Fresh Sheet: Have an appetite for Greek?

It’s time again for the annual pilgrimage to the honey-drizzled highlight of fall – Greek Festival.

The 72nd annual dinner at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1702 N. Washington St., runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. It features a traditional dinner menu each night for eating there or take-out, including beef kapama and orzo tossed with browned butter and myzithra cheese. Dinners are $12 for adults or $6 for children under age 12. Dinner is served each day beginning at 4:30 p.m. Lunch is served at 11 a.m.

Pastries line the rooms to tempt diners who are waiting to be seated. Dinner tickets can be used for food from the grill instead, where Greek shish kebabs doused in a lemon and herb marinade and Greek salads and vegetarian plates are available.

Here’s a quick glossary you’ll need for navigating the offerings:

Beef Kapama – Beef braised in a Greek spiced tomato sauce.

Myzithra – A mild flavored Greek cheese

Diples – A deep-fried, honey-coated pastry

Souvlakia – Greek shish kebabs grilled and drenched in a lemon and herb marinade

Loukoumades – Deep-fried puffs of dough drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon.

For more information, call (509) 328-9310 or go to the church’s Web site at www.holytrinityspokane.org.

Dinner benefits free restaurant

Tickets are on sale for the Women’s and Children’s Free Restaurant’s second annual fundraiser.

“A Little Night Music” will be held Oct. 6 at the Providence Auditorium located in the Sacred Heart Medical Complex. Tickets are $50 per person, which includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, complimentary wine and live music by Emerson.

Spokane chefs Romeo Herrera of Catered for You, Quint Watkins, of Culinaria Catering, Thelma Hopkins, from Angelica’s Bed and Breakfast, and Travis Whiteside, from the Coeur d’Alene Resort will be making the food. Desserts prepared by local restaurants will be auctioned during live and silent auctions during the evening.

For tickets, contact the Women’s and Children’s Free Restaurant at (509) 324-1995 or on the Web at www.wcfrspokane.org.

Salmon and local food featured at dinner

Fisherman, farmers and foodies are gathering for a feast to highlight food from the region Tuesday at Hill’s Restaurant, 401 W. Main Ave., in Spokane. “Salmon Nation: A Celebration of Wheat, Wine and Wild Salmon” is sponsored by Save Our Wild Salmon, Slow Food Spokane River, Hill’s Restaurant and Spokane Trout Unlimited. Tickets are $40 per person.

While diners eat wild-caught salmon, Eastern Washington wheat, local wines and heritage fruits and vegetables, speakers will talk about “the traditions and livelihoods that rely on healthy salmon runs, sustainable farming practices and local foods.” Featured speakers will include experts on wild salmon recovery, traditional tribal foods, fishermen and food producers.

Seats are limited. For more information or to reserve a seat, call Sam Mace at (509) 747-2030 or e-mail sam@wildsalmon.org. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.wildsalmon.org.