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Veteran’s Day: Famous Dave's BBQ Restaurant is offering a free meal from their select menu for all active military and retired veterans with a military identification card today.

Veteran’s Day: Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts to all veterans and active military personnel today.

Veteran’s Day: Cutters Point in downtown Tacoma Today offers any 16-ounce drink for $2 to all veterans.

Veteran’s Day: The Red Hot will offer $3 craft pint to those with military ID.

Thanksgiving Class: Chef John Edwards will teach a class on How to Cook a Thanksgiving Dinner tonight at 6 p.m. at the Bayview School of Cooking in Olympia. Reserve your space at 360.754.1448.

Plan Ahead: Duke’s Chowder House celebrates International Chowder Day Thursday, Nov. 12 by giving away clam chowder all day and night until they run out. Duke’s is at 3327 Ruston Way in Tacoma.

Food For Thought: Time’s 10 worst fast food meals.

LINK: Weekly Volcano’s Eat & Drink section

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

LINK: South Sound Happy Hours

LINK: Wine and beer tastings