The Comet Tavern re-reopened Monday under new owners David Meinert and Jason Lajeunesse. The first live show was yesterday, and the owners’ press release promises “the largest collection of cheap beer in Seattle.”

Belltown is getting another restaurant, thanks to Marcus Johnson and Jessica Gifford, owners of The Rabbit Hole, Bathtub Gin, and Lava Lounge. Eater Seattle says the pair’s new restaurant, The Bear and the Bee, is set to open any day now, and will feature enormous sandwiches on Grand Central Bakery bread.

Seattle’s 2bar Spirits Vodka is now on sale at all Trader Joe’s stores in Washington. This award-winning vodka is made in a SoDo distillery with locally grown ingredients.

Tom Douglas is heading to Capitol Hill to open a third Serious Pie by August. His pizza restaurant will be located along the Minor Avenue side of the upcoming Starbucks roasting facility at Melrose Avenue and Pike Street, according to Capitol Hill Seattle.

Food & Wine has published a list of the best places to drink wine in Seattle, contributed by Aragona’s Chris Tanghe, who is also one of the magazine’s 2014 Sommeliers of the Year. Among Tanghe’s top 10 picks are Bar Ferd’nand, Essex, and Mashiko.

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