FILL YOUR GROWLER
Through Jan. 13, Wine Bank & Beer Vault (7017 27th St. W., University Place) will take $2 off any growler fill.
BONUS
Through the month of January Brix 25 (7707 Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor) will present an envelope to diners to open after their meals revealing a $20.12 discount, a free dinner up to six guests or $500 gift certificate. Reserve your spot at 253.858.6626.
TACOMA FOOD CART
T-Town Hot Dogs cart is open for business from 10 a.m. to around 3 or 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday in Tollefson Plaza at 17th and Pacific Avenue.
NEW CLUB
Surreal Ultra Lounge replaced Club Kokonut in April 2010 at 728 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. Surreal closed in late 2011. Now, Club Kokonut has re-opened in the same space. The dance club hosts "Wobble Wednesday" featuring DJ Reign spinning dubstep and $3 top-shelf pours without a cover change.
ANNIVERSARY
Northwest Mountain Winery (2825 Marvin Rd NE, Lacey,) celebrates its first anniversary from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 with jazz music by Norma Owens. Admission is free.
TAKING A BREAK
Wildside Wine (608A S. Oxford, Tacoma) will be closed until Jan. 18. It has a Bordeaux blind tasting scheduled for Jan. 28.
NIGHT OUT
Maxwell's Restaurant offers two wild mixed green salads, two selected entrees, two scoops of ice cream, two glasses of house wine and two tickets to The Grand Cinema for $60. Reserve the deal at 253.683.4115.
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL
The Swiss (1904 S. Jefferson, Tacoma) offers "6 wings and 6 beers for 6 bucks" every Wednesday beginning at 4 p.m.
COOKING CLASS
Winter In Italy Cooking Class featuring five dishes will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at Toscanos Café & Wine Bar (437 29th St. NE #C, Puyallup). The cost is $60 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.864.8600.
ZUZU'S RECIPES
Karolyn Grimes Wilkerson was 6 years old when she played Zuzu Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life" in 1946. Wilkerson will put away her flower pedals and yank our her favorite recipes form her book, Zuzu's Recipes for It's a Wonderful Life Cookbook, full of her mother's recipes and rarely seen photos from the movie at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 at the Bayview School of Cooking (516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia). The cost is $75. Reserve your spot at 360.754.1448.
COOKING CLASS
Primo Grill (601 S. Pine, Tacoma) hosts an Spanish paella cooking class at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan 28. The cost is $65, which includes a glass of wine. Reserve your space at 253.383.7000.
BEER TASTING
Understanding and tasting styles of beer with Doug Tiede, Great American Beer Festival award-winning brewer every Saturday in February from 1-2:30 p.m. at Morso (9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor). The cost is $20 a class or $75 for the series. Reserve your spot at 253.530.3463.
ENDLESS SUSHI ROLL
TWOKOI Japanese Restaurant (1552 Commerce St., Tacoma) offers an awesome weekday lunch deal for those you dig sushi rolls. For $19 you may chow down as many rolls as you can at the sushi bar from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Go for it.
FRIENDLY REMINDER
The Varsity Grill (1114 Broadway Tacoma) serves $5 steak and shrimp after 4 p.m. every Wednesday. Pretty awesome.
HAPPY HOUR MOBILE APP
The Weekly Volcano Happy Hour Mobile App has up-to-date listings of happy-hour offerings from bars, clubs, taverns and restaurants from Tumwater to Federal Way, from Gig Harbor to Bonney Lake. As of now, some 260 happy hours are listed - with more being added on a constant basis. Download the free app at www.weeklyvolcano.com/promotions.
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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