Evansville-area food news: Latin festival, fall family fun on the farm and more
EVANSVILLE — We're bringing you Tri-State restaurant happenings and food news you need to know. Here's the latest.
Food to fight cancer
Eat Plants Be Well will present an online four-class Food for Life series called Let's Beat Breast Cancer beginning on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. with Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer. Further weekly classes are Fueling Up on Low-Fat, High Fiber Foods; Cancer-Fighting Compounds and Healthy Weight Control; and Foods and Breast Cancer Survival. Tickets are $44 for the entire series.
For more information, email eatplantsbewell77@gmail.com.
Fiesta in Evansville
Fiesta Evansville will happen on at Wesselman Park on Sunday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Stop to enjoy authentic foods from Mexico, Central and South America; live performances; cultural exhibits and much more.
Wesselman Park is at 551 N. Boeke Road.
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New feel for Ghost West
Ghost Quesadilla West has transitioned to Ghost Sports Pub. A new menu includes hand-cut fries, sandwiches and more. The pub will be all ages from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday - Friday and over 21 all other times. The original Ghost Quesadilla and Ghost Sports Bar in Newburgh will remain the same.
Ghost Sports Pub is at 5501 Pearl Drive; 812-0985-8477.
New Sunday football buffet
The Hilltop Inn is now offering changeable all-you-can-eat Sunday Buffets to complement your NFL Sunday Ticket viewing. A baked potato bar with toppings including bacon, ham, cheese, butter and sour cream, olives and more was offered for $12 in September. Check the Facebook page on Tuesday or Wednesday each week for that Sunday's special.
The Hilltop Inn is at 1100 Harmony Way; 812-303-3732.
Oktoberfest menu at Newburgh bar and restaurant
The Knob Hill Tavern will begin its annual Oktoberfest menu on Monday, Oct. 3. Stop in for German sausages, sauerbraten, pork schnitzel, Oktoberfest pizza with corned beef and kraut, German chocolate cake and much more.
The Knob Hill Tavern is at 1016 State Route 662, Newburgh, Ind.; 812-853-9550.
Family Fun on the Farm
Mayse Farm Market is open with Family Fun on the Farm fall activities through Monday, Oct. 31. Weekday hours are 2-6 p.m. and admission is $8. Experience the five-acre corn maze, corn hole, games, swings, farm animals, a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch and more. On the weekend, admission is $12 and additional activities including inflatables, a kiddie zipline and concessions are added. Concessions and pumpkins picked in the patch are not included in the admission price.
Mayse Farm Market is at 6400 N. St. Joseph Ave.; 812-963-3175.
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Porkapalooza fundraiser
The Newburgh Senior Center will host Porkapalooza on Friday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Newburgh BBQ Coalition will be smoking the barbecue, making 300 slabs of baby back ribs, the same number of whole smoked tenderloins, and loads of pork shoulder for pulled pork. Enjoy take-away pulled pork sandwich lunches with chips and a water for $5 both days. Pre-order slabs of ribs ($35), smoked pork tenderloin ($15) and bulk pulled pork ($25 per quart) by Tuesday, Oct. 4, by calling 812-629-4634 or 812-598-8332. Pick up items on Saturday, Oct. 8 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Newburgh Senior Center is at 529 Jefferson St., Newburgh, Indiana; 812-853-5627.
Outdoor farm to table dinner
Seton Harvest will host its October Twilight Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6-10 p.m. A farm-to-table meal by Culinary Innovations featuring products grown at Seton Harvest will be served. Other contributors are Woods and Stems mushrooms, Working Distributors, and Timberview Flower Farm. Music will be by 2 Miles Back. Tickets are $50.
Seton Harvest is at 9400 New Harmony Road; 812-963-7692.
This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Fiesta Evansville, farmers market, Porkapalooza and more food events
