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BALLARD— A big pie buffet just may be the best way to ring in the New Year. The annual Ballard Pie Party, now in its 11th year, benefits the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer and takes place on Saturday, January 25 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Salmon Bay Ballard Eagles. Bring a pie for the party or pay a $10 entry fee. More information on the website (ticket info arriving shortly). [EaterWire]
WALLINGFORD— Soba haven Miyabi 45th opens for lunch next Tuesday, January 7. After that, lunch service will run Monday through Saturday from 11:30 am to 2 pm. The lunch menu will offer a soba and rice bowl combo including a choice of kake (a simple hot soba with mitsuba) or zaru (soba with assorted tempura) soba with a mini donburi, a choice of ten don (tempura rice bowl) or curry don (Japanese curry rice bowl). [EaterWire]
SEATTLE— A latke press sandwich truck called Napkin Friends plans to launch next Monday, according to Seattle Met. The truck, which specializes in paninis pressed between potato pancakes, will be serving from 11 am to 2 pm at the Banya 5 parking lot in South Lake Union. [EaterWire]