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Skillet eats, crab at the Corson Building, Check, Please! airs, and clam-digging season begins.

Posted by: Anne Larkin on Mar 05, 2012 at 01:00PM 0 Comments

Dungeness crab extravaganza at the Corson Building on Thursday.

WEDNESDAY March 7

Giving Grill for Whole Planet Foundation
Shrimp po’boys for a good cause at the Westlake Whole Foods. A sandwich, chips, and a drink can be yours for a $5 donation, which goes to Whole Foods’ foundation supporting microfinance and microenterprise in developing nations.

THURSDAY March 8

Cast Iron Skillet, Big Flavors
Seattle-based mother-daughter team Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne will be at the Book Larder, illuminating the world of the cast iron skillet with their book Cast Iron Skillet Big Flavors. The free event begins at 6:30 and promises skillet-prepared samples.

Dungeness Dinner
The Corson Building, the communal dining destination by Matt Dillon of Sitka and Spruce, is hosting a Dungeness crab dinner. The crustacean-centric feast costs $40.

Skillet Heirloom Pig Event
The Skillet crew received an entire Tamworth pig this weekend courtesy of Vashon butcher Farmstead Meatsmith. Hence both diner and truck(s) are planning a pig-centric menu items to use this noble animal in its entirety. A special Heirloom Pig tasting menu starts today at 5pm at the diner, running $55 for the meal, or $85 paired with local wines. The famous waffle will be dressed up for the event: braised and glazed pork belly with a bacon caramel waffle. The mobile version of Skillet will also have a special pork banh mi from 11 to 2.

Mushroom Identification Class Series
Puget Sound Mycological Society’s four-part class series for beginner mushroom enthusiasts begins on Thursday at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture. The classes will cover collecting and, more importantly, identifying poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms.

Crab and Prawn Boil at Salty’s
The Salty chefs at the Alki Beach and Redondo Beach locations will be boiling up pounds upon pounds of crab and prawns, and $35 gets you in on the action. The restaurant recommends making reservations for the meal, the price of which includes a pound and a half of seafood plus bread, chowder, salad, and a pint of hefeweizen.

Check, Please!
The show dedicated to everyone’s favorite activity, discussing and/or debating local restaurants, led by local food personality Amy Penningon airs today at 7 on KCTS 9.

SATURDAY March 10

Razor Clam Season
The clam-digging season is tentatively set to start on Saturday, as long as toxin tests and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife declare the clams safe to eat. Digs are planned to coincide with morning low tides, and the WDFW website has specific locations and times listed.

SUNDAY March 11

Cochon 555
Worth the trip: the fourth annual pig fest may not be happening in Seattle, but it’s on in Portland. Five Portland chefs will be preparing a pork heavy menu (accompanied by five winemakers) for a culinary competition and massive snout-to-tail meal, all in the name of promoting sustainable pig farming practices. Tickets range from $125 to $250, and past menus have included everything from pig skin beignets to root beer floats made with smoked fatback gelato.

MONDAY March 12

Walla Walla Wine
Washington Wine Month continues with a bevy of Walla Walla wines coming west to Seattle for the day. Sodo Park (don’t worry, it’s actually inside) will host dozens of wineries for a tasting. The event is open to the public from 6 to 9, and tickets are $40.

BEYOND

March 14 Pi Day at Pie from noon to 314, hand pies are (can you guess?) $3.14 and mini pies are 3 for…$3.14.

March 14 Colorful be-hatted chef Thierry Rautureau will be leading a lamb butchery demo in the Rover’s kitchen. A front row seat and a 3-course lunch with wine for $125.

March 27 Cafe Presse is hosting its second communal dinner, part of the 12th Avenue restaurant’s new Corner Table series that is becoming a monthly fixture. Four courses for $24, $39 with wine.

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Tags: Tastings and Classes, Rover's, Tavolata, Weekly Planner, Weekly Food Planner, Book Larder, Cafe Presse, Seattle Food Events, Sunday Suppers, Wine Tastings, Wine, Walla Walla Wines

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Desserts with Gail Simmons, Brown-bag lunches at Volunteer Park Café, and oysters on the beach with Taylor Shellfish.

Posted by: Anne Larkin on Feb 27, 2012 at 11:00AM 0 Comments

Shucking lessons and all the oysters you’ve ever dreamed of. This Saturday on the beach with Taylor Shellfish.

