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On the plate
Life may not be as lush in BELLTOWN since Lush Life closed, but the menu at Marjorie, now open in the same space, sure looks comfy enough. Blending soul-food (pork-rib and black-eyed pea "cassoulet" and cornbread ($18) with South Asian (curried eggplant ($15) and South American (chimchurri-rubbed hanger steak with yucca fries and banana ketchup ($22), Tyler Boring's menu is both fusion and amusin'. Dinner only. 2331 Second Ave., 206-441-9842. BELLTOWN
The Grapevine
Sweden, soccer, Seattle . . . and wine? Learn the epic story of World Cup footballer Nils Liedholm who retired to Italy's Piedmont region to make wine. The Seattle connection? Liedholm's cousin Erik, who just happens to be the wine guy at John Howie's Seastar Restaurant in Bellevue. Check out the Swedish way with pinot bianco and barbera d'Asti by the glass and hear the whole family saga tableside from Erik. 205 108th N.E. (in the Civica Building), 425-456-0010. BELLEVUE
Every third Thursday of the month managing partner Tom Cosgrove of Il Fornaio will guide aficionados and novices alike through vineyards of the world. Taste three featured wines as well as antipasti from Il Fornaio's kitchen. Just nix a couple of morning lattes and save your change for the wine: it's only ten bucks. $10. 6 p.m., February-June. 600 Pine St. (in Pacific Place), 206-264-0994. DOWNTOWN
March 1
It's Washington Wine Month, and Esquin Wine Merchants are kicking it off with a meeting of two wine tribes. Seattle urban wineries, such as Wilridge and Soos Creek, will join up with Woodinville wineries, such as JM Cellars and Januik, for a greater Seattle area tasting. Free. 1-4 p.m. 2700 Fourth Ave. S., 206-682-7374. SOUTH DOWNTOWN
March 7
Sample the marvelous reds and whites of master independent winemaker Mike Januik. Free. 3-6 p.m. at Pike & Western Wine Shop, 1934 Pike Place, 206-441-1307. PIKE PLACE MARKET
March 8
Learn the key elements of winemaking from start to finish with viticulturist Clay Mackey and winemaker Kay Simon. Chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, merlot, and others from Chinook Wines will be paired with a five-course menu from Lisa Dupar Catering, focusing on spring in the Northwest. $80. 7-9 p.m. 17825 N.E. 65th St., Suite A-140, 425-881-3250. REDMOND
March 10
At long last it seems the great wines of Germany are coming back into fashion stateside. Get ahead of the curve, find out the difference between Mosel, Pfalz, and Rheingau, and learn to let the word Trockenbeerenauslese trip from your tongue. $75. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar, 205 108th Ave. N.E., 425-456-0010. BELLEVUE
March 11-25
Learn your way around wine from bottles produced right here in the great state of Washington. Dieter Schafer will guide you through all five Washington viticultural areas in this three-class series. $80. 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays at South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Ave. S.W., 206-764-5339. WEST SEATTLE
March 12
Ten Mercer and Stonestreet Winery host a dinner and wine tasting to the tune of a 2000 Sonoma Chardonnay and Stonestreet Legacy '96 and '97, plus other pairings. Polish off the house salad, cabernet smoked New York steak, and artisan cheeses while Stonestreet winemaker Mike Westrick leads you through. $65. 6:30 p.m. at Ten Mercer, 206-691-3723. LOWER QUEEN ANNE
Winemaker and DiStefano Winery owner Mark Newton will conduct you as you play mad scientist, blending single-vineyard merlots and cabernets to create your own perfectly balanced wine. Sit and sip while Lowell Hunt Catering uses wine to make you a feast in a candlelit cellar. $85. DiStefano Winery, 12280 Woodinville Dr. N.E., 425-487-1648. WOODINVILLE
On tap
"We're going to have fun with this beer and see how it rides out . . . Don't let it pass you by . . . Rise above it all with Hale's MonorAle!" These and other blurbs too painful to mention signal the release of Hale's Brewery's new seasonal ESB. Billed to boast complexity, herbal aroma, and crisp bitterness, you can try it for a limited time at around $3.50 a pint at Hale's own brewpub, 4301 Leary Way N.W. in FREMONT and other distinguished tap-houses.
The label's new but the beer inside the bottle is the same fine, old-fashioned malty seasonal amber that Alaska Brewing has been turning out in its Anchorage brewery since 1986. Coming into local stores (around $7 a sixpack) now.
Capitol Hill's Elysian Brewery expects to open a second location this week at 2106 N. 55th. The 16-tap pub-restaurant will be open seven days a week to serve hungry and thirsty Greenlake-area residents. Check out www.elysianbrewing.com for more.
Aptly named Detonator, Fish Brewing's seasonal Doppelbock weighs in at a hefty eight percent alcohol, but it's the ageing in oak wine-barrels that give the brew its subtle twang. About $2.50 per 12-ounce bottle. Move now; only 110 cases produced.
OrganiCity
Bainbridge Islanders can now sign up for weekly or bi-weekly certified-organic fruit and produce deliveries by Pioneer Organics. Six varieties of home-delivered boxes run from $23 to $49 depending on size and contents: Check out which suits your needs at www.pioneerorganics.com
Deal Meals
Happy hour's not just for drinks any more. Check out the $18 three-course dinners whipped up by Ludger Szmania for bar patrons who take their seats before 5:45 p.m. every weekday at Szmania's KIRKLAND, 148 Lake St., 425-803-3310, Tues.-Fri. at 3321 W. McGraw, 206-284-7305. MAGNOLIA
