Food Events

10/15: A Chef’s Table dinner will be held at WannaBee Chef Cooking Studio, 18 Union Ave, Cresskill. 7 to 9:45 PM; $75; BYO. For reservations, call 201-503-0335.

10/15: The Cape May Winery and Vineyard, 711 Townbank Rd, Cape May, will serve a five-course harvest dinner catered by the Washington Inn, Cape May. 6 PM; $75. Call 609-884-1169 for reservations.

10/17: The Ultimate Chef Bergen County Qualification Round and Meatball Throwdown will be held at Chef Central, 240 Rt 17 N, Paramus. This special Ultimate Chef Bergen County (UCBC) qualification round will feature Johnny DeCarlo, aka Johnny Meatballs, against Ninamarie Bojekian of Ooh La La Catering. Both chefs will have one hour to prepare three dishes from three different regions of Italy, and they will also square off in a meatball throwdown. The event will be videotaped by Cablevision’s Neighborhood Journal and played on November 10 at the annual Charity di Vino event (www.grunico.org/Home_Page.html) at the Crossroads Sheraton in Mahwah, where the winner will be announced. The audience in both venues will judge the chefs. The winner will qualify to compete in the 2012 UCBC competition held in January and February at Chef Central in Paramus. 6 PM; free to public. For more information, call 201-576-0100. Psst: I will be one of the judges.

10/18: A four-course dinner featuring four wines will be held at Kuzina by Sofia, Sawmill Shopping Center, 404 Rt 70 W, Cherry Hill. 6:30 PM; $35. For more information and reservations, call 856-429-1061.

10/19: The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 East Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, will host a dinner to benefit Memorial-Sloan Kettering pediatric cancer research. The event will include a cocktail reception and a four-course autumn menu by Chef Bryan Gregg and pastry chef Patrick Muller, plus New Jersey guest chefs including Alexander Gorant of Axia in Tenafly and Baste in Ridgewood, Ryan DePersio of Fascino in Montclair and Bar Cara in Bloomfield, and pastry chef Josip Franc of Lunello’s in Cedar Grove. Each course will be paired with wine. The event will also include a silent auction of premium items. 6 PM; $195 plus tax. Prepaid reservations are required by calling Kathleen at 201-445-4115.

10/19: A cooking class, Taste My New Orleans, will be taught by Chef Jesse Jones at 11 Village Plaza, South Orange. 6:30 to 9 PM; $45. To register, e-mail chefjesse1@aol.com or call 973-580-2203. To pay with a credit card, call Terrence Richards at 973-761-8777.

10/19: Wines of Tenuta San Guido, a dinner, lecture, and wine tasting with winemaker Sebastiano Rosa, will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 W River Rd, Rumson. 6:30 PM; $99. For reservations, call 732-842-3880.

10/20: A scotch and cigar dinner will be held at Caffe Aldo Lamberti, 2011 Rt 70 W, Cherry Hill; 6:30 PM. For price information and reservations, call 856-663-1747.

10/20: Gary’s Wine and Marketplace, located at 121 Main St, Madison (973-822-0200); 100 Morristown Rd (Rt 202), Bernardsville (908-766-6699); and 1308 Rt 23 N, Wayne (973-633-3900), will hold its Twentieth Annual Grand Tasting at the Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Ave, Florham Park, with the proceeds going to charity. 7 to 9 PM; $75. VIP tickets, which are $100, allow for earlier admission. For ticket information, call 973-633-3900 or log on to www.garyswine.com.

10/20: A Hot Chili & Cool Brew event will be held at the Newark Museum, 49 Washington St, Newark, to benefit the museum. Domestic and international beers, meat and vegetarian chilies, and other treats will be available. 6 PM; $50. For tickets, call 973-596-6559.

10/20: Autumn Culinaire will be held at the Stone Terrace, 2275 Kuser Rd, Hamilton, to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County. Twenty area restaurants will be on hand with samples from their menus, and wine and international beers will be offered for tasting by Glendale Liquors. 6 to 9:30 PM; $85. For tickets, call 609-656-1000.

