SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
A Summer BeerFest will be held at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly with 40-plus craft beers and a homebrew section; $45; $50 day of event. For information, call: 609-265-9199.
SUNDAY AUGUST 4
A Fruit & Vegetable Summer Canning Class will be held at A Toute Heure, 232 Centennial Ave, Cranford. Fruit Preserving & Canning, 10:30 AM to noon; $5. Vegetable Pickling & Canning 1 to 2:30 PM; $45. Reservations: 908-276-6600.
SUNDAY AUGUST 4 THROUGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
Bloomfield Restaurant Week will be held with more than twenty-five participating restaurants offering special prix-fixe menus. Multiple course lunches will cost $15 or less and dinners $30 or less. Regular menus will also be available. Participating restaurants include: Anthony’s Cheesecake Cafe, Brookside Thai, Mes Reves, The Orange Squirrel, Senorita’s Mexican Grill, Spice Thai Cuisine and Stamna Greek Taverna. For additional information, visit: www.bloomfieldrestaurantweek.com/.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6
A Rustic Farmhouse Feast with chef/partner Josh Thomsen of Agricola in Princeton and farmer Steve Tomlinson of Great Road Farm in Skillman will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12 St, New York. 7 PM; $170; members $130. Reservations: 212-627-2308.
George Staikos, a wine educator, sommelier, and corporate speaker will host a Loire Valley wine class at 55 Main Restaurant, 55 Main St, Flemington. 7 to 9 PM The class will include seven wines, as well as three dishes and cheeses to pair with the wines; $75; To register go to http://TheEducatedGrape.com, or call George at 973-699-2199.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
A four-course Wine vs Stein dinner will be held at Ninety Acres at Natirar, 2 Main St, Peapack-Gladstone; 6:30. For information and reservations, call 908-901-9500.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
Chef Justin Yu from Oxheart in Houston Texas and Alan Kaufman from Shibumi Farm in Princeton will be collaborating on a Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms of NJ Dinner with Scott Anderson at Elements, 163 Bayard Lane, Princeton. An optional beverage pairing will also be offered. 6 PM; $105. Reservations: 609-924-0078.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
The Second Annual Craft Beer and Crab Festival will be held at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St, Cape May. 11 AM to 8 PM: admission is free. Food, beverages are for sale, and there is a charge for some activities. For more information, call 800-275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org/.
A pig roast, Swine and Wine IV, will be held at The Tree Tavern, 17 Park St, Wanaque. 6 to 9 PM; $55. Reservations: http://www.meetup.com/wine-66/