Chavos BBQ Pop-Up at Las Perras Café
Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
3401 Harrisburg
Texican smokemasters Chavos BBQ continues its residency at Las Perras all weekend, offering its fall barbecue menu. Expect treats like the brisket concha stuffed with smoked brisket, egg, cheddar cheese and strawberry jalapeño jam, or pork belly tacos in crushed beet corn tortillas.
Bollywood Burnout: Diwali Edition at Musaafer
Friday, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
5115 Westheimer
Musaafer is keeping the Diwali celebrations going after dark with a late-night party featuring Bollywood DJ sets and live dhol drumming, plus signature cocktails like the Paan Negroni, made with gin, vodka and Campari infused with paan, or the Teekha Peru, a pisco cocktail with guava, lime, chaat masala and a hint of red chili. Expect plenty of beats and dancing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets start at $34.64.
Top Chef Flatbread Collaboration at Craft Pita West U
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
5172 Buffalo Speedway
Chef Rafael Nasr teams up with “Top Chef” Season 22 winner Tristen Epps for a one-day patio cookout featuring two takes on Middle Eastern flatbread: Lebanese lahm bi ajeen and Turkish-inspired lahmacun topped with Epps’ signature “ranchovy” sauce. The Saturday collaboration is free and open to the public while supplies last.
Friendsgiving Sunday Supper at Camaraderie
Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m.
608 West 11th
Chef-owner Shawn Gawle serves a family-style Friendsgiving dinner featuring apple, fennel and orange salad, porchetta with smothered potatoes, braised escarole, honey-glazed carrots and cranberry pear mostarda, followed by butterscotch budino with pumpkin Chantilly. Dinner is $55 per person, with bottles of wine available for $45. Reserve via OpenTable.
Diwali Celebration at Kitchen Rumors
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
2310 Decatur
The modern Indian spot will host its Diwali celebration with Indian dishes, handcrafted drinks, belly dancing and a DJ for $65 per person. Seats are available at 6:30 p.m.
