JAKE DE PAUL: FOOD MATTERS >>>

New Menu:  Asado released its new menu yesterday. Drop by the Argentine style roast house for new items such as chorizo corn dogs, burger dip, fried veggies, roasted corn and poblano hummus with grilled pita.

A Gourd-Geous Night: Bayview Thriftway in Olympia celebrates the afterglow of a harvest evening with indoor and outdoor gourd festivities such as cooking and carving demos, harvest cookies, apple cider and hay bales next to space heaters tonight from 5-8 p.m.

Plan Ahead: The Red Hot hosts Elysian Brewing Wednesday, Oct. 21 for a night of pumpkin beers.

Food For Thought: Have a headache? Eat chocolate.

LINK: Weekly Volcano’s Eat & Drink section

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

LINK: South Sound Happy Hours

LINK: South Sound Dive Bars