I can honestly say I’ve never been to a barbecue restaurant with tablecloths, pretty centerpieces and dolls on display wearing crocheted dresses – until I visited Papa Eddie’s Corner Café and BBQ in Tacoma, which opened April 24 in the location that housed JT’s Original Louisiana Bar-B-Que until two months ago.

In fact, some barbecue aficionados may call “blasphemy” at a barbecue joint that doesn’t sport battered chairs with a roll of paper towels on every grubby table.

Papa Eddie’s is homey with a side of cute – like someone’s grandma came in and gussied up the joint by painting the walls creamsicle orange and adding tablecloths.

Pictured here: Pappa Eddie's Corner Cafe owner Zach Hill holds a plate of his restaurant's signature dishes: barbecued pork ribs, red beans and rice, potato salad and cornbread. Photo by Drew Perine/The News Tribune.

=> Read more!

Three wine and beer events in Tacoma and Seattle will raise money for things deserving of your cash.

They are:
Wine tasting, May 9, in Puyallup, to raise money for the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center.
Tacoma Wine classic, May 9, at Tacoma Community College, to raise money for TCC programs.
Hopscotch Spring Beer and Scotch tasting event, today and May 9 at Fremont Studios in Seattle, to raise money for Seattle International Film Festival.

Click "read more" for details of each event.

=> Read more!