Food Events

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 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: 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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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: The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus, will host its Cellar Club wine-education series; this installment will feature selections from Bordeaux, France. $25 including hors d’oeuvres. For time information and reservations, call 201-445-4115.

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.

11/9: The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus, will have a craft beer tasting that includes three or four beers and passed hors d’oeuvres. $20; participants are encouraged to stay and have dinner after the event. Reservations are not required. For more information, call 201-445-4115.

11/10: A five-course Gourmet Game dinner paired with locally brewed craft beers and wines will be held at the Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Rd, Bernardsville. 6:30 PM; $125 plus tax and service charge. For reservations, call 908-766-0002.

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.

11/13: A tasting of Italian meats and cheeses along with 60 Italian wines, from Sickles Market, will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 West River Rd, Rumson; noon to 4 PM. For more information and tickets, call 732-842-3880.

11/16: Executive chef Bryan Gregg and wine director Robert Lipkin will present at Opus One vertical wine tasting dinner at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus. The 2005, 2007, and 2008 wines will be tasted side by side and paired with a seasonally inspired, seated three-course dinner. 7 PM; $159 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 201-445-4115.

11/16: A Let’s Talk Turkey cooking class will be taught by Chef Jesse Jones at 11 Village Plaza, South Orange. 6:30 to 9 PM; $45. To register, e-mail [email protected] or call 973-580-2203. To make a payment with a credit card, call Terrence Richards at 973-761-8777.

11/17: An Autumn Cocktails: Bourbon Apple Pie Martini, Rosemary Apple Martini, and Autumn Sidecar class will be held at Liberty House, Liberty State Park, 78 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. This event will also include appetizers and take-home recipe cards. 7 PM; $30 with reservation, $35 at the door. To reserve, call 866-683-3586.

11/18: Mineral Resorts, 2 Chamonix Dr and Rt 94, Vernon, will host a murder-mystery dinner show. Doors open at 7:30 PM; $85 including tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 973-827-5996 ext 3.

11/18: A five-course Growing Grapes Locally wine dinner will be held at the Mad Batter, 19 Jackson St, Cape May, sponsored by sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities. 7:30; $75. For reservations, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278.

11/19: 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.

11/19: The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus, will host its Cellar Club wine-education series; this installment will feature champagnes from France. $25 including hors d’oeuvres. For time information and reservations, call 201-445-4115.

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