10/30: A Unibroue beer dinner will be held at Stage Left Restaurant, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $79 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 732-828-4444.
10/30: A Harvest for Hunger wine and specialty beer tasting will be held at the Collingswood Grand Ballroom, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, to benefit Cathedral Kitchen’s work to feed the poor and to provide impoverished residents of Camden with new services. 7 to 10 PM; $60. For tickets call 856-964-6771.
10/30: The Third Annual Bacchanalia will be held at Napa Valley Grille, Garden State Plaza, 95 Rt 17 S, Paramus. Proceeds from a silent auction will benefit the Scott Reisser Memorial Scholarship Fund. 7 PM; $125. For tickets call 201-845-5555.
10/30: The Mill at Spring Lake Heights, 101 Old Mill Rd, Spring Lake Heights, will have an All Hallows’ Eve Masquerade Ball that will include a four-course dinner, a champagne toast, and dancing under the full moon to the sounds of the Jack Goodman Orchestra. A premium cash bar and wine list will be available. Costume prizes will be awarded for best overall couple, most original, scariest, and funniest. 8 PM to midnight; $104 per couple plus tax and gratuity. Call 732-449-1800 for reservations.
10/30: A masquerade ball will be held at Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton; 8 PM. For more information and reservations call 609-584-7800.
11/1: A Wines of Italy and Spain tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at Restaurant Serenade, 6 Roosevelt Ave, Chatham. 2 to 4 PM; $65 plus tax. For reservations call 973-701-0303.
11/2: Guy Fawkes Day will be celebrated at the Ship Inn, 61 Bridge St, Milford, with a special dinner. 6:30 PM; $40. For reservations call 908-995-0188.
11/2: The 10th Annual YCS Festival of Flavors will be held at the Panasonic Corporate Campus, 1 Panasonic Way, Secaucus, to benefit the Youth Consultation Service, a nonprofit provider of services to abused and abandoned children. 6 to 9 PM; $75. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.ycs.org or call 201-678-1312.
11/3: A fall harvest dinner hosted by III Somms and CoolVines will be held at Blue Bottle Cafe, 101 E Broad St, Hopewell. 6:30 to 9 PM; $105 including tax and gratuity. For reservations call 609-924-0039.
11/4: An Autumn in Rhone dinner will be held at One 53, 153 Washington St, Rocky Hill. 6:30 PM; $65 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 609-921-0153.
11/5: An Arthritis Foundation wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at C Side Restaurant, 34 Exchange Pl, Harborside Financial Center, Jersey City. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $40. For tickets call Joan Marie Palmer at 917-650-3744 or Neil Taylor at 201-320-1771.
11/5: A Colin-Morey wine dinner with Pierre Yves Colin-Morey will be held at Restaurant Blu, 554 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair. 7:30 PM; approximately $130. For reservations call Amanti Vino at 973-509-WINE.
11/5: A Cajun & Creole cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
11/5: The Essex County Wine Society will hold a Drouhin Red Burgundy wine tasting with Laurent Drouhin of Maison Joseph Drouhin at the Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union St, Montclair. 7:30 PM; $65 for members, $79 for guests. For more information and to register call 908-766-9601.
11/6: A gala will be held at the Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, to benefit the Mental Health Association of Morris County. VIP cocktail hour, 6 to 7 PM, $150; dinner only, 7 to 9 PM, $100. For tickets call 973-334-3496 ext 104.
11/6: The Fourth Annual Harvest Wine Festival with light hors d’oeuvres and antipasto, cheese, bread, and pasta stations will be held at the Hilton Short Hills, 41 JFK Pkwy, Short Hills. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Inter-Religious Fellowship for the Homeless of Bergen Country. 7 to 10 PM; $69 until 10/15, additional cost for classes. For tickets call 866-811-4111.
11/6: A wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, to benefit St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center. 6 to 9 PM; $45. For tickets call 973-377-7094.
