FREE TREAT

Duke's Chowder House (3327 Ruston Way, Tacoma) will give you two cookies and a taster size of Tillamook Vanilla Bean ice cream if you order any food item for dinner.

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.

CAKE AND BEER

99 Bottles (35002 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way) celebrate sits fifth anniversary with cupcakes and beer from 4-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.

SMELL YOUR WINE

Morso Wine Bar (9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor) will hold a Sensory Perception Through Component Tasting wine class at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. The cost is $15. Reserve your space at 253.530.3463.

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.

WINE TASTING

Olympic Wine Merchant (101 N. Capitol Way, Olympia) will pour eight spicy reds and juicy whites from southern Italy from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. The cost is $7.50.

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 a 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.

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL

The Swiss (1904 S. Jefferson, Tacoma) offers "6 wings and 6 beers for 6 bucks" every Wednesday beginning at 4 p.m.

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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