Food Events

5/29: A Portuguese wine dinner will be held at Anton’s at the Swan, 43 S Main St, Lambertville. 6:45 PM; $95. For reservations call 609-397-1960.

5/29: A three-course Do You Come From the Land Down Under (Australian) wine dinner will be held at the Pluckemin Inn, 359 Rt 202/206 and Pluckemin Way, Bedminster. 7:30 PM; $100 plus tax and gratuity. Call 908-658-9292 for more information and reservations.

5/30: A Napa wine tasting paired with small plates will be held at Bin 14, 1314 Washington St, Hoboken. 2 PM; $445 plus tax and gratuity For reservations call 201-963-WINE.

5/30: Chef Jesse Jones of Heart & Soul Catering will present a demonstration and tasting at Chef Central, 240 Rt 17 N, Paramus. 1:30 PM; free. For more information call 201-576-0100.

5/30: More than 50 beers will be on tap at the Spring Craft Beer Festival on the grounds of the Historic Prison Museum, 215 High St, Mount Holly, and sponsored by High Street Grill, Mount Holly. 1 to 5 PM; $35 in advance; $40 at the gate. Rain date: May 31. For more information call 609-265-9199.

5/31: A Chardonnay and Pinot Noir walk-around tasting will be held at Restaurant Serenade, 6 Roosevelt Ave, Chatham. 1:30 to 4 PM; $65. For reservations call 973-701-0303.

6/1: A Bordeaux wine dinner with executive chef Mitchell Altholz from Highlawn Pavilion and the Manor, both in West Orange, will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, New York City. 7 PM; $125 JBF member price. For reservations call 212-627-2308; mention “friends of the restaurant” code word MARJORAM to receive the member price.

6/2: A six-course sushi and sake tasting will be held at Langosta Lounge, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park. 7 PM; $50, with $10 from each ticket going to Habitat for Humanity. To purchase tickets call 732-455-3275.

6/2: A book signing and cooking demonstration, Cooking on a Budget With The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, with chef/author Maria Liberati will be held at the Kenilworth Public Library, 541 Boulevard, Kenilworth. 7 to 8:30 PM; free. For more information call 908-276-2451.

6/3: A food and wine pairing dinner, A Celebration of Spring, will be held at Rosie’s Wine Bar, 514 North Ave, Garwood. 7 to 10 PM; expected price $90. For reservations call 908-518-WINE.

6/5: A Palmaz Vineyards tasting will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. 5:30 to 7:30 PM; free. For more information and dinner reservations call 732-828-4444.

6/5: A regionally inspired lunch created by executive chef Philip Campanella of Liberty House Restaurant, Jersey City, will be served at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, New York City. Noon; $90; JBF members $75. For reservations call 212-627-2308.

6/5: A Mexican tequila and beer dinner will be held at Branches Catering, 164 Monmouth Rd, West Long Branch. 7 to 10:30 PM; $75. For reservations call 732-660-6700.

6/6: A Children’s Dining Etiquette class, which includes a four-course lunch with your child, will be presented at the Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Rd, Bernardsville, and taught by certified etiquette trainer Maureen Wild. For children ages seven and older, accompanied by an adult. Noon to 2:30 PM; $75 per child and $50 per adult. For more information and reservations call 908-766-0002.

6/7: A wine and chocolate tasting will be held at Donna Toscana Artisan Chocolates and Dessert Lounge, 19 Eastman St, Cranford, in celebration of its fourth anniversary. Dessert wines from Alba Vineyards of Milford will be featured. 1 to 6 PM; free. For more information call 908-272-4380.

6/11: An evening with Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar, will be held at Restaurant One 53, 153 Washington St, Rocky Hill. 6:30 PM talk and book signing. For more information and reservations call 609-921-0153.

6/11: Learn how to make mojitos, mint mojitos, mango mojitos, and raspberry caipirinhas, while noshing on hors d’oeuvres, at a hands-on mixology class that will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. 7 to 9 PM; $35. For reservations call 908-754-1222.

6/13: A single-malt scotch tasting will be held at Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet, 489 Rt 1 S, Iselin. 1 to 3 PM; $15 plus tax. For reservations call 732-726-0077.

6/13: Dan Aykroyd will be autographing bottles of his Crystal Skull Vodka, at the special price of $49.99, and having a complimentary tasting of his wines at Stew Leonard’s Wines of Clifton, 345 Allwood Rd, Clifton. 1 to 3 PM. For more information call 973-859-7700.

6/13 & 6/14: The NJ Seafood Festival will be held at Silver Lake Park, Fifth and Ocean Ave, Belmar. 11 AM to 7 PM; free admission and trolley to the festival from Belmar marina, downtown, and the Belmar train station. For more information call 732-681-3700.

6/15: A book signing and cooking demonstration, Cooking on a Budget With The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, with chef/author Maria Liberati will be held at the Willingboro Public Library, 220 Willingboro Pkwy, Willingboro. 7 to 8:30 PM; free. For more information call 609-877-6668.

6/18: Learn how to make mojitos, mint mojitos, mango mojitos, and raspberry caipirinhas, while noshing on hors d’oeuvres, at a hands-on mixology class that will be held at Liberty House, 76 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. 7 to 9 PM; $35. To register call 201-395-0300.

6/18: A Chefs at the Shore VI food event will be held at the Atlantic City Aquarium, 800 N New Hampshire Ave, Atlantic City, to benefit the marine and environmental education programs of the Atlantic City Aquarium and the scholarship fund of the Professional Chefs Association of South Jersey. 5:30 to 9 PM; $50. To purchase tickets call 609-348-2880 ext 22.

6/19: A Salumifest wine dinner will be held at Berta’s Chateau, 7 Grove St, Wanaque. 7:30 PM; $65. For reservations call 973-835-0992.

6/20: Chef Ariane Duarte of CulinAriane Restaurant, Montclair, will present a demonstration and tasting at Chef Central, 240 Rt 17 N, Paramus. 11 AM; free. For more information call 201-576-0100.

6/20 & 6/21: The Opa! Big Fat Greek Festival: A Taste of Greece in Hunterdon County will be held at Razberry’s Banquet Center, Rt 12 E, Flemington, to benefit the Greek Orthodox Parish Building Fund. June 20, noon to 10 PM; June 21, noon to 8 PM; open to the public; free admission and parking. For more information and directions visit www.go-church.org or call the parish office at 908-782-9741.

6/25: A Robert Kacher wine tasting with antipasto and appetizers will be held at Scaturro’s, 841 Rt 73, Marlton. 7 to 9 PM; $35. For reservations call 856-985-4560.

6/27 & 6/28: The East Coast Slow Food & Wine Festival will be held at Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd, Pennington. Noon to 5 PM; $35. For more information log on to www.slowfoodandwinefestival.com or call 609-890-8188.

Read more Table Hopping articles.

By submitting comments you grant permission for all or part of those comments to appear in the print edition of New Jersey Monthly.

Required
Required not shown
Required not shown