Besaw's Tax-Break Deal; The Baowry Launches Lunch

NW/ALPHABET DISTRICT—NW cafe Besaw's is acknowledging tax day with a deal-granting "Tax Break" menu, offering dinner guests a deal: buy one entree, get one half-off. The deal's only good during dinner service, through Thursday. [EaterWire]

ST. JOHNS—St. Johns' Modern-Asian spot the Baowry officially launched a daily lunch service today, reports the Oregonian. Among the new offerings: a bacon-and-egg banh mi served with shrimp chips. [OregonLive]

SE HAWTHORNE—As part of the ongoing "Aqua Plate" program to benefit the Wetlands Conservancy, Cafe Castagna is serving up a sustainable mussel appetizer all this month, with 25 percent of its menu price donated to the cause. More information here. [EaterWire]

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