Happenings around the US
San Francisco SF Chefs Restaurant Week runs from Sunday, July 30 to Sunday, August 5, 2012, featuring a selected group of participating restaurants offering 2-course lunches at $20 and 3-course dinners at $35. For additional information or to see a full listing of participating restaurants and their menus, click here. -guest contributor
The fifth annual New Haven Food & Wine Festival Grand Tasting will return this summer alongside the New Haven Open at Yale and will feature more than 20 of the city’s top restaurants. Local chefs will offer roving diners a chance to sample a selection of menu items complemented by wine pairings. Participating restaurants for 2012 include 116 Crown, Barcelona, Basta Trattoria, Caseus, The Cask Republic, Claire’s Corner Copia, Geronimo, Gilt, Heirloom, Ibiza, John Davenport’s, Kitchen Zinc, L’Orcio, Miso, Oaxaca, Pacifico, Soul de Cuba, Thali, Thali Too, Union League Café, and Zinc. The Grand Tasting will be held on Wednesday, August 22 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Tickets to [...]
On a warm summer evening, 75 people gathered in the middle of Orange Street to experience New Haven’s first “Street Table.” I was one of them. The premise: each dinner pays $29.99 to be served a-3 course meal including wine from a participating restaurant. You don’t know which restaurant will be assigned to you, and you don’t know the menu in advance. Oh, and major point here…you’re all sitting at one long dining table, in the middle of the Orange Street, in a block closed off to traffic. The table was decorated simply, with brown butcher paper, flowers, candles, plates made of re-purposed leaves, and colorful plastic ware held together [...]
Enjoy the taste of summer year round as Emiliana Puyana of Jarred teaches you how to preserve vegetables at the Pickle Party. The event takes place Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at La Cocina (located at 2948 Folsom). The class is $65.00 per person or $95.00 which includes an apron. For more information, click here. -guest contributor
Get ready to sizzle at the 19th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival celebrating salsa food, music and dance on Saturday July 28 - Sunday July 29, 2012 at Plaza Park, Fifth and “B” Streets, in historic downtown Oxnard. Presented by the Oxnard Downtowners, the two day event features food and entertainment and draws an estimated 45,000 salsa lovers to the City of Oxnard. Everything salsa – the food, the music, the dance – is on the menu. Event highlights include Main Stage entertainment with Salsa and Latin Jazz bands, the Salsa Tasting Tent featuring over 50 different salsas, a vendor marketplace, international foods, Kids Korner attractions, a salsa recipe contest and [...]
The 4th annual VERDE! event fast approaching. On Thursday, June 28 the VERDE! carnival-themed party is all about being LOCAL ... Local bands (Little Tybee, Adron, Christ, Lord!, Seven Handle Circus) ... Local cocktails (by Holeman & Finch and Pura Vida) ... and most importantly... Local food (thanks to White Oak Pastures and Riverview Farms) Buy Tickets. You can purchase advance tickets to attend VERDE! by clicking here. Social: Facebook Event link. Twitter #VERDE2012 Sponsored by The Georgia Conservancy and Georgia Organics.
The new Dallas walking food tour — launched by Food Tours of America — highlights the best of Dallas cuisine and culture. The tour is a complete sightseeing experience offering participants an insider’s view of Dallas’ most pedestrian-friendly areas with a special focus on the best local cuisine – from down-home favorites and Tex-Mex specialties to made from scratch desserts. The tour includes sit down tastings at area restaurants, historic commentary and a scenic stroll down McKinney Avenue to the West Village Shopping District. The walking tour also includes a look at community theaters and art galleries, and the State Thomas Historic District, ending with an optional ride on Uptown’s [...]
Enjoy brunch while taking in the views of New Haven Harbor with Brunch Sail on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10:00 am. The cruise will include a variety of brunch favorites with an opportunity to help raise sail or just sit back and enjoy coffee. The cruise will take off from Long Wharf pier. For more information or to purchase tickets ($45.00 for adults and $22.50 for children 12 years old and younger), click here. -guest contributor
The Fifth Annual Iron Chef Elm City 2012 will be held Sunday April 22, 2012 at 11:45 am at Delia, the Viking Center of New England in Wallingford. The competition is a battle between three chefs, requiring them to demonstrate their culinary prowess, while testing their skills against each other. Each chef must create an appetizer, entrée and dessert using the “secret ingredient,” sponsored by a CT based food company that is revealed at the start of the competition. Competing this year are David Brooks, owner of Judies European Bakery, Ben Gaffney of Atticus Bookstore Cafe and Jeremy Martindale, Executive chef at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale. Jim [...]
