The weekend never fumbles a spike.
For their 90th birthday, the legendary Allen Edmonds designed an exclusive line of fall-worthy shoes—they’re priced well below their norm, and only available on Perks. Also, take 30% off football season’s best beef jerky, and pick up your VIP tickets to the Breeders’ Cup—before it’s too late.
This recent lack of house parties has left a void in your heart. Void filler: this party in a private Victorian-y residence, featuring a live performance mishmash of SNL-style skits, cooking demonstrations and even stand-up, interspliced with a local pop-rock band. And it’s BYOB. Just like the good ol’ days.
Your Monday dream: involved bratwurst, knockwurst and ale-braised sauerkraut. Take the hint: your brain is in an Oktoberfest mood. Luckily, there’s a one-day outdoor beer garden flanking Olde Magoun’s Saloon on Saturday, offering German beer (Paulaner) along with the above German street food. Nothing better than road-kraut.
Here’s something different: the four “World No. 1s” in squash from England and Egypt will square off on a big box court dropped in the middle of Symphony Hall, for one day only. They each play twice, with shootout tiebreakers. Think of it like 3D Wii tennis. Where tubas usually are.
A-plan for tasting the cuisine of Ethiopia, El Salvador and Haiti: go to those places. B-plan: roll with local foodies through the 12 East Somerville restaurants on Broadway for some ethnic nom-noms from Taco Loco, Vinny’s and Maya Sol. Tip: skip the 3pm Pop-Tarts if going.
Bad news: your chef is taking a holiday. Good news: awaiting you at the Rattlesnake on Wednesday are five courses paired with five fitting Belgian beers, like Steenbrugge Dubbel Beer Black Pepper Wild Boar Bacon Cheese Fondue paired with Kriek. Yes, that’s just one.
