Food in brief for Wednesday, November 4.
Spuds, suds meet for Friday fundraiser
The third annual Spuds & Suds will be held from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Friday at St. Joseph's Dillion Hall, 901 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick.
Spuds & Suds features an all-you-can-eat baked potato bar with all the fixings and microbrews, plus music by the Thunder River Boys after 7:30 p.m. You must be 21 to attend.
The cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Advance tickets are available through Thursday at St. Joseph's School and Parish Offices, 901 W. Fourth Ave., Ice Harbor Brewery, 206 N. Benton St., and Ice Harbor at the Marina, 350 Clover Island Drive, all in Kennewick.
The event is sponsored by the St. Joseph's School Parent Teacher Organization and Ice Harbor Brewing Company, along with Kamiak Vineyards, Watts Brothers Farms and Lamb Weston.
Cookbook authors gather for holidays
SEATTLE -- Chef and restaurateur Tom Douglas is holding the fourth annual Ultimate Holiday Cookbook Social from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave., Seattle.
The event will feature 21 Northwest chefs and cookbook authors armed with stacks of their works to personalize for a holiday gift.
The cost is $22 per person and includes tastes and one glass of Columbia Crest wine. For reservations or information, call 206-448-2001 or e-mail christinal@tomdouglas.com.
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Wouldn't that help turn around those post holiday blues?
The grocery store chain and Northwest Dairy Farmers are holding a Butter-up the Holidays recipe contest through Dec. 31. All you need to do is submit your recipe and be sure it features real butter.
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HUMANE SOCIETY: Tickets available for crab feed in Kennewick
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KENNEWICK -- Tickets for the Benton Franklin Humane Society's Crab Fest are on sale now.
There will be prizes, and beer and wine will be available for purchase. All proceeds go to the Humane Society, the only no-kill animal shelter in the Tri-Cities.
The event is from 2 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at St. Joseph's Activity Center, 901 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick.