SUNDAY, APRIL 22
Taste of the Caldwells will be held at Caldwell College. 4 to 7 PM; $50. Mail payment to CWCEF, PO Box 96, Caldwell, NJ 07006, e-mail [email protected], or call 973-228-4390.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
A five-course Spring Into Summer wine dinner will be held at La Tavola Cucina, 700 Old Bridge Tpk, South River. 7 PM; $55 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 732-238-2111.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
A five-course Marchesi Antinori wine dinner will be held at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus. 7 PM; $79.95 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 201-445-4115.
A five-course sake pairing dinner will be held at Komegashi Too, 99 Town Square Pl, Jersey City. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $70 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 201-533-8888.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
The Taste of Home cooking show, a traveling culinary event featuring live cooking demonstrations, will be held at the Walter Edge Theater, C building, Atlantic Cape Mays Landing Campus, 5100 Black Horse Pike, Cape May. The show will feature demonstrations by Taste of Home culinary specialist Michael Barna, assisted by ACA students. Attendees will also receive a gift bag full of more than $40 in merchandise, including cooking magazines, tools and utensils, promotional items, and coupons. 5 to 9:30 PM; $15, VIP tickets $35. Tickets can be purchased through Town Square Media at 877-4-FLYTIX or online at www.ticketfly.com (type in “Taste of Home South Jersey”).
Create and sip cocktails at a Martini Mania class at Liberty House, Liberty State Park, 78 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City. 7 PM; $30. Reservations: 866-683-3586.
A single-malt scotch tasting dinner will be held at Salt Creek Grille, 1 Rockingham Row, Princeton Forrestal Village (Rt 1), Princeton; 7 PM. Call 609-419-4200 for reservations and information.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
More than 100 wines, plus light hors d’oeuvres, cheese and pasta stations, and live jazz, will be featured at a Spring Wine Festival at the Hilton Short Hills, 41 John F. Kennedy Pkwy, Short Hills. 7 to 10 PM; $79 until April 17, $89 afterward. Call 866-811-4111.