Food matters

Plus: Eat 101, The Mix and Sippin' Out
by Volcano Staff
May 08, 2008

Food Matters

Borders Books will hand over any small beverage of your choice when you purchase a bag of beans on Fridays. Bag a bag at 2508 S. 38th St. by the Tacoma Mall.
Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar will knock off half the price on your glass of wine if you can guess what they poured. Give it a shot every Wednesday at 501 Columbia N.W. in downtown Olympia.
The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra will host a Celebrity Chefs Showcase, an evening of culinary delights, fine wine and a bit of classical tunes, Thursday, May 29 at Clover Park Technical College. The chefs will be Dan Hutchinson of Brix 25, Aaron Valimont of Pacific Grill, Joel Mertens of Asado/Masa, and Matt Brandsey of Sea Grill. The price tag is $150 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.272. 7264.

Bayview School of Cooking has time for a 20 Minute Seafood Meals class Wednesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. The cost is $45. You may register at 360.754.1448.
Primo Grill hosts a Southern Italy cooking class Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. The cost is $65, which includes lunch and a glass of wine. To reserve your spot, call 253. 383.7000.
Braiden Rex-Johnson, cookbook author and food-wine pairing columnist from Wine Press Northwest, teams up with chef Dianna K. Allerges to recreate Rex-Johnson’s recipes and pair them with regional wines Friday, May 23 at 6 p.m. The cost is $75. To register, call 360.754.1448.

What we’ve been eatin’/ drinking:

Fridays: Wine tastings, 6-8 p.m., Mandolin Cafe, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, 253.761.3482.
Saturday, May 10: Art and Wine Walk, 1-6 p.m., $15, Meridian Street and East Main, downtown Puyallup, 253.840. 2631.
Saturday, May 10: Tacoma Wine Classic, 5:30 p.m., $150, Tacoma Community College, 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma, 253.566.5003.
Saturdays: Wine tastings, 1-4 p.m., $5-$7, Swing Wine Bar, 825 Columbia St. S.E., Olympia, 360.357.9464.
Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564. 1101.
Saturdays: Wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Corky Cellars, 22511 Marine View Dr., Des Moines, 206.622.2010.
Saturdays: Wine tasting, 1-6 p.m., Wildside Wine, 608A S. Oxford St., Tacoma, 253.565. 0811.
Saturdays and Sundays: Rockridge Orchards wine and cider tasting, 1-4 p.m., 41127 212th Ave. S.E., Enumclaw, 360. 825.1962.
Mondays: $5 Wine Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., $5 glass of wines, Rosewood Café, 3323 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.752.7999.
Tuesdays: Wine Tuesdays, 5 p.m., Toscano’s Café & Wine Bar, 437 29th St. N.E., Puyallup, 253.864.8600.
Tuesday, May 13: Taste bocks, dopplebocks, maibocks, weizenbocks and eisbocks, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $5, 99 Bottles, 35002 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way, 253.838.2558.
Wednesday, May 14: Mercer Estates Winery tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015.