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Afternoon Snacks
Would you rather gorge on pumpkin beers and pies, or a majestic meatball buffet? We ask some tough questions on today's Afternoon Snacks!
Afternoon Snacks
Pumpkin beers, it probably goes without saying, are firmly in the love ‘em or hate ‘em camp. Pie eating contests, on the other hand, are indisputably one of the greatest things humans have ever dreamt up. So regardless of your feelings on pumpkin beer, this weekend’s Pumpkin Smash at City Tap House (3925 Walnut St.) sounds like a worthwhile way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Grab a pumpkin fanatic friend—you know you’ve got at least one—and each of you, respectively, can grumble or lovingly sigh your way through a list of more than 25 pumpkin brews from 1 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 7th. They’ll also have live music, Elysian’s head brewer Dick Cantwell on hand (he’s bringing a wide variety of Elysian’s excellent beers with him, but this could also be useful info if Dick Cantwell owes you money), and one more all-important part of the season: “pumpkin-themed activities.” (Such as shoving pumpkin pie in your face! Hopefully, the most pumpkin pie!)
At the risk of causing trouble, we’d also like to make you aware of another event competing for your attention on Sunday afternoon: the American Swedish Historical Museum’s Third Annual Meatball Match-up! That sudden sense of roiling internal conflict you may be feeling right now is understandable, since meatballs are stiff competition for pie eating contests in the race for “best human invention.” If meatballs win out for you, check in at the American Swedish (1900 Pattison Ave.) this Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. They’ll be judging a slew of entries and crowning someone king of meatballs in each of two fields: amateur and pro. The pros include Villa di Roma, Brauhaus Schmitz, Plenty, IKEA (duh), and many more. $8-an-adult-head gets you in to sample all the pro entries; if you want to be considered for amateur meatball royalty, you might have to drop everything and run to hand-deliver your entry form, because registration closes today.
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