Gnocchi Bar To Serve Lunch; Chef Aleks Dimitrijevic Cooking for Lish

CAPITOL  HILL — Gnocchi Bar will launch lunch on April 15. Lunch will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with $10 gnocchi lunch specials. [Facebook]

AWARDS WIRE — Seattle's Batch 206 Distillery was rated "Outstanding" by James Beard Award-winning reviewer Anthony Dias Blue in the April 2015 edition of Tasting Panel Magazine. It was also named one of 11 must try American gins by Wine Enthusiast in July 2014, and the barrel-aged "Old Tom" version won a gold medal at the 2015 American Craft Spirits Association conference, the largest gathering of craft distillers in the country. [EaterWire]

DELIVERY WIRE — Chef Aleks Dimitrijevic (of the former La Bete and just-closed Spaghetti Western) is cooking dishes for Lish, a meal delivery service with food from local chefs. Other chefs of note include Garrett Doherty and Shane Robinson of Kraken Congee. [Official Site]

CAPITOL HILL — Seattle Cider Company is adding a new cider called Citrus to its year-round line-up. It will be available in 16-ounce cans and on draft starting April 14. There will be a launch party to celebrate at Rhein Haus on the 14th from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Citrus cans will be available for $5 and there will be giveaways and free tastings of Seattle Cider Company's spring seasonal, Basil Mint, available between 5 to 6 p.m. Complimentary bites from the Rhein Haus kitchen available while supplies last. [EaterWire]