Food Events

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

A German wine tasting will be held at the Toad Hall Shop & Gallery, Rat’s Restaurant, Grounds for Sculpture, 16 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. 5:30 PM; $10, which may be applied toward a meal at Rat’s following the tasting. Reservations: 609-584-7800.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
Chef Cardie Mortimer will teach "Unbeerable: Cooking With Beer” at King’s Cooking Studio, 778 Morris Turnpike, Short Hills; 6:30-9:30 PM. For information and to enroll, visit http://kingsfoodmarkets.com/cooking-studio/ or call 973-258-4009.

A Fat, Sugar and Salt demonstration cooking class with chef Diane Henderiks will be held at Taste & Technique Cooking Studio, 597 River Road, Fair Haven. 7 to 10 PM; $75. Reservations: 732-741-COOK.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
A Super Tuscans and three-course tasting will be held at Bin 14, 1314 Washington St, Hoboken. 2 to 4 PM; $75. Reservations: 201-963-9463.

The Love Train, a cocktail reception and art auction to benefit the Caring Canvas and Mental Health America will be held at the Asbury Park Transportation Center, Main and Cookman avenues, (next to the Municipal Building), Asbury Park. 5 to 8 PM; $50. Tickets 732-239-1559 or mhainfo.org.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
Chopped champion chef Eric LeVine will teach “A Taste of the Earth,” a vegan cooking class, at Morris Tap & Grill, 500 Rt 10 West, Randolph. 7 PM; $55. For reservations, e-mail [email protected].

Chef Cardie Mortimer will teach a pumpkin cuisine class for the Montclair Adult School hosted at Montclair High School, 100 Chestnut St, Montclair; 7-9:30 PM. For more information on cost and how to register for the class, call 973-746-6636 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
A Spooky Spirits cocktail class with complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. 7 PM; $40. RSVP at 866-683-3586 and save $5.

A San Felice, Tuscany wine tasting, seminar and dinner will be held at Undici Taverna Rustica, 11 West River Road, Rumson. 6:30 PM; $79. Reservations: 732-842-3880.

Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Morristown will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special five-course fundraising dinner with wines at the Hanover Marriott, 1401 Route 10 East, Whippany. This special event will be hosted and prepared by Fabio Viviani of Bravo TV’s Top Chef with proceeds benefiting the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit expansion at Goryeb. 6:30 PM; $250. Tickets can be purchased at www.f4mmc.org/events/goryeb10 or by calling 973-593-2417.

Wine, Swine, and Dine for Hope will be held at Morris Tap & Grill, 500 Rt 10 West, Randolph to benefit Hope Lodge of New York, which offers no-cost lodging for cancer patients. 7 PM; $150. For reservations, call Eric at 973-886-8208 or e-mail [email protected]/.

A Bourbon Social with light hors d’oeuvres will be will be held at La Tavola Cucina, 700 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. 6:30 PM; $25, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 732-238-2111.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
A Masquerade Ball with buffet dinner and haunted nightclub will be held at Rat’s Restaurant, Grounds for Sculpture, 16 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. For time and prices, call 609-584-7800.

A Beer vs. Wine dinner will be held at the Frog & the Peach, 29 Dennis St, New Brunswick. Information and reservations: 732-846-3216.

A Fall Harvest Wine dinner will be held at the Atlantic City Country Club, One Leo Fraser Drive, Northfield. 6 PM; $65. Reservations: 609-236-4465.

A five-course Wild Game Tasting will be held at Black Trumpet, 1505 Ocean Ave, Spring Lake. 6:30 PM; $49.99, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations 732-449-4700; BYO.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Wine classes, wine tastings, and wines with dinner will be the focus at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. A walk-around tasting will be held from 4 to 8 PM and two classes will be taught: Champagne & Friends from 3 to 4 PM; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc and Malbec from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Walk-around tasting, $50 ($49 credited to purchase of  first case of wine); single class, $100; both classes, $159, includes wine tasting. To reserve, call 732-828-4444 ext 200 or [email protected].

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