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Aaron Franklin Talks Barbecue With Smoked Meats Expert Steven Raichlen

Plus happy hour specials, sausage party, and more

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HAPPY HOURIsla is going happy hour-crazy by offering every cocktail on the menu for $5 until Wednesday, June 1, in honor of the bar’s new menu. It’ll be available all day Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Thursday, and Friday. [EaterWire]

ZOMG BBQ —Talk, eat, and learn about barbecue when Aaron Franklin hangs out with Project Smoke author Steven Raichlen on Wednesday, May 25, at BookPeople. Food and music begins in the parking lot at 5:30 p.m., with the discussion inside the bookstore at 7 p.m. Tickets come with purchases of Raichlen's book, which are required for barbecue samples. [EaterWire]

WEST CAMPUS — It’s a sausage party for Lucky Peach and Freedmen's to celebrate the publication's latest book, The Wurst of Lucky Peach on Wednesday. The $40 ticket comes with the book, magazine subscription, cocktails, and sausages from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. [EATX]

WINE WIRE — All wine by the glass will be $2 off at Rock Rose’s St. Genevieve for National Wine Day on Wednesday starting at 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN — Slow Food Austin’s next happy hour takes place at Olamaie on Thursday, May 26. From 5:30 to 7 p.m., cocktails and bites will be available. The additional $10 suggested donation will go towards Dewberry Hills Farms, which experienced recent thunderstorm and tornado damages. [EaterWire]

POP-UP WIRE — Try out gluten-free tapas and desserts with Barlata's and Blackbird Bakery's dinner series, which begins on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The $80 tickets include five dishes, two desserts, and three cocktails. [EATX]

Olamaie

1610 San Antonio Street, , TX 78701 (512) 474-2796 Visit Website

Franklin Barbecue

900 East 11th Street, , TX 78702 (512) 653-1187 Visit Website

Isla [Closed]

208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701 (301) 370-8986

St. Genevieve [Closed]

11500 Rock Rose Ave., , TX 78746 (512) 659-5537 Visit Website

Freedmen's

2402 San Gabriel Street, , TX 78705 (512) 220-0953 Visit Website

Barlata

1500 South Lamar Boulevard, , TX 78704 (512) 473-2211 Visit Website

BookPeople

603 North Lamar Boulevard, , TX 78703 (512) 472-5050 Visit Website

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