Food Events

8/19: A Belgian beer tasting from the Trappist monks will be held at the Stockton Inn, 1 Main St, Stockton. 6:30 PM; $35 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 609-397-1250.

8/19: A five-course dinner, Culinary Classic III: Jersey Fresh Seafood and Produce, will be held at Renault Winery, 72 North Bremen Ave, Egg Harbor City. 6:30 PM; $75. For reservations, call 609-965-2111.

8/19: A Stellekaya South African wine dinner will be held at Branches Catering, 123 Monmouth Rd, West Long Branch. 7 PM; $55 plus tax and service. For reservations, call 732-542-7790.

8/20 and 8/21: The Fifth Annual Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off will be held at Monmouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport. The event will feature New Jersey crab cakes and seafood from NJ restaurants, with chefs competing for Best Crab Cake and Best of the Rest. Along with thoroughbred racing there will be live entertainment and crafts to buy. Noon to 5 PM; $3 grandstand admission allows admission to the Cook-Off area. Advance tickets are not required, and food prices will range from $5 to $15.

8/21: 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. Chef Andrea Carbine from A Toute Heure in Cranford will prepare a dinner centered on Fosterfields’ heirloom vegetables and grass-fed meat and poultry. Chef Diane Pinder of Donna & Company Artisan Chocolates will present dessert. Sustainable and organic wines will be paired with each course. Live music will be provided by the Cabin Jazz All-Stars, and farmer Rob Kibbe will conduct a horse-drawn hayride tour. The proceeds from this Sustenance on the Farm Dinner will benefit Fosterfields’ educational farm programs for schoolchildren and the Slow Food Northern NJ School Garden Program. For more information, call 908-451-0051, and for tickets log on to www.sustenanceevents.com.

8/24: A Tröegs beer dinner will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. 6:30 PM; $79 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 732-828-4444.

8/25: A four-course dinner paired with tequilas will be held at Morton’s the Steakhouse, Riverside Square Mall, 1 Riverside Square, Hackensack. 6 PM; $125 including tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 201-487-1303.

8/27: A Rockin’ Wines: A Taste of Volcanic Terroirs class will be held at Amanti Vino, 30 Church St, Montclair. 4 to 6 PM; $35. For reservations, call 973-509-WINE.

8/28: A Summer Farm Fest will be held at Hlubik Farms, 92 Georgetown-Chesterfield Rd, Chesterfield. 5 to 9 PM; $30 in advance, $35 at the door; includes all food, entertainment, and soft drinks. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Tickets are available at the farm and at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly.

8/28: Element Café, 517 Station Ave, Haddon Heights, will hold a Feast in the Fields at 1895 Organic Farm, 303 Landing St, Lumberton. For more information and reservations, call 856-546-8840.

8/28: Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd (Rt 206), Lawrenceville, will hold a Cookout Sale, featuring 40 percent off its whey-fed pork sausages, plus live music, cooking demos, local vendors, and more. Noon to 5 PM. For more information, call 609-219-0053.

8/29: Taste of the Quarter benefiting the United Way will be held at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, featuring dishes from more than fifteen restaurants throughout the Quarter and Tropicana. 6 to 9 PM; $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased at the IMAX box office on the third floor of the Quarter and at www.ticketmaster.com, via phone at 800-745-3000, or at the United Way office. Ages 21 and up.

8/30: A five-course Sicilian wine dinner will be held at Eno Terra, 4484 Rt 27, Kingston. 6 to 9 PM; $80. For reservations, call 609-497-1777.

9/8: A wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at Addison Park, 150 Rt 35 N, Aberdeen, to benefit the Bayshore Community Hospital’s cardiac services programs. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $125. For ticket information, call the Bayshore Community Hospital Foundation at 732-497-1790 or e-mail jcusumano@meridianhealth.com.

9/13: Chef/owner Humberto Campos Jr. from Lorena’s, 168 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, will teach a demonstration cooking class at Kings Cooking Studio, 778 Morris Tpk, Short Hills. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $60. For reservations, call 973-258-4009.

9/14: A Chateau Ste. Michelle wine dinner featuring Antinori wines will be held at David Burke Fromagerie, 26 Ridge Rd, Rumson; 6:30 PM; $125. For reservations, call 732-842-8088.

9/17: The annual Oktoberfest celebration with family activities including lumberjack contests, pie-eating contests, a magic show, and pony rides will be held at the Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg. In addition to authentic German beers, there will be an Oktoberfest menu including roasted pig and lamb, knockwurst, weisswurst, potato pancakes, Black Forest cake, and strudel. Noon to 9 PM, rain or shine; free admission. For more information, call 973-827-5996 ext 2.

9/17 and 9/18: WineFest 2011 will be held at Valenzano Winery, 1090 Rt 206, Shamong, with samplings of more than 100 wines from six NJ wineries, plus food from local restaurants, a cheese tasting, and more. Noon to 5 PM; one-day tickets $15, $20 at the gate; children free. For more information, call 609-268-6731.

9/18: Boulevard Five72, Kenilworth, will host a farm dinner at Dreyer’s Farm, 831 Springfield Ave, Cranford, to benefit the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative (http://sarcomahelp.org). 3:30 PM; $125 plus tax and gratuity. For tickets, call 908-709-1200.