St. Clouds at 1131 34th Ave. in Madrona is donating a large portion of the proceeds from tomorrow night’s dinner service to local young adult shelter Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets. The restaurant at 1131 34th Ave. also hosts a community cooking event to prepare a fresh meal for the homeless each month: The next is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to donations from the Neighborhood Cooking Foundation and nearby restaurants Naam and the Hi Spot, the restaurant accepts fresh food, staples and “flavor bursts” from the public on the day before or morning of the cooking.
In other news, Voracious contributor Jameson Fink’s wine blog is nominated in the “Best Beer or Wine Blog” category of Saveur’s Best Food Blog Awards of 2013. Other locals represented on the nominee list include Jet City Gastrophysics and Seattle Food Geek for “Best Culinary Science Blog” and Not Without Salt for “Best Cooking Blog.” You can vote for Jameson and the gang from now until April 19.