DOUBLE SHOT WINE DINNER: Justin Basel of Basel Cellars and Josh McDaniels of Sweet Valley Wines team up for a five-course wine dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, March 4 inside El Gaucho (2119 Pacific Ave., Tacoma). The cost is $80 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.272.1510.

FAT TUESDAY: Morso wine bar (9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor) celebrates Fat Tuesday from 4 p.m. to close March 8 with an authentic New Orleans menu featuring red beans and rice, shrimp and grits, crawfish gumbo and King Cake flown in from Haydel's Bakery in New Orleans.

LET'S DRINK SOME RUM: Hemingway drank it in doubles and Bluebeard pirated the seven seas fueled on the stuff. It's rum, and it's on a comeback in the South Sound, thanks to Stonegate Pizza and its huge Rum Bar. The Nosh League will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10 to taste rums, nosh and drawing raffle numbers. A representative from Martinique Distributors will lead us through the variant spellings and tastes of rum. The cost is the standard $15 a person. Flaunting your sugar plantation-style in tropical threads earns admiring glances/batted lashes. So let's flip the fan on, elevate the feet and sip the night away. You must be a Nosh League member to attend the rum tasting. To join, check out Nosh League on Facebook.

CABERNET MONTH: Pour at Four wine bar (3814 N. 26^th St., Tacoma) is featuring Washington state Cabs in March, with a special wine flight of Alder Ridge 2006, Patit Creek Cellars 2007 and Page Cellars 2005.

RIB ROAST: Destination Harley-Davidson (2302 Pacific Hwy. E., Tacoma) hosts a rib roast at noon Saturday, March 12.

COOKING CLASS: Toscanos Café & Wine Bar (437 29^th St. NE, Puyallup) hosts a "Martini Madness Cooking Class" at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 20. More details at 253.864.8600.

BREWMASTER'S DINNER: Salty's at Redondo Beach has teamed up with Mac & Jack's Brewery to host a five-course Brewmaster's Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, March 25. The menu will include Maine lobster tail, Hawaiian tombo, char siu pork loin, jumbo sea scallops and strawberry-rhubarb tart. The cost is $64.99 per person. Get in on it at 253.945.8248.

WTF SUNDAYS: Harmon Tap Room ‎(204 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma) knocks half off your entire check every Sunday. Seriously.

253 TUESDAYS: Harmon Tap Room ‎(204 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma) will serve $2 pints of Rainier, $5 pitchers of Rainier and $3 pizza slices every Tuesday beginning at 8:30 p.m. during the Goldfish Races.

TIGHTWAD TUESDAY: Every Tuesday Hell's Kitchen serves $2 tacos, $2 wells and $2 beers. Get on it at 928 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma.

SURF AND TURF: The Varsity Grill (1114 Broadway, Tacoma) serves a $5 steak and shrimp dinner after 4 p.m. every Wednesday.

666 NIGHT: The Swiss (1904 S. Jefferson, Tacoma) offers six wings and six beers from 4 p.m. to close every Wednesday. The wings come in three levels of heat.

NOSH LEAGUE: As part of the Weekly Volcano's Nosh League, you can meet up with like-minded foodies at locally owned restaurants and businesses and take advantage of special discounts, win restaurant gift certificates, and learn tips from chefs and food producers. To join, click here.

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