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Add Volunteer Park Cafe to your potential NYE options as Ericka Burke and crew will be hosting a 5-course dinner to ring in the new year. $95 gets you dishes such as Foraged Mushroom Chowder en Croute, Sea Scallop with trout roe and uni bearnaise and Filet of Beef with smoked fingerling potatoes, chicory, and sweet and sour onion jam. Reservations can be made by calling the cafe at 206.328.3155 or online at www.alwaysfreshgoodness.com.

The MmmHmm Coffee pop up most recently located within Anchored Ship on Ballard Ave. has just opened an installation across the street in the Sanborn Building at 5325 Ballard Ave NW. Stop in for expertly prepared espresso drinks as well as a killer chai which will make you rethink all the watery, milky chai teas you’ve ever had. Counter Culture beans are on tap and the MmmHmm crew is ready to take care of you in a high tech meets old school way.

If you are one of those folks who want to know where their food comes from (and shouldn’t we all?), then you’ll be interested in this recent story from Civil Eats about the darkness behind factory chicken farming. Much has been said about animal welfare in recent history as well as truth in labelling. Read and watch the accompanying video to learn about how Perdue chickens labeled as ‘humanely raised’ are actually living.