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.

Eat 101

• 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.

The Mix

What we’ve been eatin’/ drinking:

• Rich, chunky, creamy cream of mushroom soup, Herban Cafe, Tacoma.


• Hipster pizza, Old School Pizza, Olympia.

Sippin’ Out

• 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.