Coeur d’Alene — Barry Aiken Trio is playing at Greenbriar’s new 315 Martinis & Tapas restaurant tonite! Enjoy unique martinis and an incredible tapas menu.

Greenbriar is located at 315 Wallace Ave. (208) 667-9660

Scheduled to open the end of October 2008, The Main Market at 17 W. Main will be a member-owned and directed food co-op. 

The market’s focus is to provide locally produced foods and products: fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, seafood, household and personal products and pet items. Making high quality foods more accessible is their mission.  They are seeking support and funding to make buying local conveniently availble and they hope you support their efforts. Find a way to help them bring a taste of fresh, local, healthy food to downtown Spokane!  Please visit their Web site:: MainMarket.coop

Five Sandpoint chefs working with Food Bank volunteers have organized the Food Bank Harvest Ball scheduled for October 11, 2008 at the new Ponderay Events Center behind Sandpoint Furniture. This culinary experience will feature an eclectic menu prepared by chefs from Ivano’s, Three Glasses, The Idaho Club, Peerless Catering and Pend Oreille Pasta. Wine will be contributed by Dave Vermeer, beer from MickDuff’s Brewing Company with food donations from Food Services of America. A cash bar will precede the event and dancing will be to the music of Carl Rey and the Blues Gators.

Please contact the Food Bank at 263-3663 or Karel Miller at 946-6646 to pledge your donation. Contact Pam Anstutz at 255-7067 to pick up your donations for the silent auction. And also consider attending this inaugural Harvest Ball or sponsoring a table. Tickets are available from Ivano’s, Three Glasses, and Pend Oreille Pasta, or by calling the Food Bank.

Anthony’s Midtown Bistro is a charming restaurant located in a small house at 315 East Walnut in Coeur d’Alene’s thriving Midtown area. The restaurant is a fully operational turn-key business with licenses transferrable. Cozy bistro tables and 7 seats at the granite bar bring indoor seating to 42, and an enclosed outdoor patio that seats 12 more seasonally.
Currently doing $235,000 to $260,000 in gross sales annually, doing business for dinner only at about 22 hours a week for service. A new operator with a desire to do lunches could easily increase the business already at hand. This is an established neighborhood, and beyond, regular clientele from six successful years in business. Sale includes all equipment and business name, no inventory for $75,000.
Contact: Tony Hall @ 208 691- 3861

Spokane — The Latah Creek Variety Market is being held again this coming Saturday in the Latah Plaza. More than 60 vendors will be selling a variety of items to include: antiques, crafts, artwork, home decor items, local homegrown fruits, flowers, vegetables and spices. You will also find wine, beer, fun games and activities for the kids, along with live music until 5pm. The Latah Creek Variety Market will be held at 4241 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd. The next Latah Creek Variety Market will be held Sept. 21st.

For more information, call:

(509) 624-4182

Spokane — The first Latah Creek Variety Market is being held this coming Sat.-Sun., June 21-22 in the Latah Plaza. Vendors will be seeling a variety of items to include: antiques, crafts, artwork, home decor items, local homegrown fruits, flowers, vegetables and spices. There will be four markets held over the course of the summer, with each including an old-fashioned pancake feed, children’s cake walk, arts, crafts, antiques, pottery, on-site food and drink and live music. The Latah Creek Variety Market will be held at 4241 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd.

For more information, call:

(509) 624-4182

Spokane — The first Latah Creek Variety Market is being held this coming Sat.-Sun., June 21-22 in the Latah Plaza. Vendors will be seeling a variety of items to include: antiques, crafts, artwork, home decor items, local homegrown fruits, flowers, vegetables and spices. There will be four markets held over the course of the summer, with each including an old-fashioned pancake feed, children’s cake walk, arts, crafts, antiques, pottery, on-site food and drink and live music. The Latah Creek Variety Market will be held at 4241 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd.

For more information, call:

(509) 624-4182

Sandpoint — Enjoy live music, and sample dishes, wines and brews from the area. Guests will also enjoy a Lighthouse cooking competition with Chef Gabriel Cruz from Chimney Rock Grill, along with a mystery chef. This event will be held at Farmin Park and Main Street in Downtown Sandpoint.

For more information, visit SandpointChamber.org or call:

(800) 800-2106

Cougar Crest Winery Tasting Event

Thursday, July 17th

Beginning at 7 p.m.

Taste Great wine - Only $10 per person

Cougar Crest Winery was established at the Walla Walla Airport in 2001 by Deborah and David Hansen.

Owners of 50 acres of vineyard, all in the Walla Walla Appellation, they have sold wine grapes to other wineries for years. The move into making wine has been a natural progression for two people with strong backgrounds in science and a love of fine wine.

Natives of the Northwest, Deborah from Spokane and David from Bremerton, they met in Pullman.
Allen Boone will be here from the winery to share these great wines!

Tasting this lineup of high end wine is a special treat at any price, but we’re making this extra special by offering this lineup for only $10 per seat, which is about 1/2 of what it should cost. We want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to taste this great wine.

The tasting starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 17th.
Tickets to attend are $10 per seat, paid in advance.
Only 24 seats are available to this event.

Club members can have tickets simply added to their Bin, and anyone can order tickets by coming
into Enoteca in Post Falls, calling us at 208-457-9885 or sending us email at
service@corkjoy.com
.

Walla Walla Valley — This annual tasting event celebrates wineries in the Walla Walla Valley, featuring wines both new and old. Vintage Walla Walla gives you the opportunity to visit and taste with local winemakers. Enjoy artisan breads, fine cheeses and wine while you view art and listen to music. Festivities also include a silent auction. This event benefits the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance and the ArtWalla.

For more information, send email to KNemeth@WallaWallaWine.com or call:

(509) 526-3117