WEDNESDAY February 29

Dessert Party with Gail Simmons
The Book Larder and Tom Douglas are bringing Gail Simmons, host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, to the Palace Ballroom for an evening of sweets and discussion. The $45 ticket includes desserts prepared by the Douglas team, a glass of wine, a signed copy of Simmons’ book Talking With My Mouth Full, and some insight on how one becomes a professional dessert-eater.

Rub With Love Pop-Up
Seatown’s monthly Rub With Love pop-up is back, this time East Indian-themed, with the Bengal Masala Rub taking center stage. Drop by for an inexpensive meal —or if you miss it, don’t fret: some of the pop-up menu items will make their way onto the happy hour menu for the rest of the month.

Leap Day at Pagliacci
The local pizza chain is taking a trip back to 1984—another leap year—and dropping prices down to what they were 28 years ago. Grab a slice of cheese pizza for 90 cents, pepperoni for 95 cents, combo for $1.20 and primo for $1.35 at the U-District, Broadway, and Queen Anne locations.

THURSDAY March 1

Gail Simmons at the Book Larder
If you missed Gail at the Palace Ballroom on Wednesday, you’ll get another shot on Thursday morning at 9:30 at the Book Larder. This event is only $25, and you’ll get the book, a cup of Caffe Vita coffee, and some quality time with Gail in the Book Larder kitchen.

FRIDAY March 2

Poverty Bay Wine Festival
The Des Moines Rotary Club’s eighth annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival begins Friday and runs through Sunday. More than twenty Washington wineries will be in attendance, and $25 gets you 10 tasting tokens.

Lunch Break for Schools
Volunteer Park Café will be raising money for the American Culinary Federation’s Chefs Move to Schools program with a classic brown-bag lunch. The $12 lunch bags hold a totally non-disappointing old-school lunch: a sandwich, parfait, carrots, and milk. All organic, of course, and available for pick-up before school or to enjoy in the café.

SATURDAY March 3

Hard Liver Barleywine Festival
The 10th annual Barleywine Fest begins its three-day run this Saturday at Brouwer’s Café in Fremont. The fest will have dozens of varieties of the strong ale (usually 8 to 12 percent alcohol) to taste.

Streets and Beets
Hundreds of bikers will be pedaling 70 miles from the city down to Seattle Tilth Farm Works in Auburn to raise money for and awareness about the inequalities in the food system. Registration will run you $25 and includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, and riders are expected to raise at least $100 in donations to participate.

Samish Sip n’ Slurp
Taylor Shellfish and non-profit Skagit Conservation Education Alliance are putting on an evening of wine, shucking lessons, and as many oysters as you can eat. The $75 event begins at 6 on the beach at the Taylor Farm oyster beds.

SUNDAY March 4

Sausage and Bacon Workshop
A meaty departure from the routine cooking classes: a sausage making and bacon-curing workshop. The $70 class will cover bacon, smoked garlic hot dogs, Italian sausage, and apple chicken breakfast sausage. The class begins at 2 at Cook’s World and is limited to 12 students.

TUESDAY March 6

Shellfish Shindig
Every Tuesday till April 18, Tom Douglas seafood restaurant Etta’s will be hosting a messy, delicious Shellfish Shindig. Call ahead and reserve your bucket of clams, mussels, shrimp, and vegetables (with bread for sauce-soaking as well as sautéed greens and cornbread pudding and coconut cream pie), $30 per person, with a minimum of 2 people.

BEYOND

March 8
Crab and Prawn Boil at Salty’s
The Salty’s chefs will be boiling up pounds of crab and prawns for a Thursday feast. The restaurant recommends making reservations for the $35 meal, which includes a pound and a half of seafood plus bread, chowder, salad, and a pint of hefeweizen.

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Tags: Tom Douglas, Oysters, Volunteer Park Cafe, Etta's, Seatown Snack Bar, Seattle Pop-Ups, Book Larder, Weekly Planner

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Volunteer Park Cafe’s fifth birthday, gluten-free Asian food at Book Larder, and chef-guided tours of Pike Place

Posted by: Brian Colella on Jan 09, 2012 at 11:45AM 0 Comments

Happy fifth birthday to Volunteer Park Cafe.

WEDNESDAY January 11

Join Volunteer Park Cafe for its fifth birthday celebration during dinner service from 5:30 to 9. In honor of the anniversary, dessert will be on the house. Call 206-328-3155 or go to VPC’s site to make a reservation.

THURSDAY January 12

Head to Book Larder to learn how to make gluten-free Vietnamese-style roasted pork meatballs with nuoc cham sauce, mixed vegetable tempura pancakes, and other previously-off-limits foods with the help of Laura Russell and her new book The Gluten-Free Asian Kitchen. Tickets are $20 and the event runs from 6:30 to 8.

