Japanese ramen chain Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu unveils its second U.S. location in Seattle today, with $3 bowls of ramen for the first 300 customers to celebrate. Credit: Menya Musashi via Facebook

Japanese ramen chain Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu unveils its second U.S. location in Seattle today, with $3 bowls of ramen for the first 300 customers to celebrate.

Japanese ramen chain Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu unveils its second U.S. location in Seattle today, with $3 bowls of ramen for the first 300 customers (starting at 5 p.m.) to celebrate. Menya Musashi via Facebook

Need comfort food to buoy your spirits against the rain? Good news: This week brings a grand opening from Japanese-based ramen chain Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu, plus flaky biscuits and brunch from Los Angeles-based the Hart and the Hunter. Read on for your weekly food news update and can’t-miss food events in the coming week, including the Northwest Chocolate Festival and chefs+togetherSEATTLE, a fundraiser for the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project featuring Seattle’s hottest chefs. For more ideas, check out our list of November food and drink specials and our full food and drink calendar.

OPENINGS
The Hart and the Hunter
This Southern-inspired spot imported from LA has opened inside the new hotel Palihotel downtown, serving breakfast and brunch, lunch, and dinner. The menu includes flaky biscuits baked to order with pimento cheese, maple butter, and seasonal jam, plus avocado toast, a local mushroom tartine, a carrot tartine, shrimp and grits, and an “O.G. sandwich” with smoked ham, an over-easy egg, onion jam, and raclette. To drink, there’s Anchorhead Coffee, craft cocktails, beer, and wine.
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