11/6: The six-course Dinner of Hope 2009 with paired wines will be held at Pleasantdale Chateau, 757 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange, to benefit Creative Heartwork, an organization that utilizes the power of the arts to heal children who have experienced trauma, loss, serious illness, or disability. 6:30 PM; $1,000 per plate, $5,000 for a table of ten. For tickets call 973-889-0809.
11/6 to 11/15: Jersey Shore Restaurant Week will be held, with participating restaurants offering a three-course meal with three appetizer, three entrée, and three dessert choices for $20.09 or $30.09. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. For more information log on to www.jerseyshorerestaurantweek.com.
11/7 and 11/8: Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, will have its Fifth Annual Pasture Party featuring food, wine, music, hayrides, and kids’ activities. Noon to 5 PM; admission and food $45 per day in advance ($75 for both days), $60 per day at the gate. For tickets call 609-219-0053.
11/8: A cocktail brunch and book signing with Jill DeGroff, author of Lush Life: Portraits From the Bar, will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. Jill’s husband, noted mixologist Dale DeGroff, will also be in attendance to mix some cocktails. 12:30 PM; $39.95. For reservations call 732-828-4444.
11/8: Urban Promise Sunday will be held at the Tortilla Press, 703 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, with a portion of the evening’s proceeds going to Urban Promise, a ministry serving youth in Camden. Call 856-869-3345 for more info; BYO.
11/9: A Thanksgiving Wines dinner will be held at Bin 14 Trattoria & Wine Bar, 1314 Washington St, Hoboken. 7 PM; $45 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 201-963-WINE.
11/9: A Tasteful Experience will be held at Pleasantdale Chateau, 757 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange, to benefit the Clara Maass Foundation. 6:30 to 9 PM; $95. For tickets call 973-450-2277.
11/9: Eat, Drink & Share, the thirteenth annual fundraiser for Rotary District 7510, will be held at the Pines Manor, 2085 Rt 27, Edison. 6 to 9 PM; $50. For tickets call 609-586-2693.
11/10: A four-course Kobrand wine dinner will be held at Rosie’s Wine Bar, 514 North Ave, Garwood. 7:30 to 10 PM; $95 plus tax and tip. For reservations call 908-518-9463.
11/11: A port wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at One 53, 153 Washington St, Rocky Hill. 6:30 PM; $55. For reservations call 609-921-0153.
11/12: The Parsippany Kiwanis Third Annual Grand Tasting will be held at Knoll Country Club, Knoll and Greenbank Rd, Parsippany, to benefit the Lake Drive Foundation’s Sound Start early intervention program for babies with hearing loss. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $50. For tickets call 800-342-2325 ext 4185.
11/12: A three-course dinner and demonstration cooking class will be held at Bàcio Italian Cuisine, 2801 Rt 130 N, Cinnaminson. 6:30 PM; $35 plus tax and gratuity. For more information and reservations call 856-303-9100.
11/12: An Italian Regional cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
11/12: A Cozy Up Cocktails class will be held at Liberty House Restaurant 78 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. 7 PM; $35. For reservations call 201-395-0300.
11/13: A wine walk-around with hors d’oeuvres will be held at the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $49. For reservations call 732-846-3216.
11/13: A wine tasting hosted by Laurenti’s ShopRite Wine & Spirits of Hamilton will be held at Mercer Oaks Country Club, 725 Village Rd W, Princeton Junction, to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Food will be provided by Mercer Oaks Catering. 7 to 10 PM; $45 in store at 3161 Quakerbridge Rd, Mercerville; $50 at the door. For more information call 609-587-2849.
11/13: A five-course Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery dinner will be held at the Mill at Spring Lake Heights, 101 Old Mill Rd, Spring Lake Heights. 6:30 PM; $60 including tax and gratuity. For reservations call 732-449-1800.
11/14: A New World Wine Lovers’ dinner will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, New York City, with Eric LeVine from Encore Catering, East Hanover. 7 PM; $125, James Beard Foundation members $100. For reservations call 212-627-2308.
