Free Friday: Chile Pepper Fiesta, A La Turka Dishes

Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are free. That's right! No money required.

This week's free list:
1. Brooklyn Botanic Garden is having their "Chile Pepper Fiesta" tomorrow from 12pm-6:30pm
2. A La Turka Restaurant is giving away one of their most popular Turkish dishes on Thursday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 7 from 2pm to 4pm

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Chile Pepper Fiesta
Location: 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Saturday, October 3 from 12pm to 6:30pm.

In addition to our ever-changing lineup of concerts inspired by cultures that adore the chile pepper, we're stepping up our culinary programming this year with a robust chiles & chocolate program that's going to show visitors the pleasures of the sweet & spicy combination-and features some of the area's finest chocolatiers and confectioners making spicy treats just for us and handing them out for free.

For more information, log onto www.bbg.org or call (718)623-7200.

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A La Turka Restaurant
Location: 1417 2nd Avenue at 74th Street New York, NY 10021
Tuesday and Wednesday on October 6th & 7th from 2-4pm.

They will be giving away one of our most popular dishes: Lachmancun which are delicious Turkish meat pies and our specialty Turkish pide bread (really hard to find anywhere else) made fresh here daily. This will be an AUTHENTIC Turkish tasting that people will surely not want to miss.

For information, log onto alaturkarestaurant.com or call (212) 744-2424 or (212) 744-2217