Spokane — Enjoy and evening of visual arts to include paintings, sculpture, ceramics and more! Also enjoy live performances to include music, dance and theatre. And don’t forget wine tastings at participating wineries. If you want to find out more about Downtown Spokane’s First Friday events, visit SpokaneArts.org. And to view participating venues, visit DowntownSpokane.net
This event is free. For more information, call: (509) 625-6050
South Hill — Join Twigs as they present you a four-course meal the will be paired with selected Irish Whiskies and Irish Whiskey drinks. Enjoy Jameson, Jameson 12yr, Michael Collins and Red Breast. The evening’s meal will include:
Smoked Trout Mousse stuffed Zucchini Rounds with a Pecan Meuniere Sauce
Curried Butternut Squash with a Saffron Creme Fresh
Irish Game Hen with Fried Leek and Fava Bean Ragut
Poached Asian Pears over Candied Walnut Pund Cake with Blue Cheese Ice Cream and Rosemary Caramel Pecans
This dinner and tasting will be held at Twigs Bistro on the South Hill, located at 4320 S. Regal. Reservations are required. Cost is $59 per person (tax and gratuity not included).
For more information or to make reservations, send email to mpshea@twigsbistro.com or call:
Coeur d’Alene - Enjoy an evening of delectable cuisine and YOUR favorite wine, all while benefitting a great cause. Gourmet Way and Bistro on Spruce will provide an exquisite four-course menu with your choice of Flat-Iron Steak with Bleu Cheese Gratin, New Zealand Lamb Chops with Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Fingerling Potatoes or Szechuan Glazed Salmon. They’ll provide you with fine food and service, and you provide the wine. The proceeds from the $10 corking fee will be donated to the Women’s Center. The event will be held at Bistro on Spruce located at 1710 N. 4th St. Cost of the dinner is $44 per person, not including tax and tip.
For more information, call:
Gourmet Way: (208) 762-1333 or Bistro on Spruce: (208) 664-1774
Spokane — Bruttles Candy Shoppe, with its signature soft peanut butter brittle, will be making its national debut on the Rachael Ray Show, set to air sometime in the next few weeks! Bruttles owner Carol Measel sent more than 100 bags, filled with 12 candies each, of her goodies to producers of the show, and after sampling different Bruttles candies, including caramels, turtles, chocolate-dipped delicasies, and of course, their hard and soft peanut butter and cashew brittles, her candies made quite the impression! To Bruttles is located at 11400 E. Sprague Ave. and inside the Davenport Hotel at 10 S. Post St.
For more information, call:
(509) 228-9509 or (509) 624-2394
Coeur d’Alene — CdA’s Annual mARTi Gras and Cajun Cook-off was yet another successful fundraiser for Art on the Edge. This was the best authentic Cajun Cooking in the Northwest! Participants celebrated the beginning of the Lenten Season a couple weeks late, but the fun-filled weekend of art for kids, fabulous Cajun cuisine and live blues and jazz entertainment warmed the festival goers and was a hit for kids of all ages!
Saturday’s events began with a kids art festival in the Coeur d’Alene Shops with music, pottery, painting and many other art-filled activities. The evening brought the adults out to celebrate at Coeur d’Alene Cellars Barrel Room, Cricket’s Bar & Grill, Brix and The Eagles Club, dining and dancing the night away. These generous chefs presented some outstanding Cajun food for the crowds:
Walla Walla — The first weekend of May will be the Spring Release Weekend, highlighting the first release of the new vintage. Walla Walla Valley winemakers will be introducing their new wines, as well as sharing the creative winemaking process. Visitors will be able to purchase a selection of wines, many of which can only be found at the wineries and tasting rooms.
Walla Walla — Come and join in on the First Annual Feast Walla Walla, a celebration of fine food, wine and art! Walla Walla’s historic downtown will set the scene for an afternoon of fun, with more than 50 vendors to include 16 restaurants and food purveyors, 29 wineries and 10 artists! Don’t miss out on this event! Net proceeds from the retail sales of bottled wines will benefit the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation and their mission.
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For more information about Feast Walla Walla, contace Jennifer Northam at the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation at:
Coeur d’Alene — Wheat Montana Farms Bakery & Deli recently opened two new locations: one in Spokane on the South Hill late last year, and one in Coeur d’Alene on Dec. 1, 2007. Offering sandwiches, pastries, coffee, fresh soups daily, wheat chili (made with wheatberries) and of course, wheat Montana breads! Their breads are as close to natural as possible, with minimal processing, not to mention chemical free.The Folkvord family, now in their third generation of farmers, still own and operate their family farm. Wheat Montana Farms now has eight bakeries and delis in Montana, as well as four in Idaho and two in Washington. In Coeur d’Alene, their bakery and deli is located at: 405 W. Neider Ste. 5.
Airway Heights — An evening of fun and food to benefit St. Patrick Catholic School. The night will consist of live and silent auctions, dinner and an Elvis concert. The menu is Chicken Oscar (brest of chocken topped with asparagus), rock crab and sauce bearnaise, rice pilaf and dessert. A Night in Graceland will be held at Northern Quest Casino, located at 100 N. Hayford Rd. Cost is $25 per person.
