Beardslee Alehouse Opening; Oso Needs Cash

BOTHELL—A brewery from chef John Howie and distillery from Erik Liedholm are headed to Bothell this fall. "Farm to table" restaurant (and 10-barrel brewery) Beardslee Alehouse and neighboring tasting room Wildwood Spirits Co. are scheduled to open in September. McMenamin's Anderson School will open in Bothell next year. [EaterWire]

SEATTLE— Tom Douglas and winemaker Charles Smith are teaming up with Ethan Stowell Restaurants, Josh Henderson's Huxley Wallace Collective, and 18 other area wineries for an "Oso Needs Cash" benefit on April 22. Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt will be spinning vinyl. All proceeds from the event at Palace Ballroom will be donated to United Way of Snohomish County. [EaterWire]

CENTRAL DISTRICT— Think a $16 cocktail is pricey? Jamie Boudreau's Canon charges $1,100 for its Vintage Brandy Crusta, writes Tan Vinh at The Seattle Times. No one has ordered the drink—which includes with J G Monnet cognac from 1875, Cointreau 1930, and Maraschino 1960—yet. [Seattle Times]
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