Eat for a cause

Pierce and Thurston county restaurant owners will participate in the 11th annual Dining Out for Life event tonight.



Knocking the socks off last year’s total participating restaurants, this year’s 63 fine Pierce County and 25 Thurston County establishments show they care by sharing what’s in their wallets (or rather cash registers). Twenty-five percent of the night’s proceeds from food and non-alcoholic drink sales will be donated to the Pierce County AIDS Foundation.



For a full list of participating restaurants in Pierce, Thurston or King Counties go to www.diningoutforlife.org. — Jake de Paul

Eat 101

• Chef Mary Jane Halligan will teach a class on Gluten Free Cooking, May 8, 6:30 p.m., at Urban Gourmet & Garden in Tacoma. The cost is $65. Reserve your spot at 253. 272.3111.

• Primo Grill hosts a Grilling Copper River Salmon 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.

The Mix

What we’ve been eatin’/drinking:

• Wild boar tortellini, Il Fiasco, Tacoma


• Chicken roulade with arugula spring onion sauce, Babblin’ Babs Bistro, Tacoma

Sippin’ Out

• Thursday, April 24: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., C.I. Shenanigans, 3017 Ruston Way, Tacoma, 253.752.8811.


• Friday, April 25: Friday’s Uncorked featuring artist-inspired wine labels, 5-7:30 p.m., $12 for five to six wine samples with complementary cheese, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 Fourth Ave. W., Olympia, 360.754.1448.


• Fridays: Wine tastings, 6-8 p.m., Mandolin Cafe, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, 253.761. 3482.


• Saturday, April 26: Wandering Aengus Ciderworks from Oregon tasting, 3-6 p.m., $1, 99 Bottles, 35002 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way, 253.838.2558.


• Saturdays: Wine tastings, 1-4 p.m., $5-$7, Swing wine Bar, 825 Columbia St. S.E., Olympia, 360.357.9464.


• Saturday, April 19: Spanish Wines & Tapas, 6:30 p.m., $60, Affairs Café & Bakery, 2811 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, 253.565.8604.


• 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.


• Tuesday, April 29: April in Paris wine tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $10, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015.


• Tuesdays: Wine Tuesdays, 5 p.m., Toscano’s Café & Wine Bar, 437 29th St. N.E., Puyallup, 253.864.8600.


• Friday, May 2: Wine Tasting fund-raiser for Tacoma Art Place, 6-8 p.m., $35-$40, WineStyles, 2665 N. Pearl, Tacoma, 253.756.1922.