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� Tuscan Wine & Dine at Asti Enjoy bubbly and savory bites before a four-course meal prepared by chef Kenzie Allen and wine director Caroline Forbes. Reserve by phone. Thu., Nov. 15, 7pm. Asti, 408 E. 43rd, 451-1218. $95 plus tip.

� 8th Annual Texas Fall Fest & Wine Auction Avoid the Formula One madness at this two-day event celebrating the wine and culinary delights of the Texas Hill Country. Friday opens with a sunset stroll and farm-to-market wine fair in the resort’s Yacht Club Ballroom from 6-9pm. Saturday offers the Texas Wine & Food Trail along the historic old Main Street in Marble Falls from 2:30-5:30pm, and concludes with a reception, dinner (prepared by Chef Josh Wat­kins), and wine auction in the resort ballroom. Complete details and ticket info online. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 16-17. Horseshoe Bay Resort, Horseshoe Bay. www.texasfallfest.com.

� Empty Bowl Project Preview Party Invest in the opportunity to pick out that one perfect bowl without having to wait in line, and enjoy soup, bread, appetizers, desserts, beer, and wine in the bargain. Silent auction and door prizes. Sat., Nov. 17, 6-9pm. The Marchesa Hall & Theatre, 6406 N. I-35 #3100. $75.

� The Austin Empty Bowl Project Pick out a lovely bowl created by a generous local potter and fill it with delicious soup from one of the top Austin restaurants, in this benefit for the Capital Area Food Bank’s Kids Cafes and Meals on Wheels & More’s Meals for Kids. Live music and a silent auction. Sun., Nov. 18, 11am-3pm. Marchesa Hall & Theatre, 6406 N. I-35 #3100. $20.

� New Orleans-Style Sunday Brunch Chef Paul Hargrove is whipping up a special New Orleans-style jazz brunch for the East Side Studio Tour, complete with signature brunch cocktails. After 4pm, the restaurant will host an extended happy hour. Sun., Nov. 18, 11am-3pm. East Side Show Room, 1100 E. Sixth.

� H-E-B’s Feast of Sharing Every year, H-E-B serves a free holiday meal to Austin’s less fortunate and homeless citizens. This year they’ll feed more than 14,000 people at the Palmer Events Center, and deliver hot food to another 500 house-bound elderly and disabled. There’ll be live music, a kids’ activity center, plus 15 nonprofit organizations offering social services to guests. Tue., Nov. 20, 4-8pm. Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd.

This article appears in November 16 • 2012.

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