Food Events

5/14: A Morels & Asparagus dinner will be held at the Pluckemin Inn, 359 Rt 202/206 and Pluckemin Way, Bedminster. The evening features a short cocktail reception followed by a four-course dinner paired with wine. 7:30 PM; $100 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call Joanne Carducci at 908-658-9292.

5/14: A Spring Beer Festival will be held at Meadowlands Racetrack, Paddock Park, 50 State Rt 120, East Rutherford. 5:30 to 10 PM; $38 plus tax and gratuity, including a BBQ buffet, unlimited beer samplings, racetrack admission and program, and prize drawings. Call 201-THE-BIG-M for reservations.

5/14: An Evening of Single Malt & Song, featuring a tasting and a three-course dinner sponsored by Glenfiddich, will be held at Il Capriccio, 633 Rt 10 E, Whippany. 6:45 to 10 PM; $70 all-inclusive. For reservations call 973-334-1331.

5/14: A Grand Tasting & Silent Auction hosted by Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Albany St, New Brunswick, to benefit Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The event will feature more 300 wines, beers, and spirits and a full buffet. 7 to 11 PM; $89. Tickets can be purchased online at www.parentprojectmd.org/pour. Cash and checks are also accepted at the Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet location at 489 Rt 1 S, Iselin (732-726-0077).

5/14 to 5/16: A Treasures of the Andes Mountains 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’ 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.

5/15: Russell Newberry of the Time Bandit and Wizard crab boats on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch will be at Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet, 489 Rt 1 S, Iselin. Newberry will offer tastes of his Valenzano Dangerous Red wine, talk about the TV show, and sign your bottle. Proceeds will benefit Operation Troop Aid. 11 AM to 3 PM. For more information call 732-726-0077.

5/15: The Second Annual Spring Craft Beer Festival hosted by High Street Grill, Mount Holly, will be held at the Mount Holly Library, 307 High St, Mount Holly. 1 to 5 PM; $35. For more information and tickets call 609-265-9199.

5/16: A Lilac Party with wines and hors d’oeuvres will be held at the Willowwood Arboretum, 300 Longview Rd, Far Hills, to benefit the arboretum. 4 to 7 PM; $75. For tickets call 908-234-1815 or e-mail wwfoundation@earthlink.net.

5/17: A four-course Silverado wine dinner will be held at Chakra, W 144 Rt 4 E, Paramus. 6:30 PM; $65 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 201-556-1530.

5/17: Executive chef Humberto Campos Jr., co-owner (with his wife, Lorena) of Restaurant Lorena, 168 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, will be cooking a Seasonal French Dinner at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, NYC. 7 PM; $165, James Beard Foundations members $125. For reservations call 212-627-2308.

5/17 and 5/18: An Accademia del Vino Wine Lecture Series, the Wines of Northeast Italy (Three Venices), will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 W River Rd, Rumson; 6:30 PM; $39 plus tax and 10 percent gratuity for dinner, lecture, and tasting. For reservations call 732-842-3880.

5/18: A three-course Healthy Quick Dishes cooking class with guest chef Tammy Hughel will be held at Joe Palombo’s Mirabella Cafe, Barclay Farms Shopping Center, 210 E Rt 70, Cherry Hill. 6 PM; $40 plus tax. For reservations call 856-354-1888.

5/18: A Palmina wine dinner with Steve Clifton, owner and winemaker of Palmina Wines, will be held at CulinAriane, 33 Walnut St, Montclair. 7:30 to 11 PM; $90. For reservations call Amanti Vino at 973-509-9463.

5/18 to 5/20: A four-course Veggin’ Out dinner will be featured at Blackbird Dining Establishment, 619 Collings Ave, Collingswood; $30. For reservations call 856-854-3444; BYO.

5/19: A Wild Mushroom dinner will be held at Rat’s, Grounds for Sculpture, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. 6 PM; $85 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 609-584-7800.

5/19: The Great Grill & Pig Out will be held at the Estate at Florentine Gardens, 97 Rivervale Rd, River Vale, with guest of honor Ming Tsai. The event will benefit Table to Table, a community-based food rescue program that collects prepared and perishable excess food and delivers it to organizations that feed the hungry in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, and Hudson counties. 6:30 PM; $195. For more information and tickets log on to www.tabletotable.org or call 201-444-5500.

5/20: A food and wine event, Around the World in Eight Wines, with Gary Vaynerchuk from the Wine Library, Springfield, will be held at the Rutgers Visitors Center, 100 Sutphen Rd, Piscataway, to benefit the Center School Foundation. 6 to 9 PM; $75. For tickets call 732-249-3355 ext 154.

5/20: A Justin Food & Wine Dinner will be held at Biagios’s Restaurant, 299 Paramus Rd, Paramus. 6:30 to 11 PM; $65. For tickets call 201-652-0201.

5/20: A three-course dinner for two followed by a full-moon tour of Grounds for Sculpture will be held at Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. 7 PM; $55 all-inclusive. For more information and reservations call 609-586-0616.

5/20: A three-course dinner and demonstration cooking class will be held at Bacio Italian Cuisine, 2801 Rt 130 N, Cinnaminson. 6:30 PM; $35. For reservations call 856-303-9100.

