Meal Times

AUSTIN BACON TAKEDOWN Matt Timms will be back in town with his annual Bacon Takedown, encouraging home cooks to create their most crowd-pleasing dish with Hormel Black Label Bacon to enter in the competition. Grand prize is always a year's supply of the porky product. To get more details and register, go online Sat., March 9, 2-4pm. (2013) Hickory Street. www.thetakedowns.com

SCHOLIUM PROJECT METAPHYSICAL LECTURE & WINE DINNER Restaurant Jezebel chef/owner Parind Vora teams up with renegade winery, Scholium Project, for a lecture on the topic of Eating Animals with a tasting of their wines on Saturday, March 9 at 7pm for $60. On Sunday night, March 10, the restaurant will offer a five-course dinner with wine pairings for $250. Reserve by phone. Sat., March 9, 6:30pm. (2013) Restaurant Jezebel, 800 W. Sixth #100, 512/436-9643. www.restaurantjezebel.com

PATI JINICH COOKING CLASS PBS cooking teacher and cookbook author Pati Jinich presents recipes from her new book Pati's Mexican Table – The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking. Reserve by phone for class and signed copy of the book. Sun., March 10, 12:30pm. (2013) Central Market North Cooking School, 4001 N. Lamar, 512/206-1014. $80. www.centralmarket.com

HALF-CIRCLE ELEVEN POP-UP RESTAURANT Chef Chris Chism launches a new pop-up restaurant named for the 100-year-old brand on his family's ranch. The multicourse, prix-fixe meals will include one complimentary cocktail prepared by the chef, plus a full cash bar and available wine pairings. Seatings at 6, 6:30, and 7pm. Reserve by phone or email. Wed.-Thu., March 13-14, 6pm Donn's Depot, 1600 W. Fifth, 571-3664. $50. reservations@halfcircleeleven.com, www.donnsdepot.com

NATIONAL PI DAY Don't worry about the math, just eat the pie. Thu., March 14, 4pm. (2013) Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, 7020 Easy Wind #100, 452-2337. www.blackstar.coop