10/20: A cheese and ham tasting will be held at Valley Shepherd Creamery, 50 Fairmount Rd, Long Valley. 7 to 9:30 PM; $69. For reservations, call 908-876-3200 ext 25.

10/20: A cocktail class, Spooky Scary Cocktails for Halloween and Welcoming the Fall, will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. The event will include appetizers and take-home recipe cards. 7 PM; $30 with reservation, $35 at the door. To reserve, call 866-683-3586.

10/21: A six-course Autumn Blend food and wine tasting will be held at Cinders Wood Fire Grill, 319 Rt 46, Mine Hill. 7:30 to 11:30 PM; $85 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 973-928-7000.

10/21: Oktoberfest sponsored by Amanti Vino, Montclair, will be held at the Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair, to benefit Intensive Therapeutics, which provides occupational therapy for children. General admission, 7:30 to 11 PM, $80, includes unlimited food and beverages; VIP tickets, $150, allow, in addition to all of the above, entrance at 6:30 PM, access to the balcony area, and a swag bag. For tickets, call Amanti Vino at 973-509-9463.

10/21: A four-course Wine and Dine dinner will be held at Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd, Long Branch. 7 PM; $75 including tax and service charges. For reservations, call 732-571-4000.

10/21: Harvest for Hunger will be held at the Collingswood Grand Ballroom, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, to benefit the Cathedral Kitchen. More than 200 wines and microbrews will be available to taste, plus food prepared by Cathedral Kitchen chefs and culinary students. 7 to 10 PM; $65. For tickets, visit www.cathedralkitchen.org.

10/22: A cooking class, Get Saucy, will be held at Phillips Seafood, Pier Shops at Caesars, 1 Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City. 11:30 AM; $65 including a chef demo, wine, and lunch. Call 609-348-2273 for reservations, or log on to www.phillipsseafood.com.

10/22: The Far Hills Race Meeting will be held at Moorland Farms, Far Hills, to benefit the Somerset Medical Center. Online ticket sales run through October 17, with general-admission tickets for $50 and parking tickets for $30. On the day of the event, general-admission and parking tickets must be purchased at the gate. Event-day general admission is $100, parking $30. For more information and to purchase tickets, log on to www.farhillsrace.org.

10/22: The First Annual Beer vs. Wine Event will be held at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom, Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. 7 to 11 PM; $74.99 in advance, $79.99 at the door. Designated-driver tickets may be purchased for $39.99 at the box office on the day of the event (includes food and entertainment). Tickets are available at the Boardwalk Hall box office, at all Ticketmaster locations and at www.ticketmaster.com, at www.acbeervswine.com, by calling 800-736-1420 (fees apply), and at Joe Canal’s on Fire Road in Northfield.

10/22 and 10/23: Bellview Winery, 150 Atlantic St, Landisville, will hold its annual Italian Festival from 11 AM to 5 PM each day. $10, children free; includes parking, wine tasting, vineyard and winery tours, and a souvenir wineglass. For more information, go to www.bellviewwinery.com or call 856-697-7172.

10/24: The Harvest Shoot & Taste of Autumn Gourmet Gathering to benefit Project Self-Sufficiency, a nonprofit agency that specializes in services for low-income families, will be held at the Hudson Farm Club, 270 Stanhope Sparta Rd, Andover. The event will feature a twenty-station clay shoot on the 3,000-acre hunting preserve, followed by a five-course meal in a renovated farmhouse on the property, by restaurants including Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, Perona Farms, Salt: A Gastro Pub, and the Dining Room. Each course will be accompanied by wine. Attendees have the option of participating in the all-day event ($450) or the dinner alone ($250). Lunch and registration will begin at 12:30 PM, with the outing scheduled to start at 1:30 PM. Dinner will begin at 6 PM. To register or to find out more about the programs and services available at Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500.

10/24: A wine tasting featuring Vietti Winery and winemaker Luca Currado will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 West River Rd, Rumson; $99. For time information and reservations, call 732-842-3880.

10/25: A five-course French wine dinner with five wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux will be held at Komegashi Too, 99 Town Square Pl, Jersey City. 6:30 to 9 PM; $90 including four hours’ parking validation, taxes, and 18 percent gratuity. For reservations, call 201-533-8888.

