A "Bring Marcus Samuelsson to Seattle" Dinner; Miyabi 45th's Hawaiian Night

WESTLAKE— Seattle's Swedish Club wants to show NYC chef, The Taste judge, and Chopped chopper Marcus Samuelsson how much they want him to select the cultural center as a destination for his fall 2014 book tour, so they're throwing a "Bring Marcus Samuelsson to Seattle Dinner." On Friday night, the club is preparing a four-course "modern Swedish" menu using several of the Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef's recipes for $30 a head. Check out the menu. [EaterWire]

WALLINGFORD— Hawaiian night returns to Mutsuko Soma's Japanese gastropub Miyabi 45th tomorrow night. The dinner, complete with tropical cocktails, live Hawaiian music, and hula, gets going at 6 p.m. Call 206-632-4545 for reservations. [EaterWire]

EXPANSIONWIRE—Seattle Coffee Gear is opening a new store at NW 23rd Place in Portland. The retailer's first location outside of Washington will sell a similar spread of espresso machines, grinders, brewing equipment. [-EPDX-]
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