It’s that time of year again: the 18th annual Dining Out For Life event, in which 150 Seattle area restaurants will donate portions of their proceeds to the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, is happening this coming Thursday, April 28.

There are a number of Queen Anne restaurants participating in the fundraiser for either breakfast, lunch dinner, or all three. Check out the list of participating neighborhood spots:

• Caffe Vita (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Eat Local (B,L,D)
• Emmer&Rye (D)
• Hilltop Ale House (L, D)
• McMenamins Queen Anne (D)
• Pasta Bella (D)
• Ponti Seafood Grill (D)
• Portage (D)

Check out the full list of participating restaurants here.

To find out more about the Lifelong AIDS Alliance and the services the fundraiser will support, watch this video:

If you can’t attend Dining Out For Life, but would still like to show your support, donations can be made directly to the Lifelong AIDS Alliance here.

It’s that time of year again–Seattle Restaurant Week is bringing some delicious deals to local restaurants around town for ten days this month, from Sunday, April 10 to Thursday, April 14, and Sunday, April 17 to Thursday, April 31.

Over 150 restaurants citywide will be offering three-course dinners for just $28 (sadly excluding weekends), and many will also be dishing up three-course lunches for $15.

There are 13 Queen Anne restaurants participating in Seattle Restaurant Week:

• Betty Restaurant & Bar
• Boat Street Cafe
• Canlis
• Crow Restaurant & Bar
• emmer&rye
• How to Cook a Wolf
• Paragon Restaurant & Bar
• Peso’s Kitchen and Lounge
• Ponti Seafood Grill
• Portage
• Ten Mercer
• The Melting Pot
• Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge

Search for participating restaurants by neighborhood or meal, or get menu details and reservation information from the Seattle Restaurant Week website.

The inaugural Seattle Restaurant Week in April was such a success, another one is planned for October.

Four Queen Anne restaurants were involved in the first week, including Betty, Canlis, Crow, emmer&rye, How to Cook a Wolf, Ponti Seafood Grill, Portage, Ten Mercer, Paragon, and Via Tribunali. This time around, organizers are turning to Seattle residents to find out what restaurants they’d like to see on the list. Offer up suggestions via Twitter (@SeattleRW) or look for them on Facebook. Each restaurant submitted will be contacted to join in the 10-day foodie celebration.

The second Seattle Restaurant Week, from October 17 to 28, will offer the same deals as the first–a $25 three-course dinner menu and optional $15 three-course lunch menu, Sunday through Thursday.