Housed in the spot once occupied by Aroma Café at 10th and Pacific Avenue, Vinum Coffee & Wine Lounge has been serving breakfast and lunch for five weeks; dinner and wine for three. They keep it simple: five white pours and six reds, all less than $10; a dozen dinner entrees listed as bites but arrive as chunks. Six cheese options arrive as three for $10 or five for $14. The three-cheese plate needs two people to finish. The Spanish Egg Roll ($7) should be renamed as a log — a huge helping of Mexican seasoned chicken and black beans in an Asian style wrap.
[Vinum Coffee & Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215]
Iron Chef Tacoma
Monday, Nov. 24 the South Sound can experience the on-the-fly cooking wizardry of Asado/Masa Executive Chef Joel Mertens and Sofia Bistro/Mandolin Cafe Executive Chef Jaron Witsoe as they face off in a fierce but friendly battle for the title “Urban Gourmet’s Iron Chef Tacoma.”
The brainchild of the Sixth Avenue kitchen store, the chefs will have one hour to create a four-course meal from a black box filled with mystery ingredients. Celebrity judges will determine the winner.
The real winner will be Tacoma’s Family Justice Center, which will receive the net proceeds to help support victims of domestic violence.
The event is loosely based on the once-hot-as-wasabi televised-cook-off import Iron Chef.
Watch the action for $75, which includes a wine tasting, food, door prizes and swag bags.
[Urban Gourmet, Monday, Nov. 24, 6 p.m., $75, 2602 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.3111]
Food Matters
The Pacific Grill in downtown Tacoma will offer a Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 27, 2 to 7 p.m. for $34.95, $15 for children 12 and younger. Make your reservations at 253.627.3535.
Eat 101
- Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar in Olympia hosts a Wine Class every Saturday at 3 p.m. To register, call 360.956.1928.
- Chef McManus explores recipes for Thanksgiving and the December holidays, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. at Primo Grill in Tacoma. The $65 fee includes recipes and instruction, lunch with a glass of wine, tax and gratuity. To reserve your spot, call Jacqueline at 253.383.7000.
Sippin’ Out
- Thursdays: Wine tastings, 5-7 p.m., complimentary, Cork!, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.1492.
- Fridays: Wine tastings, 6-8 p.m., $7.50-$10, WineStyles Wine & Gifts, 2665 N. Pearl St., Tacoma, 253.756.1922.
- 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.
- Sunday, Nov. 23: Belgium and England beer tasting, 2-5 p.m., $5 for six, 99 Bottles, 35002 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way, 253.838.2558).
- 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, Nov. 25: A Quick Trip To France tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015.
- Wednesday, Nov. 26: Dollar Rainier Night, 2914 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.779.0229.
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