WEDNESDAY 28 Clean Eating: Eat Well, Live Whole — Learn the basics of creating a healthier kitchen: how to read labels, find hidden ingredients and deal with allergies. 6-9 p.m. $65. Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.
Crab Carnival — Washington Platform’s 16th-annual Crab Carnival features a variety of crab and crabbatizers, crab soups, crab salads and other assorted crab creations. Through Nov. 14. Prices vary. Washington Platform, 1000 Elm St., Downtown, washingtonplatform.com.
THURSDAY 29 A Taste of India — Chef Catrina Mills leads this class about the spices used in traditional Indian dishes, including how to make Indian spiced chicken, spiced vegetable biryani, naan and more. 6-9 p.m. $65. Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.
Witches Brew — This benefit at Fifty West features two specialty dinner options and two limited-edition beers made with Pink Ribbon Girls and Team Fight Club. A portion of proceeds goes to both charities. 4 p.m. Free admission. Fifty West, 7668 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, fiftywestbrew.com.
Post-Apocalyptic Dinner Series — An eerily themed five-course dinner party paired with red wine and freaky post-apocalyptic Halloween treats. 7 p.m. $100. 20 Brix, 101 Main St., Milford, facebook.com/20brix.
FRIDAY 30 HallowEve Brew Bash at Ault Park — Taste the best selections from more than a dozen of Cincinnati’s breweries, including Bad Tom, Blank Slate, Braxton, Cellar Dweller, Christian Moerlein and more. Tickets include 10 four-ounce tastings. Don’t forget your costume. 6-10 p.m. $25. Ault Park Pavilion, 3600 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park, aultparkac.org.
Halloween Weird Beer Weekend — Head to Arnold’s for a weekend of weird beers. The bar hunted to find the strangest and most peculiar brews they could get their hands on, including Rivertown’s Death, brewed with ghost chili peppers; Jackie O’s Pawpaw Wheat; Rhinegeist’s Vanilla Maple Squirrel; and more. All of the beers will be tapping on Friday, with live music all weekend. Friday and Saturday. Free admission. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, facebook.com/arnoldsbar.
The Night of the Living Ales — Brass Tap hosts a costume party in conjunction with Fifty West, featuring six Fifty brews on tap. Costume contest with awards for first, second and third places. 6 p.m. Free admission. Brass Tap, 251 Calhoun Ave., Clifton Heights, facebook.com/fiftywestbrewingcompany.
Shrimp Three Ways — Learn to make shrimp three different ways. 6-8 p.m. $75. The Learning Kitchen, 7659 Cox Lane, West Chester, thelearningkitchen.com.
SATURDAY 31 Hopgeist — Rhinegeist rings in Halloween with the second-annual Hopgeist Double IPA festival. If you’re really into IBUs, this is the fest for you. Guaranteed to deliver “hair-raising hop flavors,” the fest features beers from breweries across the country — Dogfish Head, Jackie O’s, 21st Amendment — including super-rares from locals Listermann, Blank Slate, MadTree and more. Rhinegeist will also be debuting the winner of their homebrew collaboration, Homie, a double IPA with mosaic hops. VIP tickets include early access at noon and free food from Dutch’s and Maribelle’s. 1-6 p.m. Saturday. $35; $50 VIP. Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, rhinegeist.com/hopgeist.
Rock the Core Cider and Beer Fest — Drink the District held this cider and beer festival in Washington, D.C. in May, and they’re bringing the event to Sawyer Point on Halloween. Sample more than 30 different ciders and 20 beers, both local and regional. There will be food from Alabama Fish Bar mobile and Cuban Pete’s. 2-6 p.m. $35-$50; $10 designated driver. Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, drinkthedistrict.com/cincinnati/rock-the-core.
SUNDAY 01 World Vegan Day — Celebrate World Vegan Day at Park + Vine with free N’ Eggs Benedict (Shadeau ciabatta roll, topped with tofu, vegan goetta, spinach and vegan hollandaise) and La Teraza Coffee. This marks the 71st anniversary of the term “vegan” and the establishment of The Vegan Society. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Park + Vine, 1202 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, parkandvine.com.
Empty Bowls — This fundraiser benefits the Kids Café at the Freestore Foodbank. Potters from the Clay Alliance create and donate 1,200 handmade ceramic bowls. Attendees select a bowl to take home and walk through a simulated soup kitchen line to enjoy a tasty dinner provided by the Cincinnati Chef’s Association and are restaurants. Kids Cafés provide children with meals, homework help, hygiene assistance and activities. Seatings at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $23. Bell Event Centre, 444 Reading Road, Pendleton, 513-871-2529, clayalliance.org.
MONDAY 02 Delights of Malaysian Cuisine — Angie Pang talks about and demonstrates how the spices, flavors and sauces of Malaysia complement fruit, veggies, meats and each other. Learn to make lettuce wraps, pineapple salad, pancake with Malaysian chicken curry and a Pandan crepe filled with gula melaka and shredded coconut. 6:30-9 p.m. $47. Cooks’Wares, 11344 Mongtomery Road, Harper’s Point, cookswaresonline.com.
Barbers vs. Brewers — MadTree Brewing — renowned for its thickly bearded brewers — is snipping away at prostate cancer by shaving its crew’s prized possessions. In conjunction with Movember Cincinnati, MadTree is raising funds to fight prostate and testicular cancers, as well as awareness about men’s physical and mental health issues. If enough money is raised, attendants will bear witness as brewers bid farewell to their whiskers; the more money is raised, the more beards will be shorn. In addition to the shave-off, the event features split-the-pot drawings, raffles and food from Catch-A-Fire Pizza. MadTree will also tap Experimental Pale Ale 007 specifically for the occasion, infused with cedar, juniper berries and grapefruit. Contribute to the cause at youcaring.com/madtree. 4 p.m. Monday. Free admission. 5164 Kennedy Ave., Oakley, 513-836-8733, madtreebrewing.com.
TUESDAY 03 Stuff It — Learn to stuff anything: peppers, chicken breast and more. 6-8 p.m. $70. The Learning Kitchen, 7659 Cox Lane, West Chester, thelearningkitchen.com.
WEDNESDAY 04 Classic Spanish Tapas — Hands-on cooking to make classic Spanish tapas that are easy and full of flavor, like chorizo and potato stew and garlic shrimp. 6-9 p.m. $75. Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.
This article appears in Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2015.
