RAINEY STREET—Banger's is pairing up with Avery Brewing Company out of Boulder, Colorado to present an epic four-course beer dinner on Tuesday, July 8 starting at 7 p.m. Dishes like snapper ceviche and ras el hanout-spiced camel sausage will be paired with a whopping eight different beers. Tickets are $80 per person and can be purchased here. [EaterWire]
CAMPUS—Do you like ramen, barbecue and Japanese whiskey? You're in luck: Freedmen's and Ramen Tatsu-ya are teaming up for a three-course dinner paired with Nikka whiskey cocktails at Freedmen's on Wednesday, June 25 from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $60; view the full menu and purchase here. [Ramen Tatsu-ya/Facebook]
EAST 7TH—LaV will host winemaker Benoit Trocard for a five-course dinner featuring Clos Dubreuil wines on Tuesday, June 24 starting at 6:30 p.m. Seats are $150 each and include wine pairings; purchase here. [EaterWire]
RETAIL WIRE—In addition to its spicy ketchup and mustard, Whataburger will now also sell one-pound rolls of its "premium pork sausage" and 16-ounce bottles of honey butter at HEB and Central Market stores. [Chronicle]
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