This is the last week of February, or for winter-haters like me, the worst month. The last full month of winter will end with a ton to do, so pull out your calendars and get ready to carve out your schedule. On the menu? Bake sales, networking events, dinners, documentaries, fundraisers, parties, and Lahaska’s Restaurant Week. Enjoy!
Cinnamon Buns. This week is host to the monthly Cinnamon Bun Bake Sale offered up by the Central Bucks Senior Center. Head over Thursday, February 26 or Friday, February 27 between 9 am and 4 pm to pick up some freshly made buns, which come in four flavors: plain, raisin, nuts, or raisin and nuts. You help the seniors by buying the cinnamon buns, they help you by putting delicious, gooey breakfast treats into your stomach. It’s a symbiotic relationship in the best way. Read more about the famed bake sale in our post here: Cinnamon Bun Central.
Networking. This Thursday evening, February 26 from 5 pm to 8 pm, the unofficial “networking event of the year,” the 5th annual Locavore, will take place at Superior Woodcraft in Doylestown. The event is a special addition to the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Business Card Exchange, adding tables from local restaurants serving samples of the best that Bucks County has to offer. RSVP at the event’s facebook page.
A documentary. This Thursday, February 26, the Stockton Market in Stockton, NJ will be hosting a special Screening of the Documentary Resistance which covers the history of antibiotic resistance, starting with the mass production of antibiotics 70 years ago and tracking the rise of superbugs into the 21st century. There’s a reception with local food 
and drinks at 6 pm, followed by a 6:30 pm screening and a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker, Michael Graziano, Chris Ely (cofounder of Applegate), Aude Teillant (Princeton University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), and Dr. Soumen Samaddar (Medical Director, Hopewell Family Practice and Sports Medicine). RSVP for the film here.
Dinner. Chef Max Hansen of Max Hansen Catering is now hosting a monthly dinner, which he calls the Max’s Table Dinner Series, at his Carversville General Store. The dinner is meant to provide an intimate atmosphere enhanced by Max’s impeccable taste and creative use of the highest quality local ingredients. This month’s dinner is Friday, February 27, and its menu includes a main course of chianti marinated and braised beef cheek with with a Shibumi mushroom ragout, Blue Moon Acres maratelli risotto, hombre organic reggiano parmesan and a poached organic egg. Reserve your spot straight away by emailing max@maxhansencaterer.com.
Bees. That’s right, folks. I said, “bees.” Snipes Farm will give you the run-down on keeping your own bee hives at their Bee Keeping 101 
class this Saturday, February 28, from 9 am to 12 pm. The first session will cover the basic principles of bees: their physiology, the sociology of a hive, hive construction and inspection and harvesting honey. Weather permitting there will be a visit to the hives on the farm. Email colleens@snipesfarm.org to learn more.
Fundraisers. From 4 to 9 pm this Saturday, February 28, Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center will be holding their fundraiser, An Enchanted Evening with Wildlife, at Rose Bank Winery. See native wildlife, browse and purchase artwork from local artists, bid on some lovely items in their auction, meet the staff and mingle with other animal lovers while enjoying Rose Bank wine and hors d’oeuvres from Dish Catering. Email slfredeb@gmail.com for more information.
The Bucks County Designer House to benefit the Doylestown Hospital is back again, setting up shop this year at the Villa d’Braccia in Chalfont. They’ll be kicking things off from 2 pm to 5 pm this Sunday, March 1 with the annual Empty House Party, where guests will have a chance to meet the 2015 design team, view their design plans and explore Villa d’ Braccia before designers transform the property. The party will include gourmet lite fare, olive oil, wine and craft beer tastings, music, silent action and raffles. Purchase tickets online at BucksCountyDesignerHouse.org.
Lahaska Restaurant Week. From Sunday, March 1 through Friday, March 6, Porterhouse Restaurant & Pub, Villaggio Italian Restaurant, Caleb’s American Kitchen, Cock ‘n Bull, Buttonwood Grill and The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm will offer prix fixe dinners. Click here to see menus.
Here’s what you’ll find at area farmers’ markets: Apples, beets, butternut squash, carrots, celeriac (celery root), cheese pumpkins, collard greens, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, micro-greens, mushrooms, napa cabbage, onions, potatoes, rutabaga, salad greens, strawberries (frozen), sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tatsoi, turnips, watermelon radishes, and wheatgrass.
Most markets will also have eggs from free-range chickens, grass-fed and pastured meats, preserves, specialty foods, baked goods like breads, cakes, cookies and pastries, cheese and yogurt, cider and juice, sauces locally roasted coffee, and interesting crafts from local artisans. For a list of all farmers’ markets in Bucks and nearby, go to our food guide here.