SATURDAY January 14

Starting now, and continuing for the next month, a different Seattle chef will host a weekly tour of Pike Place Market. Simon Zatyrka of Cutters Bayhouse hosts the first tour, which runs 9 to 1 and costs $75 per person (register online in advance). Up to 14 people can sign up; the tour ends with a cooking demo and light meal at kitchen showroom SieMatic Seattle. The next tour is led by Franz Junga of Il Fornaio.

TUESDAY January 17

Mike Easton of Il Corvo brings his digestivo creation Amaro Vittoria to Artusi for a tasting with Spinasse’s Jason Stratton. For $90 per person, you sample amaro, tour Oola Distillery, snack at Artusi and cap it with dinner at Spinasse. Call 206-251-7673 to register.

Dubbed a rock-star chef by the New York Times, San Francisco’s cult meat hero Ryan Farr comes to Book Larder to teach Whole Beast Butchery, his book featuring 500 step-by-step photos, recipes, and instructions for meat handling. To make this scenario even more meaty, neighboring Dot’s Delicatessen is providing food; the event runs from 6:30 to 8 and costs $10 per person.

WEDNESDAY January 18

Cafe Lago continues their Doposcuola series, this time starring Seattle Met‘s own Laura Cassidy teaching you how to Shop Like an Italian. Join Laura at 7 for antipasti and prosecco and she’ll show you the best independent and specialty shops for new or established Italian designers.

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Tags: Pike Place Market, Volunteer Park Cafe, Culinary Events, Seattle Food Events, Book Larder

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Free food at Melrose Market, movie nights at High 5 Pie, and Belle Clementine’s communal feasting kickoff.

Posted by: Brian Colella on Dec 12, 2011 at 10:30AM 0 Comments

Sitka and Spruce and its Melrose Market neighbors are handing out free samples on Sunday.

MONDAY December 12

High 5 Pie on Capitol Hill serves up movie nights on Monday evenings from 7 to 10. Catch holiday classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life and of course grab a holiday pie; special flavors this season include pumpkin, sweet potato, cranberry walnut, and caramel pecan.

THURSDAY December 15

David Sanford’s Belle Clementine is opening its feast series this week. The communal dining restaurant will serve a seasonally determined menu on the 15th, 16th and 17th this week, plus additional dates in the future. Reservations can be made via the restaurant’s website or by phone at 206-257-5761.

SATURDAY December 17

Kathy Casey Food Studios is holding an all-day extravaganza and open house from 11 to 7. Casey will be there with special guest Keren Brown; both ladies will be signing copies of their books. There’ll also be cooking demos, samples cooked up by the Food Studios team, and of course holiday treats and gifts for your loved ones.

SUNDAY December 18

Got hungry kids? Take ’em to Book Larder from 10 to noon to learn how to make cupcakes, cake pops, and more with CakeSpy Jessie Oleson. Tickets are $25 per person and the class is open to kids ages 5 to 9.

Capitol Hill Seattle blog says that the shops at Melrose Market are giving out food samples from 2 to 6. Cheese shop Calf and Kid will be sharing tastes of cheese, Rain Shadow Meats will offer ham, grab some bread from Sitka and Spruce and, conveniently, some jam from Marigold and Mint. Homegrown will hand out soda. Butter Home will offer shoppers a discount since, contrary to its name, it sells no actual food.

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Tags: Melrose Market, Kathy Casey, Seattle Food Events, Book Larder, Belle Clementine, Sitka and Spruce

Book It: Adam Gopnik at Book Larder

The Francophile New Yorker scribe comes to town November 5. Secure your spot at the coffee table now.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Oct 03, 2011 at 10:47AM 0 Comments

Adam Gopnik comes to town in November to promote his new book.

Not everyone loves Adam Gopnik.

Wasn’t it James Wolcott, in 2007, who wrote: “I sometimes wonder if Adam Gopnik was put on this earth to annoy. If so, mission accomplished?” (That was a rhetorical question. It was indeed Wolcott, in a book review for the New Republic.)

But I’m willing to bet that Gopnik has some fans here in Seattle, fans who will want to secure the opportunity to have coffee with him on November 5 at Book Larder.

Book Larder, a new culinary book store opening October 12 at 4252 Fremont Ave N, is selling tickets to the event, which begins at 10am and includes coffee service, for $28.50. In addition to the opportunity to chat with Gopnik, guests will get a signed copy of his new book The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food.

The book is scheduled for release on October 25.

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Tags: Books & Talks, Book Larder