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Holiday Eating Starts Tonight: The second annual Chefs’ Night Out hosts the culinary powerhouses from this region at Pierce College Puyallup.

Thanks And Giving: The downtown Tacoma Melting Pot Restaurant will support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with its Fondue a Cure for Childhood Cancer signature chocolate fondue bars. For each $5 bar purchased, $1 is given to the hospital.

Plan Ahead: Mount Rainier Vacation Rentals near the mountain hamlet of Greenwater is offering a pre-cooked traditional Thanksgiving dinner delivered to your cabin’s refrigerator prior to your arrival.

Food For Thought: The right way to eat sushi.

LINK: Weekly Volcano’s Eat & Drink section

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

LINK: South Sound Happy Hours

LINK: Wine and beer tastings