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.
4/25: Cocoa Vines Divine, a wine, chocolate, cheese, coffee, tea, “and more” tasting, will be held at Hamilton Farms, 1040 Pottersville Rd, Gladstone, to benefit Creative Heartwork, a nonprofit organization that uses the arts to help heal children who have experienced trauma, loss, serious illness, or disability. 7:30 to 10:30 PM; $60 up to ten days prior to the event; $75 thereafter. To purchase tickets call 973-889-0809.
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.
5/2: An Evening With the Wines of Hermann J. Wiemer will be held at Berta’s Chateau, 7 Grove St, Wanaque. 7:30 PM. For price information and reservations call 973-835-0992.
5/2: A five-course, five-wine Piedmont, Italy, wine dinner will be held at Stage House Restaurant and Wine Bar, 366 Park Ave, Scotch Plains. 7:30 PM; $65. For reservations call 908-322-4224.
5/2: A walk-around wine tasting will be held at the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $69 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 732-846-3216.
5/3: The annual wine tasting will be held at Moorestown Community House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. 5:30 to 8:30 PM; $55. For tickets call 856-235-0326.
5/3: Kentucky Derby Day, which includes a bourbon tasting, brunch at Liberty House Restaurant, and a live feed of the race, will be held at Liberty State Park, Morris Pesin Dr, Jersey City, to benefit the American Cancer Society. Noon to 7 PM; tickets range from $250 to $500. For more information and tickets call 908-629-0386 ext 209.
5/3 and 5/4: The Greek Orthodox Parish of Hunterdon County will host its Fourth Annual Opa! Big, Fat Greek Festival at Razberry’s Banquet Center, Rt 12 E, Flemington, to raise money for a new Byzantine-style church.
5/4: A three-course dinner with live 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.
5/5: A six-course cooking demonstration will be held at Harvest Bistro, 252 Schraalenburgh Rd, Closter. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $70. For reservations call 201-750-9966.
5/5: A charity event, Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, will be held at Birchwood Manor, 111 N Jefferson Rd, Whippany, to raise money for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and Eva’s Village. 6 to 9 PM; $85 in advance; $95 at the door. For tickets call 973-772-4474.
5/6: A Southern, French, and Creole cooking class taught by Chef Jesse Jones will be held at Classic Thyme, 710 South Ave W, Westfield. 7 to 10 PM; $59. For more information and to enroll call 908-232-5445.
5/7: A hands-on Vegetarian, Healthy, and Local cooking class will be held at the Brothers Moon, 7 W Broad St, Hopewell. 6:30 PM; $45. For reservations call 609-333-1330.
5/7: The Second Annual Beefsteak Dinner & Tricky Tray Auction Fundraiser will be held at the Brownstone, 351 W Broadway, Paterson, to benefit the Mental Health Clinic of Passaic. 6 to 10 PM; $45. For tickets call 973-473-2775 ext 109.
5/7: A Cookin’ Country demonstration class with Chef Jesse Jones will be held at Kings Cooking Studio, Short Hills. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $55. To register call 973-463-6500.
5/7: A B.R. Cohn Winery dinner will be held at Harvest Bistro, 252 Schraalenburgh Rd, Closter. 7 PM; $100 plus tax and 20 percent gratuity. For reservations call 201-750-9966.
5/9: A Best of Burgundy and Rhone wine dinner will be held in the wine cellar at Restaurant Latour, Crystal Springs Resort, 1 Wild Turkey Way, Hardyston. $800 plus tax and gratuity. For more information and reservations call 973-827-0548.
5/9: A Spring Grand Tasting sponsored by Super Saver Wines and Spirits and Buy-Rite Liquor will be held at the Hyatt of New Brunswick, 2 Albany St, New Brunswick, to benefit the Robert Wood Johnson Cancer Institute of NJ. 7 to 11 PM; $80. For tickets call 908-722-6700.
5/11: A three-course dinner with live 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.
5/12: A three-course Simply Elegant Dinner Parties cooking class will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. 6:30 PM; $65 including meal, lecture, and demonstration. For reservations call 973-300-4192.
5/13: A Cookin’ Country demonstration class with Chef Jesse Jones will be held at Kings Cooking Studio, Bedminster. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $55. To register call 973-463-6500.
5/14: A five-course Wine Journey of Southern France dinner will be held at Restaurant Serenade, 6 Roosevelt Ave, Chatham. 7 PM; $150 all inclusive. For reservations call 973-701-0303.
5/15: A wine tasting event, Uncorked, will be held at the Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair, to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. 7 PM; $200. For tickets call 908-355-3663 ext 245.