1/28: Taste of Madison will be held at the Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Rd, Morristown. 5 PM VIP admission $100; 6:30 PM general admission $65. For tickets call 973-377-7830.
1/28: A Dinner of Winter Weight Food and Wine will be held at Vidalia Restaurant, 21 Phillips Ave, Lawrenceville. 7 to 9:30 PM; $85. For reservations call Liquid Learning Center/Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet at 609-520-0008.
1/28: A 2003 and 2004 Brunello wine tasting will be held at Park and Orchard, 240 Hackensack St, East Rutherford. 7 PM; $125 plus tax. For reservations call Buddy at 201-939-9292.
1/29: An Italian wine pairing dinner will be held at Il Michelangelo Ristorante, 91 Elcock Ave, Boonton; 7 PM. For more information and reservations call 973-316-1111.
1/29: A Mardi Gras cooking class taught by Jesse Jones, chef/owner of Heart and Soul Catering, Maplewood, will be held at Kings Bedminster. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $55. To register call 973-463-6500.
1/29: A California wine tasting will be held at the Melting Pot, 250 Center Ave, Westwood. 6:30 to 8 PM; $55. For reservations call 201-664-8877.
1/30: A Comedy Night Dinner Show will be held at Brandl, 703 Belmar Plaza, Belmar. 6 PM; $60 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 732-280-7501; BYO.
1/30: A Paul Hobbs wine dinner will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $249 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 732-828-4444.
1/30: A five-course Bodegas Protos wine dinner will be held at City Vino, 35 Hudson St, Jersey City. 7 PM; $70. For reservations call 201-333-5520.
1/31: A five-course single-malt scotch dinner will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Rd, Warren. 6:30 PM; $85 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 908-754-1222.
1/31: Tapas night will be held at Bacio Italian Cuisine, 2801 Rt 130 N, Cinnaminson. 6:30 PM; $45 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 856-303-9100.
1/31: A five-course Bodegas Protos wine dinner will be held at City Vino, 35 Hudson St, Jersey City. 7 PM; $70. For reservations call 201-333-5520.
2/1: A walk-around wine tasting will be held at the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $69 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 732-846-3216.
2/1: A Mardi Gras cooking class taught by Jesse Jones, chef/owner of Heart and Soul Catering, Maplewood, will be held at Kings Short Hills. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $55. To register call 973-463-6500.
2/1: A wine and chocolate tasting will be held at the Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, to benefit Deirdre’s House, a center for children in Morris County who have suffered abuse or neglect or have witnessed domestic violence. 7 to 10 PM; $65. For tickets call 973-285-6620.
2/1: A Steakhouse Classics and Reds and Classy Whites class taught by Daniel Rosati will be held at Classic Thyme, 710 South Ave, Westfield. 7 to 10 PM; $79 per person; $149 per pair. For reservations call 908-232-5445.
2/2: The Second Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting sponsored by the NJ Chapter Women for WineSense will be held at 158 Wayne St, Apt 316A, Jersey City. 7:30 to 10 PM; $34; members $25 until 1/30. For more information and reservations call 201-553-9309.
2/5: A Mardi Gras cooking class will be held at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton. 6:30 PM; $65. For reservations call 973-300-4192.
2/6: A Valentine’s cooking class will be held at the Brothers Moon, 7 W Broad St, Hopewell. 6:30 PM; $45. For reservations call 609-333-1330.
2/6: A Burgundy wine dinner with Master of Wine Chris Cree will be held at the Wine Vault at the Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Rd, Bernardsville. 7 PM; $185 including tax and gratuity. For reservations call Lee Ann Jasinski at 908-953-0900 or e-mail [email protected].
2/7: A Singleton scotch dinner will be held at Cask 591 Restaurant & Lounge, 591 Broadway, Long Branch. 6:30 to 8:30 PM; $65. For reservations call 732-571-8848.
2/8: The 2008 winter gala A Night of Italian Wines, featuring a four-course dinner and benefiting the Children’s Institute in Montclair, will be hosted by WOR Radio’s Carol A. Berman, founder of Class in a Glass/The Traveling Sommelier, at Il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave (Rt 23), Cedar Grove. 6:30 to 11 PM; $100. For reservations call Ann Chaudron at 973-509-3050 ext 238.
2/8: An All-Star California Cabs wine class will be taught by George Staikos, founder of the Educated Grape, at Fairchild’s Market, 171 Eagle Rock Ave, Roseland. 7 to 9 PM; $55. To enroll call 908-284-4930 or visit www.theeducatedgrape.com.
2/11: A gala wine and food tasting will be held at the Marriott Courtyard Meadowlands,1 Polito Rd, Lyndhurst. 6 to 9 PM; $30. For tickets call 973-393-3990.
2/11: A Barolo and Barbaresco wine tasting will be held at Park and Orchard, 240 Hackensack St, East Rutherford. 7 PM; $100 plus tax. For reservations call Buddy at 201-939-9292.