Attend a tapas reception at Delia in honor of Claire Criscuolo, author, chef and well known restaurateur and owner of Claire’s and BASTA in New Haven. The reception will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m at Delia, the Viking Center of New England, 4 Laser Road, Wallingford. Claire will be introduced by Jane Stern, co-author of dozens of cookbooks and best known for her “Roadfood” series and “Roadfood” column in Gourmet Magazine and emceed by Emmy-winning TV journalist Jocelyn Mimenta. In addition to a silent auction, guests will enjoy complimentary wine provided by The Wine Thief, and indulge in tapas prepared by some of [...]
Join Taste of Pace on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 6:30-9:30 pm for their Tuesday Night Farmers Market Cooking Class (located at 652 Mateo Street, Suit 207). The class teaches you how to cook based on seasonal availability at the local farmers market. You use the freshest options to create a meal with food from some of Southern California's best farms. To see additional dates or to purchase tickets ($88.12), click here. -guest contributor
Please your palate, step into your stride and mingle among the best chefs in South Florida at the 2nd Annual Deerfield Beach Wine & Food Festival on Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th, 2012. Friday night kicks-off the festivities with the VIP Dinner Under-The-Stars; 7 - 10 pm (an intimate 4 course wine and food pairing dinner with your own chef and sommelier), and the Grand Tasting Launch Party; 7:30 to 10 pm, with gourmet food tastings, wine and spirits, with live entertainment to dance the night away. Saturday begins with the Jazz Blues Brunch from 10 am to Noon, with Bloody Mary's & mimosas followed by 50 chefs [...]
Savor Dallas 2012 — a wine and food festival — will take place Friday, March 30 - Saturday, March 31, 2012 and feature a variety of events including an Arts District Wine Stroll, Wine Panel Tasting Seminar, Reserve Tasting, International Grand Tasting and more. Tickets start at $25.00. For a full list of events or to purchase tickets, click here. -guest contributor
Boston Restaurant Weeks runs for two weeks this March. Specifically, from Sunday, March 18 to Friday, March 23 and Sunday, March 25 to Friday, March 30 featuring a variety of restaurants offering prix fixe menus for lunch and/or dinner: 2-course lunch for $15.12, 3-course lunch for $20.12, and 3-course dinner for $33.12. For additional information and a full listing or participating restaurants and their menus, click here. -guest contributor
Join Give Me Some Sugar for Cupcakes and Cocktails on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at 2205 W. Belmont Ave. At this fun after work activity, you will learn basic piping and design techniques for cupcakes, each person having a half dozen cupcakes to decorate and take home. For more information or to purchase tickets ($45.00 + fee), click here. - guest contributor
Join the Deering State Foundation for the Deering Seafood Festival on the Bay on Sunday, March 25, 2012 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm with a variety of events for the whole family including food from seafood markets and restaurants, pontoon boat rides, ongoing music entertainment, a Lil' Shrimp Kids Zone and more. Tickets are $15 for adults or $25 at the gate. Children ages 4-14 are $5. Admission includes all food, drink, pontoon boat rides and rock climbing. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here. -guest contributor
The Good Food Festival and Conference celebrates leaders, businesses, and individuals that sustain the burgeoning, locally driven Good Food Movement. This event is open to the public March 15 - 17, 2012, with the conference the 15th - 16th and the festival, the 17th. With a festival celebrating the joys of food, to an industry-driven conference focused on local sourcing, the Good Food Festival and Conference has guest speakers, exhibitions, a trade show, a variety of workshops on how to grow your own food and more. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here, ranging in price from $15 to $250, with children under the age of 12 free on Saturday.
Indulge yourself with hamburgers and beer with The Grind: Miami's Burger Battle taking place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm at the Miami Entertainment Complex (located at 50 NE 14 Street). The event is $75.00 ($85.00 day of event) and includes sampling 30 hamburgers and all of the Blue Moon, wine and drinks you want. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here. -guest contributor
Join Wok Star Eleanor Hoh for Cook Like a Wok Star on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 6:80-8:30 pm at Coverings, etc. (located at 7610 NE 4th Court). The class will teach you how to cook simple dishes with easy clean-ups. The event will feature three dishes and Vouvray wine. For more information or to purchase tickets ($67.62), click here. -guest contributor
Boston Restaurant Week will run from Sunday, March 18 through Friday, March 23, 2012. Participating Boston restaurants will offer special three-course, prix-fixe menus for lunch and dinner. For more information, click here. -guest contributor
