Tonight's the night! Head downtown at 7 to Crescent Ballroom to hear some of the Valley's best writers bite down on the holidays, in the form of "Eating Christmas" -- our third annual Christmas/Food mash-up. We'll even light the menorah in honor of the first night of Hanukkah.

Here's the lineup:

See also: Chow Bella's Second Annual Eating Christmas

Becky Bartkowski Josh Chesler Katie Johnson Judy Nichols Robrt Pela Kim Porter Julie Peterson Sativa Peterson Deborah Sussman Jason Woodbury

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll definitely get hungry -- which is why it's a good thing there will be food and drink available for purchase at Cocina 10. Admission is free, although we'd love it if you bring a canned good or two to benefit St. Mary's Food Bank.

This is one of our favorite nights of the year. Hope to see you there.

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