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Cheese Party: Enoteca Wine Bar (21 N. Tacoma Ave.) hosts the cheesemaker from Willapa Hills Farm for a little blue cheese/dessert wine love fest today at 6 p.m. The cost is $29 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.779.8358.

Plan Ahead: Primo Grill in Tacoma wants to teach you a thing or two with the following 2 p.m. classes for $65: The Cuisine of Northern Italy Nov. 7; and A Northwest Holiday Fest Nov. 21. Reserve your space at 253.383.7000.

Food For Thought: Man claims he subsists only on refined sugars and manages to maintain healthy weight, avoid diseases.

LINK: Weekly Volcano’s Eat & Drink section

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

LINK: South Sound Happy Hours

LINK: Wine and beer tastings