Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
Plate of Nations
Through Apr 12
More than 50 restaurants are participating in this year’s Plate of Nations, where, for three weeks, South Seattle restaurants offer specials for about $20 to $40 that are big enough to share. At Alem in Columbia City, you can snag their special platter (loaded with doro wot and lamb tibs) and enough injera, shiro, and salad for two for a very reasonable $30. At Bang Bang Kitchen, $35 will get you chips and queso, chicken wings or fried brussels sprouts, two enchiladas, two tacos, and a side of both rice and beans. Other participants include Fonda La Catrina (chicken enchiladas with mole, flan, and margaritas!), Maa Kiin (khao soi!), and Spice Waala (chicken or veggie thali, corn chaat, and aloo methi all for $20!). And because everything is more fun when turned into a competition, download a Plate of Nations passport and collect stamps from every eatery you visit through April 12. If you get five, seven, or 10 stamps, you can enter to win prizes! Who doesn’t love prizes? (Various locations) MEGAN SELING
Author Talk + Demo: Edd Kimber
Apr 8
How lucky are we that Great British Bake Off alum Edd Kimber is coming to the US on tour for his new cookbook, Chocolate Baking, and of the nine stops in the country, two of them are right here in Seattle. His April 11 event with the Seattle Baking Club, where everyone picks a recipe from the book to make and share with fellow participants, has long been sold out (I should know—I’ve been on the waiting list for weeks), but, as of press time, there were still tickets for his April 8 author talk and baking demonstration at Book Larder. There, he will no doubt be a fountain of culinary knowledge, worth the price of admission ($49, which includes a signed copy of the book). This is the man who has taught us the importance of roasting vanilla bean pods, developed a recipe for one perfect emergency cookie using only one tablespoon of butter, and invented cheese skirt scones, aka scones baked on a pile of shredded cheese that melts and crisps up in the oven, resulting in a golden ring of crunchy perfection. Give the man a pastry Pulitzer already! (Book Larder, 6:30 pm, all ages) MEGAN SELING
Author Talk: Ifrah F. Ahmed, Soomaaliya
Apr 13
Somali-born chef, writer, recipe developer, and artist Ifrah F. Ahmed came to Seattle as a child in 1996. She and her family quickly became enmeshed in the local Somali community, and food was one of the biggest ways they connected to their culture. Today, Ahmed works to preserve these traditions and pass them on to future generations via her writing and her pop-up MILK & MYRRH, which has sold out in Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York. In her debut cookbook, Soomaaliya: Food, Memory, and Migration, she highlights Somali chefs, restaurateurs, herders, agricultural workers, and entrepreneurs from all over the world, accompanied by gorgeous photography and recipes for staples like xawaash (a spice blend) and bur (sweet fried beignets). Ahmed will discuss the book with local author and former Stranger writer Angela Garbes. (Book Larder, 6:30 pm, all ages) JULIANNE BELL
More
Spring Afternoon Tea Apr 1–3, Cafe Flora, times vary, all ages
Bread & Roses Pop-Up Apr 5 and 19, Raised Doughnuts & Cakes, 6 pm, all ages
J. Kenji López-Alt and Tessa Lark present: Tasting Notes Apr 2, Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 pm
Soup Club Apr 4, Book Larder, 11 am
Fika Apr 8, Swedish Club, noon–2 pm, all ages
My Dinner with SAM: Kevin Smith Apr 8, Seattle Art Museum, 6:30 pm
Author Talk: Roxana Jullapat, Morning Baker Apr 12, Book Larder, 11 am
Swedish Pancake Breakfast Apr 12, Swedish Club, 8 am–1 pm, all ages
Seattle Restaurant Week Apr 12–May 2, various locations
Seattle Chocolate Week Apr 17–26, various locations
Make a Latte with Caffe Vita Apr 18, Caffe Vita at KEXP, 10–11:30 am, all ages
Laminated Pastries Intensive Apr 23, Pastry Project, 3–7 pm, all ages
Seattle Cocktail Week Carnival of Cocktails Apr 25, Pacific Place, noon–7 pm, 21+
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