Bloglander

For your Thursday afternoon, some little bites of food news from around the region:

The Central Food website is getting attention online for its live-cam background that updates with the view from Kendall Yards every five minutes.

click to enlarge

Sandpoint bakeshop Sugar Girl Creations is open now in the Cedar Street Bridge market, but will be moving to a new storefront on Church Street later this summer. Guinness whoopie pies? Apple pie buttercream frosting? Yes, please.

On Main Street in Pullman, a bakery called Artfully Yours is also planning to open at the end of this month. Its focus is made-from-scratch baked goods that don’t contain common allergens — no gluten, nuts, eggs, soy, dairy or corn.

Black Jack Lil’s, a new bar and barbecue restaurant on Hauser Lake, is opening soon — but not for Memorial Day weekend as originally planned. The space used to be well-known as the Rainbow Inn. 

Eat for charity: Casper Fry is donating $1 from every burger sold through the end of May for Oklahoma tornado aid.

Drink for charity: Nectar Wine is donating half its profits from tonight’s Wine TweetUp to Spokane Meals on Wheels. Anyone interested in socializing is welcome at the weekly TweetUp events.

American Craft Beer Week is over, but The Blue Spark in downtown Spokane is continuing its outstanding $2 deal on local pints on Thursdays from noon to 6 pm. (We wrote more about the bar’s focus on Northwest beers in this week’s print issue.)

The Spokesman-Review wrote about new owners for Overbluff Cellars on the South Hill, which will also become home to the Anvil Coffee roasting operation.

In this week’s Entree newsletter, we’ve got news of Clover’s recent accolades and seasonal changes, plus a new Sweet Frosting Blissful Bakeshop location in the Wandermere area. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter here.