Top Chef Alum Leann Wong at Little Water Cantina

EASTLAKE—Leann Wong, a former Top Chef culinary producer and a contestant in the first season, will cook alongside Little Water Cantina's Shannon Wilkinson on January 25th and 26th says Seattle Met's Allecia Vermillion. The four-course Asian/Mexican fusion dinners will be $45, and you can call the restaurant for reservations. [Seattle Met]

GREENWOOD—Family-friendly pizza and pub The Ridge will open on January 12th says PhinneyWood. The blog says that Ridge's owners also operate nearby Prost and Ship Canal's Nickerson Street Saloon. [PhinneyWood]

BELLTOWN—Bambino’s Pizzeria will discount all pizza orders 15 percent in honor of National Pizza Week, starting January 9th. They have a stellar beer selection already, but we're told that they will add Hitachino Nest Ancient Nipponia, Port Santa’s Little Helper, and St Feuillien La Blanche to the lineup. Pizza and beer go well together, no? [EaterWire]

BELLTOWN—The city has placed Copper Cart Cafe on a “chronic public nuisance” watch list, says Publicola. At the bar's closing time on New Year's Eve, patrons began fighting and shots were fired. Superhero citizen Phoenix Jones and his crew filmed the whole incident. That New Year's Eve incident was not the first for Copper Cart, and this appears to be an early step in the city's attempts to get the nightclub to clean up its act. [Publicola]