Seattle Restaurants in the Oregonian; Kathy Casey Honored

REVIEWS -- The Oregonian has published a piece with mini-restaurant reviews entitled Six Seattle restaurants to visit on your next trip. The list includes Trove, The Whale Wins, Bar Sajor, Chippy's, and Din Tai Fung. [The Oregonian]

AWARDS WIRE -- Seattleite Kathy Casey is honored in a piece by Cheers magazine of the Top 10 most influential people of the past 25 years. Casey "was among the first to be a celebrity mixologist and make a career of consulting on food and beverages for brands, suppliers and operators. Founder of Seattle-based consultancy Kathy Casey Food Studios—Liquid Kitchen, and owner of Dish D’Lish branded products and cafes, Casey also does the cocktail show Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen on the Small Screen Network." [EaterWire]

BALLARD -- On Friday, Cupcake Royale is giving away 1,000 cupcakes in partnership with CenturyLink, which is celebrating Ballard becoming the first CenturyLink Fiber Lit Community -- basically, super-fast internet. The cupcakes will be available from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Ballard Cupcake Royale on Market Street. [EaterWire]