7/4: Restaurant Serenade, 6 Roosevelt Ave, Chatham, will celebrate the Fourth of July with a grilled picnic entrée (hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued chicken, corn on the cob, corn bread, coleslaw, flag tarts) and dessert. Seating begins at 5:30 PM; $30. An à la carte menu will also be available. For reservations call 973-701-0303.
7/7: A summer seafood tasting dinner paired with five wines from Domaine Agape of Alsace, France, and Wines of Alsace, France, with special guest Isabelle Boxler-Sipp from Domaine Agape, will be held at Blue Point Grill, 258 Nassau St, Princeton. Seatings at 6 and 8 PM; $85 per person, all inclusive. For reservations call 609-924-0039.
7/8: An ice cream social sponsored by the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the humane treatment of companion animals, will be held at the Madison Animal Shelter, 575 Woodland Ave, Madison. 6:30 to 8 PM, weather permitting; $5 per adult, $3 per child (ages ten and under), $2 per dog. Limit one dog per adult. All proceeds help support the homeless animals at St. Hubert’s shelters. For additional information call 973-377-7094 or visit www.sthuberts.org.
7/9: A Glenmorangie single-malt scotch tasting dinner with a cigar finale will be held at Gladstone Tavern, 273 Main St, Gladstone. 7 PM; $100 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 908-234-9055.
7/11: An ice cream festival, cooking demonstration, and luncheon, Festival de Helados, will be held at Rosa Mexicano, Riverside Square, 390 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack. 10 AM cooking demonstration, 11:30 AM luncheon; $35 per person including tax and gratuity. Free for each adult who brings a child. For reservations call Cre Vance at 212-397-0666 ext 40.
7/12: A four-course Crab & Lobsterfest will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. For more information and reservations call 973-300-4192.
7/13: A hands-on Pastry cooking class with William Mauceri, executive pastry chef at A Toute Heure, will be held at A Toute Heure, 232 Centennial Ave, Cranford. 6:30 PM; $45. Log on to the special events page at www.atouteheure.com to download a registration form, or call 908-276-6600.
7/14: A three-course gluten- and wheat-free tasting and cooking class, Healthy Quick Dishes, with chef Joe Palombo and special guest chef Tammy Hughel, a holistic health and nutritional counselor, will be held at Mirabella Cafe, Barclay Farms Shopping Center, 210 E Rt 70, Cherry Hill. 6 PM; $40 plus tax. For more information and reservations call 856-354-1888.
7/16: Learn how to make red, white, and champagne sangria, while noshing on hors d’oeuvres, at a hands-on mixology class at Liberty House, 76 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. 7 to 9 PM; $35. To register call 201-395-0300.
7/18: The Seventh Annual New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival will be held on Washington St, Toms River. 11:30 AM to 5 PM. Along with rides, street performers, crafters, vendors, food, and live entertainment there will be an ice cream tasting. Attendees can purchase tasting kits, for $5 in advance or $6 the day of the event, and then sample and vote on the ice cream entries in the People’s Choice category. Tasting runs from noon to 3:30 PM. Visit www.icecreamfest.com or call 732-946-2711 for details.
7/18: Bernadette Armiento, owner of Shining Life Nutrition, will teach a participation cooking class, Easy Healthy Favorites, for children ages ten to twelve plus an adult at Kings Cooking Studio, 778 Morris Tpk, Short Hills. 10 AM to noon; $50. To register call 973-258-4009.
7/18: Bernadette Armiento, owner of Shining Life Nutrition, will teach a participation cooking class, Easy Healthy Favorites, for children ages ten to twelve plus an adult at Kings Cooking Studio, 450 Rt 206, Bedminster. 2 to 4 PM; $50. To register call 908-719-4966.
7/19: A farm-to-table dinner to support local agriculture and to raise awareness about farms, hosted by Sustenance and the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Slow Food, will take place in the green field of Griggstown Quail Farm, 986 Canal Rd, Princeton. Farmer George Rude and Matthew Sytsema will host, and David C. Felton, former executive chef at the Pluckemin Inn, will prepare a five-course dinner. 4 to 7 PM; $145. Tickets can be purchased at www.sustenanceevents.com.
7/19: A four-course Crab & Lobsterfest will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. For more information and reservations call 973-300-4192.
7/22: An ice cream social sponsored by the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the humane treatment of companion animals, will be held at the Madison Animal Shelter, 575 Woodland Ave, Madison. 6:30 to 8 PM, weather permitting; $5 per adult, $3 per child (ages ten and under), $2 per dog. Limit one dog per adult. All proceeds help support the homeless animals at St. Hubert’s shelters. For additional information call 973-377-7094 or visit www.sthuberts.org.
7/23: Learn how to make red, white, and champagne sangria, while noshing on hors d’oeuvres, at a hands-on mixology class at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. 7 to 9 PM; $35. For reservations call 908-754-1222.
7/26: A five-course Crab & Lobsterfest will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. For more information and reservations call 973-300-4192.
7/31 to 8/2: The Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival will be held at Bally’s Casino, Atlantic City. Cost runs from $30 to $1,000. For more information and reservations call 609-398-4450.