5/21: A Spring Into Summer festive wine class with Carol Berman, founder of Class in a Glass/the Traveling Sommelier, will be held at the Ridgewood Culinary Institute, 223 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. 7 to 9:30 PM; $75. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served at the end of the class. For reservations log on to www.ridgewoodculinarystudio.com or call 201-447-COOK (2665).

5/21: A Francis Ford Coppola wine dinner will be held at Fleming’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 500 Rt 73 N, Marlton. 6:30 to 8:30 PM; $65 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 856-988-1351.

5/22: Rosie’s Wine Bar, 514 North Ave, Garwood, will have its third annual rosé tasting, with cheese and other noshes. 4 to 6 PM; $30. For reservations call 908-518-WINE.

5/22: A walk-around wine tasting will be held at the Wine School at Ninety Acres, Natirar, 2 Main St, Peapack-Gladstone. 2 to 5 PM; $75. For reservations call 908-901-4712.

5/22: The New Jersey chapter of Women for WineSense will host an Israeli wine tasting with Avi Ashman, organizer for the Israeli Wine Lovers Meetup Group.
7:30 to 10:30 PM; $35, members $25. For more information and to register call 201-794-0714.

5/22: A Food for Life vegetarian cooking and tasting extravaganza will take place at Kiddie Keep Well Camp, Roosevelt Park, 35 Roosevelt Dr, Edison. 8:30 AM to 6 PM; $25 including two speakers, three workshops, all tastings, a gourmet bag lunch, and admission to the exhibit hall. For tickets log on to www.njfoodforlife.org or call 732-446-6963.

5/22: A Wine & Wildlife Festival will be held at the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd, Medford, to benefit the refuge. 4:30 to 7:30 PM; $50, $40 before May 1. For tickets call 856-983-3329 ext 100.

5/23: A wine tasting will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. 5 to 8 PM; $25. For more information and reservations call 973-300-4192.

5/25: A Benzinger wine dinner will be held at Casa Dante, 737 Newark Ave, Jersey City; 6:30 PM. For more information and reservations call 201-795-2750.

5/26: A New Jersey Farm to Table dinner with executive chef Michael Carrino of Restaurant Passionné, Montclair, will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, NYC. 7 PM: $165, James Beard Foundation members $125. For reservations call 212-627-2308.

5/26: Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson will be cooking up a special menu and holding a book signing at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 East Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus. For more information call 201-445-4115.

5/26: A five-course wine dinner featuring the Italian cuisine of Le Marche will be held at Eno Terra, 4484 Rt 27, Kingston. 6 to 9 PM; $85 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 609-497-1777.

6/2: A blind tasting with hors d’oeuvres, a re-creation of the famous Judgment of Paris of 1976, will be held at One 53, 153 Washington St, Rocky Hill. 6:30 PM; $85. Call 609-921-0153 for reservations.

6/3: A Give Me a Triple Shot of That Stuff cocktail class with light fare will be held at Uproot, 9 Mount Bethel Rd, Warren. 6:30 PM; $40. For reservations call 908-834-8194 or e-mail jonathan@uprootrestaurant.com.

6/4: A Regional France (Burgundy) dinner will be held at the Pluckemin Inn, 359 Rt 202/206 and Pluckemin Way, Bedminster. The evening features a short cocktail reception followed by a four-course dinner paired with wine. 7:30 PM; $100 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call Joanne Carducci at 908-658-9292.

6/4 to 6/6: A Wines From the Land of Plenty tasting featuring selections from Napa Valley 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’ 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.

6/7: A Chilean wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly, to benefit the Levantando Chile Fund and its efforts to help the areas of Chile affected by the recent earthquake. 6 to 9 PM; $50. For reservations call 609-265-9199.

6/7: A Taste for Hope will be held at Seasons, 644 Pascack Rd, Washington Township, to benefit CancerCare. 6 to 9:30 PM; $75 in advance, $85 at the door. For tickets log on to http://community.cancercare.org or call 201-301-6813.

6/8: A Pasta cooking class will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. 6:30 PM; $65. For reservations call 973-300-4192.

6/9 to 6/30: A four-week Spring Wine class will be held at the Melting Pot, 2112 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City. 6:30 PM; $120 for all four weeks. For more information and reservations call 609-441-1100.

6/10: A three-course dinner and demonstration cooking class will be held at Bacio Italian Cuisine, 2801 Rt 130 N, Cinnaminson. 6:30 PM; $35. For reservations call 856-303-9100.

6/11 to 6/13: A Greek Festival will be held at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 2200 Church Rd, Toms River, with food, music, and dancing; free admission. For more information call 732-255-5525.

6/13: The Great American Food and Music Fest will be held at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford. Noon to 10 PM; general admission starts at $40, $50 day of the event. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at www.greatamericanfoodandmusicfest.com.

6/14 and 6/15: An Accademia del Vino Wine Lecture Series, the Wines of Puglia, Calabria, and Basilicata, will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 W River Rd, Rumson; 6:30 PM; $39 plus tax and 10 percent gratuity for dinner, lecture, and tasting. For reservations call 732-842-3880.