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Kirkland is now open for lunch. Between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Eastsiders can munch on jaeger burgers,
buttermilk fried chicken salads, and spinach gorgonzola mac and cheese (each less than $10). 148 Lake St. S., 425-803-3310. KIRKLAND
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Queen Anne diners can spice up their afternoons now too, because Pesos Kitchen and Lounge is now open for lunch. On the new menu: Dungeness crab and poblano spring rolls ($6.50), fiery habanero prawns ($8.50), and more. 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 605 QUEEN ANNE Ave. N., 206-283-9353.
JUNE 12
Seahawks Stadium chef Justin Blair is guest coach to the culinary team tonight at FareStart. The game plan: Spring lettuces with asparagus, red and yellow heirloom tomatoes, candied hazelnut crusted chevre cheese, and raspberry champagne vinaigrette; Indonesian barbecue glazed Chinook salmon with ginger jasmine rice and asian vegetables; and a white peach and plum tart. $16.95. 5:30-7:45 p.m. 1902 Second Ave., 206-443-1233 ext. 7500, www.farestart.org. BELLTOWN
JUNE 12-29
For the first time in nearly four years, Northwest-raised lamb returns to the Herbfarm Restaurant. To celebrate, the restaurant's featuring its Willamette Valley lamb in a nine-course dinner theme: the Clam Coast Lamb Roast. Diners are treated to several preparations of the Anderson Ranch spring lamb along with local seafoods and produce from the Herbfarm gardens and vegetable farm. Prices vary. 7 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 4:30 p.m. Sun. (with optional 4:00 tour of the garden). 14590 N.E. 145th St., 425-485-5300, www.theherbfarm.com. WOODINVILLE
JUNE 14
Find out if your barbecue sauce is good enough for Tom Douglas at the Palace Kitchen barbecue sauce contest. Sponsored by Tom Douglas and 710 KIRO, the event boasts a live bluegrass band and a Weber home grill grand prize. $10 adults/$8 youth. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2030 Fifth Ave., 206-448-2001, www.tomdouglas.com.
It's an upscale Manwich Meal: the night before Father's Day, the Barking Frog's "Manly-Man Dinner" treats dads to a meaty four-course dinner with wines, a martini, and afterward, a brandy and a cigar on the patio. $75. Multiple seatings between 5 and 10 p.m. 14580 N.E. 145th St., 425-424-2999. WOODINVILLE
JUNE 15
Yeah, you could labor over breakfast for dad on Father's Day, but why? The Calcutta Grill at the Golf Club at Newcastle wants to do it for you. There he can choose from a long menu of brunch items and he won't have to worry about spilling syrup on the bedsheets. And afterward he can step outside and play 18 holes. $28.95 adults/$12.95 youth. Multiple seatings between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 15500 Six Penny Ln., 425-793-4653. NEWCASTLE
Or celebrate Dad's Day with a family-style Italian dinner from father-daughter team Gianfranco and Rossana Bafaro. Dine at their Calabria or Gianfranco restaurants Sunday night and enjoy braised oxtails and linguine for $15.95 per person. Calabria: 132 Lake St. S., 425-822-7350, KIRKLAND; Gianfranco: 8150-C Railroad Ave. S., 425-888-6621, SNOQUALMIE.
The New Pike Place Market Cookbook is now available and author Braiden Rex-Johnson is celebrating appropriatelyshe's giving live, market demos of recipes from the book (Noon-1 p.m. under the green tent at the foot of Stewart Street). Then she'll head over to Sur La Table and sign copies (1:30-2:30 p.m., 84 Pine St., 206-448-2244).
JUNE 21
Put on the Birkenstocks and place flowers in your hair. It's the second annual Salish Lodge "Don't Panic, It's Organic!" artisanal food festival. $5. All day, starting at 11 a.m. SNOQUALMIE FALLS PARK. Afterward, in the dining room, an organic tasting menu with paired wine: $95, 5-10 p.m.
JUNE 21-22
Vampires and the sensitive-snouted should steer clear of OCEAN PARK, Wash., this weekend. It's the 22nd Annual Northwest Garlic Fest, a celebration of all things "stinking rose." Garlic lovers, on the other hand, will surely turn out in droves. Includes a Martha Stewart look-alike contest, a Northwest wine and beer garden, garlic-inspired crafts, and lots and lots of garlic-flavored foods (chocolate covered garlic, garlic donuts, garlic jam . . . ). 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Sheldon Park. 888-751-9354.
THE GRAPEVINE
JUNE 12
Taste fine Italian wines from small producers this evening at Fremont Red Apple Market and Wine Bar. $5. 5-8 p.m. 3601 FREMONT Ave. N., 206-633-3663.
JUNE 13
Meet Mark Wisnonsky, one of two brothers who own Southern Oregon's Valley View Winery, and taste his wares alongside a three-course Maximilien dinner. On the table: 2002 Valley View pinot gris; 2002 VV Anna Maria viognier; 1999 VV meritage; 2000 VV Applegate Valley syrah. $69. 7:30 p.m. 81A Pike St., 206-682-7270, www.maximilienrestaurant.com. PIKE PLACE MARKET
Rub elbows with David Minnick, owner of Washington's Willow Crest Winery, as you taste his pinot gris, cabernet Franc, syrah, and mourvedre over a four-course dinner. $40. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Whole Foods, 1026 N.E. 64th St., 206-985-1500. ROOSEVELT
JUNE 20
Dine at Matthews Cellars and sip their rich, widely acclaimed reds blended with Bordeaux varietals grown in the Yakima and Columbia valleys. Lisa Dupar Catering will provide the food. $110. 7-9 p.m. 16116 140th Pl. N.E., 425-487-9810. WOODINVILLE
JUNE 21
Taste Syncline Winery's Grenache rosé, roussanne, syrah, and outstanding Washington viognier. Free (with initial $4.99 glass purchase). 5-7 p.m. Seattle Cellars. 2505 Second Ave., 206-256-0850. BELLTOWN
ON TAP
Nothing says summer like a good, refreshing beer. Starting this month, look for these
summer-only brews in a fridge near you: Deschutes Brewery's Pine Mountain Pils, Full Sail's Hangtime Ale, and
Bridgeport's Streetcar Ale.
JUNE 13
