4/22: A New Carolina Cuisine cooking demonstration with Chef Jesse Jones will be held at Harrar Cafe, 11 Village Plaza, South Orange. 5 to 7 PM; $25. To register call 973-580-2203.
4/22: A Viva la France wine tasting will be held at City Vino, 33-35 Hudson St, Jersey City. 7 PM; $35. For more information and reservations call 201-333-5520.
4/22: A Wine, Women, and Reality luncheon to benefit women’s and children’s charities in Morris and Somerset counties will be held at Basking Ridge Country Club, Basking Ridge. 11:30 AM to 2 PM. For price information and reservations call 908-953-0900.
4/23: A limited-production California wine dinner will be held at Casa Dante, 737 Newark Ave, Jersey City. 6:30 PM; $95. For reservations call 201-795-2750.
4/24: A book signing and talk with Arthur Schwartz will be held at Barnes and Noble, 2134 Rt 35, Holmdel. 7 to 9 PM; free. For more information call 732-275-0620.
4/25: A four-course Down Under wine dinner will be held at the Mad Batter, 19 Jackson St, Cape May. 7:30 PM; $70. For reservations call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278.
4/25: A four-course Simi wine dinner will be held at Pegasus Restaurant at the Meadowlands Racetrack, 50 Rt 120, East Rutherford. 6 to 10 PM; $80 plus tax and gratuity (including Pegasus admission, program, and betting voucher). For reservations call 201-843-2446.
4/26: A four-course Boulder Brewing Company beer lunch will be held at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly. Noon to 2:30 PM; $45. For reservations call 609-265-9199.
4/26: A spring wine and food tasting will be held at the Hunterdon Museum of Art, 7 Lower Center St, Clinton. Pre-tasting wine seminar 2:30 to 3:30 PM; tasting 4 to 6 PM; $100 for seminar and tasting; $60 for tasting alone. For reservations call 908-735-8415.
4/26: A Chocolate Fantasy buffet will be presented at the Washington Inn, 801 Washington St, Cape May. 2 PM; $35. For more information and reservations call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278.
4/27: A three-course dinner with music will be held at the Mad Batter, 19 Jackson St, Cape May. 7:30 PM; $60. For reservations call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278.
4/28: A Chocolate Fantasy buffet will be presented at the Washington Inn, 801 Washington St, Cape May. 2 PM; $35. For more information and reservations call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278.
4/28: A five-course Jean-Luc Colombo Wines From the Rhone Valley dinner will be held at Restaurant Serenade, 6 Roosevelt Ave, Chatham. 7 PM; $150 all inclusive. For reservations call 973-701-0303.
4/28: A charity event, Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, will be held at the Westin Princeton, Forrestal Village, Princeton, to benefit Share Our Strength, a nonprofit group that helps to end hunger in America and abroad. 6 PM; $85 in advance; $95 at the door (if available). For tickets call 877-26TASTE or visit www.princetontaste.org.
4/29: Taste of Weehawken will be held at Lincoln Harbor, 1200 Harbor Blvd, Weehawken. Preview 6:30 to 7:30 PM, $55 in advance, $65 at the door; general admission 7:30 to 9:30 PM, $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Advance tickets will be available at the Weehawken Library.
4/29: A World of Bubbles wine tasting will be held at City Vino, 33-35 Hudson St, Jersey City. 7 PM; $35. For more information and reservations call 201-333-5520.
5/1: A Chefs Gala black-tie event to benefit Table to Table will be held at the Alpine Country Club, 80 Anderson Ave, Demarest. Chef André Soltner will be the guest of honor. 6:30 PM; $300. For more information and tickets call 201-444-5500.
5/1: The Fourth Annual Food and Wine Tasting sponsored by the Association for Advancement of Mental Health will be held at Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 6 to 9 PM; $75. For tickets call 609-759-7447.