Ruby Jewel's New Ice Creams; Hopworks' Latest Beers

LARDO—The pig-centric folks behind Lardo recently inaugurated their "Off The Cart" summer series in which they invite sous and executive chefs from all over town to hold down a night of dining in Lardo's food cart, which they're parking on their SE Hawthorn brick-and-mortar location. This summer's events include evenings with Jose Chesa (Ataula) and his wife, Cristina Báez (Puerto Rican), as well as Chinese eats courtesy of the pop-up Mian. [EaterWire]

HOPWORKS URBAN BREWERY—The team behind the carbon-neutralizing brewery, Hopworks, has just announced its three newest summer beer flavors: Pig War White IPA (6 percent ABV) and Ace of Spades, an über-hopped organic IPA that clocks in with an ABV of almost 9 percent. Lastly, the team is releasing the next brew in its single-hop ale series, this time focusing on Simcoe hops grown organically in nearby Yakima, Washington. [EaterWire]

RUBY JEWEL—Lisa Herlinger's Ruby Jewel scoops shops have partnered up with their friends and neighbors to unveil their roster of summer ice cream flavors. Nossa Familia will provide the coffee for Herlinger's "coffee cookies and cream" flavor, while Pacific Pie Co. will bake up the crusts for Ruby Jewel's Apple Pie scoops. Fluffernutter, s'mores and blueberry are among the remaining flavors the round the rest of the roster out. [EaterWire]