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'Tis The Season for Giving! ESR's Annual Holiday Ornament Drive begins December 1st, 2023! All month long, you can donate while you dine with ESR Ornaments. All proceeds go to the organizations below. In our Seattle area restaurants, we are proud to support Mary's Place, which has been helping women & children move out of homelessness for over 20 years in King County. Please join us in supporting Mary's Place's Annual No Child Sleeps Outside campaign. In our Spokane restaurants, we proudly support Hope House, an organization dedicated to offering shelter, essential needs, and resources to women in need, empowering them to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. In Boise, we are honored to be raising funds for Life's Kitchen, an organization that has provided over 575,000 hours of job training to more than 900 young adults and delivered more than 1,350,000 meals to the community, including weekly meals to support the homeless. To donate directly to each organization, please use the links below! DONATE TO MARY'S PLACE DONATE TO HOPE HOUSE DONATE TO LIFE'S KITCHEN

ESR Pop-ups returned this summer at Pike Taproom in Ballard, with Pinchy Bois being the first of a series, and we decided to bring back even more. The next one begins this weekend! The Cheesesteak Factory pop-up features Cheesesteak sandwiches served with seasoned fries and a chocolate chip cookie. Dining in-house? Swap your cookie for Pike draft beer! Check out the full menu below and join us this weekend or next: Friday, November 17th - Sunday, November 19th, or Friday, November 24th - Sunday, November 26th, to snag a tasty cheesesteak before they disappear! Walk in or order online for pick-up! Hours: Friday & Saturday 11am to 11pm Sunday 11am to 8pm Choose your Cheesesteak Factory Combo The Philly - $23 shaved sirloin steak with cheez whiz Date Night - $23 shaved sirloin steak with hot peppers, onions, whiz The Boomer - $23 shaved sirloin steak with mushrooms, onion, provolone Scattered, Smothered & Covered - $23 shaved sirloin steak with whiz, chopped bacon, scallions Cheesesteak Factory Combos Include: Seasoned Fries Chocolate Chip Cookie Order Online for Pick Up

ESR is helping Bloodworks Northwest turn up the volume for local patients through blood donation. Let’s band together to save lives! We're partnering with Sleight of Hand Cellars to offer a giveaway to one lucky donor! Donate blood any time in November with Bloodworks Northwest and enter for a chance to win a Dinner for 10 in The Cellar Room at Staple & Fancy with Wine Pairings by Sleight of Hand and a private musical performance by Small Paul! To enter to win, use code ESR1 at your donation check-in! You don't have to wait until we announce a winner to try the wines, though! We'll have bottles of the Sleight of Hand wines available all November at Bombo Italian Kitchen, Cortina, Staple & Fancy, Tavolàta Stone Way, Tavolàta Belltown, Tavolàta Capitol Hill, Tavolàta Redmond, Rione XIII, or Red Cow! Whether you’re a new or longtime donor, it’s a critical time to save lives, and it’s easy to do. The team at Bloodworks will have you wrapped up with a cookie in hand in about an hour! SIGN UP TO DONATE HERE! Photo of Small Paul by Coco Aramaki

We're thrilled to share some incredible news with you! The Puget Sound Business Journal has recently named our very own Chef Ethan Stowell the PSBJ 2023 Executive of the Year. This recognition is an extraordinary honor, one that fills us with pride, and we know that Chef Ethan is equally honored and humbled to have been selected for this prestigious award. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our amazing guests, friends, industry, and community who have been part of our remarkable journey. Your unwavering support and enthusiasm have played a pivotal role in our success. We wouldn't be here without you, and we're excited to see what the future holds for Ethan Stowell Restaurants and our wonderful community!