Aug. 16, 2018

This might be the first pumpkin-flavor spotting of the coming fall season. Breadsmith is having a customer appreciation event Saturday that will feature its pumpkin dessert bread. All four Sioux Falls stores will have zucchini walnut dessert bread and strawberry rhubarb pie bread as well. The stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jimmy John’s has introduced a 16-inch sandwich. That’s twice the size of its original ones. The 16-inch giant uses French bread to hold any of the favorite or classic choices. The Gargantuan, which features five meats, cheese and veggies, also can be ordered as a 16-incher and comes in at 2,190 calories – your entire daily limit.

If you’ve been stuck in traffic trying to get into the Falls Park Farmers Market, here’s some good news. The group has hired someone to help direct drivers. Now you can get to your tomatoes and Skipping Stone Pizza without raising your blood pressure.

McNally’s Irish Pub is throwing a back-to-school patio block party for parents from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday. According to its Facebook event post, “We all know we love our kids, but let’s not lie; we are all secretly ready for them to go back to school!” The pub at 69th and Western has live music lined up, and there will be drink specials and a watermelon keg.

Cluckin’ Good Chicken & BBQ is celebrating its first anniversary in its new location with its new name by selling pieces of its broasted chicken for $1. The special runs Saturday through Monday at the restaurant, the former Bob’s Cafe & Carryout that moved from its longtime home on West 12th Street to East 10th Street. The maximum order is 30 pieces. For a coupon and details, see Cluckin’ Good’s Facebook page.

Teachers and administrators can get a free breakfast at The Original Pancake House. The special, which includes pancakes, eggs and hash browns, runs Monday through Wednesday at the restaurant on 41st Street near Kiwanis Avenue.

Trapped by giving up its East Bank location, Prairie Berry East Bank has changed its name. With the reopening coming soon at the Western Mall, the new name encompasses all that it does: Miner Brewing Company and Prairie Berry Winery Taproom.

Cowboy Chicken is making it easy for customers to buzz in and out of the restaurant with a to-go order. Diners can order and pay online at Cowboy Chicken’s website or through its mobile app. When they arrive at the 41st Street restaurant, they can grab their food at a pickup shelf that’s inside next to the door.

Want to learn how to make your own sushi? Dakota Seafood offers sushi-rolling classes. The next one is at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at the seafood market near 57th and Western. The cost is $10, and registration is required because of limited space.