Delight your dad with a hands-on cooking class on June 19, or treat him to a Father’s Day meal on Sunday, June 21.
Dine with dad on Father’s Day at The Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Road, Bernardsville. An a la carte brunch will be served 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Beginning at 5 PM, Dad can choose from the regular a la carte dinner menu or the prix-fixe Sunday Supper. Reservations: 908-766-0002.
Bibi’z Restaurant, 284 Center Avenue, Westwood, will offer a prix-fixe brunch from 11 AM to 3 PM; $39 and an a la carte dinner from 3 to 8:30 PM. All dad’s will receive a complimentary mimosa, beer or wine. Reservations: 201-722-8600.
Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg celebrates Father’s Day weekend with the return of two favorites: the 7th annual NJ Beer & Food Festival on Saturday, June 20, and the Father’s Day BBQ in the Chef’s Garden with Crystal Spring’s chef John Greeley and New York City’s acclaimed Hometown Bar-B-Que Pitmaster Billy Durney on Sunday, June 21. Tickets and information at the event website.
Escape, 345 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, will offer a two-course brunch from 11:30 AM to 4 PM for $19 and a special a la carte barbecue dinner from 4 to 8 PM, which will showcase locally sourced ingredients. Reservations: 973-744-0712; BYO.
Haven Restaurant and Bar, 2 Main Street (for GPS, use 45 River Road), Edgewater Harbor, Edgewater, will offer a dinner menu beginning at noon. Reservations: 201-943-1900.
On Friday, June 19, a Father’s Day Grill & Chill hands-on cooking class will be held at Heirloom Kitchen, 3853 Rt 516, Old Bridge. Menu items include: whiskey peach BBQ chicken; gingerbread stout spice cake with crème anglaise; business mac & cheese with Applewood bacon; and beer-battered asparagus. 6:30 PM; $90. On Saturday, June 20 at 6 PM, the Father’s Day Grill & Chill hands-on cooking class will be repeated with the following menu: peppered red-wine marinated flank steak with scratch-made balsamic-rosemary BBQ; fennel and fingerling confit; honey-glazed carrots; and toffee pudding with brown-sugar bourbon ice cream. Reservations: 732-727-9444.
Brunch will be offered at Liberty Prime Steakhouse, 111 Montgomery Street, Jersey City. Reservations: 201-333-3633.
A Father’s Day BBQ will be held at the Peacock Café, Grounds For Sculpture, Domestic Arts Building, 19 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. 11:30 to 3:30 PM. Information: 609-890-6015.
The Ryland Inn, 115 Old Highway 28, Whitehouse Station, will host a Father’s Day barbecue. Some of the menu options include smoked brisket, homemade sausages and grilled salmon. Reservations: 908-534-4011.
OTHER NJ FOOD EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
HESS WINES DINNER
A Hess Winemaker dinner will be held at Le Malt Lounge, 1021 St. Georges Ave #2, Colonia with Winemaker Dave Guffy. 6:45 to 10 PM;$55 includes tax and gratuity. Reservations: 732-510-7700.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
THE KITCHEN BOOK PARTY & BITES
Join the Montclair Food & Wine Festival in cooperation with BSTV Entertainment at Tiny Elephant and Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield Street, Watchung Plaza, Montclair, for The Kitchen book party and bites. Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee and Geoffrey Zakarian, co-hosts of The Kitchen on Food Network, will be in attendance for a book signing from 7 to 9 PM. Additionally, on a first-come, first-serve basis, attendees will sample bites from each star’s cookbook prepared by Tiny Elephant, along with a Zakarian-inspired “Five o’clock Somewhere” cocktail crafted from Jersey’s own Busted Barrel Rum and Blue J Syrups. This event is free, but an RSVP is required and can be made by emailing [email protected].
Minors must agree to wear an under-age wristband.
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
MONTCLAIR FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL: BOURBON & BIERGARTEN
An evening of bourbons and brews hosted by the Montclair Food & Wine Festival will be held at the Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, from 7 to 9 PM; $85. Tickets at the event website.
PIEDMONT WINE DINNER
A Piedmont wine dinner will be held at The Pluckemin Inn, 359 Rt 206 South, Bedminster. 7 PM; $65 dinner only; $115 with wine pairing. Reservations: 908-658-9292.
FRIDAY JUNE 12 TO SUNDAY, JUNE 14
BELMAR SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
The 29th Annual Belmar Seafood Festival will be held at Silver Lake Park, Belmar. For more information, see the event website.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
MONTCLAIR FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL: GRAND TASTING
The Montclair Food & Wine Festival will host their Grand Tasting at the Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair from 7 to 9 PM; $95; VIP, $135. Tickets at the event website.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
NICK GOLDSCHMIDT WINE DINNER
A Nick Goldschmidt Wine Dinner with Nick Goldschmidt, winemaker and owner of three wineries (Goldschmidt Vineyards in Napa, Forefathers and Boulder Bank wineries in New Zealand) will be held at Stapleton’s Restaurant, 122 Thompson Street, Raritan. 5 to 7 PM; $90. For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or call 908-306-1000.
SLOW FOOD SUNDAY BRUNCH
A brunch will be held at Windy Acres Farm, 153 Main Street, Cape May Court House, to benefit the Slow Food School Garden Program. 1 PM; $70; slow-food members $65. Reservations at the event website.
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