10/26: A Women, Wine and What to Wear three-course small-plates menu with wines from Australia and Tuscany will be held at David Burke Fromagerie, 26 Ridge Rd, Rumson. Guests can mix and mingle at mini-boutiques featuring Poor Cat Designs, Aysha Saeed fashions, and Concrete Salon hair trend and color consultations. Additionally, Aysha Saeed will share her transformational story and discuss her November 18 debut on the Sundance Channel’s fashion rescue series, All on the Line, with Joe Zee. 6:30 PM; $40. For reservations, call 732-842-8088.

10/26: A Conversation With the Chef, including lunch, sponsored by the Bergen County YJCC in the Township of Washington will be held at St. Eve’s Restaurant, 611 N Maple Ave, Ho-Ho-Kus. 11:30 AM; $48, YJCC members $38. For more information and to register, contact Jill Brown, YJCC adult services director, at 201-221-5812 or jbrown@yjcc.org.

10/27: A Fall Rye Dinner will be held at the Strip House, Westminster Hotel, 550 W Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston. 7 PM; $80 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 973-548-0050.

10/27: Liquor Outlet Wine Cellars and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany will sponsor a Grand Annual Tasting at the Villa, 90 Rt 46 E, Mountain Lakes. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $50. For tickets log on to www.liquoroutletwinecellars.com.

10/27: A cocktail class, Spooky Scary Cocktails for Halloween and Welcoming the Fall, will be held at Liberty House, Liberty State Park, 78 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. The event will include appetizers and take-home recipe cards. 7 PM; $30 with reservation, $35 at the door. To reserve, call 866-683-3586.

10/27: A panel discussion, So You Want to Be a Food and Wine Blogger?, will be held at Montclair High School. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $20. Panelists include Sharla Blanz (http://njmonthly.com/blogs/on-the-vine), Peter Conway (http://manoavino.typepad.com), Sue Guerra (www.garyswine.com), Melody Kettle (www.hotfromthekettle.com), Deborah Smith (www.jerseybites.com), and me, Rosie Saferstein (http://njmonthly.com/blogs/tablehopwithRosie). The moderator is Karen Schloss Diaz, food and beverage consultant and columnist for the Montclair Times and SuzySaid.com. More info is here on page 9: http://www.adultschool.org/catalog/ASM-Fall2011_web.pdf.

10/28: A Fall Harvest wine dinner will be held at the Atlantic City Country Club, 1 Leo Fraser Dr, Northfield. 6 to 9 PM; $69. For reservations, call 609-236-4415.

10/28: A Halloween Ball will be held at the Grove, 691 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, hosted by the Somerset Hills Learning Institute, a private nonprofit program that offers services to children, adolescents, and adults with autism. Silent auction 6:30 PM, dinner and dancing from 8 PM; $250. Costumes, black tie, or formal attire. For reservations, log on to www.somerset-hills.org or call 908-719-6400.

10/28: The Pumpkin Patch, a demonstration cooking class taught by Chef Cardie Mortimer, will be held at Kings Cooking Studio, 778 Morris Tpk, Short Hills. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $55. To register, call 973-258-4009.

10/28: Medieval Madness Dinner Theatre will be presented at Braddock’s Tavern, 39 S Main St, Medford. 7 PM; $59.95 including a five-course dinner. For reservations, call 609-654-1604.

10/28: A Coppola wine dinner will be held at Steakhouse 85, 85 Church St, New Brunswick. 7:30 PM; $85 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 732-247-8585.

10/28 to 10/30 and 11/4 to 11/6: A three-day hands-on class, Mosefund Mangalitsa Pigstock 2011, taught by Christoph Wiesner, president of the Austrian Mangalitsa Breeders’ Association, and his wife, Isabel, will be held at Mosefund Farm, 315 Mattison Reservoir Rd, Branchville. Attendees will learn how to slaughter, eviscerate, butcher, and cure their own pig. There are three price levels: class only, $1,300; class and half a cleaned pig to take home, $1,900; class and whole cleaned pig to take home, $2,450. Each class has only twelve students and requires a 50 percent deposit for a reservation. Make checks out to Mosefund Farm and mail to 315 Mattison Reservoir Rd, Branchville, NJ 07826. Or call Chef Michael Clampffer at 201-289-0210 or e-mail mclam13@gmail.com.

