8/14: An Argentinean wine class with guest speaker Adam Rieger will be held at Amanti Vino, 30 Church St, Montclair. 5 PM; $20. For reservations call 973-509-9463.
8/14: An All-American Steakhouse cooking class taught by Chef Cardie Mortimer will be held at Chef’s Lab, 345 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair. 5:30 to 8 PM; $85. To register call 973-746-1260.
8/14: A night with Polaner Selections Wines, which includes hors d’oeuvres, will be held at the House of Chambers, 10 Poplar Ave, West Long Branch. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $40 all-inclusive. For reservations call 732-663-0002.
8/14: The Sickles Market Annual Peaches and Butterfly Celebration will be held at Sickles Market, 1 Harrison Ave, Little Silver, with peach tastings and preparations. The day will culminate with the spectacular release of approximately 100 butterflies. 10 AM to 4 PM. For more information call 732-741-9563.
8/14 and 8/15: The Jersey Fresh Wine & Food Festival will be held at Heritage Vineyards, 480 Mullica Hill Rd, Mullica Hill; noon to 5 PM; one day $18, both days $30. The event will feature 25 wineries, 200 wines available for tasting, live music, foods, and artisanal crafts. Visit
http://newjerseywines.com/festivals.html for more information and to purchase tickets.
8/15: A Day On Baker’s Farm with a cocktail class, wine tasting, and pig roast, hosted by Stage Left, New Brunswick, will be held at Baker’s Farm, 93 Church Ln, East Brunswick. The following events are scheduled: garden cocktail class, 1:30 to 2:30 PM ($35); wine tasting in the barn, 3 to 4:30 PM ($25, which will be credited toward the first case of wine purchased); wine tasting and cocktail class ($49, with $25 credited toward the first case of wine purchased); and pig roast beginning at 3:30 PM ($99 plus tax and 20 percent service charge). Call 732-828-4444 for reservations. A shuttle may be available from the restaurant.
8/16: A Crab Fest will be held at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus; 6:30 PM. Call 201-445-4115 for more information and reservations.
8/18: A four-course Relativity Vineyards wine dinner with owner Robert Enslein will be held at Cafe Colore, 3333 Rt 9, Freehold. Wines can be ordered during the event, below retail cost. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $65 all-inclusive (cash only at the event). For reservations call 732-462-2233.
8/18: A five-course Sicilian wine dinner will be held at Eno Terra, 4484 Rt 27, Kingston. 6 to 9 PM; $80 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 609-497-1777.
8/18: An Ice Cream Social to benefit the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center will be held at St. Hubert’s Madison Animal Welfare Center, 575 Woodland Ave, Madison. 6:30 to 8 PM, weather permitting; $5 per adult, $3 per child, $2 per dog (limit one dog per adult). For more information log on to www.sthuberts.org.
8/18: A four-course dinner and book signing of the cookbook Skinny Italian with author Teresa Giudice and her family from The Real Housewives of New Jersey will be held at Il Michelangelo Restaurant, 91 Elcock Ave, Boonton. Reservations taken from 5 PM; $39.95 plus tax and gratuity. For more information and reservations call Dominic at 973-316-1111.
8/20: A Chardonnay wine tasting will be held at Uproot, 7 Mount Bethel Rd, Warren. 7 to 8:30 PM; $69 plus gratuity. Chef Anthony Bucco will be preparing a menu for anyone who wishes to stay for dinner. For reservations call 908-834-8194.
8/20: A Mouton Noir wine dinner with Andre Mack will be held at Elements, 163 Bayard Ln, Princeton. 6:30 PM; $160 all-inclusive. For reservations call CoolVines at 609-924 0039, or buy tickets online at www.coolvines.com.
8/20: Latin Night will be celebrated at Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton, with a tequila diner along with a live salsa band. 5 to 9 PM; $47, children ages five to twelve $20, children under five free. For reservations call 609-584-7800.
8/20: A thirty-course dinner, La Panarda: An Abruzzese Culinary Tradition, will be held at Nicchio Restaurant, 1000 Main St, Belmar, with winemaker Emidio Pepe, who will be pouring Montepulciano d’Abruzzo vintages. 6 PM to 12 AM; $250. For reservations call 732-280-1132.
