Free-Teacher-Burrito Tuesday and TASTE's Anniversary Wednesday

Tuesday, May 4, is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and Chipotle Mexican restaurants realize you didn't get 'em anything (no, that gift basket of Aplets & Cotlets for the holidays doesn't still count). Happily, they can stop in at a Chipotle for Buy One, Get One for Teacher. Any faculty or staff member (with school ID!) who buys a burrito, burrito bowl, salad or order of tacos, will receive a second order for free. Offer is good from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. I guess lunch is already plenty busy.

On Wednesday, TASTE at SAM "celebrates its third anniversary with a day of special offerings." Special, eh? But they don't say what, very cagy down there. A local-food sourcer (I'm told  89 percent of all ingredients come from local, organic sources), TASTE has kept more than $2 million in the local economy over the last three years. To make a reservation, call 206-903-5291 (NB: they close at 8 p.m. for a private event on Wednesday, and to mark the anniversary, SAM admission is just $3.)