Subscribe to Ed's TableSep. 16, 2009 at 11:13am
Help feed hungry kids, get a brownie at Pacific Grill
Downtown Tacoma restaurant is only South Sound eatery participating in national promotion
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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"Dine Out -- Take Action." "No Kid Goes Hungry." Those are the tag lines for the Great American Dine Out. The event starts Monday and runs through Saturday. So far, only one South Sound restaurant -- Pacific Grill in Downtown Tacoma -- has taken action. Some restaurants donate a portion of proceeds, others give freebies to customers who donate. Money raised feeds nutrition programs, food banks, and community gardens. Read more
Sep. 11, 2009 at 7:51pm
Bishop adds brawn to Bee Lady benefit
Merende chef joins lineup of Sept. 29 soup cook-off fund-raiser
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Chefs, Eat Well, Do Good, Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Jeff Bishop, the chef at Merende in downtown Tacoma, has thrown his talented toque into the ring and will compete in a soup cook-off that will benefit a South Sound farmer in need, adding culinary brawn to a tasty lineup. Read more
Sep. 10, 2009 at 5:13pm
Dine with me or dine with Sarah Palin
Whacked-out GOP diva auctions dinner for charity; I'll donate the cost of your Dinner with Ed Meal Ticket to charity
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, Reviewing, South Sound Eats, Tacoma
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I'm a few spin cycles behind in reading my whacked-out diva RSS feed, but I just got whiff of this and wanted to tell you that I've got a few things in common with Sarah Palin. First off, we were born on the same day, one year apart. Second off, you can pay to have dinner with her and you can pay to have dinner with me. Our prices are as far apart as I could be from Palin's politics. Read more
Sep. 8, 2009 at 3:44pm
Judge best fall soup, help The Bee Lady
Sept. 29 fund-raiser will aid Lakebay farmer
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Put your mouth where your money is and help a farmer in need. On Sept. 29, the Tacoma Farmers Market and South Sound Eats are sponsoring a fund-raiser for The Bee Lady, aka Chanetta Ludwig, whose husband, Peter, died unexpectedly in August at their Lakebay farm, leaving behind seven children Read more
Sep. 3, 2009 at 1:52pm
Dine with me at Fur Ball, help dogs and cats, get a free $50 South Sound Eats Meal Ticket
Reserve your seats for my table at Dugan Foundation gala
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, South Sound Eats, Tacoma
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Reserve your seat at my table at Fur Ball, the Dugan Foundation's black-tie gala, on Oct. 3 at Tacoma's Temple Theater and receive a $50 South Sound Eats Meal Ticket. That's $200 worth of fabulous food and fun for just $150.
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Aug. 19, 2009 at 11:19pm
Joe Stortini's grand-slam giving
Politican-turned-restaurateur serves up fund raising
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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I pitched in tonight at a fund raiser for Tacoma Deputy Mayor Julie Anderson's campaign for Pierce County Auditor.
No offense to the candidate nor to the strikingly tall county prosecutor and novelist Mark Lindquist, who was in attendance, because I'm sure they'd agree: the biggest political star in the room was Joe Stortini, proprietor of Joeseppi's Italian Ristorante in Tacoma, where the event was held. Read more
Jul. 18, 2009 at 6:38pm
Savoring Zoobilee
Tasting notes from black-tie fund-raiser at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, Tacoma
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There was a lot to savor Friday night at Zoobilee, the black-tie fund-raiser that benefits animals and programs at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Read more
Jul. 9, 2009 at 6:50pm
Party on, party animals: Zoobilee's coming
Black-tie-and-gown gala benefits Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium programs
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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The South Sound's premier party-animal event -- a black-tie-and-gown evening of cocktails, cuisine and live entertainment -- takes place July 17 at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Now in its 19th year, Zoobilee benefits The Zoo Society, funding conservation and education programs at the zoo. Read more
Jun. 20, 2009 at 3:43pm
Announcing Amazing Abundance
Fund-raiser gala for Emergency Food Network at Hotel Murano
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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Without even seeing the menu, I can tell you that Emergency Food Network's upcoming Amazing Abundance Auction will be a magical evening. Witness what Pierce County's largest food-services agency did last year: EFN's gala raised $190,000 -- and turned that amount into $2.3 million worth of food and other essentials that went to more than 60 local food banks and hot meal sites. Read more
Jun. 12, 2009 at 1:46pm
Divine auction items at Honor Thy Farmer dinner
Reserve your seat through South Sound Eats and save $50
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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If the farm-fresh menu for Saturday's Honor Thy Farmer fund-raiser for the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra hasn't yet convinced you to purchase your tickets -- deliciously discounted at $100 per person, only through South Sound Eats -- then some of the live auction items may entice your appetite. Here is a list of the foodie goodies up for bid Saturday night, as generously donated by farmers and chefs alike. Read more
