The 9th annual Dine Around Seattle (DAS) is about to launch on Monday, March 1, with 28 of Seattle’s finest restaurants each offering a three-course lunch or dinner menu (or both!) for just $30 ($15 for lunch).

To stay up-to-date on all the happenings around participating restaurant’s tables, check out the DAS blog, Table Talk, friend DAS on Facebook and follow DAS on Twitter.

While you’re at it, check out the recipe section on the DAS Web site.

Your stomach will thank you.

Neiman Marcus at The Bravern has some amazing events coming up and we wanted to share them with you!

Escada Focus Days: March 1 – 5
View the latest spring collection and see your sales associate about earning bonus InCircle points in stores and online during this event.

Isaia Napoli Trunk Show: March 5 – 6, 11am to 4pm
The Men’s Store, Level Two

The Art of Fashion: March 5 – 14
We’ve got the season’s greatest hits all in one place.

The Beauty Event: Now through March 7
Experience the newest colors, fragrances, and skincare for spring. Receive a gift with your cosmetics or fragrance purchase of $100 or more during this event (some restrictions apply).

Zegna Trunk Show: March 12-13, 11am – 4pm
The Men’s Store, Level Two

Yves Saint Laurent Shoe Spring Trunk Show: March 18 – 20, 11am to 4pm, Shoe Salon, Level One

Gown Show: March 25 – 27, 10am to 8pm
Dress Collections, Plaza Level

Ken Kaufman & Isaac Franco Personal Appearance: March 25
Couture Salon, Plaza Level

Kaufman Franco Trunk Show: March 26, 11am – 4pm
Couture Salon, Plaza Level

Courtesy of Ballard Bee Company

Come late March or April, 4 Western honeybee hives from Corky Luster’s Ballard Bee Company will be installed on Bastille’s growing rooftop garden.

Chef Shannon Galusha will integrate both extracted and comb honey from the hives into the menu at Bastille this summer, following collection in May and June from blackberry blooms.

Chef Galusha is still considered all the ways to use this sweet amber bounty, from honeyed vinegars, combs to accompany the cheese program, savory dishes and desserts.

While Western honeybees are usually dormant from October to March, with our warmer winter this year in Seattle, there is some collection happening now from crocuses, pussy willows and heather pollen. Once collection begins in earnest, Bastille’s bees will produce two major honey flows from Big Leaf maple and the aforementioned blackberry.

Built for Man is a local fashion-forward company here in the Northwest. According to their website it is “filled with light yet stylish pieces made of natural fibers, our collection is designed specifically to provide you with the most comfortable layering items for this season and every season after.”

They had a fashion show on Tuesday night in Capitol Hill where they showcased some amazing knits from their Fall/Winter 2010 collection – which were all hand loomed and woven in Peru.

They “provide rural communities in Peru with a loom which enables these communities to improve their quality of life and continue their ancient traditional looming techniques. Utilizing the most luxurious yarns—Pima Cotton, Baby Alpaca, and Silk—these communities bring our designs to life and help us to create garments that stand out for their practicality, comfort and style.” You can read more about it on their blog, The Loom Project.

If you’ve never felt baby alpaca let me assure you it’s soft and very luxurious! If you’re interested in checking out the newest collection, head on over to David Lawrence which opens next week at The Bravern!

Their collection consists of: Shirts, Corvatts, Sweaters, Hoodies, Unkus, Scarves, Hand & Arm Warmers. Check them out!