Beginning today, Monday August 24th, STIR Martini + Raw Bar is celebrating its grand opening with an all-day week long happy hour through Sunday, August 30th. The happy hour menu will feature $1 and $3 Northwest and Asian influenced seafood appetizers and half-priced oysters. Drink specials are also featured: Specialty […]
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Bellevue Z’Tejas Announces Winners of Chile Fest Contest
The Bellevue Z’Tejas Southwest Grill held its second annual open contest for community members to submit recipes for the Z’Tejas Chile Fest Dessert Contest. This year’s winning recipe for the Bellevue restaurant was Blueberry Chipotle Shortcakes, created by Denise LaCaille of Kirkland. As the winner, her dessert will be featured in the special Chile Fest […]
Win a Wine Tasting for 6 at Grand Cru
Grand Cru Wine Bar is giving away one reader of the Downtown Bellevue Network a Wine Tasting for 6. All you have to do to win is email [email protected] and mention your favorite wine (if you don’t have one…make one up). We’ll randomly choose and announce a winner August 31st, […]
Main Street’s Inaugural “Taste of Main” Debuts Saturday August 22nd!
While Downtown Bellevue is upscale and hip, Old Main Street is classic and charming. And while most people think of Bellevue Way’s “restaurant mile” when dining in downtown Bellevue, Old Main Street contains some absolute dining and shopping gems. Saturday August 22nd, 10am-6pm will be Bellevue’s first Taste of Main […]
Ask Lea: Family Happy Hour?
Dear Lea, I’ve taken my kids to a few of the happy hours around here, only to find that the seating is strictly at the bar (and therefore, no kids allowed), while some places also serve happy hour in their dining areas. Do you have a list of family-friendly happy […]
Pour It On – El Gaucho’s First Annual Pour on the Plaza
El Gaucho successfully hosted Downtown Bellevue’s first annual Pour on the Plaza on Saturday. Spread out on the grassy plaza in front of the City Center Building, the weather cooperated for lots of wine, music, and food. Envisioned as an upscale wine-centric Downtown Bellevue version of The Bite of Seattle, […]
You Bleed, Monsoon Will Feed You!
Monsoon East is teaming up with the Bellevue Blood Donor Center on 112th in Downtown Bellevue for a major blood drive this Saturday, August 8th. If you donate blood at the Center on Saturday, head on over to Monsoon East afterwards to replenish yourself with FOOD! Anyone sporting an “I […]
Joey Bellevue Updates Happy Hour
It can be quite a headache to keep up with all the Bellevue Happy Hours, with their every-changing hours, so we’ve once again done all the hard work for you! We just recently updated our Happy Hour list with new restaurants in the area and also updated the accuracy of existing restaurants’ […]
El Gaucho Celebrates Food & Wine With ‘Pour On The Plaza’
This Saturday August 8th, from 2pm – 5pm, El Gaucho Bellevue will host its first ever ‘Pour On The Plaza’ – a celebration of fine food and wine. Eat food from local restaurants including El Gaucho, Wild Ginger, and The Melting Pot, and taste wine from over 24 of the Northwest’s most prestigious […]
Trophy Cupcakes Announces Newest Store at The Bravern in Bellevue
Today Trophy Cupcakes announced (on Twitter) their third store, and first in Bellevue at The Bravern. As a caterer and wedding cake producer, I’m an expert on cake. I’ve had more wedding cake and cupcakes and pastry than anyone I know- and that’s not a good thing. Sad truth: most […]
