Café A La C'Art, the popular restaurant at the Tucson Museum of Art, has added about 50 additional seats and will soon have dinner hours and a bar.

Codi Perry, who manages the front of the restaurant, says the restaurant recently took over four additional rooms. He said the liquor license has also been approved, and that libations could be available as early as spring.

This is good news for fans of the restaurant, who often line up outside at lunchtime. Perry said he typically sees about 150 seatings for lunch, and that the additional room should cut down on the wait times.

Currently, Café a La C'Art starts serving breakfast at 7 a.m.; lunch hours begin at 11 a.m. Perry says dinner service should start in late spring, but weekend hours could begin as early as January.

There’s more on the restaurant over here.

It would appear the Burger King by my house no longer sells Chicken Fries, so I have no reason to go there, but if I could be promised unicorns and DJ's spinning giant hamburgers as records like they apparently have at the Russian locations, I could probably be convinced to stop by.

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In my homeland of Wisconsin, where it is often cold enough to freeze wild animals solid, nobody drinks hot toddies. This has always seemed like an enormous missed opportunity, but up there the drink de riguer is canned beer, and even subthermal temperatures don't change that.

Down here in Arizona, where it gets cold enough to warrant a hot toddy but for a few short months, we have to strike while the iron is hot, or cold, as it were. In the same way that we don fleece jackets and beanies when the temperature dips below 50, I bust out the teapot and liquor at the first hint of a chill. You might consider doing the same.

My favorite recipe this year has been one ounce each of dark rum and ginger liqueur mixed with a tablespoon of honey, a lemon wedge and topped with hot water. The warmth courses through the veins and brings life back to chilled limbs. The liquor hits fast and loosens both mind and tongue. It is an enjoyable experience in every respect, and I strongly recommend mixing one up at your earliest convenience.

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We've just gotten word that a new sushi joint is going in at the old Golden Corral spot at 715 E. Wetmore Road. Koi Sushi Bar has yet to post an opening date, but the liquor license has already been applied for and is currently pending approval.

We'll let you know when we learn more.

The new Bisbee Breakfast Club is open at 4131 W. Ina Road. If you like breakfast, burgers and big portions, a visit might be in order.

You can check out the menu over here.

Ai Bistro, a student-run eatery inside the Art Institute of Tucson at 5099 E. Grant Road, No. 100, is holding it's semester finale dinner tomorrow and it's all-you-can-eat! It sounds like some downright crave-worthy food is on deck, too. I'll post the menu after the jump.

The people at Sabino Artisan Chocolates are pulling out all the stops for the holidays and crafting some sweets that are blowing my mind.

The molded Santa Claus candies are nice, but when the conversation turns to topics like eggnog-flavored ganache with nutmeg and brandy and white-chocolate ganache infused with peppermint oil and schnapps and rolled in crushed candy canes, I start paying attention.

Get in on the sweetness over yonder.

As mentioned in last week's Noshing Around, the second Tucson Food-Truck Roundup starts in a few hours. There will be a wide variety of street food ranging from Korean-Mexican fusion food to gourmet crepes; beer will be available; and they'll even be showing vintage sci-fi movies.

Check in at the Tucson Food Trucks Facebook page for more information.

We've been getting reports that the food at the brand new Parisian Cafe at 1012 E. Sixth St. is very good. We haven't been down to check it out yet, but we hear the quiche and croissants are made from scratch and that the breakfasts are truly something else.

Check in over here for more information.

If you're interested in raising chickens, the Community Food Bank is offering two events this month to help you out.

At Manzo Elementary by guest author Patricia Foreman (author of Chicken Tractor, City Chicks) all workshops are free and open to the public, her latest book "City Chicks" will be available for sale.

Tues, Dec 13, 9:00-10:00 and 10:00-11:00am, two basic chicken care and "chicken whispering" workshops. A student group would be present for each, and both will be also open to the public.

Tues, Dec 13th 5:30-7:00pm Chicken care and how to integrate chickens into other home food production and sustainable living practices.

Manzo Elementary is located at 855 North Melrose Avenue.

For more information: Leona 882-3295, [email protected]