Cousin Sam: September 2023

When Mirak Kazanjian left Los Angeles, he left his home in the largest Armenian community outside Armenia to attend college in Spokane. But he handled the transition pretty well. He loved the new pace of life. He could deal with missing the beach. The only thing he couldn't stand was the lack of shawarma. He couldn't find any, so he made his own.... Now, Spokane can have shawarma every day. Skewers is opening a fixed-location restaurant downtown thanks to a dream-come-true partnership with local chef Michael Wiley.

TO-GO BOX: Tasty recent openings in the Inland Northwest

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Nerd out at Fowl Play, chef Jordan Obermeyer's last pop-up in Spokane

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Jordan Obermeyer is serving ice cream with his chicken and waffles. Reverse ice cream, that is — a Phantom Tollbooth-esque treat that melts as it cools and stiffens as it heats up. That's just one of the fantastical surprises that awaits 50 very special guests. On Sept. 24 only, Chef "Obi," as he's affectionately called, is serving a five-course meal called "Fowl Play" at Bowery on Riverside Avenue, with help from Bowery chef Shaun Ratty. Each dish is inspired by poultry, reinvented by molecular gastronomy, and paired with a Lumberbeard brew.

30 Years of Inlander: 2013-2014

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Ten years ago, the Inlander hit its 1,000th issue and moved its headquarters to an up-and-coming neighborhood called Kendall Yards. A young intern named Eli Francovich joined our team, who would go on to be the Spokesman-Review's outdoors editor and, earlier this year, publish an entire book on wolves (see our review on page 27). By 2014, three couples had gotten married thanks to our "I Saw You" section, which made for a swoon-worthy, Hallmark-esque Valentine's Day cover story. Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, and the state suffered the Carlton Complex Fire, one of the biggest wildfires in Washington history, burning more than 250,000 acres, destroying 350 homes and causing nearly $100 million in damage.

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As it kicks off its 2023-24 season, the Spokane Symphony is ready to hear what the community needs

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What's the point of a symphony, anyway? What is an orchestra's job? Jeff vom Saal races around his office all day asking these questions. An energetic trumpet player from upstate New York, he's been the executive director for the Spokane Symphony for seven years, with plenty of previous experience in Massachusetts, North Dakota, Iowa and California. But for all his years around orchestras, his questions don't seem to be getting any easier.

CONCERT REVIEW: Yo-Yo Ma-gic

The Spokane Symphony starts its 2023-24 season with world-famous soloist Yo-Yo Ma

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma wowed at the Symphony's sold-out season opener on Sept. 6.

No Drought Brewing Co., a Spokane Valley brewery focused on German beer, releases a series of limited edition stouts

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Call him a heretic. A heathen. A dishonor to the Inland Northwest. But Damon Netz doesn't like IPAs. The Seattle native just had too many hoppy beers and got sick of them, OK? So when Netz opened No Drought Brewing Company in Spokane Valley in 2021, he decided to focus on serving his favorite beers — lager, doppelbock, Kölsch and all kinds of other German brews, made from malts straight out of Heidelberg. Judging by his full taproom, he isn't the only one getting sick of pale ales.

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