Monday Essentials: 'Porkapalooza,' Free Dog Trainings

Here's a look at what's coming up in the South End this week. 

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Monday, August 5

Executive Chef Kevin O'donnell and Chef Michael Lombardi Jr. of the Salty Pig will welcome some of Boston and Cambridge's finest to duke it out at Porkapalooza, a culinary duel of pork-centric dishes. Today, visiting chef Will Gilson, Puritan & Co will compete. See here for more information. 

Thursday, August 8

You can get a free training seminar for your pooch through the Urban Hound. Dog trainers Nick Miller and Ashley Moschella will be traveling around Boston and parking their treat and training trike at a different Boston park each Thursday for the rest of the summer.  There, they will host hour-long informational sessions, teaching dog owners about a different tail-wagging topic each week. Dog owners will be able to follow the trike via the Urban Hound’s Facebook and Twitter pages and need only bring their prized pooch to the designated location for this free doggy training session.  See here for more information.