Food Events

7/13: A cooking class, Princeton Eats: Cooking With Local Ingredients, will be held at the Princeton Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton. 10 AM to noon; free. To register log on to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529 ext 220.

7/2 to 7/4: The Opa! Big Fat Greek Festival: A Taste of Greece in Hunterdon County will be held at Razberry’s Banquet Center, 875 Rt 12, Flemington, to benefit the Parish Building Fund. July 2, 5 to 10 PM; July 3, noon to 10 PM; July 4, noon to 9 PM. Open to the public, free admission and parking. For more information and directions go to www.StAnnaGOC.org or call the parish office at 908-782-9741.

7/13: A Summer Rosé dinner with Scott Anderson, executive chef/co-owner of Elements, Princeton, will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, NYC. 7 PM; $170, James Beard Foundation members $130. For reservations call 212-627-2308.

7/14: A Beefsteak dinner will be held at the Park Steakhouse, 151 Kinderkamack Rd, Park Ridge. 7 PM; $75 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 201-930-1300.

7/17: Sickles Market’s Annual Blues Festival will be held at Sickles Market, 1 Harrison Ave, Little Silver, with locally grown blueberries and blue Jersey products in the gourmet food market, gift department, and garden center. There will also be fun family activities, including a traditional blueberry-pie-eating contest. 10 AM to 4 PM; all activities are free, but sign-up is required for the pie-eating contest. For more information call 732-741-9563.

7/18: A six-course Farm to Table dinner sponsored by Slow Food Northern NJ will be held at Plaid Piper Farm, 197 Wykertown Rd, Branchville, to benefit the earth stewardship and food justice programs of Slow Food Northern NJ. Chef Joseph Cerniglia, owner of Campania Restaurant, Fair Lawn, will prepare the dinner, with food sourced from Plaid Piper Farm and local food artisans. Organic/sustainable wines will be paired with each course. Bagpipers will perform traditional music on the hillside. 4 to 7 PM; $155. For tickets log on to www.sustenanceevents.com.

7/20: A cooking class, Princeton Eats: Cooking With Local Ingredients, will be held at the Princeton Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton. 10 AM to noon; free. To register log on to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529 ext 220.

7/20: A James Beard Foundation event, the Sunset Summer Cruise, hosted by Liberty House Restaurant, 78 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City, will leave from Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City. 6:30 PM; $200, James Beard Foundation members $150. For reservations call 212-627-2308.

7/27: A cooking class, Princeton Eats: Cooking With Local Ingredients, will be held at the Princeton Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton. 10 AM to noon; free. To register log on to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529 ext 220.

7/29 to 8/1: The Food Network Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival will be held at Bally’s Atlantic City, Showboat Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City, and Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City. The festival will include tastings, seminars, cooking demonstrations, and more, to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For more information log on to www.acfoodandwine.com.