Fall offerings: Two SLO hot spots are unleashing new offerings this fall: Sidecar Cocktail Co. is running a "best of" and "past favorites" cocktail menu featuring the most popular drinks from the past five years! We've also heard that Foremost Wine Company is now offering a new and improved modern American cuisine menu bursting with autumnal allure ... Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.'s annual Figtoberfest might be over, but you can still slurp up the local Arroyo Grande brewery's Sixth Anniversary Barrel Aged Grand Cru Ale, which spent serious time in apple-pear brandy barrels (figmtnbrew.com). Makes you want to celebrate the holidays early, right? Δ

Hayley Thomas Cain loves anything wood-fired, but pizza crust is her ultimate charred-weakness. She can be reached at [email protected].