Chef Caleb Vasquez, formerly of Stanbury and Longleaf Swine, will be cooking a pop-up dinner at 5 p.m. Aug. 2 at Boatman Spirits Co. Enjoy four courses of Chef Caleb's Izakaya-inspired food, alongside three cocktails from the Boatman Spirits crew. Menu details:

-Otsumami platter: an assortment of drinking snacks, including sashimi, togarashi boiled peanuts, gai lan aemono (hearty greens in thick sesame dressing, tomato ohitashi and Japanese pickles.

-A Take on the Classic Japanese Rice Bowl: Wild Ramp Scotch Egg, XO Sauce, Spicy Seaweed Aioli, Eel Sauce, Ramp Karashi, Sushi Rice

-Seared Duck Chashu, Blackberry Ponzu Beurre Blanc, Sweet Potato Waffle Fries, Rosemary Oil, Candied Shiitake and Kaiware.

-Butter mochi, Edible Flower, Persimmon Curd, Matcha

Tickets cost $125 per person. Boatman Spirits Co. is at 713 Seaboard Station Dr, Raleigh. Info: resy.com/cities/raleigh-nc/venues/boatman-spirits-company/events/mori-no-karasu-pop-up-dinner-2026-08-02?seats=2&date=2026-07-10