What's Cookin': Dining Out for Life

Need a good excuse to eat out? Mark your calendars: One week from today, April 24, is the 15th annual Dining Out for Life. Hosted by the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 30% of your meal cost goes back to the organization, which provides a wide variety of services to people in the Puget Sound who are living with HIV/AIDS, including fresh meals and groceries from the Chicken Soup Brigade, housing, insurance, and education/prevention programs.

Nationally, more than 2,800 restaurants participate in Dining Out for Life, generating more than $3 million per year for AIDS service organizations. From Caffe Vita to Carmelita and Red Mill to Pink Door, check out the local list of participating restaurants—and participate. Your stomach and your heart will be the better for it.