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Edible Halloween Happenings: London, Portland, Boston & More!

26 Oct

If you’re looking to dress-up in your best Halloween costume, support a good cause, or simply eat and drink until November 1st… we’ve got some good spots for you!

Atlanta
Stop in for some steak at STK and enjoy vampire-themed Halloween decor and executive Chef Jeremy Miller’s Halloween-inspired menu on October 27th at 8pm. Have a Vampire Kiss Martini or a Pumpkin Mojito while dining on delicious dishes!

P’cheen will be hosting a Halloween bash on October 27th at 7pm. Attendees can enjoy complimentary beer and Halloween-themed food items all night! Come dressed in your best costume and be entered to win $100!

Austin
On October 26th, Midnight Cowboy will offer refuge from the zombies, ghouls, and goblins wandering the streets. From Friday through Halloween, they’re offering a specialty menu of Zombie cocktails for $10.

Boston
The lovely folks at UpStairs on the Square are turning up the spook on Halloween, October 31st. Guests should dress in their best costumes and be ready to enjoy a menu ($40 per person) from chef Susan Regis and $8 cocktails from the bar. Later in the evening you’ll be further entertained with “skaraoke” and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Be sure to make a reservation soon!

Celebrate Halloween Eve with a sustainable seafood dinner and live jazz at The Beehive on October 30th, starting at 5:30pm. Along with their regular menu, this four course menu ($65 per person) was designed by the restaurant’s execuctive Chef, Rebecca Newell, and the New England Aquarium to raise awareness about sustainable seafood.

California
The OC Fair is offering a Halloween Foodtacular on October 31st 5:30pm until 9pm. This event features a variety of delicious gourmet food trucks with Halloween-themed menu items. Other perks include a DJ, cash bar, and trick-or-treating for the kids!

Denver
Celebrate Halloween at the Molly Brown House with All Hallows Eve Full Tea on October 27th at 11am until 1pm. Tickets are $20 per person and include tea, treats, and time to show off your scariest or wackiest costume.

London
Dine at Dans Le Noir in pure darkness this Halloween. On October 31st at 7pm the restaurant will provide a special menu that will shock your senses! Make a reservation soon!

Portland
It’s Night of the Living Ales in Portland on October 29th where eight breweries will be whipping up Halloween-inspired brews like Burnside’s Reese’s peanut butter cup, chocolate pumpkin porter, and a Monster Mash! Costumes are encouraged and other treats include a Halloween burlesque show, full bar, and other themed cocktails ($8 cover charge).

And now, just to perk up your taste buds, here are some great Halloween recipes to make at home and share on Forkly!

Martha Stewart’s Brain Cupcakes

Chef Mom’s Spooky Ghost Pizza

Bon Appetit’s Vampire Cupcakes

Forkly Hits Boston!

2 Aug

We’re on a roll now so we don’t see any point in stopping this week! We just had two great Forkly events in Denver and Washington D.C.–and now we’re coming to visit you, Boston!

We’ll be meeting at Russell House Tavern (map) at 5 pm on Monday August 6 to enjoy Forkly talk, small plates and drinks– you can get a glimpse of the menu from Russell House Taverns’ Chef Michael Scelfo’s tastes on Forkly!


For those who can’t make it but want to meet with our @JSWAuer –or have some food writers, organizations, or chefs who must meet with her while she’s in town, be in touch! Always happy to make time for folks excited to become part of the Forkly community. Can email her at jossie@forkly.com.

And a special thanks to Chef Alli Sosna, Hank’s Oyster Bar, and all that attended the DC Happy Hour on Tuesday–it was great to meet all of you and raise money for a good cause! Keep on donating and spreading the word about her fantastic project.

That’s all for now…see you in Boston!

Join us for Forkly’s First Happy Hours! DC & Boston with More to Come

25 Jul

That’s right! We’re busy here at Forkly–but never too busy to meet up with our users! We’re hosting our first happy hours over the next few weeks…in DC and Boston to start. For those attending, Forkly users with the top number of wants for the evening will win a rockin’ Forkly T-Shirt! PG or R rated, your call. So post away!

