Students host bistro nights at Orlando’s
The students at the Inland Northwest Culinary Academy at Spokane Community College will host “Bistro Night” dinners on March 9 and 10.
The culinary students will plan and prepare dinners for guests using seasonal ingredients and local products. They’re also making European bistro-style desserts and will choose wine accompaniment to complement the dinner.
The dinners will be at Orlando’s, the school’s student-run restaurant, at SCC, Building 1, Room 148, which is usually open to the public only at lunch. Seating times both nights are 5:30, 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Dinner is $35 per person without wine and $50 per person with wines. Reservations are required by calling (509) 533-7283.
Tomato planting, kids gardening classes scheduled
Learn about seed planting tomatoes from Washington State University Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers at Sun People Dry Goods on March 3.
Carothers’ class will include a presentation, hands-on activities, demonstrations and displays. She has advice to help gardeners avoid tall, spindly tomato plants and get strong, stout stalks instead.
Participants will take home a planted tomato seed. The class will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Registration is required, but the class is free.
Sun People Dry Goods is also hosting a class on March 10 that will include seed starting and planting for ages 6 to 12. Kendra Robinson-Harding of Discovery Education NW will teach the spring workshop. Children will learn about spring equinox, choose seeds to plant, decorate a clay pot and take home their completed indoor garden. The class will be 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and costs $25.
Register for the classes at the store or online at sunpeopledrygoods.com. A complete list of classes and films is also available on the website.
Deschutes Brewery Base Camp events start Tuesday
Deschutes Brewery is bringing its Base Camp campaign to Spokane and North Idaho with a week of beer tastings, beer and food pairings and appearances of Woody, a giant beer barrel on wheels. A complete listing of events is available at www.deschutesbrewery.com.
Restaurants and bars around the area are hosting the events. Here are some of the highlights:
• Celebrating Women and Craft Beer, Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Soulful Soups and Spirits, 117 N. Howard St. Tickets are $20 per person and include food and drink pairings. Call (509) 459-1190 for more details.
• Hats Off to Homebrewers, Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. Hills’ Restaurant and Lounge, 401 W. Main Ave. Deschutes assistant brewmaster Sean Garvin will be giving away brewing supplies, including clone recipe booklets and bags of whole flower hops. Specialty beer tastings of Hop Henge Experimental IPA, Black Butte XXIII and The Stoic will be paired with appetizers. They’ll also debut Chainbreaker White IPA for the Spokane area.
• Leap Year Lunch with a Brewer, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Manito Tap House, 3011 S. Grand Blvd. Dine with a brewer from Deschutes and try to stump him with questions about brewing. If he can’t answer your question, you might land Deschutes swag. Lunch menu items will be prepared to pair with Deschutes beer.
• Deschutes Trivia Night, Wednesday, 9-11 p.m., Blue Spark, 15 S. Howard St. Giveaways and a chance to taste Obsidian Stout on nitro-tap, Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale and Chainbreaker White IPA.
• Bottles and Bites with a Brewer, March 1, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Enoteca, 112 E. Seltice Way, Suite C, Post Falls. Chat with a Deschutes brewer and learn tasting tips.
• Base Camp Beer Dinner at the Bistro, March 1, 6:30 p.m., Bistro on Spruce, 1710 N. Fourth Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Five courses paired with five different Deschutes beers. Tickets are $40 per person. Call (208) 664-1774 for reservations.
• Thursday’s the New Friday, What’s for Dinner, March 1, 6 p.m. to close, Deschutes beer will be paired with menu items at Coeur d’Alene eateries Fire Artisan Pizza, 517 Sherman Ave., Seasons of Coeur d’Alene, 209 Lakeside Ave., and Cricket’s Downtown Bar and Grill, 424 E. Sherman Ave.
• Starlight Finale with the Polyrhythmics, March 2, 8:30 p.m. to close, Taps Lounge, 10000 Schweitzer Mountain Road, Sandpoint. Deschutes beer, a costume party and Afro-funk from Seattle’s Polyrhythmics, named Seattle Magazine’s best new band of 2011.
• Deschutes Brewery Base Camp Finale, March 3, locations throughout Schweitzer Mountain Resort, starting with the 8 a.m. “Race to the Base.” The person who makes it to the base of the mountain with the most beer left in his or her cup wins a prize. Apres-Ski Funk with the Polyrhythmics at Taps Lounge will close the event. Food and beer specials, a search for a golden keg and beer pairings and tastings are also planned. Details are at www.schweitzer.com.