I’m back! Well, mostly. Still got a bit of a cough, but doesn’t everyone these days? And the weather is feeling more like March than February. Will we get a big snowstorm one of these days? I’d bet on it.
Farmers’ markets. This weekend stop by the Ottsville Indoor Farmers’ Market at Linden Hill Gardens in Ottsville. Next week will be their last winter market. They will open their weekly Friday outdoor market on April 27. Makes it feel like spring is just around the corner! The Hunterdon Land Trust’s Farmers’ Market at Dvoor Farm is doing an outdoor market the third Sunday of each winter month. See their website for vendors who will be there. Of course, there is also the Stockton Market every weekend, Fridays through Sunday. It has become quite a bustling market full of produce (yes, even in winter, thanks to Milk House Farm), artisanal goods, meats, seafood, baked goods and tasty prepared foods.
Alba Vineyard will be holding their 11th Annual Wine and Chocolate Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. It’s wine and chocolate, of course, but you’ll also find cheese from Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, gourmet samples from DiSh Catering, as well as wine tasting and pairing with artisanal chocolates. Wine tastings that include samples of Alba’s wines, chocolate and food pairings, an hourly cellar tour and a commemorative etched Alba wine glass for each guest to keep will be available throughout the day for $15 per person.
Cook it up! You may notice as you peruse the calendar the cooking classes that often occupy week days. We’re fortunate in Bucks County to have some great cooking schools – Carlow Cookery in Doylestown, The Cooking Cottage in Sellersville, and the Kitchen Garden Cooking School in Upper Black Eddy, to name a few. The classes are varied – everything from the basics to cuisines from many countries. Look forward in the Bucks County Taste calendar or visit some of their websites to see upcoming courses.
Want to network while enjoying samples of great local food? Stop by the 3rd Annual Locavore Buy Local event at Superior Woodcraft in Doylestown this Thursday, February 23rd. Superior Woodcraft opens their workshop – a cavernous space used to build cabinetry – for this event and it’s a blast. Local chefs, ice cream makers, bakers, coffee roasters, brewers, winemakers and more, set up tables and offer tastes of their specialties. Come early if you can because last year over 500 people attended and parking was a little challenging. You can find Superior Woodcraft at 160 North Hamilton Street in Doylestown. Learn more about the event here.
For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Have a super weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.
Friday, February 17:
- Stockton Farmers’ Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [3-7 pm]
- Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4-6 pm]
- Friday Wine & Music – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5-8 pm]
- Kindle Cafe’s Supper Club – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
Saturday, February 18:
- Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast – Applebee’s, Barn Plaza Shopping Center, 1745 S. Easton Rd., Doylestown, PA [8 – 10 am]
- Ottsville Winter Farmers’ Market @ Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA (in the greenhouse) [9 am – 12 pm]
- Stockton Farmers’ Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am – 4 pm]
- Soup Anatomy (class) – Kitchen Garden Cooking School, 527 Center Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA [10 am – 1:30 pm]
- 11th Annual Wine & Chocolate Weekend – Alba Vineyard, 269 County Road 627, Milford, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
- Cupcake and Cookie Decorating for Kids – Comfort Food, 437 Alden Ave, Morrisville Pa [1 – 2:30 pm]
- Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- Ham & Roast Beef Dinner – First United Church of Christ, 151 S. Fourth St., Quakertown, PA [4 – 7 pm]
- Family Style Ham Dinner – St Stephen’s UCC, 6th & Arch Sts., Perkasie, PA [4 – 7 pm]
- Saturday Wine & Music – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
Sunday, February 19:
- Breakfast @ Perkasie Fire Co. – Perkasie Fire Co., Fifth and Arch Sts., Perkasie, PA [7:30 am – 12:30 pm]
- Breakfast @ Riegelsville Fire Company – Riegelsville Fire Company, 333 Delaware Road, Riegelsville, PA [8 am – 12:30 pm]
- Stockton Farmers’ Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
- Hunterdon Land Trust Winter Farmers’ Market – Dvoor Farm, Route 12 Circle, Flemington, NJ [11 am – 1 pm]
- 11th Annual Wine & Chocolate Weekend – Alba Vineyard, 269 County Road 627, Milford, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Wine Tasting in Riedel Crystal – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 – 4 pm]
- Peace Meal – Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA [3:30 – 5:30 pm]
- Roast Beef & Wild Game Dinner – Trenton Cyrus Masonic Lodge #5, 131 Burd St, Pennington, NJ [4 – 7 pm]
- Earth Center Coffee House – Earth Center for the Arts, Historic Barn in Tyler State Park, 10 Stable Mill Trail , Richboro, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- Sparkling Wine Dinner – Yardley Inn, 82 E. Afton Ave., Yardley, PA [7 – 10 pm]
Monday, February 20:
- Evening in the Colonial Kitchen @ Cock n’ Bull Restaurant, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [5 – 9 pm]
- Essentials of Baking (class) – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Tuesday, February 21:
- Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar @ The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]
- A Hearty French Supper (cooking class) – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Braising, Steaming and Poaching (class) – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
Wednesday, February 22:
- Cinnamon Bun Bake Sale – Central Bucks Senior Center 700 N Shady Retreat Rd, Doylestown, PA [8:30 am – 4 pm]
- Pierogy Wednesdays @ St Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Anne Activity Hall, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
- Kindle Cafe’s Cooking Class – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
- Wine Down Wednesdays @ Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
Thursday, February 23:
- Cinnamon Bun Bake Sale – Central Bucks Senior Center 700 N Shady Retreat Rd, Doylestown, PA [8:30 am – 4 pm]
- Cozy lunch by the fire… (cooking class) – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville PA [10 am – 12 pm]
- 3rd Annual Locavore Buy Local – Superior Woodcraft, 160 North Hamilton Street, Doylestown, PA [5 – 8 pm]
- Clam Bake @ Logan Inn, 10 W. Ferry St, New Hope, PA [5 – 9 pm]
- Kindle Cafe’s Supper Club a piedi – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste on Facebook and Twitter.
