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A&E >  Entertainment

Steve Harvey’s infamous Miss Universe mistake, Las Vegas Strip car crash were five years ago this week

“Miss Universe 2015 is … Colombia!” Those are five words that TV host, comedian and actor Steve Harvey would probably like to forget. On Dec. 20, 2015, Harvey, as host of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant, announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner and Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach as the first runner-up live onstage at Planet Hollywood.
A&E >  Food

Running Tab: Put a steak in it at Masselow’s and Chinook; igloo dining at Osprey

We live in interesting pandemic times, and the culinary industry is no different. While takeout and outdoor patio dining are the norm during the latest shutdown through Jan. 4 in Washington, Idaho is still fair game for in-person dining, as are the casinos in Washington. I’ll never say no to steakhouses, one of my all-time favorite dining options.
A&E >  Food

Spokane is named a top foodie destination; also worthy of thanks – fried chicken, Thai food and pho

According to thediscoverer.com, the latest dining hotspots are not always in the expected cities – Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Portland, blah, blah, blah – and the blog has named “five remarkable and unexpected foodie destinations that are wowing those with an appetite for the unknown,” with our own Lilac City making the list.
A&E >  Food

Spokane’s Ricky Webster is dual winner in 2020 Real California Pizza Competition

What an autumn it has been for pastry chef turned entrepreneur Ricky Webster of Spokane. Webster opened his first business, the gourmet cheese and artisan bakery Rind and Wheat, in Browne’s Addition in October. Then on Wednesday afternoon, he learned that he won not once but twice in the 2020 Real California Pizza Competition.
A&E >  Music

Gonzaga Theatre & Dance and Kyle Davis present free, virtual ‘Dance Presents!’

Gonzaga University’s Theatre & Dance Department is presenting its second annual “Dance Presents! Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and the free event, livestreamed from the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, will feature original choreography by Kyle Davis, principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Gonzaga Ballet Ensemble.
A&E >  Food

Running Tab: Meatballs, taste testing and artisan bread are on the menu

The Steel Barrel Taproom and Genus Brewing owner Peter McArthur and chef and restaurateur Chad White are a culinary match made in heaven. After introducing McArthur to me last Thursday at Steel Barrel, White credited McArthur for allowing him to share the downtown taproom space with his Zona Blanca.
A&E >  Music

Spokane’s Liam St. John joins Gwen Stefani’s team on ‘The Voice’

There is no doubt that Spokane singer-songwriter Liam St. John’s night was made on tonight’s second episode of Season 19 of NBC’s “The Voice.” After performing Marcy Playground’s “Sex & Candy” and pitched by judges and real-life couple Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani afterward to join their team, St. John, 29, chose Stefani.
A&E >  Food

Running Tab: Hanging with Chad: Chef White discusses Zona Blanca’s new home, Steel Barrel’s new menu and more

For this catch-up, the “Top Chef” Season 13 cheftestant and James Beard nominee discussed the 2020 Whiskey Barrel Weekend at Coeur d’Alene Resort, his just-announced new location for Zona Blanca, his just-announced new menu for Steel Barrel, his new project with Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park and his new winter menu at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars.
A&E >  Food

Running Tab: I like my chicken fried: And cold beer (or cider) on a Friday night – MSN.com lauds Park Inn as top hole-in-the-wall joint

This is likely the first and last time I will use lyrics from Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried” for a headline and story, but it is appropriate for the topic at hand this week: fried chicken. Lacy Muszynski, writing for MSN.com, recently named Park Inn as one of the best holes-in-the-wall for fried chicken in America.
A&E >  Food

Chef Michael Wiley to take over Prohibition Gastropub on Oct. 1

Prohibition Gastropub's John Leonetti announced on Prohibition Gastropub's Facebook page on Thursday that chef Michael Wiley will assume ownership and operation of the restaurant on Oct. 1, as Leonetti and his family are moving to Phoenix after operating the business located at 1914 N. Monroe St. for five years.