Jun. 10, 2009 at 8:04am
Get a taste of Honor Thy Farmer
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Chefs, Eat Well, Do Good, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Tickets are still available for Saturday's Honor Thy Farmer dinner, the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra's spring fund-raiser that features top South Sound chefs preparing the bounties of some of the South Sound's finest farms. Honor Thy Farmer takes place Saturday starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Sharon M. McGavick Student Center at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood. Read more
Jun. 2, 2009 at 10:35pm
Dining Out for Life 'an amazing, amazing success'
AIDS fund-raiser rakes in $54,539 this year
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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Sixty-four restaurants and legions of diners contributed a projected $54,539 to Dining Out for Life, the Pierce County AIDS Foundation's foodie fund-raiser that took place April 30. Read more
May. 27, 2009 at 7:33pm
Honor Thy Farmer: A black-tie farm-to-table benefit
South Sound chefs cook the bounty of South Sound farmers
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Five South Sound chefs will prepare the bounties of five South Sound farms in a black-tie farm-to-table dinner benefiting the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra on June 13. Read more
May. 4, 2009 at 12:11pm
Star Chefs rocks the Pantages
Broadway Center fund raiser was a tasty night
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, Tacoma
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Having tuxed up for a number of rubber-chicken and leather-steak fund-raising dinners, I'm happy to report that the organizers of Star Chefs 2009 delivered on their promise of a night of fabulous food for Broadway Center for the Performing Arts' fund-raiser Sunday night at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma. Read more
Apr. 30, 2009 at 11:50am
I'm dining out; you should, too
25 percent of your dining dollars today goes to local AIDS services
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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I worked as a breakfast ambassador at Marcia's Silver Spoon Cafe this morning, thanking customers for their support of Dining Out for Life, the annual one-day event in which restaurants nationwide donate 25 percent of your dining dollars to organizations that assist people living with HIV and AIDS. In the South Sound, that money goes directly to the Pierce County AIDS Foundation. Read more
Apr. 28, 2009 at 10:40pm
Dining Out for Life with Ted Allen
TV foodie promotes restaurant fund raiser for AIDS organizations
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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Today I interviewed Ted Allen, the "Queer Eye" foodie who is the national spokesman for Dining Out for Life. He's also the host of two Food Network programs, the food-science-sluething "Kitchen Detectives" and "Chopped," which Allen described as "culinary game show" in which the winner walks away with $10,000. Read more
Apr. 24, 2009 at 10:21am
Dining Out for Life on TV Tacoma
Watch CityLine and learn more about Dining Out for Life
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Media, South Sound Eats, Tacoma
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If you missed my live appearance on TV Tacoma's CityLine yesterday promoting Dining Out for Life, you can still watch it online or on cable-TV re-runs.
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Apr. 24, 2009 at 9:22am
Chefs shoot for fund-raising stars
Broadway Center event is May 3, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra June 13
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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It's spring gowns and tuxes season for local arts organizations and the foodies who help support them. Coming May 3 is Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Performing Arts' "Star Chefs 2009," a benefit featuring the food of three top South Sound restaurants -- El Gaucho, Maxwell's Speakeasy + Lounge and Brix 25. Read more
Apr. 20, 2009 at 6:06pm
Dine Out with me at Marcia's and Alfred's
I'll be a Dining Out for Life ambassador at two Tacoma cafe's on April 30
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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I'd like to thank two local Tacoma cafes for helping me raise additional funds for Dining Out for Life, the 15th annual event in which 25 percent of everything you eat that day at participating restaurants goes directly to local programs that help people with HIV and AIDS. Read more
Apr. 2, 2009 at 7:17pm
Help Ed Dine Out for Life poll
Looking for restaurants where I should work as an ambassador
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed
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I'll dine at three restaurants on April 30 for Dining Out for Life, the annual one-day event in which local restaurants donate 25 percent of your dining dollars to local AIDS organizations. I also will work as a Dining Out for Life ambassador that day, thanking diners like you and telling you how your donations help people with AIDS and HIV.
