Rex Lam

The Salty Pig, a charcuterie restaurant in Back Bay, which also serves excellent cheese and pizza options.

Jojo Taipei, a Taiwanese restaurant in Allston.

Salmon on blue cheese polenta at The Elephant Walk, a French-Cambodian restaurant with locations in Cambridge and Boston.

The MIT Symphony Orchestra’s first performance of the season in Kresge auditorium last Saturday, Oct. 12.