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RICK'S CAFÉ AMERICAN

Morso (9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor) will turn into Casablanca's Rick's Café at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 for a New Year's Eve Party. The cost is $59. Reserve your spot at 253.530.3463.

CRAB IS OVER

Stanley & Seafort's (115 E. 34th St., Tacoma) ends its awesome Dungeness crab promotion Thursday, Dec. 29 when its doors close for the night. We're talking Pan Seared Crab Cakes, Dungeness Crab-Stuffed Prawn Fettucine, Crab Bisque and Thai-spiced Crab Rangoons people. 

EARLY PARTY

Doyle's Public House (208 St. Helens, Tacoma) will ring in the New Year with its friends across the Pond at 4 p.m.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

Asado Cucina Argentina (2810 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) will serve a Chateaubriand for two with pancetta eggnog mashed potatoes and carved table side as well as other dishes New Year's Eve night.

NEW YEAR"S DAY BREAKFAST

The Hub (203 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma) will extended its breakfast until 3 p.m. and add $4 Bloody Marys and mimosas. Babblin Babs Bistro (2724 N. Proctor St., Tacoma) will be open from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

DISHING UP OREGON

Cookbook Author Ashley Gartland and Bayview School of Cooking instructor Beth Storey share stories about farmers, chefs, fishermen, winemakers, distillers, brewers, cheesemakers and artisans who dedicate their time and energy to shrinking the distance between farm and table as well as prepare dishes Gartland's cookbooks at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Bayview School of Cooking (516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia). The cost is $70. Reserve your spot at 360.754.1448.

COOKING CLASS

Primo Grill (601 S. Pine, Tacoma) hosts an Emilia Romagna Italian Heartland cooking class at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan 14. The cost is $65, which includes a glass of wine. Reserve your space at 253.383.7000.

ZUZU'S RECIPES

Karolyn 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.

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.

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 230 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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