11/14: The Hillsborough Wine Festival with gourmet food and live music will be held at Temple Beth-El, 67 Rt 206, Hillsborough, to benefit Temple Beth-El School scholarships. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $50. For tickets call 908-722-0674.
11/14: A beefsteak dinner will be held at the Nutley Parks & Recreation building, 44 Park St, Nutley, to benefit the Montclair–Glen Ridge–Nutley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Chicken and vegetarian dinners will also be available upon request. 7 PM; $35. Call 973-667-3818 for reservations.
11/15: A wine extravaganza with appetizers will be held at Rosie’s Wine Bar, 514 North Ave, Garwood. Come and go as you please from noon to 6 PM; $40 in advance, $50 at the door. For more information and reservations call 908-518-WINE.
11/18: A Luca wine dinner will be held at the Pluckemin Inn, 359 Rt 202/206 and Pluckemin Way, Bedminster. 7 PM; $95 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 908-658-9292.
11/18: Celebrate the art of beer at Copeland Restaurant, Westin Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morristown, where Chef Thomas Ciszak will celebrate his heritage by creating traditional German classics from Hamburg to Bavaria. Cricket Hill Craft Brewery of Fairfield, NJ, will feature a special beer in the style of a Düsseldorf alt beer from the chef’s home region in Germany along with its regular and seasonal brews. The alt beer will be made from hops grown by Copeland pastry chef Patrick Muller. 6 and 8 PM; $36 including tax and gratuity. For reservations call 973-451-2619.
11/19: A Grand Tasting of food and wine will be held at the Westin Jersey City Newport Hotel, 479 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, to benefit Faith Services, a department of the Hoboken University Medical Center that provides social support and medical services to those living with HIV/AIDS. 6:30 to 10 PM; $65. Tickets can be purchased at Sparrow Wine, 126 Washington St or 1224 Shipyard Ln, Hoboken, or online at www.hobokenumc.com (click on the Grand Tasting icon).
11/19: A Thanksgiving Side Dishes cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
11/19: A Cozy Up Cocktails class will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. 7 PM; $35. For reservations call 908-754-1222.
11/20: A Taste of Lambertville will be held at the banquet hall of the Rescue Squad, 70 Alexander Ave, Lambertville. 6 to 9 PM; $45. Tickets are available by advance sale only, by calling 609-397-0055.
11/20: A Corison Cabernet wine dinner will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $189. For reservations call 732-828-4444.
11/20 to 11/22: An International Tour of Wines & Food weekend will be held at the Golden Inn Resort Hotel, Oceanfront at 78th St, Avalon. $219 per person, double occupancy, plus tax and gratuities for the entire weekend package, which includes three days of events and two nights’ lodging: a Friday-evening welcome wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres reception, two breakfast buffets, a Saturday-afternoon wine and food pairings seminar, two themed dinners with wine pairings, and two nights of entertainment. Upgraded lodging is available for an additional fee. For reservations and more information call 609-368-5155.
11/21: A Chocolate Fantasy buffet with light and dark chocolate desserts prepared by Kathleen Cressman-Pastiu, in-house pastry chef, will be held at the Washington Inn, 801 Washington St, Cape May. 2 PM; $35. For more information call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278.
11/27: A wine tasting class presented by Riedel will be held at Tree Tavern, 17 Park St, Wanaque. Each participant will receive a set of four Riedel Vinum XL glasses at the end of the class. 7 to 9 PM; $65. To register call 973-835-1906.
12/3: An Hors D’Oeuvres for the Holidays cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
12/3: A Celebrate With Champagne class will be held at Liberty House Restaurant, 78 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. 7 PM; $35. For reservations call 201-395-0300.
12/10: A Celebrate With Champagne class will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. 7 PM; $35. For reservations call 908-754-1222.
12/10: A Holiday Desserts cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
12/17: A Benchmark Holiday Dinner with chef Peter Csikos of the Heldrich Hotel & Spa, New Brunswick, plus Benchmark chefs from other U.S. properties, will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, New York City. 7 PM; $165, James Beard Foundation members $125. For reservations call 212-627-2308.