7/31: A Healthful Italian Dining cooking class taught by Bernadette Armiento will be held at Chef’s Lab, 345 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair. 5:30 to 8 PM; $65. To register log on to www.chefslaboratory.com or call 973-746-1260.
7/31: A Wine Art Music Poetry Project charity fundraiser benefiting the Cardiomyopathy Foundation and congenital heart disease research will be held at Amalthea Cellars, 209 Vineyard Rd, Atco. 11:30 AM to 5 PM; admission is free, but a suggested donation will be posted at the entrance. For more information log on to www.wampp.cookappeal.com.
7/31: An 1895 Organic Farm Dinner will be held at 1895 Organic Farm, 303 Landing St, Lumberton, hosted by Robin’s Nest Restaurant, Mount Holly. 6 PM; $50 including tax and gratuity; BYO. For reservations call 609-261-6149. Rain date: 8/1.
8/1: A Sassicaia wine dinner will be held at Caffe Aldo Lamberti, 2011 Rt 70 W, Cherry Hill. 3:30 to 8:00 PM; $150. For reservations call 856-663-1747.
8/2: A Flying Fish Brewery and Kuzina mezze pairings dinner will be held at Kuzina by Sofia, Sawmill Shopping Center, 404 Rt 70 W, Cherry Hill. 6:30 PM; $30. For reservations call 856-429-1061; BYO.
8/4: A blueberry pie luncheon will be held at Steve and Cookie’s by the Bay, 9700 Amherst Ave, Margate, to benefit the Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer & Heart Fund. 11:30 AM; $60. For more information and reservations call 609-748-0097.
8/4: A five-course Duckhorn Decoy wine dinner will be held at the Knife & Fork, Atlantic & Pacific Avenues, Atlantic City. 6:30 PM; $55. For reservations call 609-344-1133
8/4: A Jersey Peach dinner will be held at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, NYC, with Tom Carlin, chef/owner of the Gladstone Tavern. 7 PM; $170, James Beard Foundation members $130. For reservations call 212-627-2308.
8/4: A meeting of the Ganache Groupies will be held at Italian Bistro Pantry, 13 Eastman St, Cranford, with beer from local breweries paired with special small bites from Chef Frank Rizzo and chocolates by Diane Pinder. 7 to 9 PM; $35. For reservations call 908-272-4380.
8/4: An Ice Cream Social to benefit the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center will be held at St. Hubert’s Madison Animal Welfare Center, 575 Woodland Ave, Madison. 6:30 to 8 PM, weather permitting; $5 per adult, $3 per child, $2 per dog (limit one dog per adult). For more information log on to www.sthuberts.org.
8/5: Taste of the Races, a preview event for the Far Hills Race Meeting on October 23, will be held at Open Road BMW, 111 Ridgedale Ave, Morristown. 6 to 8 PM; free. RSVP by July 29 by calling 908-685-2525.
8/6: A Wine! It’s All in the Glass class taught by Carol Berman, “the Wine Chick,” who was previously on WOR Radio’s Food Talk with Arthur Schwartz and is the founder of Class in a Glass/the Traveling Sommelier, will be held at Chef’s Lab, 345 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair. Light fare that pairs well with the wines will be served. 6:30 to 8:30 PM; $85. To register call 973-746-1260.
8/6: A charity event, Uncork a Cure, will be held at Mays Landing Country Club, 1855 Cates Rd, Mays Landing, to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. 6:45 PM; $125. For more information and tickets call 609-601-VINE (8463).
8/6: A five-course Night at the Opera Italian wine dinner with lyric soprano Annamaria Stefanelli will be held at the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $125 plus tax and tip. For tickets and more information call general manager Jim Mullen at 732-846-3216 ext 0.
8/7: A Chili Cook-Off will be held at Westfall Winery, 141 Clove Rd, Montague. 1 to 4 PM; free. Reservations are required for chili chefs only. For more information log on to www.westfallwinery.com/events.html or call 973-293-3428.
8/10: A cooking class, Princeton Eats: Cooking With Local Ingredients, will be held at the Princeton Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton. 10 AM to noon; free. To register log on to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529 ext 220.
8/11: A five-course Tomato Extravaganza dinner paired with wines will be held at Restaurant Serenade, 6 Roosevelt Ave, Chatham. 7 PM; $125 all-inclusive. The tomato menu will also be available from August 12 through September. For reservations call 973-701-0303.
