Snooze's Bacon Fundraiser; Green Flash's Treasure Chest Fest; Taste of the Bayou in North Park

HILLCREST— In honor of International Bacon Day, Snooze will be offering bacon flights, bacon pancakes and bacon-infused vodka this Saturday, August 31. If all that bacon isn't enough to tempt you, think of the children. Snooze is donating 10% of Saturday's sales to Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry School Breakfast program. [EaterWire]

MIRA MESA— Green Flash Brewing Co. is hosting its annual Treasure Chest Fest on Saturday, September 7 to celebrate the release of this year's Treasure Chest beer (a Belgian-style brown) alongside a curated line-up of rare and limited beers, including Little Freak, Flanders Sour Red Ale and Silva Stout, and surprise casks. Advance tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to Susan G Komen for the Cure San Diego; the ticket price also includes food pairings from The Lodge at Torrey Pines, Sublime Tavern and URGE Gastropub. [EaterWire]

NORTH PARK— Sample southern food favorites at the new Taste of the Bayou, which is now operating out of the 30th Street Cafe (3620 30th St.) on Sunday and Monday nights. Find gumbo, jambalaya, and lots of smoked meat, from Saint Louis-style pork ribs to chicken and sausage. [Facebook]

BANKERS HILL— First they scored Christian Siglin, and now comes word that another Craft & Commerce alum, tender Brian Prugalidad, will be behind the bar at Bankers Hill Bar + Restaurant. Prugalidad will split his time between Bankers Hill and the Craft & Commerce-relation, Polite Provisions. [EaterWire]