Spinasse chef, Jason Stratton is scheduled to compete Iron Chef-style against Emmer & Rye chef Seth Caswell at Seattle Weekly’s Voracious Tasting’s Chef Tasting in a battle that takes culinary Guns, Nuts and Talent.

The event, which takes place on Wednesday, April 14 at the Paramount Theater, will feature tasty samples from area restaurants, drinks from local mixologists, the 4th annual Seattle Weekly Food Awards and a local chef showdown set up in a temporary kitchen stadium inside the Paramount.

Get your tickets asap and bring your support for Jason as he fights the battle of his career!

Head on over to Sur La Table at The Bravern on March 27th at 2:30pm to check a cooking demo by Terrance Brennan, head chef at Artisanal Brasserie. He will be making a sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi with wild mushrooms and asparagus, diver scallops with blood orange grenobloise and cauliflower silk and then he’ll finish it all off with a thin apple tart with caramel ice cream. Delicious!

Sur La Table will provide individual tastes of each dish for each guest. To help with this they are asking guests to please RSVP at 425-372-2200, but it is not required.

Bon apetit!

Neiman Marcus at The Bravern stays on top of the fashion scene. You can pretty much always guarantee some fabulous event, trunk show or designer will be there.

Check out some of their upcoming events:

KaufmanFranco at Neiman Marcus
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Come and meet famed designers Isaac Franco and Ken Kaufman and see their new Spring/Summer trunk show.

Gown Show at Neiman Marcus
March 25 – 27, 2010
Stop in the Dress Collection on the Plaza level to view the latest designs in gowns and cocktail dresses.

The Shoe To-Do at Neiman Marcus
March 26 – 27, 2010
On this occasion, getting a little something will mean a whole lot. Purchase two or more pairs of regular-priced women’s, men’s, or children’s shoes and Neiman Marcus will donate $50 to Dress for Success, an organization that promotes economic independence of disadvantaged women. One donation per customer.

Manolo Blahnik Trunk Show at Neiman Marcus
March 26 – 27, 2010
Stop in on Friday and Saturday to view the latest collection from Manolo Blahnik.

Konstantino Spring Trunk Show at Neiman Marcus
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
View the latest from jewelry designer Konstantino in the Precious Jewels Salon on Level One.

Cartier High Jewelry Trunk Show
April 7 – 25, 2010
Come into the Precious Jewels Salon on Level One to view the latest from Cartier.

In anticipation of her upcoming Iron Chef Challenge on Sunday, April 11, Seattle Met’s Nosh Pit sat down with Cafe Juanita’s Holly Smith and asked her about her favorite ingredients for spring (rhubarb), where she takes out of town guests for dinner (sushi) and her guilty food pleasure (frites and mayo).  Read the full article here.