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Mar. 23, 2009 at 12:13pm
Two-fisted public radio fund-raising at Doyle's
It's Guinness vs. Beamish, KUOW vs. KPLU at Tacoma pub
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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Doyle's Public House is keeping your public radio drinking dollars closer to Tacoma this year, with a twist on its annual Raise a Pint for Public Radio promotion. Read more
Mar. 23, 2009 at 11:36am
Meet me at Marcia's for Dining Out for Life
South Tacoma Way cafe sponsors ambassador fund-raising
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Eating with Ed, Media, Tacoma
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I will work as a Dining Out for Life ambassador at Marcia's Silver Spoon Cafe on April 30, part of South Sound Eats' pledge to the Pierce County AIDS Foundation's Dining Out for Life, a fund-raising event through which 25 percent of customers' dining dollars for one evening each year are donated to organizations that care for people living with HIV and AIDS in the South Sound. Read more
Mar. 19, 2009 at 4:16pm
Save the date: Dining Out for Life, April 30
South Sound Eats co-sponsors AIDS fund-raiser
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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South Sound Eats is proud to co-sponsor the Pierce County AIDS Foundation's Dining Out for Life, a fund-raising event through which 25 percent of customers' dining dollars for one evening each year are donated to organizations that care for people living with HIV and AIDS in the South Sound. Read more
Feb. 4, 2009 at 12:01am
Tahoma farmers hold fund-raiser to buy Orting Valley Farm tract
Organic project could be a model for farm preservation efforts in Pierce County
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Farming and growing
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Some farmers hold barn raisings. Tahoma Farms, Pierce County's newest organic farm, is having a raising -- not for a barn, but for a farm itself. Read more
Jan. 25, 2009 at 11:51am
Hope to hoe: Local farmer leads vote for symbolic White House gig
Carrie Anne Little wants to sow America's spirit -- 'and Lord have mercy on what it's gonna produce'
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Farming and growing
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The first thing Carrie Anne Little wants to do is rip up the White House lawn. "I'd start ripping out the grass -- start digging," the farmer said. "We would flip it over and start composting it."
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Jan. 18, 2009 at 3:20pm
Renew America and feed your community
Get involved in food and gardening events in the South Sound
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good
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If you have the day off Monday, I have jobs for you: getting your hands dirty helping to build a community garden, or just helping to fill the cupboards of community food banks. These and other events are taking place on the day Americans should heed president-elect Barak Obama's call to Renew America Together. Read more
Jan. 16, 2009 at 1:53pm
Cooking up ideas for Tacoma Reads Together
Kingsolver's 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' highlights this year's program
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Farming and growing, Tacoma, Tacoma Reads Together
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I spent two hours this morning at Tacoma Public Libray's downtown Main Library in a meeting room with about 30 local food activists, educators, farmers and policy people talking about a book -- Barbara Kingsolver's acclaimed "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" -- and how our community can create programs and events that bring people together around the food we eat, share and, hopefully, grow. Read more
Dec. 25, 2008 at 3:20pm
Heaping helpings of Christmas
The Harmon feeds and clothes more than 300 people; El Gaucho bartender delivers toys to children's hospital
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Cool Things, Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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The Harmon fed and clothed more than 300 people today, as the downtown Tacoma restaurant and brewery opened its doors to those with hunger and need on Christmas Day. Read more
Dec. 18, 2008 at 7:46pm
Holiday helpings at The Harmon
Downtown Tacoma brewpub will feed the needy on Christmas day
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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Most restaurants close their doors on Christmas Day, in order to give their staff a chance to spend time with their families. The Harmon Brewery and Restaurant, on the other hand, is opening its doors and opening its heart, asking its staff to volunteer their time to feed people in need. Read more
Dec. 14, 2008 at 12:12pm
Eat well, do good
It's more than just a motto -- it's putting our culinary convictions into action
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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This is more than just a headline or a marketing slogan to me. Eat Well, Do Good is what I live for. Read more
