Barrio's Night in Bellevue; Slate's a Coffee Hot Spot

BELLEVUE—Barrio returns to its former home at event space Cast Iron Studios in downtown Bellevue for one night only on Friday, March 7. Pork carnitas, nachos, and homemade guacamole are on the menu for the 5 p.m. to 11 p.m event. Spirits director Casey Robinson will be working the bar. Call 206-838-3853 for reservations. [EaterWire]

BALLARD—Slate is one of Eatocracy's 5 hottest new coffee spots in the U.S. "Don't look for the sugar or cream or chocolate macadamia nut syrup here because they don't have any—it's all about the coffee at Slate." [Eatocracy]

SOUTH LAKE UNION—Shanik's Meeru Dhalwala is featured in the Wall Street Journal's Slow Food Fast column, where she shares a halibut recipe. "I'm very careful about buying fish," she says. "I don't want my karma affected by the fact that we have messed up the oceans." [WSJ]
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