10/29: Come in costume to a Halloween beer lunch at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly, which will include four seasonal beers in pints paired with a four-course lunch. Noon; $35 prepaid, $40 at the door. For reservations, call 609-265-9199.

11/3: A five-course Marchese di Frescobaldi wine dinner will be held at Casa Dante, 737 Newark Ave, Jersey City. 6:30 PM; $95. For reservations, call 201-795-2750.

11/3: A wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, to benefit the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center. 6 to 9 PM; $50. For tickets, visit www.sthuberts.org or call St. Hubert’s at 973-377-7094.

11/4: A wine and cheese tasting will be held at Sickles Market, 1 Harrison Ave, Little Silver, to benefit Holiday Express, a nonprofit group of volunteers whose mission is to deliver music, food, gifts, financial support, and friendship during the holiday season and throughout the year. 7 to 10 PM; $125. For tickets call 732-741-9563 or visit www.sicklesmarket.com/holidayexpress.

11/4: The Sixth Annual Harvest Wine Festival will be held at the Hilton Short Hills, 41 John F. Kennedy Pkwy, Short Hills, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Family Promise of Bergen County, an organization dedicated to alleviating the plight of the homeless. 7 to 10 PM; $75 until November 1 and $84 after. For tickets, call 866-811-4111.

11/4: A wine tasting and food event will be held at the Wedgwood Country Club, 200 Hurffville Rd, Turnersville, to benefit the Washington Township Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Foundation. The tasting will include more than 200 wines, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, a sauté station, desserts, and live music. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $40 to $75. For more information and tickets, call 856-227-1776.

11/7: A tasting featuring Bastianich wines with Joe Bastianich will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 West River Rd, Rumson; $99. For time information and reservations, call 732-842-3880.

11/7: Soups & Sauces, a cooking class that includes a three-course meal, wine, a lecture, and a demonstration, will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. 6:30 PM; $65. For reservations, call 973-300-4192.

11/7: The Twelfth Annual Youth Consultation Service Festival of Flavors will be held at the Park Ridge Marriott, 300 Brae Blvd, Park Ridge, to benefit YCS, a private, nonprofit social services agency serving children and families in crisis, affected by trauma, or challenged by intellectual or developmental disabilities. 6 to 9 PM; $75 in advance, $85 on the day of the event. To purchase tickets, call 201-678-1312 or visit www.ycs.org.

11/10: A class called Autumn Cocktails: Bourbon Apple Pie Martini, Rosemary Apple Martini, and Autumn Sidecar will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. The event will include appetizers and take-home recipe cards. 7 PM; $30 with reservation, $35 at the door. To reserve, call 866-683-3586.

11/10: A 2011 cheese and wine tasting will be held at Valley Shepherd Creamery, 50 Fairmount Rd, Long Valley. 7 to 9:30 PM; $59. For reservations, call 908-876-3200 ext 25.

11/10: A beer dinner will be held at the Hat Tavern at the Grand Summit Hotel, 570 Springfield Ave, Summit. 7 to 10 PM; $43 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 908-273-7656.

11/11: A wine tasting with food will be held at Mercer Oaks Country Club & Golf Course, 725 Village Rd W, Princeton Junction, to benefit the Res-Q-Pets Foundation. 7 to 10 PM; $50 in advance, $55 at the door. To order tickets, go to www.laurentiwines.com.

11/12: A cooking class, An All-American Thanksgiving, will be held at Phillips Seafood, Pier Shops at Caesars, 1 Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City. 11:30 AM; $65 including a chef demo, wine, and lunch. Call 609-348-2273 for reservations or log on to www.phillipsseafood.com.

11/12: Enjoy a four-course lunch with your child at the Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Rd, Bernardsville, at a dining etiquette class for children ages seven to fourteen, which will be taught by certified etiquette trainer Maureen Wild. Noon to 2 PM; $75 per child, $50 per adult. For more information and reservations, call 908-766-0002.