It’s shaping up as a another deliciously wonderful weekend, full of great concerts and plays, yummy cooking shows and spooky cocktails. So let’s get to it, shall we?
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1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are breaking out all over
From an otherworldly symphony to the return of sizzling soul singer SZA, there are a lot of great Bay Area shows to catch this week and beyond.
2 MAKE & SIP: Spooky cocktails
Here’s a scary thought: If you are hosting a Halloween bash — are you serving the right cocktails? Here are five ghostly concoctions to add to your repertoire.
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey star in “Fellow Travelers.” (Showtime)
3 WATCH: Heartbreaking ‘Travelers’
Ron Nyswaner, the screenwriter who gave us the Tom Hanks/Denzel Washington tear-jerker “Philadelphia,” is back with another sad tale in the new series “Fellow Travelers.” It tops our list of new shows and movies you should know about.
4 SCARF: More delicious doughnut options
We recently published a roundup of 12 awesome doughnut shops and bakeries in the Bay Area. And our cruller-craving readers were only too happy to chime in with all the places we missed.
5 WATCH: How to cook in the wild
Chef and YouTube star Taku Kondo has gained a massive following with his series of videos devoted to foraging and cooking in nature. Here’s what he has to say about his craft and wrestling with a dogtooth tuna.
Brie Larson stars in “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
6 WATCH: Binge-worthy food shows
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7 SEE & HEAR: 2 intriguing plays
Disney princesses have had it with acting prim and proper in the fun musical satire “Disenchanted,” now playing in San Jose. And Mendocino (and a mysterious language) figure in Berkeley native Eisa Davis’ mystical work “Bulrusher,” which is playing at Berkeley Rep.
