Canon

With more than 3500 labels, canon brings you the largest spirits collection in the western hemisphere, possibly the world. Dinner served 'til 1am everyday.

Nothing beats a cold, refreshing soda on a hot day—we've had quite a few this summer, so this theory has been tested, repeatedly. While Seattle is home to a few larger soda companies (like Jones and Dry Soda,) we also have an incredible movement of restaurants serving smaller-scale but equally (if not more) delicious sodas that are innovating their way into our hearts.

Of course, not everyone...

Bartender Jamie Boudreau, proprietor of Canon, has been collecting cocktail books for more than ten years. Eater chatted with him recently about his favorite books—including the ones he thinks every cocktail enthusiast needs—and plans for a Canon cocktail app.

What are some of your oldest cocktail books?
There are a lot of first edition titles from the 1800s to pre-Prohibition. I have a first...

FREMONT— This Friday night, Vif is taking over its parking lot for a pig roast and pink wine tasting. Picnic plates are $12 and include Moroccan spiced pig with sides of lemony coleslaw and fregola salad; add $6 for rosé. The event lasts from 4 till 9 p.m., or until the hog is gone. [EaterWire]

MAGNUSON PARK— Ethan Stowell's annual Eat, Run, Hope happens next Sunday, June 29. The run/walk...

CAPITOL HILL—Tap House Grill owner Paul Reder is opening a 5,700-square-foot pub called Stout in the Sunset Electric building on Pine and 11th, reports CHS. Featuring "accessible" food and "the best in Pacific Northwest beer" the restaurant and bar is scheduled to open by the end of the year. [CHS]

'BUCKSWIRE—The record for the most expensive drink ordered at Starbucks has been shattered. With...

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