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by Erin Mae Szrankowski

[ the week in eats ]

Take advantage of this limited prix-fixe menu from Xochitl's Dionicio Jimenez: For $35, you'll get a four-course, authentic meal featuring seasonal Mexican ingredients prepared in celebration of south-of-the-border All Saint's Day. Soups include corn chowder and rabbit soup with hominy; expect apps like swordfish ceviche with blood orange and mezcal. Entrée options include red mole pork enchiladas with plantains or stuffed pumpkin with panela cheese and tomato; for dessert, check out layer cake with custard and Mexican sherry. Xochitl, 408 S. Second St., 215-238-7280, xochitlphilly.com.

Take a food vacation in Abruzzo at this teaming-up of South Philly's Le Virt and Slow Food Philadelphia. Executive chef Luciana Spurio will guide diners through a four-course meal inspired by the Italian region's traditions. Antipasti options include pecorino croquettes, bruschette and sheep's-milk cheeses served with honey, radicchio and onion marmalade; for the pasta course, Spurio will whip up chitarra in a butcher's ragu. Entrées include turkey in a white wine, rosemary, garlic and olive oil sauce; and roasted pork belly with potatoes. Teramo cream cake for dessert; $25 upcharge for wine pairings. Le Virt, 1927 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-271-5626, levirtu.com.

Get DIY drunk with Mémé's second-ever Home Brew event and find your new favorite handmade beer. Attendees will be able to taste and vote on offerings from amateur brewers from around the city, with one ultimately winning "Best in Show." There'll be plenty to eat, too — Mémé and chef Joey Chmiko of Resurrection Ale House will provide the grub. For those who want to enter a beer into the competition, there's still time — just bring a sample of your booze to the event to see if the staff deems it up to snuff. Mémé Restaurant, 2201 Spruce St., 215-735-4900, memerestaurant.com.

Get moving and get eating with foobooz.com editor Arthur Etchells and his burger-centric tour, part of this year's First Person Festival. Etchells will lead a hungry-person walk to different burger joints in the city, complete with samples, drinks, background and storytelling. On the between-buns hit list: Good Dog, Pub & Kitchen, Noble: An American Cookery and Barclay Prime. Tour begins at 1 S. Broad St.; tickets at firstpersonarts.org.

Ringing in Blackfish's latest guest chef series are the thinkers behind the cooking blog Ideas in Food (ideasinfood.com), married chefs Alex Talbot and Aki Kamozawa. Appearing on this seven-course, forward-thinking menu: smoked pumpkin ice cream with wild char roe, cranberry and walnuts; potato chip soup with black fish tempura; veal cheek bourguignon; and powdered brie de meaux with white chocolate, bourbon cherries and pistachio gremolata. Space is limited; reservations are required. Blackfish, 119 Fayette St., Conshohocken, 610-397-0888, blackfishrestaurant.com.