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FENWAY — Tomorrow night, Hojoko hosts its first industry night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Why you should go: $3 beers, "midnight munchies," cornhole, sake bombs, and a dance party. [Facebook]
UNION SQUARE — This Wednesday, November 11, say happy first birthday to Gracie's Ice Cream with an all-you-can-eat sundae bar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance at the shop or $10 at the door. [Facebook]
SOUTH END — This Thursday, November 12, the acclaimed team behind Portland, Maine's Hugo's, Eventide, and Honey Paw will be taking up residence at Toro for an industry night beginning at 10:30 p.m. Stay up late for complimentary bites, including a taste of the brown butter lobster roll that should top anyone's Portland dining itinerary. (Andrew Taylor, co-owner and chef of the trio of Portland restaurants, worked under Toro's Ken Oringer at Clio back in the day.) [Eaterwire]
EAST SOMERVILLE — Oisa Ramen celebrates its first birthday with a pop-up at La Brasa on Wednesday, November 18. There will be tonkotsu-shoyu ramen as well as a vegan spicy miso ramen, plus azuki cream from Japonaise Bakery. The event runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and there are no tickets in advance; just show up hungry. [Facebook]
MAGOUN SQUARE — "Thugged out English muffin pizzas" will invade Daddy Jones on Thursday, November 19, courtesy of a roster of talented chefs: Sam Monsour (formerly executive chef at jm Curley, back in town for a visit from Los Angeles with his sous chef Steven Hacker), Doug Rodrigues (formerly executive chef at The Tip Tap Room), Phil Tang (Banyan), Mark O'Leary (Shojo), Jade Elan Taylor (Asta), and Paul Desrochers (newly at Boston Chops). The English muffins will be local, of course, courtesy of Stone & Skillet. Tickets are $30, and there's a seating at 9:30 p.m. and another at 11 p.m. Drinks will be available for purchase from the full Daddy Jones bar menu, and gangster rap will fill the air. Monsour promises that he'll be breaking out the gold spray paint for this. [Eventbrite]