8/13 to 8/15: The Second Annual NJ Beer & Food Festival will be held at various venues at Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg. The event will include a Sam Adams dinner, beer seminars, and more. For more information log on to www.crystalgolfresort.com or call 973-827-5996 ext. 3.
8/14: A night with Polaner Selections Wines, which includes hors d’oeuvres, will be held at the House of Chambers, 10 Poplar Ave, West Long Branch. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $40 all-inclusive. For reservations call 732-663-0002.
8/14: The Sickles Market Annual Peaches and Butterfly Celebration will be held at Sickles Market, 1 Harrison Ave, Little Silver, with peach tastings and preparations. The day will culminate with the spectacular release of approximately 100 butterflies. 10 AM to 4 PM. For more information call 732-741-9563.
8/14 and 8/15: The Jersey Fresh Wine & Food Festival will be held at Heritage Vineyards, 480 Mullica Hill Rd, Mullica Hill; noon to 5 PM; one day $18, both days $30. The event will feature 25 wineries, 200 wines available for tasting, live music, foods, and artisanal crafts. Visit http://newjerseywines.com/festivals.html for more information and to purchase tickets.
8/15: A Day On Baker’s Farm with a cocktail class, wine tasting, and pig roast, hosted by Stage Left, New Brunswick, will be held at Baker’s Farm, 93 Church Ln, East Brunswick. The following events are scheduled: garden cocktail class, 1:30 to 2:30 PM ($35); wine tasting in the barn, 3 to 4:30 PM ($25, which will be credited toward the first case of wine purchased); wine tasting and cocktail class ($49, with $25 credited toward the first case of wine purchased); and pig roast beginning at 3:30 PM ($99 plus tax and 20 percent service charge). Call 732-828-4444 for reservations. A shuttle may be available from the restaurant.
8/16: A Crab Fest will be held at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, 1 E Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus; 6:30 PM. Call 201-445-4115 for more information and reservations.
8/18: A four-course Relativity Vineyards wine dinner with owner Robert Enslein will be held at Cafe Colore, 3333 Rt 9, Freehold. Wines can be ordered during the event, below retail cost. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $65 all-inclusive (cash only at the event). For reservations call 732-462-2233.
8/18: A five-course Sicilian wine dinner will be held at Eno Terra, 4484 Rt 27, Kingston. 6 to 9 PM; $80 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 609-497-1777.
8/18: An Ice Cream Social to benefit the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center will be held at St. Hubert’s Madison Animal Welfare Center, 575 Woodland Ave, Madison. 6:30 to 8 PM, weather permitting; $5 per adult, $3 per child, $2 per dog (limit one dog per adult). For more information log on to www.sthuberts.org.
8/18: A four-course dinner and book signing of the cookbook Skinny Italian with author Teresa Giudice and her family from The Real Housewives of New Jersey will be held at Il Michelangelo Restaurant, 91 Elcock Ave, Boonton. Reservations taken from 5 PM; $39.95 plus tax and gratuity. For more information and reservations call Dominic at 973-316-1111.
8/20: A tequila dinner and pig roast will be held at Rat’s Restaurant, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. Call 609-584-7800 for more information and reservations.
8/21: A Wine Art Music Poetry Project charity fundraiser benefiting the Cardiomyopathy Foundation and congenital heart disease research will be held at the Straube Center, 1 Straube Center Blvd, Pennington. 10 AM to 8 PM; admission is free, but a suggested donation will be posted at the entrance. For more information log on to www.wampp.cookappeal.com.
8/21 and 8/22: The Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off will be held at Monmouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport. 11:30 to 4:30 PM; $3 grandstand admission allows access to the cook-off area; the charges for food range from $5 to $12, depending on the vendor.
8/22: 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, to benefit the farm’s educational programs for schoolchildren. Chef Scott Cutaneo, owner of Equus Tavern and Claremont Tavern, both in Bernardsville, will prepare an elegant dinner centered around Fosterfields’ heirloom vegetables, grass-fed meat and poultry, and items from artisans based within a small radius of the farm. Dessert will be prepared by Chef Diane Pinder of Donna & Company Artisan Chocolates. Organic/sustainable wines will be paired with each course. 5 to 8 PM; $155. Tickets can be purchased at www.sustenanceevents.com.
8/24: A three-course dinner for two followed by a docent-led full moon tour of the Grounds for Sculpture will be held at the Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. 7 PM; $55 all-inclusive. For more information and reservations call 609-586-0616.
8/24: A cooking class, Princeton Eats: Cooking With Local Ingredients, will be held at the Princeton Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton. 10 to 11:30 AM; free. To register log on to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529 ext 220.