LOCAL BITES

Who’s Up for a Shuck-Off?
Get your hands dirty harvesting, shucking and eating oysters at the 10th Annual Wellfleet OysterFest on the Cape October 16th and 17th. There will be boat tours, educational exhibits, live music and, yes, a shuck-off. Check out the (very) full schedule here.

I’ll Just Have a Bite (of Each)
Top pastry chefs from restaurants like Aura, Finale and Harvest will be vying for your love and approval on October 16th at The Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund’s 3rd Annual “Home Sweet Home,” an event benefiting the homeless. They will be whipping up goodies as they compete for the sought after Yummy Awards. The event is from 7-11pm in the Hyatt Regency Cambridge’s President Ballroom. Ticket information here.

Start a Riot!
A Wine Riot that is. Second Glass’s expo-style wine tasting event is getting Boston buzzed October 22nd and 23rd at Boston Center for the Arts in the South End. Try over 250 wines and tasty food samples, and learn a thing or two from the experts at Crash Course Wine Seminars. Tickets available online.

Never Too Early for Candy
It doesn’t have to be October 31st to make Yankee Magazine’s fall treats. Think peanut butter, caramel and apples. Hush, no more talking.

Too Many Options
Some of Boston’s best chefs are serving up samples November 1st from 7-9pm for Boston Magazine’s “Taste” event benefiting the Greater Boston Food Bank. Mosey on over to food stations headed by Colin Lynch of Menton or Tiffani Faison of Rocca and many, many more. VIP and General Admission tickets available now online.

Wine at Your Fingertips
Here’s a familiar scenario: You’re on your way to a party, you don’t know the area and you realize you’ve forgotten to bring a bottle of wine. What do you do? No need to curse, because with Red White Boston’s new iPhone app, all you have to do is whip out your phone. The app locates the closest wine store and which five wines that store recommends. Problem solved.

“Take a Bite Out of Trafficking”
Join North Shore restaurants for a tasting fundraiser in support of Anuradha Koirala, one of CNN’s “Top Ten Heroes of 2010” nominees, November 2nd at the Ipswich Country Club beginning with a chefs’ tasting at 5:45pm. There will be a 7:40pm screening of the Emmy-nominated documentary “The Day My God Died,” produced and narrated by Tim Robbins and Winona Ryder. Then, guests may bid on a variety of items from Red Sox tickets to spa packages. All proceeds go towards Koirala’s non-profit organization, Maiti Nepal, to help combat human trafficking in Nepal. Tickets are $45 presale, $50 at the door, and are available online. Call Kerry Hook at (617) 875-7339 for more information.

NATIONAL TREATS

The End Before the Beginning?
The NY Times reports from Los Angeles that the city’s beloved food trucks are now facing stricter regulations. PRK checked out Boston’s Food Truck Challenge in August, and the lines said it all: there’s a demand here for meals on wheels. Would even tougher regulations impact our city’s already small food truck population?

Saving Grace
Remember how I told you last week about America’s food-wasting abilities? Well, Francis Lam of Salon.com has seven simple tricks to save your food. Mama Nature will thank you.

Something’s Not Right…
Manhattan artist, Sally Davies, bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal back in April and has photographed it everyday since then. But, um, it has yet to decompose. Davies says there is no mold on the standard hamburger and french fries even after six months. OMG…