Table Talk + This Week's Edible Events

As if things weren’t hot enough this past weekend, two of Boston’s chefs made the trek to Las Vegas to compete at All-Star Cochon, a 10 chef national competition to see who can best present the almighty swine. While we’re admittedly a little pigged out on the whole hog thing, knowing local culinary superstars Jamie Bissonnette and Mary Dumont (Harvest) were heating up the casino capital with porcine love (Bissonnette made Thai sausages and Vietnamese bologna porchetta) was almost enough to get us on a flight down there. Yeah, that didn’t happen but we thoroughly enjoyed pumping up the AC and watching our Twitter feed for updates. Sadly, those came few and far between (must have been all that swine) but as far as we can tell, Dumont’s bacon candy made a big impression.

And speaking of hot, our hearty congrats go out to the contingent of Boston’s finest bartenders who have just returned from New Orleans where they muddled their way through a super sticky weekend at Tales of the Cocktail. The team from Eastern Standard nabbed top honors at Friday night’s Bar Room Brawl while Drink took home an award for “Best American Cocktail Bar” beating out contenders from New York and Los Angeles.

This Week’s Edible Events

Tuesday 7/26 through Saturday 7/30 – Pork Appreciation at KO Prime
No scrap goes to waste at the steakhouse’s week-long celebration, which promises original and resourceful nose-to-tail. Though the carte du jour will be relatively spontaneous, there’s talk of replaying old favorites: Confit pork with tomato and charred scallion jam, anyone? ($35, Tues-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat 5:30-10 pm, KO Prime, 90 Tremont St., Boston. For reservations, call 617-772-0202; koprimeboston.com.)

Tuesday 7/26 – Farmer Feast at No.9 Park
Get back to your roots via local fare as chef Barbara Lynch dishes out a three course prix fixe to satisfy vegetarians and omnivores alike. Dishes including a broccoli ravioletti, and ham with succotash, greens, and peaches, will feature produce fresh from Eva’s Garden of Dartmouth. ($48, 5:30–9 pm, No.9 Park, 9 Park St., Boston. For reservations, call 617-742-9991; no9park.com.)

Wednesday 7/27 – Keg Party at Redbones
The Davis Square joint is inviting guests to graze on complimentary ribs and fritters while they swig concoctions brewed across the Bay State, from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project; Element Brewing Company; and Wormtown Brewery. (Cash bar, 5-7 pm, at Redbones, 55 Chester St., Somerville. 617-628-2200; redbones.com.)

Wednesday 7/27 – Clambake at Sel de la Terre Natick
At this tide-inspired, monthly affair, pair oysters with mignonette and chorizo-stuffed lobsters with classic potato salad and corn on the cob. ($58, 6:30 pm, Sel de la Terre, 1245 Worcester St., Natick. For reservations call 508-650-1800; seldelaterre.com.)