WINE TASTING

Metropolitan Market (2420 N. Proctor St., Tacoma) will host a complimentary wine tasting paired with Kurobuta ham, roasted lamb and Columbia King salmon 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 30.

CAPITAL FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL

The 23rd version of the popular event will take place noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion and Norman Worthington Conference Center on the Saint Martin's University campus. Forty-two wineries and 15 microbreweries will be offering samples with currently 20 restaurants on site, too. Tickets are available for purchase at the following locations: Ralph's Thriftway, Bayview Thriftway, TwinStar Credit Union and the University's Marcus Pavilion office. VIP tickets can be pre-purchased for $15 through March 28; general admission tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the event for $20. The price includes admission and a choice of a festival wine glass or ale glass at the door.

WINE DINNER

Morso (9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor) will serve a five-course wine dinner featuring Pepper Bridge Winery and Amavi Cellars winemaker Jean-Francois Pellet at 6:30 p.m. April 5. The cost is $95 a person. Reserve your spot at 253.530.3463.

COOKING CLASS

Bayview School of Cooking (516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia) hosts Chef Mike Holbein, executive chef at The Robin Hood Restaurant, for a cooking class on his favorite dishes 6 p.m. Monday, April 9. The cost is $65. Reserve your space at 360.754.1448.

COOKING CLASS

Primo Grill (601 S. Pine, Tacoma) hosts a "The Heartland of Italy" cooking class at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The cost is $65, which includes a glass of wine. Reserve your space at 253.383.7000.

EASTER BRUNCH IN THE MOUNTAINS

The Alpine Inn at the base of Crystal Mountain offers an Easter brunch featuring cheese blintz with lingonberry sauce, eggs Florentine, chicken apple sausage, scrambled eggs, carved prime rib, assorted deserts and more from 7:30 a.m. to noon Easter Day. For details, call 888.754.6400. The National Park Inn at Longmire is also offering a bountiful Easter brunch, including a hand carved maple brown sugar glazed ham, blackberry blintzes, house made biscuits with country sausage gravy, potatoes O'Brien, sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, assorted pastries and more from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Easter Day. For more information, visit www.mtrainierguestservices.com.

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

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NOSH LEAGUE

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