurant, lounge and event venue is still stylish and still serving creative cocktails and authentic Italian cuisine, but instead of pasta, steak and fish, the only food on the menu is pizza. It’s not just any pizza, though. It’s pizza al taglio, a rectangular Roman street food with a crust that is lighter, crisper and more structured than the familiar round pie.
Owen bakes it herself, getting up at 6 each Thursday morning to start the long-rising dough. She serves four varieties at any one time in rotating flavors ranging from sweet blueberry and fig to tried-and-true pepperoni. Always an option is a topping-free variety; think focaccia but with a completely different texture. “I work 18 hours a day on Thursdays right now,” she told The Olympian. “I’m working behind the bar to help train staff and redesign the cocktail menu. It’s like opening a new restaurant, but it’s an old restaurant.”
The restaurant’s reinvention, an adaptation to COVID, isn’t as unlikely as it might sound. Owen spent a year in Italy in her early 20s and fell in love with the country, the language and, of course, the food. “Once you live in Italy, you only like the most beautiful things,” she said. “Your relationship to food is completely different.” In the time since COVID emerged, Owen has hosted a few tiny weddings at The Mark, gotten ordained so she can perform ceremonies, and redesigned the space behind the restaurant for use year-round. But like business owners everywhere, she struggled to find a way forward.
The idea for pizza came from friends Liz and Mike McConnell, who own O Sole Mio on Vashon Island. “They said, ‘Lisa, you have to do pizza,’ ” Owen said. “I realized they were right, and I dove right in.” She apprenticed with the McConnells and then used frequent-flier miles to head to Italy, a place she’s been visiting regularly for decades. During the pandemic, Romans reinvented pizza la taglia (which translates to “pizza by the cut,” since pizza makers cut off a rectangle for their customers). Once strictly street food, it became a sit-down restaurant meal.
“All these restaurants serving pizza and cocktails and wine had appeared in Rome during COVID,” Owen said. “It was a way to get out and have a chic experience outside with friends. I realized that this was what I should do, because COVID is still here, and we just don’t know how bad it’s going to get. People don’t go out as much as they did.” She’s being cautious, asking that customers eating indoors be vaccinated and wear masks when away from their tables. She’s also being cautious about finances, accepting only cash. (There’s an ATM in the restaurant.) But within the parameters of pizza, Owen is finding the fun. She’s continuing to refine her dough recipe with help from longtime friend Eugenio Aliotta, who owned the now- closed but still iconic downtown Italian restaurant Trinacria. She’s also getting creative with toppings — the fig and blueberry is one example — and incorporating the local ingredients she loves. Fresh corn and golden cherry tomatoes from Rising River Farm have been featured on recent pizzas. Her motto, she said: “Go small and stay open.” THE MARK Where: 407-409 Columbia St. SW, Olympia Hours: 6-11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday Details: 360-754-4414; http://themarkolympia.com
Read more at: https://www.theolympian.com/entertainment/restaurants/ article265473166.html#storylink=cpy
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04/23/17 Just Married Aisha and Phillip congrats!!!! A totally sweet wedding and reception closing out the entire restaurant last Sunday...
http://themarkolympia.com/wedding-venue/
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#Rome #Love #KitchenAdventures... Ristorante La Campana : http://www.ristorantelacampana.com/
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It was a Happy Mothers Day to this mom from her beautiful family...
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Bring Mom to dinner this Friday or Saturday! http://www.themarkolympia.com/restaurant/reservations-faq/ #TheMarkOlympia #MothersDay #LoveTheMom
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A Big Thank You to Photographer Frank Stewart, life will be more beautiful with this new piece gracing our space... feeling blessed... #TheMarkOlympia learn more about this artist: http://www.frankstewartphoto.com
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Artist Nikki McClure's latest kids book "IN" our youngest guests are totally loving it! !http://buyoly.com/nikki-mcclure-in-book …
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The Mark will be open New Years Eve, Wed. 12/31 for your celebrating pleasure... join us! http://www.themarkolympia.com/restaurant/reservations-faq/
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Our favorite Olympia artist Nikki McClure is doing an event celebrating her this years new calendar!!
November 15, Land Gallery, Portland, Calendar Show
Nikki will be reading from her latest book, talking about her work, sharing stories, answering questions, as well as signing books and calendar at 2:30pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014.
Nikki will be at the opening event from 1-5pm. The gallery is open until 6pm on Saturday.
Calendar link : http://www.buyolympia.com/q/Item=nikki15
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Just Married Ashley and Matt!!
Red Rm. Sat. 09/27/14 intimate ceremony and dinner with close family... fallowed by a very fun reception... — at The Mark Restaurant.
Thank you so much for the wonderful evening!! It means the world to us that you and your staff offered such warm hospitality and stellar customer service. There isn't one detail that I would have changed. I will be recommending The Mark to all of my friends and family and Matt and I will be back again.
Love and Light,
Ashley Huff
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Its Fall Arts Walk this weekend and were exhibiting the work of artist Douglas Gayeton of http://www.lexiconofsustainability.com/ please make reservations if you plan to join us for dinner ...http://www.themarkolympia.com/restaurant/reservations-faq/
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Saturday 08/23/14 Just Married Suhyoon and Daniel wedding and reception - http://themarkolympia.com/wedding-venue/ image by - Aaron Barna
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