Crawl For a Cause; Sit Down at The People's Last Stand

UPTOWN— The North Texas Food Bank's young professional group will host a restaurant crawl on September 22 from 3-6pm. The event, called "Dine Around Uptown", will kick off at Private Social, then diners will be shuttled to Hotel Zaza's Dragonfly and other venues to be announced. Attendees can expect chef meet-and-greets, swag bags and raffles in addition to food and cocktails from sponsor Deep Eddy Vodka. Tickets are $75 each with proceeds benefitting the NTFB. [Eaterwire]

CITYWIDE— Blue Mesa is celebrating Hatch chile season with a special buffet dinner that will feature the fiery favorite in dishes from gazpacho to steak tacos, plus a pineapple-Hatch margarita. The $14.95 per person dinner will be held Wednesday, August 22 from 6-9pm at all six Blue Mesa locations. There's also a special Hatch menu available daily that includes the chiles in everything from sliders to a brownie with tequila-cajeta sauce. [City of Ate]

MOCKINGBIRD STATION— Chef Josh Black of cocktail bar The People's Last Stand (and formerly of Camp) will host a private four course dinner with cocktail pairings on Wednesday, September 12 from 6:30-9pm. The event is limited to 30 attendees. Tickets are $75; call People's at 214-370-8755 to purchase. [Eaterwire]
—Whitney Filloon