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Ballard Annex Oyster House is hosting an oyster-and-scotch pairing in honor of National Scotch Day this Saturday, July 27. On the tasting menu? Tomatin 12-year and 18-year single malts, The Antiquary 12-year Rare Old Blend, and Angus Dundee Pure Malt. Yes, please. $25 tickets are available online.

While you’ll have to wait until October 
to find it on shelves across Washington, Hilliard’s Beer and Redhook Brewery’s “Joint Effort Hemp Ale” is now available on draft. The nutty session ale is brewed with Zeus, Cascade, and Summit hops and, of course, hemp seeds. At last check, “Joint Effort” tap handles in the shape of a bong were still for sale—for the apt price of $42.00—at Hilliard’s taproom in Ballard.

This Thursday’s “Summer Harvest Feast on the Farm” at Carnation’s Oxbow Farm will feature an open-air dinner prepared by Hitchcock chef Brendan McGill, who recently earned the title “People’s Best New Chef” from Food and Wine. The fourth annual event partners with area farms that promote environmental stewardship. All proceeds go to the Snoqualmie River Watershed. Tickets are up for grabs online.

It’s just over a month away, but we’re already getting excited about Cereal Magazine editor Rosa Park’s upcoming appearance at Book Larder. Park will talk about launching her oh-so-good-looking, UK-based food-and-travel quarterly and sign copies of the latest issue. The August 25 event takes place from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. and is free, but you should RSVP to help with the head count.

The Seattle Street Food Festival is only weeks away (August 10), but if you want to get in on this year’s new addition to the behemoth event at Cal Anderson Park, the “Pop-Up Picnic,” don’t wait too long to buy tickets. It’s not cheap, but the $125 Pop-Up ticket not only lets you sample food from restaurants like Il Corvo, Blind Pig Bistro, Spinasse, Little Uncle, and others, but also buys you the right to skip the lines at the festival itself. E

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