On the radar…
- Beer Tasting Dinner: Celtic Brews – The Washington House Restaurant, 136 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA [Fri, Mar 6]
- Winemaker’s Dinner – Sand Castle Winery, 755 River Road, Erwinna, PA [Sun, Mar 8]
- Lamb Tasting Dinner – Matt’s Red Rooster Grill, Bloomfield Avenue, Flemington, NJ [Tues, Mar 10]
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Thursday, February 26:
- Cinnamon Bun Bake Sale – Central Bucks Senior Center 700 N Shady Retreat Rd, Doylestown, PA [9 am – 4 pm]
- Indoor Farmers Market – The Event Center by Cornerstone, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, PA [4 – 7 pm]
- Community Hero Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Happy Hour Raw Bar – DeAnna’s, 54 N.Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [4:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- 5th Annual Locavore – Superior Woodcraft Inc, 160 North Hamilton Street, Doylestown, PA [5 – 8 pm]
- Film Screening: Resistance – Stockton Farm Market, Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [6 – 8:30 pm]
- Valle D’Aosta Cooking Class – Casa Casale, Shop #1, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Stone Brewing Co. Tap Takeover – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [6:30 – 11:30 pm]
- “Wine & Spirits” Tarot Card Reading & Wine Tasting – Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [7 – 8 pm]
- Complimentary Beer Tastings – Iron Abbey, 680 North Easton Road, Horsham, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Friday, February 27:
- Cinnamon Bun Bake Sale – Central Bucks Senior Center 700 N Shady Retreat Rd, Doylestown, PA [9 am – 4 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
- Beer Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4 – 8 pm]
- Happy Hour Raw Bar – Deanna’s, 54 N. Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [4:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Friday Freestyle Flights of Wine – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street , Sellersville, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Prime Rib Night – Carversville Inn, 6205 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [5:30 – 11 pm]
- Music, Pizza & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- Poor Farm Food: Friday Night Dinner – And We Ate Studio, Lambertville, NJ [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Max’s Table Dinner Series – Max Hansen Carversville Grocery, 6208 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Rock the Vines – Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Rd, Ringoes, NJ [6:30 – 9 pm]
Saturday, February 28:
- Bee Keeping 101 – Snipes Farm and Education Center, West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
- Stangl Factory Farmers’ Market – Stangl Factory, 12 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 2 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am – 4 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road, Quakertown, PA [9 am – 9 pm]
- Wrightstown Winter Farmers Market – Wrightstown Farmers Market, 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [10 – 11 am]
- Free lunch – St. Martin of Tours Parish, 1 Riverstone Circle, New Hope, PA [11:30 am – 1 pm]
- Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
- Wine & Chocolate – Chaddsford Winery at Peddlers Village, Street Road, New Hope, PA [1 – 2 pm]
- Boot Camp for your Tastebuds® – Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 Warren Glen-CR627, Finesville, NJ [1 – 3 pm]
- Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- AARK Enchanted Evening with Wildlife – Rose Bank Winery, 258 Durham Road, Newtown, PA [4 – 9 pm]
- Music, Pizza & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- Pairing Wine & Sushi – Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [7 – 8 pm]
Sunday, March 1:
- Lahaska Restaurant Week – Lahaska, PA [All day]
- Sunday Brunch – The Hearth, 7 East Ferry Street, New Hope, PA [9 am – 3 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road , Quakertown, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
- Hamantaschen Bake-Off – Newtown Hadassah, 22 Crocus Lane, Newtown, PA [11 am -12 pm]
- Sunday Brunch – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [11 am – 3 pm]
- Boot Camp for your Tastebuds® – Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 Warren Glen-CR627, Finesville, NJ [1 – 3 pm]
- How Sweet It Is: Pairing Wine and Chocolate – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 – 3 pm]
- Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
- Bucks County Designer House: Empty House Party – Villa d’Braccia, 745 Stump Road, Chalfont, PA [2 – 5 pm]
Monday, March 2:
- Lahaska Restaurant Week – Lahaska, PA [All day]
- Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Locals Night – Caleb’s American Kitchen, U.S. 202, New Hope, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Chef’s Choice Prix Fixe – Hearth, 7 East Ferry Street New Hope, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Monday Wine Special plus Surf & Turf – Yardley Inn, 82 E. Afton Ave., Yardley, PA [5:30 – 10 pm]
- Half Price Burgers Night – Continental Tavern, 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA [6 – 10 pm]
- Brian’s Restaurant Anniversary Dinner – Brian’s Restaurant, 9 Klines Court, Lambertville, NJ [6:30 – 8 pm]
- Slow Food International Dinner at Samarkand – Samarkand Restaurant, 1135 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville-Trevose, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Tuesday, March 3:
- Lahaska Restaurant Week – Lahaska, PA [All day]
- Cheese Steak Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Lobster Fest – The Buck Hotel, 1200 Buck Road, Feasterville-Trevose, PA [5 – 9 pm]
- Locals Nights – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
- All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Night – Bell’s Tavern, 183 N. Union Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 10 pm]
- Locals Hamburger Night – Carversville Inn, 6205 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [5:30 – 11 pm]
- Prime Rib Night – Hamilton’s Grill Room, Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
- Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]
- Gluten Free / Healthy Living Support Group – Medicine in Balance, 940 Town Center Drive, Suite F-90, Langhorne, PA [7 – 9 pm]
- Cheese Classes at Brick Farm Market – Local Cheeses – Brick Farm Market, 65 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ [7:30 – 8:30 pm]
Wednesday, March 4:
- Lahaska Restaurant Week – Lahaska, PA [All day]
- Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
- Pierogy Wednesdays – St. Anne Unkranian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA ]12:30 – 3 pm]
- Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Locals Nights – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
- Schnitzel Night – United German Hungarians Club, 4666 Bristol Rd, Bensalem, PA [5:30 – 7:30 pm]
- The Raven Supper Club – Poe Bistro Lounge, 385 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 10 pm]
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For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County, or click the “continue reading” link below.
