After the Halloween horrors, it’s time to eat. There are a host of culinary events in New Orleans in early November and beyond. Here are some of them.

Kenji Omakase opens. Matthew Nguyen is the chef behind a new sushi and Japanese food pop-up, Kenji Omakase, opening at the International House Hotel on Thursday, Nov. 2. Opening night features guest chef Patrick Bouaphanh from Chicago’s Jinsei Motto, and the collaborative menu includes 15 courses for $130. The second weekend will feature a 17-course menu for $150. Kenji will feature fish flown in from Japan, dry-aged fish and other Japanese items. Kenji’s regular schedule will be two dinner seatings Thursday through Saturday. Reservations are available via OpenTable. The pop-up occupies the hotel’s ground-floor restaurant space, previously occupied by Rambla and Lemon Grass Cafe. A Kenji website is forthcoming.

Muffulettas San Franciso-style. San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury neighborhood used to be home to the Grateful Dead and the city’s hippie culture. Now it’s home to New Orleans native Peterson Harter’s popular sandwich shop Sandy’s Muffulettas. He offers a familiar meat version and a vegetarian version with roasted mushrooms and scallions. Harter will offer those sandwiches and sides like pickled egg salad and pimiento cheese spread at a pop-up at Turkey and the Wolf on Friday, Nov. 3. Doors open at 6 p.m. and stay open while supplies last. Visit turkeyandthewolf.com for details.

Food Forum 2023: Pig Tales. Food historian Jessica Harris and the Historic New Orleans Collection host a day-long forum focusing on pigs, with speakers discussing barbecue, Cajun boucherie traditions, Mexican cooking in southern Texas and more. Speakers include Harris, Mark Essig, Lolis Eric Elie, Toby Rodriguez, Melissa Guerra and more. The program is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Williams Research Center. Registration is $100.  

Hmong dinner at Mister Mao. Chef Yia Vang was born in the Vinai refugee camp in Thailand. His parents, who met at Vinai, and many other Hmong refugees fled Laos during and after the Vietnam War.

The family eventually settled in Minnesota, and Vang grew up in the large Hmong community there. He got interested in cooking and now runs two Union Hmong Kitchens in Minneapolis and in spring will add Vinai, named for the camp. He’s been nominated for a James Beard Foundation award and competed on “Iron Chef.” He comes to New Orleans to prepare a five-course dinner combining Hmong dishes and Louisiana ingredients at Mister Mao on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The menu includes fried oyster laab, Hilltribe grilled pork with purple sticky rice and more. There are seatings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets cost $85, and beverage pairings also are available. Find information and tickets at mistermaonola.com. (Vang also hosts the Hmonglish podcast, where he and guests talk about the intersection of Hmong and American culture.)

Dan “Grossy” Pelosi. Dan “Grossy” Pelosi quit his job as a creative director for Ann Taylor to focus on the moonlighting career he discovered during the pandemic, cooking online. He shares his recipes for traditional Italian and Portuguese dishes and other cooking tips, and he recently released a cookbook.  Pelosi (@grossypelosi on Instagram) discusses “Let’s Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart and Home” with Joy the Baker at Elysian Bar at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. Event tickets include a copy of the book, and VIP tickets include a reception with Pelosi afterward. Tickets $45-$125 via eventbrite.com.

PlumpJack wine dinner. Jack Rose and chef Brian Landry are teaming up with PlumpJack Estate Winery for a four-course dinner on Nov. 7. The menu includes scallop crudo paired with sauvignon blanc from Cade Estate Winery and lamb porchetta with PlumpJack Estate cabernet sauvignon. The dinner is at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $200.

Hot Dish. The New Orleans chapter of Les Dames D’Escoffier hosts a fundraiser featuring food by women chefs at Paradigm Gardens on Nov. 28. The night has a Latin theme and the menu includes Brazilian-inspired Gulf seafood stew from Nina Compton (Compere Lapin), ceviche from Jillian Duran (Garrison Kitchen + Cocktails), chorizo and potato empanadas from Sophina Uong (Mister Mao), stuffed okra from Maya Masterson (Black Roux Culinary Collective), dulce de leche coconut profiteroles from Megan Forman (Gracious Bakery) and more. There will be music by Margie Perez. Tickets are $100. 

Jason Smith book signing. Self-taught chef Jason Smith went from managing a school cafeteria to becoming a Food Network Star, winning the Holiday Baking Championship. Locally based Pelican Publishing is releasing his cookbook, “Lord Honey: Traditional Southern Recipes with a Country Bling Twist,” and Smith is scheduled to do numerous book signings across Louisiana in the next two weeks. Area events include 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Little Miss Muffin; 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at NOLA Boards; 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Barnes & Noble in Harvey; noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at NOLA Gifts & Decor in Metairie; and 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Barnes & Noble in Metairie.