MISSION— Master Cicerone Rich Higgins is leading a class on beer and food pairings ($45) at 18 Reasons, featuring six TBD beers and a plethora of snacks from local restaurants like Pizzeria Delfina and Woodhouse Fish Co. Participants will taste the beers and try to match up the best food and worst pairings. Class will take place February 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; buy tickets here. [EaterWire]
NOPA— Wes Burger, the Wednesday pop-up at Mojo Bicycle Cafe, is gettin' crazy this month. Chef Wes Rowe is deviating from his normal all-brisket patty, offering up a buttermilk-fried hot chicken sandwich with sambal aoli on 2/18, a pork-beef burger patty with Wild Turkey Bourbon-glazed bacon, egg and hashbrowns on 2/18 and a double stacked burger stuffed with cheese and caramelized onions on 2/25. The pop-up goes from 6 p.m til 11 p.m. on Wednesdays. [EaterWire]
MISSION— Although chef Brandon Jew is in the midst of opening his own restaurant, Mister Jiu's, he still has time to take over Central Kitchen for a special Chinese New Year dinner. Jew will join chef Thomas McNaughton for a family-style meal of ten special celebratory items, on the first night of Chinese New Year. The dinner takes place February 19 from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. [EaterWire]
COW HOLLOW— Celebrate the end of carnival season with $5 Fat Tuesday at MatrixFillmore. Presented by Plumpjack Wines and Spirits, they'll be serving classic New Orleans-style cocktails, Abita beer and snacks for $5, from 6 p.m. til 9 p.m. on February 17. [EaterWire]