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FENWAY — You have just over a week to prepare to buy tickets for the annual Bacon and Beer Festival, which always sells out in a matter of minutes because, well, it's a bacon and beer festival. This year's tickets go on sale promptly at 10 a.m. a week from tomorrow — Friday, May 16. The actual event takes place on June 7. Participants include Alden & Harlow, The Future of Junk Food, Merrill & Co., Ribelle/Strip-T's, and lots more. Tickets are $47, and proceeds benefit Community Servings and Lovin' Spoonfuls. [Official Site]
DORCHESTER — Tickets are now on sale for the third incarnation of Louis DiBiccari's CREATE, "a celebration of art, food, drink and music." The artsy, food-filled event will include participants like Bondir's Jade Taylor, Asta's Alex Crabb, Menton's Scott Jones, and more. Tickets are $35, and the event takes place on the afternoon of Sunday, June 1 at the Boston Winery. UPDATE: The event has been moved to the Fairmont Battery Wharf. [Eventbrite]
ROSLINDALE — Hyde Park Avenue could be getting its first burrito-focused restaurant, appropriately called Burrito Factory. [UHub]
[Photo: Alden & Harlow/Meg Jones Wall]