If you’re still shopping for Mom and haven’t hit paydirt yet, you may want to consider Theo Chocolate’s six-piece Honey Bee Confection box (just $12). Each treat is made with honey from Ballard’s Urban Bee Company. And here’s the kicker: Theo is partnering with porch.com and Kohler on a giveaway—one lucky winner will receive a Kohler Moxie Showerhead Speaker and $200 worth of Theo Chocolate.

Capitol Hill’s much-anticipated Chophouse Row project had a soft opening on May 1. While the market is not yet entirely finished, two tenants opened for business: Kurt Timmermeister’s Kurt Farm Shop and home/garden shop Niche. Other tenants, such as Erica Burke’s Chop Shop Cafe and Bar, will open in late May/early June. Stay tuned . . .

In better news for Mother Earth, Taylor Shellfish shelved their plans to spray neurotoxins over their oyster beds in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. The Seattle Times reported on Friday that the farm will no longer support the use of the pesticide imidacloprid. Overwhelming public outcry against the plan was generated last week, with local chefs Renee Erickson and Matt Dillon leading the charge. E

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