Redhook "Packs the Bowl"; Franey and Wetzel Featured

WOODINVILLE— Redhook is throwing a party the day before 4/20 to celebrate the final batches of Joint Effort, its session ale brewed with hemp seeds in collaboration with Hilliard's. The brewery is planning a mind-popping celebration (hipsters beware) that features, "a giant slide to coast down and catch a sweet breeze, life-size beer pong tournaments, and eats from some munch-worthy Seattle food trucks." Dante's Inferno Dogs, My Sweet Lil Cakes, and Cheese Wizards will be on hand at this Saturday's 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. event. [EaterWire]

CANLISWIRE— Canlis chef Jason Franey chats with Leslie Kelly over at Zagat. Some of his favorite places to eat in Seattle? Staple & Fancy, Canon, and Miller's Guild. Guilty pleasure food? "Tator tots. Without question." A 2014 James Beard Best Chef: Northwest nominee, Franey will be in New York for the May 5 awards ceremony. [Zagat]

VIDEO INTERLUDE— In more James Beard nominee news, 2014 Rising Star Chef of the Year contender Blaine Wetzel is featured in a new video series from award sponsor S.Pellegrino. Filmed on Lummi Island, the Willows Inn chef talks about his hyper-seasonal menu and is seen eating leafy greens in the garden and chopping wood. [EaterWire]