8/21: A Single Malt Scotches class will be held at Amanti Vino, 30 Church St, Montclair. 5 PM; $40. For reservations call 973-509-9463.
8/21: A Wine Art Music Poetry Project charity fundraiser benefiting the Cardiomyopathy Foundation and congenital heart disease research will be held at the Straube Center, 1 Straube Center Blvd, Pennington. 10 AM to 8 PM; admission is free, but a suggested donation will be posted at the entrance. For more information log on to www.wampp.cookappeal.com.
8/21 and 8/22: The Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off will be held at Monmouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport. 11:30 to 4:30 PM; $3 grandstand admission allows access to the cook-off area; the charges for food range from $5 to $12, depending on the vendor.
8/21 and 8/22: A Seafood Festival & American Car Show will be held at Bellview Winery, 150 Atlantic St, Landisville. 11 AM to 5 PM; $10. For more information call 856-697-7172.
8/22: A five-course Farm to Table dinner sponsored by Slow Food Northern NJ will be held at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Rd, Morristown, to benefit the farm’s educational programs for schoolchildren. Chef Scott Cutaneo, owner of Equus Tavern and Claremont Tavern, both in Bernardsville, will prepare an elegant dinner centered around Fosterfields’ heirloom vegetables, grass-fed meat and poultry, and items from artisans based within a small radius of the farm. Dessert will be prepared by Chef Diane Pinder of Donna & Company Artisan Chocolates. Organic/sustainable wines will be paired with each course. 5 to 8 PM; $155. Tickets can be purchased at www.sustenanceevents.com.
8/23: A three-course outdoor cooking class, Cooking in the Garden With Andre, will be held at Glenwild Garden Center, 104 Glenwild Ave, Bloomingdale. 6 PM; $65. For reservations call 973-838-0174.
8/24: A three-course dinner for two followed by a docent-led full moon tour of the Grounds for Sculpture will be held at the Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. 7 PM; $55 all-inclusive. For more information and reservations call 609-586-0616.
8/24: A cooking class, Princeton Eats: Cooking With Local Ingredients, will be held at the Princeton Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton. 10 to 11:30 AM; free. To register log on to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529 ext 220.
8/25: A Rodney Strong dine and wine evening will be held at William Douglas Steakhouse, 941 Haddonfield Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 10 PM; $65 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 856-665-6100.
8/25: A Beaulieu Vineyard dinner with winemaker Jeffrey Stambor will be held at Steakhouse 85, 85 Church St, New Brunswick. 6:30 PM; $95. For reservations call 732-247-8585.
8/28: A Cheap Eats! Artisan Hamburgers demonstration cooking class taught by Chef Cardie Mortimer will be held at Chef’s Lab, 345 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair. 1 to 2:30 PM; $35. To register call 973-746-1260.
8/30: The Third Annual Taste of the Quarter to benefit the United Way will be held at Tropicana Casino and Resort, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Dishes will be featured from more than fifteen Quarter and Tropicana restaurants; 6 to 9 PM; $25. Tickets can be purchased at the IMAX box office on the third floor of the Quarter, online at www.ticketmaster.com, via phone at 800-745-3000, or at a United Way office.
9/4: An Outstanding in the Field dinner will be held at Mosefund Farm, 315 Mattison Reservoir Ave, Branchville, with executive chef Scott Anderson of Elements, Princeton, preparing the meal. 3 PM; $220. For tickets log on to www.outstandinginthefield.com.
9/4: A Tomato Festival will be held at Wilbraham Park, West Cape May, to benefit the WCM Shade Tree Commission. 9 AM to 5 PM. For more information call 609-884-8382. Rain date: 9/15.
9/4 and 9/5: A Craft Beer & BBQ Festival will be held at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport Ave, Oceanport. 11:30 AM to 5 PM; admission to Monmouth Park is $3, ten two-ounce samples of your choice and a commemorative two-ounce pilsner tasting glass are $10, and BBQ will be available for cash purchase. For more information log on to www.monmouthpark.com.
9/10: A wine walk-around series 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.