DINING NEWS, NIBBLES AND BITS >>>

Downtown Grocery Store: The News Tribune is reporting The Meyers Group will lease space in Pacific Plaza to operate a full-service grocery store, which could include "grab-and-go" prepared food. Read their full story here.

Cellar Days: 99 Bottles in Federal Way finished their annual inventory and are selling their limited bottles to the public.

New Winery: Ray and Kristi Curtis have opened the Northwest Mountain Winery at 2825 Marvin Road N.E. in Olympia. They produce dry Riesling, Chardonnay, Syrah and Cab Franc, along with several fruit wines and spiced mead. They are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Future Things Are Coming: Farrelli's Wood Fired Pizza in Lacey (4870 Yelm Hwy. SE) will host a pizza eating "chompetition" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5. How much pizza do you think you could put away in 15 minutes? The winners take home cash.

Food Matters: Neanderthals had a sweet tooth like us, study finds.

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