• HOT TICKET
Immigrant food at the top of the menu
MEET JANE ZIEGELMAN, author of “97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement,” and Andrew Coe, author of “Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States” at the Our Immigrant Food event Saturday. Lindsay Sterling, founder of the Immigrant Kitchens project, and a local Afghan immigrant will prepare food.
WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: The Quimby Colony, 769 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $15
INFO: 774-1044 or e-mail info@RabelaisBooks.com
• CHEAP THRILL
You can really chowder down at this contest
MORE THAN A dozen Portland restaurants, from Cinque Terre to Kamasouptra, have signed up to bring their best chowder to a heated tent for a Sunday-before-Thanksgiving throwdown — Siano’s Chowderfest. People will be able to vote on their favorite chowder, and part of the proceeds from the event will go to the Preble Street soup kitchen.
WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Siano’s parking lot, 505 Fore St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $5
INFO: 899-3185
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