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The Eater 10/02/08

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Staff

Pumpkinfest 08!
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is the spot for season events and as the market wraps up the Wednesday market for the year with a special celebration of everyone’s favorite orange-colored gourd. The event, co-sponsored by Lantern, will feature cooking demos, pumpkin painting and other kid fun from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.


WSM wine shows

Weaver Street Market is hosting its Fifth Annual Fall Wine show and fundraiser for the Weaver Street Market Community Fund, which donates money to local non-profits. Tasting tickets are $5 each and wines in the store will be marked down.
Tastings are this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. in Carrboro; 1 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Southern Village and 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 18 in Hillsborough.

Oktoberfesting

Beer! Brats! Bands! are the Light! Camera! Action! of Oktoberfest.
You can get all three this Friday at Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro. Puritan Rodeo, Blue Diablo and Edsel 500 are the bands. The brewery is providing the beer of course. If you want to join the Brat Pack get yourself there between 5 and 9 p.m.

Attention coneheads
News from TCBY that midweek will now have a special designation at the Chapel Hill location. The primary feature of the newly announced Waffle Cone Wednesday will be yogurt in a waffle cone for 99 cents. Damn, Beldar, that’s a lot cheaper than back home in France.

Class on finger foods
“Finger Foods of the Americas” is the title of a cooking class by Sandra Gutierrez at A Southern Season. The class, hosted at the store at University Mall, starts at 6 p.m. Oct. 9. The menu reads: Beef Flautas with Roasted Tomato Sauce, Mini-Cuban Pork Sandwiches with Ham, Pickles and Mojo Mayonnaise, Piquillo and Goat Cheese Quesadillas with Tomatillo Salsa Cruda.
Tuition is $50. Register at www.southernseason.com

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