🍽️ Decadent dinners

• Black Lamb combines the finest flavors from the farm with its apple cider glazed lamb belly, complete with an onion soubise, apple mostarda, and braised red cabbage.
• Sample seasonal foie gras from Little Donkey in Cambridge, which layers the customary French dish with a bed of apple bread, peppered with notes of pistachio and lemon balm.
• Allston newcomer Fields West makes a bold statement with its pumpkin sashimi, blending kabocha (read: Japanese winter squash) miso puree, black sesame salt, and micro greens.

🍪 Sweet treats

• Pears takes center stage at Mooo Beacon Hill’s dessert menu, where the Fall Pear combines pear mousse + compote with cinnamon shortbread and cinnamon-whipped ganache.
• Munch on white, orange, and purple-sprinkle “Hocus Pocus” cookies from Top Shelf Bakery that come packaged in trios — just like the Sanderson sisters.
• Overwhelm your senses with a Pumpkin Cheesecake Bar from Union Square Donuts, which pack hunks of fluffy brioche dough with cheesecake filling and notes of pumpkin, vanilla beans, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A caramel glaze and homemade gingersnap cookie crumble top off this monster mash of flavors.

🍸 Seasonal sips

• Head to Fat Baby to toss back an Apple Jack, a concoction of house-infused cinnamon tequila, lime, triple sec, apple cider, and agave, served with a rim made from — what else? — crushed Apple Jack cereal.
• Ramsay’s Kitchen is serving a chilling new cocktail called The Witch’s Elixir, a potent potion of Putnam rye whiskey, Montenegro amaro, demerara sugar, and egg whites, plus a dash of cinnamon.

• TransElectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star | Monday, Oct. 16 | 6-7 p.m. | East End Books Boston Seaport, 300 Pier 4 Blvd., Boston | $5-$37 | This book event + mini concert celebrates the new memoir from Cidny Bullens, an American singer-songwriter who has worked with Elton John and Rod Stewart.
• Chromeo | Monday, Oct. 16 | 7 p.m. | Roadrunner, 89 Guest St., Boston | $35-$65 | The Montreal duo flex their electro-funk on their first headlining tour in over four years.

• Rebel Girls Fest | Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Beacon Hill Books & Cafe, 71 Charles St., Boston | Free | Celebrate the launch of Rebel Girls’ new release “Dear Rebel” with a book reading and signing from contributors Berta Rojas, Ari Barbanell, Merritt Moore, and Isabella Madrigal.
• Ladies Climbing Collective at Central Rock Gym | Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 7-9 p.m. | Central Rock Gym Harvard Square, 20 Brattle St., #220, Cambridge | Free for members, $20 for non-members | Female-identifying and non-binary climbers are invited to find climbing partners, new friends, and get climbing beta from those with similar techniques.

• ¡A Bailar! Community Building through Afro-Latin Dance and Music | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 7-10 p.m. | Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston | Free | Come early for an intro to Afro-Latin music instrumentation, and stay for lessons, performances and audience demonstrations from the Afro-Latin dance scene.

• The Red Line has suspended service on the Ashmont Branch and Mattapan Line through Sunday, Oct. 29 to make repairs to over five miles of track. Review where shuttles are available and which local buses can keep your commute on track during the 16-day shutdown.

• The city has launched a groundbreaking database that compiles information about people who were enslaved in pre-abolition Boston. The records, which span from 1641 to 1783 and currently contain 2300+ entries, are available via the city of Boston website. (Boston Globe)

• The BPDA has approved “On The Dot,” a plan to transform 21 acres in South Boston into a commercial and residential development. The project by Core Investments aims to add 11 buildings along a portion of Dorchester Avenue: six lab + office units, and five residential buildings. (Boston Business Journal)

• Somerville Butcher Shop M.F. Dulock is getting a new name and owner. After 10+ years of selling locally-sourced, pasture-raised meats, the business will transform into Highland Butcher Shop as a new proprietor takes over. Don’t start any beef — the shop will shutter temporarily during the transition. (Boston Restaurant Talk)

• The Dorchester Food Co-op hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony over the weekend to celebrate its grand opening. Located at 195 Bowdoin St., the co-op stocks healthy + sustainable foods and is the city’s only member-owned grocery store. (7 News Boston)

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