Fresh Sheet: 27th annual Aki Matsuri fest
The Spokane Buddhist Temple is hosting its 27th annual Aki Matsuri Japanese Fall Food Festival on Sunday.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features dine-in or take-out orders of ramen (pork, chicken, vegetarian) as well as pot stickers, mochi and more. Items range from $4 to $10 and can be pre-ordered online or by calling (509) 534-7954.
The temple is at 927 S. Perry St. On the web: www.SpokaneBuddhistTemple.org.
Clover restaurant hosts Crimson wine
Clover’s November wine dinner features the Crimson Wine Group – and wines from Napa, Walla Walla, Columbia Valley, Willamette Valley and Sonoma.
Start with a braised octopus crostini and Dungeness crab with preserved lemons and a 2014 Chenin Blanc + Viognier from Pine Ridge Vineyards and a 2015 “Vireton” Pinot Gris from Archery Summit Winery.
Additional courses include smoked Idaho trout, fried pork cheek terrine, duck confit, braised beef short ribs. For dessert, the fall spiced olive cake with fig preserve is served with a 2014 Zinfandel from Seghesio Family Vineyards.
Dinner costs $95 and is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 913 E. Sharp Ave. Plus, Bryan Rollins of Crimson is bringing a few additional special bottles that aren’t on the menu. Call Clover at (509) 487-2937 to reserve a seat.
Retro Donuts
There’s a new doughnut shop in north Spokane.
Retro Donuts specializes in classic styles of doughnuts – more than 60 kinds are on the menu – as well as beverages that wash down doughnuts well (read: pour-over coffee, milk, juice).
The shop opened in mid-October in the Pinewater Plaza building at 10925 N. Newport Highway.
Tuesday through Saturday, the doors open at 6 a.m. The goal is to stay open until 3 p.m. Sundays, the shop is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (509) 315-9502.
Pinterest success
The internet is full of Pinterest food fails.
Rubber ducky cupcakes. Baby chick cake pops. Hedgehog cake. Justin Bieber face cake. Rainbow pancakes.
They’re horrible and funny and horribly funny.
But we at The Spokesman-Review Food think we don’t hear enough about Pinterest food successes. So we’re looking for local home cooks to share their achievements – those recipes that turned out looking … Just. Like. They. Do. On. Pinterest.
Send the link to the original post as well as the recipe and a few short thoughts on how or why you think it turned out – maybe even better than expected.
Send your submissions to Spokesman-Review Food Editor Adriana Janovich at adrianaj@spokesman.com or P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210.