Flavors of the Month: Seattle Food & Drink Specials to Try in January 2020

by Stranger EverOut Staff

In honor of what would have been the King’s 85th birthday this month (January 8), Cupcake Royale is baking up their Velvet Elvis cupcake: a banana cupcake topped with chocolate peanut butter buttercream, a banana chip, and (optional) bacon. Cupcake Royale via Instagram

It’s January, and eateries all over Seattle are welcoming the New Year. Salt and Straw has released a special line of vegan flavors for their “Vegandulgence” series, while Frankie & Jo’s has nixed cane sugar and is using alternative sweeteners in their seasonal scoops. Meanwhile, Cupcake Royale celebrates the King of Rock and Roll’s birthday with their signature Velvet Elvis cupcake. Read on for more tasty food and drink specials here for the month. For more ideas, check out our full food and drink calendar.

Amandine Bakeshop
Pastry chef Sara Naftaly’s gem of a French bakery in Chophouse Row is offering a galette des rois (a “king’s cake, “traditionally baked to celebrate Epiphany in January), complete with its own tiny, glittery crown.