For the next few weeks, Maximo, 6119 Edloe, is offering a five-course tasting menu inspired by chef Adrian Torres’ home state of San Luis Potosí for $50 per person. The menu features regional dishes including Potosina and Rioverdense enchiladas and a modern take on zacahuil, with an optional wine or cocktail pairing available for an additional $35. $5 from each tasting menu will be donated to Caritas in San Luis Potosí, which provides food and clothing to people in need.

Camaraderie, 608 West 11th, has unveiled its fall ‘Better Together’ event series, designed to foster community, comfort and connection through special, one-day-only menus. This month’s upcoming events include a New Orleans Brunch on Sunday, September 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., featuring a live brass band and eats from gumbo to shrimp etouffee; and an Oktoberfest Sunday Supper with golden pretzels, crispy Jägerschnitzel, housemade spaetzle and warm apple strudel on Sunday, September 27.

Kin Dee Thai, 1533 North Shepherd, is launching Kitchen Social by Kin Dee on Saturday, September 12. Continuing through October, the new Saturday cooking series combines hands-on Thai cooking with lessons on the culture and history behind each dish, with classes including the finished dish, light bites, dessert and cocktails. 

Toga, 2800 Kirby, hosts Belly of the Beast for a two-night, eight-course tasting menu collaboration Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15. Chef Thomas Bille, the 2025 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef: Texas, joins Toga’s team for the dinner, with the menu priced at $85 per person. A limited cocktail menu and optional beverage pairing will also be available. Reservations are required and seating is limited.

FLORA Mexican Kitchen, 3422 Allen Parkway, celebrates Mexican Independence Day Wednesday, September 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with $10 LALO Margaritas and Chiles en Nogada available all day, plus evening entertainment including Baile Folklórico, live music and mariachi. The bar is open to walk-ins, while dining room and patio reservations are encouraged.

H Town Restaurant Group celebrates Mexican Independence Day, or Fiestas Patrias, Wednesday, September 16, with all-day margarita specials at Hugo’s, Caracol, Xochi and Zaranda, including $10 Hugoritas and other signature margaritas plus buy-one-get-one-free Greatest Margarita Ever Sold cocktails. Mariachi performs at Caracol and Xochi from 6 to 7 p.m. and at Hugo’s from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., while Zaranda hosts a Baja California wine dinner beginning with a 6 p.m. reception and 6:30 p.m. seated dinner. At URBE, a Mexican Independence Day Fiesta runs from 7 to 11 p.m. with four cocktails, Mexican street food and dessert stations, live mariachi, folkloric dancers, a DJ and photo booth for $85 per person plus tax and gratuity. 

Mexican Independence Day gets a Loteria-fueled celebration at Johnny Rita’s, 5602 Fulton, on Wednesday, September 16. Starting at 6 p.m., guests can get 50 percent off 1-pound fajitas and $45 frozen margarita pitchers before Loteria begins at 7 p.m. The $20 buy-in includes two cards and 10 rounds, with a prize awarded after each round and a cash prize for the final round. Happy hour runs from 3 to 6 p.m. 

Brennan’s, 3300 Smith, hosts a five-course wine dinner featuring Napa Valley wineries PlumpJack and CADE on Thursday, September 17 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The evening starts with a welcome reception before a seated dinner of bay scallop aguachile, pecan-crusted halibut, roasted quail, slow-braised beef cheek and chocolate meringue pie, paired with pours including 2025 CADE Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 PlumpJack Reserve Chardonnay and 2022 PlumpJack Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Tickets are $185 per person plus tax and gratuity, with reservations required and limited seating.

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