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Celebrate the first weekend of autumn this Saturday at the second annual "Rib-A-Que" at Moonshine. The event is co-hosted by Socca and will feature 16 Chicago restaurants and as well as "award-winning amateurs." Who? Winners of the Memphis BBQ contest, for example. You will be the judging the competitors along with The Drunken Goat's Stephanie Izard and the Dean of Culinary Arts at Kendall College, Chris Koetke. And it wouldn't be a BBQ without drink deals on Jack Daniels. Well, er, Jack Daniel’s Lynchburg Lemonade and Downhome Punch to be exact. (What about just straight up JD?) At least there will be specials on beer as well. Tickets are $25 in advance (www.ticketweb.com or calling Moonshine at 773.862.8686) or $35 at the door. Moonshine is located at 1824 W. Division St.

        

Sunday night marked the first of Stephanie Izard’s Wandering Goat dinners, a series of “traveling dinners” that lead up to the opening of her new restaurant, The Drunken Goat, this coming winter. Tickets sold out in a matter of minutes but the lucky ones that got them were told the dinner would be at “Roger’s House.” Turns out Roger is Stephanie’s friend Roger Herring, chef/owner of Socca in Lakeview. We arrived at a large town home and shown to the spacious backyard, filled with friends, food lovers, and a notable goat piñata that we imagined was filled with truffle infused bacon mousse. (It was never cracked open so we will never know.) Three Floyd’s Alpha King and Gumballhead were on tap and an array of red and white Australian wines were offered as well.