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The 5 Best Things to Eat or Drink This Weekend: Breakfast With Santa and a Campfire Christmas

Campfire Christmas @ George Ranch Historical Park Friday and Saturday, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 10215 FM 762

Take a historical journey back to Christmases past at this annual Campfire Christmas event. The evening starts with a proper Victorian holiday meal -- including Yorkshire roast beef with all the trimmings, hot tea and cider, and plum pudding, apple crumble, and peach sonker. After you've filled up, explore the park grounds and decked halls. Tickets are $50 per adult ($45 for children, seniors, or groups of 10 or more).

Breakfast with Santa @ 024 Grille Saturday, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 945 N. Gessner

Bring the whole family for an unforgettable Very Merry Breakfast with Santa this Saturday. Enjoy a full breakfast buffet -- featuring red velvet pancakes, biscuits and gravy, French toast, bacon, sausge, eggs, and more -- alongside arts and crafts, photos with Santa, goodie bags, and raffle drawings. The meal is $20 for adults and $12 for ages 4 to 14.

Sunset Sip & Stroll Farmers Market @ Five Points Plaza, La Porte Saturday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. 100 W. Main Head to the City of La Porte's Sip & Stroll to sip on wine as you peruse all of the farm-fresh crops, artisan creations, and eclectic shops popped up on Main Street. Watch local artists do live tandem paintings and listen to live music as the sun goes down. The event is free to the public and open to all ages.

Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Road Show @ Karbach Brewery Saturday, 5 p.m. 2032 Karbach Sip on Karbach's Yule Shoot Your Eye Out while you watch the hilarious holiday classic "A Christmas Story" on the big screen (movie starts at sundown). Your $12 admission includes a pint glass and 3 tokens, with additional tokens and eats from food trucks available for purchase. And don't forget, the event is BYOC (bring your own chair). See here for details.

3 Year Anniversary Dinner @ Triniti Sunday, 5 p.m to 10 p.m. 2815 S. Shepherd

Chef Ryan Hildebrand has planned a special six-course, wine-paired dinner to celebrate Triniti's third birthday this Sunday. For $150 per person (including wine pairings), feast on things like turkey consommé with stuffing and green bean terrine, scallop & foie gras with cranberry and orange ricotta tamale, and venison strip loin with butterscotch sweet potato puree and apple horseradish chutney. Visit trinitirestaurant.com or call 713-527-9090 for reservations.

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Brooke Viggiano is a contributing writer who is always looking to share Houston's coolest and tastiest happenings with the Houston Press readers.
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