Pingala Thanksgiving at Artsriot Credit: Courtesy of Arts Riot

ArtsRiot chefs team up with comrades from Pingala Café for a vegan Thanksgiving throwdown even a carnivore could love. Seitan roulade and porcini gravy form the centerpiece of a buffet menu featuring massaged kale, golden-beet-and-sweet-corn fritters, cider-maple-glazed root vegetables, Julia Child’s mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole. Live music and games keep the mood light.

Early Thanksgiving: Sunday, October 28, 5 p.m., ArtsRiot, Burlington. $20-30. Info, 540-0406, artsriot.com.

More food events

HalloWeekend at the Worthy Burger: Cooks shroud the restaurant’s menu in a culinary costume and dish McDonald’s-inspired burgers, chicken nuggets and fried apple pie. Friday, October 26, through Sunday, October 28, the Worthy Burger, South Royalton. Cost of food and drink. Info, 763-2575, worthyvermont.com.

Gilfeather Turnip Festival & Turnip Contest: Locals gather for food, drink and family fun to celebrate Vermont’s great white root vegetable. Saturday, October 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Main Street and Town Hall, Wardsboro. Free. Info, friendsofwardsborolibrary.org/turnip-fest.

The Great Apple Pie Bake-Off: Home bakers put their pies on the line before a panel of “local celebrity judges.” Visitors get in on the fun with pie samples and a menu of small bites and seasonal drinks. Sunday, October 28, 3:30-7 p.m., the Great Northern, Burlington. Free. Info, 489-5102, thegreatnorthernvt.com.

This article appears in Oct 24-30, 2018.

Hannah Palmer Egan was a Seven Days food writer from 2014-2019. She was a 2017 James Beard Journalism Award finalist for her coverage of Vermont's food and agriculture industries, and received food writing awards from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. She lives in northeast Pennsylvania with her family, where she works in the outdoor lifestyle and adventure tourism industry.