8/6: A Taste of Terroir: Rieslings From Around the World class will be held at Amanti Vino, 30 Church St, Montclair. 4 to 6 PM; $35. For reservations, call 973-509-WINE.
8/6: A Riedel wine seminar will be held at the Pluckemin Inn, 359 Rt 202/206 and Pluckemin Way, Bedminster. 3:30 PM; $35. To register, call 908-658-9292.
8/9: A cooking class, View to a Grill: Tailgate Party With Cardie, will be taught by Cardie Mortimer at Kings Cooking Studio, 778 Morris Tpk, Short Hills. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $55. For reservations, call 973-258-4009.
8/10: A Canal Farm wine dinner will be held at Eno Terra, 4484 Rt 27, Kingston. 6 PM; $80 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 609-497-1777.
8/16: Jazz Night, featuring a Creole menu with wine available in the wine shop, will be held at Cafe Matisse, 167 Park Ave, Rutherford. 6:30 PM; $130 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 201-935-2995.
8/17: A Cuisine and Culture of Israel dinner paired with wines will be held at Mediterra Restaurant, 29 Hulfish St, Princeton. 6 PM; $55 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 609-252-9680.
8/18: A Mid-Summer Crab Feast will be held at the Elan, 111 Rt 46 W, Lodi, to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Lodi. The all-you-can-eat, sit-down, family-style menu includes appetizers, Dungeness crab, roasted potato salad, grilled corn on the cob, coleslaw, jalapeno cornbread, homemade doughnuts, seasonal fruit salad, wine, and beer. 6 to 8 PM; adults $54.95, teenagers $44.95, children ages five to twelve $39.95; plus tax and 20 percent gratuity. For reservations, call 973-777-0503.
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.
8/19: An Opera Dinner with wines from Quintessa and with soprano Victoria Cannizzo performing in the garden room will be held at the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $130 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call 732-846-3216.
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, 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.
8/27: 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 Cafe, 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.
8/29: 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.