Be a winner: Seattle contests and giveaways

Image via Flickr user katielipsFeeling lucky? Check out some of these food event and restaurant contests happening right now in Seattle and enter to win.

Seattle Weekly is giving away two tickets to…

• Diwali Ball at Seattle Art Museum. Bollywood music, Indian food, henna, dance, more. (Enter by Oct 11)
• Brew at the Zoo. Beer tasting event at the Woodland Park Zoo. (Enter by Oct 4)
• 20Something: The New Vintage. Wine, food and music. (Enter by Nov 8)

Yay-Today is giving away a $30 gift card to Paratti. (Drawing is tomorrow! Enter today!)

KOMO is giving away tickets to the Puyallup Oktoberfest. (You have to watch the news at 6am this week for a code in order to enter. This seems tiring to me, but maybe you have more motivation.)

Street food: out & about or at home in your kitchen

Street food is certainly having its moment in Seattle. Recent legislation will make it easier for vendors to operate in Seattle, and maybe we’ll finally start to catch up to that mobile food mecca to the south, Portland.

Below is a list of resources and upcoming events related to street food in Seattle.

If you love the flavors of mobile food, and want to recreate them at home, there’s also a listing of street food cooking classes, including Middle Eastern, Indian and Mexican cuisine.

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On the menu this weekend: Bulgarian wine, Egyptian & Korean cuisine, chai, seed-saving

Here's the round-up of food events this weekend!

There won't be a round-up on Monday due to the holiday. Enjoy the Labor Day weekend! If you are planning any outdoor eating for this long and - fingers crossed! - sunny weekend, here are some local recipes that might be tasty for a BBQ.

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Seattle Indian cooking classes and resources

Love Indian food? Check out this calendar of events for some local cooking classes to learn more about making it at home.

There is also a list of groceries, articles, recipes and Seattle-area restaurant recommendations, plus the Indian Market Virtual Tour!

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On the menu this weekend: Kentucky Derby, pierogi, gluten-free pies, kombucha, bacon-wrapped dates

Here are the highlights of food events this weekend. You can enjoy the annual Pierogi Fest, a bake sale benefit, a Kentucky Derby party, cooking classes, a kombucha-making class, a bacon-wrapped date eating contest and more!

Also check out the round-up of Mother's Day food events.

Fri, May 6-Sun, May 8: Razor Clam Dig. Possibly last one of this season.

Sat, May 7 & Sun, May 8: Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant Sale at Meridian Park. “Come to Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant Sale and take advantage of the largest selection of organically, sustainably and locally grown vegetable plants in the Puget Sound region.”

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