Perhaps you bit on the Bite or uncorked at Uncorked last weekend, but this coming weekend brings a cooking contest for amateur chefs—and your chance to sample the food for a good cause. INCREDELICIOUS 2008 is a fundraiser for EKAL Seattle, which works to improve literacy and to educate tribal children in India. The cooking part of the competition is already sold out, but the sampling part is open; expect about 60 dishes—appetizers and......

There are times when we’re sick of Seattle. Sick of the bad and/or utter lack of fashion, sick of the terrible drivers and even worse pedestrians, and certainly sick of all the hipsters in Capitol Hill. And then we visit Kirkland, and it’s all put in perspective. We made a trip to the suburbs this weekend for the Kirkland Uncorked festival, where there were all kinds of wines to sample from two dozen Washington......

On the Seattle side, this weekend brings Bite of Seattle, but on the Eastside it’s time for Kirkland Uncorked: A Festival of Style and Taste. Kirkland Uncorked is a three-day festival featuring more than 60 wines from Washington wineries, along with pairing plates and picnic boxes from the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown and The Crab Cracker. Entry to the beer garden includes a souvenir wine-tasting glass, ten tasting tokens, and a chance to......