Check out the East Broadway Foodie Crawl in East Somerville, a fun event where you can sample a plethora global treats from the mom-and-pops that line Broadway.

Event Name: East Broadway Foodie Crawl – Somerville
Date: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Time: 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Price: $20
Tickets: eastsomervillemainstreets.org/foodie-crawl/foodie-buy-tickets/
Event information: eastsomervillemainstreets.org/foodie-crawl/

From this site:

On Tuesday September 16th (rain date September 17th), come take a cultural crawl with us through the East Somerville restaurant corridor and discover Somerville’s best kept culinary secrets. With just one ticket, you’ll get one bracelet that allows you to sample the authentic foods of some of East Somerville’s best restaurants. Walk down Broadway and explore each stop on the crawl at your leisure; the authentic foods will take you straight to the sights and smells of Ethiopia, the tastes of El Salvador and the colors of Haiti. In the past, over one thousand people have come to eat their way through this showcase of ethnic cuisine. This September over a dozen restaurants, representing five continents, will once again throw open their doors to a horde of foodies. Join us for this mobile feast!

Participating restaurants include:

• La Brasa
• East End Grille
• Vinny’s Ristorante
• Taco Loco
• Fasika Ethiopian Restaurant
• Mount Vernon Restaurant & Pub
• Rincon Mexicano
• Los Paisanos
• Tapatio Mexican Grill
• Gauchao Brazillian Cuisine
• Maya Sol
• Dreamy Flavor
• Casey’s
• Joe’s Liquors
• Ola Cafe
• Taquiero Montecristo

The AIDS Action Committee announces that the annual Taste of the South End will take place March 4th, 2014. Attendees will help a fantastic cause while enjoying small plate culinary creations from a myriad of the South End’s most vibrant restaurants including:

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be experiencing:

Hope to see you there!

I thought I knew good BBQ. I really did. But until I tried ribs and chicken from a master on the competitive BBQ circuit–and subsequently got a smoker of my own–I was truly ignorant of what BBQ could be. No mass-produced BBQ can touch the stuff.

On May 18th and 19th, come see how the pros do it at the Lexington Battle Green BBQ Festival:
lexingtonbbqbattle.com

There will be live music, spectacular BBQ, and local craft brews to be enjoyed. Moreover, an official KCBS BBQ competition will taking place, so you can see how it’s supposed to be done.

No shigging allowed

The festival is located at 1557 Mass Ave in Lexington:

The good people from Cusine en Locale are doing another O.N.C.E. (One Night Culinary Event), this time Viking-themed, at the Somerville Armory, on Jan 25th.

From the press release:

ONCE in Valhalla is a 10 course, all local, theatrical feast, at the Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville- 191 Highland Ave. Doors open at 7pm to a Slumbrew beer tasting and open oyster bar, followed by 9 more courses of fantastic, locavore, Viking inspired fare. Expect delicious dishes, like cheesey oat porridge, roasted leg of lamb and mead poached pollock.

Green River Ambrosia will be on hand with their delicious mead to taste and purchase, and there is a Slum Brew Beer pouring for the first hour. The bar will be open for the first hour, and afterwards they’ll serve beer, mead and wine throughout the event for cash sacrifices.

The location, Valhalla, is modeled on the hall in Viking heaven (Asgard) where honored dead guests went to dine with the gods, in Norse mythology*. In our Valhalla, guests feast at the table with Norse Gods and Goddesess, are served by Valkyrie and are entertained by live music and performances, directed by Allegra Libonati, of the American Repertory Theater

Tickets are $100/person, and can be purchased online here.

While I typically cover only local events, anything that features my favorite Providence, RI restaurant, La Laiterie (think a mom and pop version of Eastern Standard + Formaggio Kitchen) is worth going seeking out. I remember having sweet smoked duck tongue on a waffle there once, which was as sublime as it was unusual.

This summer, you get a glass of wine, some cheese, and a house-made charcuterie item for $10. Pair this with a night at strolling around Waterfire, and you should a great evening.

From the press release:

WHAT:
With a New England bistro (La Laiterie) and attached artisanal cheese/gourmet foods shop (Farmstead) tucked away in Providence’s Wayland Square, Matt and Kate Jennings have been churning out nationally-recognized rustic farmhouse cuisine and homespun baked goods for almost 10 years. A two-time nominee for a James Beard Foundation award, Matt joins his wife Kate in the kitchen, creating dishes that have received praise from Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Travel + Leisure and Saveur, as well as the Cooking Channel’s “Unique Eats” TV program.

This summer, whether you’re in Providence to see why Travel + Leisure readers recently named it “America’s Best Burger City,” or you’re here to experience the sparkling downtown art installation known as WaterFire, a stop at La Laiterie for Patio Pours is a casual and accessible way to experience the Jennings’s incredible dedication and commitment to honest, seasonal, handmade food.

Pull up a chair at the sidewalk patio and enjoy a night of:

Unusual Pours of Wine
Sample a glass from La Laiterie’s unusual and small-batch producer wines, most of which are rarely available outside the bottle. A few examples of these hard-to-come-by-the-glass wines are Stefano Massone Masera Gavi, Valdesil Montenovo Godello and Glatzer Blaufrankisch.

Housemade Charcuterie
See why Matt Jennings is not only a three-time Cochon 555 champ, but also considered a “renowned meat artist” by the Washington Post. His housemade charcuterie includes unique creations such as Pig Ear Bacon, Hoof & Snout Terrine, and Fennel & Preserved Orange Cotechino.

Farmstead’s Curated Cheese Selection
From spirit-washed originals like the Drunken Providence (a Gouda-style cheese from Narragansett Creamery that is washed with Thomas Tew Rum from Newport Distilling Co. and aged for two months in Farmstead’s street-level cheese cave), to the imported Vento D’Estate (an Italian sheep and goat’s milk cheese washed in prosecco and wrapped in grasses, herbs and wildflowers), adjacent cheese shop Farmstead carries a wide variety of cheeses curated by Owner/Master Cheesemonger Matt Jennings and his team of three cheesemongers.

WHEN:
Starting June 12, 2012
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
5 – 7 PM

WaterFire Saturdays
5 – 7 PM
June 9 and 23, 2012
July 21, 2012
August 18, 2012

COST:
$10/person for one glass of your choice of featured wine, one featured cheese and one featured charcuterie item.

WHERE:
186 Wayland Avenue
Providence, RI
(401) 274-7177

WEBSITE:
www.farmsteadinc.com