Pakpao's New Happy Hour; Free Furlough Pizza

DESIGN DISTRICT—Pakpao Thai has a pretty excellent new happy hour: $5 appetizers, craft cocktails, and select glasses of wine, plus $1 off beers from 4 to 6 p.m. seven days a week. [DDD]

SHUTDOWN WIRE—Pie Five is offering all furloughed government workers (must show valid ID) a free pizza from now through Sunday. Hit up their new Greenville Avenue location, or there's several others including Addison, Carrollton and Denton plus a few in Fort Worth. [Eaterwire]

DOWNTOWN—Attention Japanese food fanatics: Wolfgang Puck's Five-Sixty will host chefs Teiichi Sakurai of Tei-An and Matt Raso of Nobu for a four-course Japan-stravaganza (sorry) with sake and beer pairings on Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. Seats are $150 per person; call 214-741-5560 to reserve. [Eaterwire]