Food

Hannah’s Olives

Locavores take note!  Wallingford neighbor Rina Nicholson announces this year's homemade Middle-Eastern-style olive sale just in time for your holiday shopping.  While the olives themselves are shipped up (fresh) from California, the curing happens right here in Wallingford.  Some ingredients, such as garlic and chile peppers used to cure the olives, are grown in Rina's Wallingford yard.  Grape leaves are come from a neighbor's garden as well. Details of the sale: Who:  Hannah's Olives by Rina Nicholson What: Home Cured Olives…

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November Wallingford Community Kitchen

It's time for the November Wallingford Community Kitchen!  There's nothing better than the warmth of both kitchens and neighbors this time of year.  What a combo. Which is why you want to go to there. The Wallingford Community Kitchen Holiday Celebration is Friday, November 18th from 5:30pm to 9pm at the Wallingford COMMUNITY Senior Center (WCSC) at the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Room 140.  Cooking starts at 5:30pm;  dinner served around 8pm. This is a no-fee event, however,…

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Pinky’s Kitchen opens Friday

The buzz on Eater and Seattle Met today is that Pinky's Kitchen, a new barbecue/comfort food trailer, will open this Friday, at 210 NE 45th St., across from the Rancho Bravo truck on the old Winchell's lot. Take a look at the menu on the right to see their offerings: a Boneless Rib Sandwich, sliders, and sides like mac 'n cheese and coleslaw. Yes, please! Seattle Met tells us that the food truck is a joint venture between Rancho Bravo's Freddy Rivas and…

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Celebrate the Original Slow Food: Apples

Show your support for local folks who take the long-term view of food production. Thursday (11/3) from 5-8 pm, join City Fruit, Northwest Cider Association, and Northwest Sustainability Collaborative for a night of cider tasting from some of the best hard cider makers in the region. For $20 you get 5 tastes. Get your ticket on-line or at the door at 314 First Ave. S.  Every dollar goes toward helping feed hungry people in our community. To learn more and purchase…

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Rain Under Water?

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We heard from Twitter that Rain Sushi has been closed this week. We tried their phone number, but it's been "temporarily disconnected". According to some folks who have walked by, the sign in the door says they are temporarily closed due to a water leak, but it's not clear how long that will last (one Twitterer said she's been by three days this week, and they've been closed each time). It's bad timing: they just sold over 2,000 coupons through Groupon…

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Street Food Comes to Wallingford

We mentioned this earlier this week, but just think it's so awesome it's worth a reminder: tonight is the kick-off of what could be a semi-permanent street food pod right here in Wallingford. Sure, we're never going to be a Portland in this regard, but if there was ever a trendy we can get behind getting all trendy on, it's food trucks! From 5 - 9 pm tonight, Friday, CurryNow, Barriga Llena and Buns will be setting up shop in the lot in front…

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Argiolas Winery: Perche’No?

Our sponsor, Perche'No Pasta and Vino, will be hosting an Italian Winemaker Dinner next Tuesday, September 27th at 6:30 pm. Antonio Argiolas, owner of the Argiolas Winery of Sardinia, Italy will be on hand to help with the tasting. Enjoy 5 - 6 wines with a five course dinner and live accordion music performed by Lenny Luzzi. Cost is $80 / person. Call Perche No at (206) 547-0222 to reserve your spot.

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