New Happy Hour Menu at Birdhouse; Tilia T-Shirt Contest; Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival

UPTOWN — Birdhouse on Hennepin has expanded its once-meager happy hour food menu, adding smelt fries, deviled eggs, oysters, and chicken liver mousse to the old standbys (sweet pea puree, cod brandade, lamb burger, quinoa croquettes). They've also cut back on the late night happy hour, now 3-6 pm every day and 10 pm - 1 am only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. [EaterWire]

LINDEN HILLS — Tilia announced a t-shirt design contest for a limited edition Tilia t-shirt. Winner gets a chef's dinner at Tilia for six; two runners up each get a $50 Tilia gift certificate. The restaurant will be selling the shirt during the holidays, with all proceeds going to the Linden Hills Farmers Market. [EaterWire]

LOWERTOWN, ST. PAUL — Tickets to the Fourth Annual Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival, in Lowertown St. Paul, go on sale tomorrow online and at select locations. The January 26th event will include over 100 breweries with samples of more than 300 beers. [EaterWire]