We, like many of you, would love to hold happy hours in more cities as soon as possible. So, if you’re a big Forkly fan and you’d love to meet fellow Forkly users in your city, be sure to let us know below, or on Facebook, Twitter, or via email: team@forkly.com. And if you love to organize fun events–be in touch with us, we’d love to have you help plan a happy hour in your city.

Washington DC’s Forkly Happy Hour with Chef Allison Sosna at Hank’s Oyster Bar

When: Tuesday, July 31 5PM – 7PM (EDT)

Where: Hank’s Oyster Bar, 1624 Q St. Northwest, Washington, DC (map)


Invite your food lovin’ friends to enjoy time together (half price oysters, anyone??), talk Forkly, and help raise funds for Chef Alli’s incredible new project, Micro-Greens. Micro-Greens will teach children and their families how to cook healthy meals on a SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) budget. We hope Forkly friends will consider donating to the project, help spread the word about her work, and attend her future feasts in DC on our behalf!

RSVP & Invite your friends here!

Boston’s Forkly Meet & Greet at Russell House Tavern

When: Monday, August 6, 5PM – 7PM (EDT)

Where: Russell House Tavern, 14 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts (map)

Invite your food lovin’ friends to enjoy time together, talk Forkly, AND divulge in small plates and specialty drinks from  fantastic Forkly user (learn more about him here), Russell House Taverns’ Chef Michael Scelfo.

RSVP & Invite your friends here!

And thank you to all who attended Forkly’s First Official Happy Hour at Rackhouse Pub, Denver. We can’t wait to meet you all and share some good food & drinks. Spread the word, all are welcome!

– The Forkly Team

Featured: Boston Chef Michael Scelfo

1 Jun

EXECUTIVE CHEF MICHAEL SCELFO (Forkly: @mscelfo)

Leading Forkly’s Greater Boston area Forkly users is Michael Scelfo, Chef of Russell House Tavern in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. Just a look at Chef Scelfo’s photos and the Russell House Tavern’s website will make you want to hop on a plane to Boston– his food is incredibly gorgeous. Chef Scelfo’s culinary philosophy: serious food does not have to be pretentious.

A Western Culinary Institute grad, Michael spent quality time as a young cook in the James Beard award-winning Wildwood Kitchen in Portland, Oregon. Four years later, at the age of 25, he found himself receiving a 2 ½ star review in The New York Times while at the helm of Long Island’s sophisticated Blond. He has since overseen the kitchens of several Boston neighborhood joints with cult-like followings, including Dedo, North Street Grill, Good Life, and Tea-Tray in the Sky, at which he received a three star review from The Boston Globe.

In 2009, Michael took the helm at Russell House Tavern’s sister restaurant, Temple Bar, and in April 2010, Michael Scelfo opened Russell House Tavern as Executive Chef– named one of “Boston’s Best” by The Improper Bostonian since then. His ever evolving culinary style is heavily influenced by local, seasonal produce. Chef Scelfo favors using ingredients that tickle his fancy, show a creative respect for the classics, or have deep, personal meaning such as dovetailing off of his grandmother’s home-made recipes.

If you’re in the Boston-area, there are some great events coming up that Chef Scelfo and Russell House Tavern are participating in:

“Heading into the summer, we’re excited about a lot of things coming up at Russell House Tavern. We have our third annual nose-to-tail “pignic” where we prepare an eight-course dinner using every last bit of a pig from Brambly Farms, in partnership with the amazing folks at Island Creek Oysters and High & Mighty Brewery. We are also participating for the third year in the Taste of Cambridge fundraiser. And our famous Secret Burger is in Boston magazine’s Battle of the Burger competition.”

June 12, 5:30pm-8:30pm: Taste of Cambridge

Voting open until July 6: Boston Magazine’s Battle of the Burger

July 11, 6pm-9pm: 3rd Annual Nose-to-tail Pignic

Plus, the Russell House Tavern offers $1 Oysters after 11pm every night, what?! Mmmm oysters.

In the meantime, take a look at some of Chef Scelfo’s fantastic Forkly posts and follow him on Forkly for the months ahead, should be an exciting ride! You can also follow him on Twitter or the Russell House Tavern on Twitter.