SHORT ORDER: Sputnik Donuts, Go Local Day, What's Cooking At Fort Nisqually, wine tastings, 10 foodie words to hate

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June 19, 2010 at 5:27am

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New Doughnuts: The super awesome folks behind Satellite Coffee have a sweet deal for Tacoma and the world at large. If you buy a coffee, you get to try their new Sputnik Donut for free this morning from 9 a.m. to noon. The new handmade pastry will be offered on a limited basis only at Satellite's Masa location on Sixth Avenue in Tacoma - at least initially. Satellite Coffee will gage the response customers' give these tasty little morsels-shaped like the 1957 Soviet satellite

Go Local: Go Local Tacoma and the Proctor Farmer's Market invite the community out to Go Local Day at the market today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day's festivities will link community members with local independent businesses, and features music, fashion, a scavenger hunt and cooking demos.

Historical Cooking: Get a taste of life in the 1800s and find out "What's Cooking at Fort Nisqually" from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum's re-enactors will serve up a day out of 1855 with a pinch of history, a dash of cooking and a smidgen of good old-fashioned fun.

Wine Tasting: Dockside Bistro and Wine Bar in Olympia hosts a McCrea Cellars and Vina Salida wine tasting at 1 p.m. More South Sound wine tastings can be found here.

Food Matters: 10 foodie words to hate ... including "foodie."

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