7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, Oct. 27-29

It’s shaping up as a another deliciously wonderful weekend, full of great concerts and plays, yummy cooking shows and spooky cocktails. So let’s get to it, shall we?

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1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are breaking out all over

From an otherworldly symphony to the return of sizzling soul singer SZA, there are a lot of great Bay Area shows to catch this week and beyond.

2 MAKE & SIP: Spooky cocktails

Here’s a scary thought: If you are hosting a Halloween bash — are you serving the right cocktails? Here are five ghostly concoctions to add to your repertoire.

3 WATCH: Heartbreaking ‘Travelers’

Ron Nyswaner, the screenwriter who gave us the Tom Hanks/Denzel Washington tear-jerker “Philadelphia,” is back with another sad tale in the new series “Fellow Travelers.” It tops our list of new shows and movies you should know about.

4 SCARF: More delicious doughnut options

We recently published a roundup of 12 awesome doughnut shops and bakeries in the Bay Area. And our cruller-craving readers were only too happy to chime in with all the places we missed.

5 WATCH: How to cook in the wild

Chef and YouTube star Taku Kondo has gained a massive following with his series of videos devoted to foraging and cooking in nature. Here’s what he has to say about his craft and wrestling with a dogtooth tuna.

6 WATCH: Binge-worthy food shows

Is it just us, or does it seem like TV shows about cooking and dining are all over the place these days? Here are seven of our favorites that you can watch now.

7 SEE & HEAR: 2 intriguing plays

Disney princesses have had it with acting prim and proper in the fun musical satire “Disenchanted,” now playing in San Jose. And Mendocino (and a mysterious language) figure in Berkeley native Eisa Davis’ mystical work “Bulrusher,” which is playing at Berkeley Rep.