This week gives Bucks County residents the opportunity to taste (and learn to cook!) a huge variety of international foods. As always, the month of October brings a slew of Oktoberfests to enjoy, but there are also international cooking classes nearly every day this week, plus a special chef dinner on the menu. The harvest festivals continue rolling in, as well, so lovers of fall flavors like pumpkin and apple have plenty to sample from pumpkin beer to pumpkin ice cream.
Oktoberfests. North Wales Community Day and Oktoberfest is this Saturday, October 4. Beer and food will be served up throughout the North Wales Borough from 11:30 am until 7 pm. There’s also a pie eating contest, plus tons of activities for kids and adults alike, including a bike rodeo, live music, and swing dancing. Not recommended: trying the beer, then competing in the pie eating contest, and then trying swing dancing, in that order. Be careful out there, folks.
Also on Saturday, Triumph Brewing Company in New Hope is holding their annual Oktoberfest from noon until the wee hours of Sunday morning. The brewery will be serving special menu featuring German delicacies and of course, be slinging pints of German beers all day long (their board of beers on tap is pictured above).
In keeping with the German theme, the United German Hungarians Club is hosting their Schnitzel Night TONIGHT (Wednesday, October 1) from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, and it’s German American Day at the Washington House Restaurant in Sellersville on Monday, October 6, where they’ll be serving up pork schnitzel and sauerbraten to celebrate.
International Cooking Classes. This week’s not just for German food lovers. Cooks have a chance this week to learn how to cook French, Italian, Polish and Indian foods, plus learn some essential kitchen basics. No, not at the same time.
The fun starts TONIGH
T, Wednesday, October 1, with the Flavors of France Cooking Class at Carlow Cookery in Doylestown. The menu includes steak medallions with sauce au poivre and roasted mushrooms, white wine steamed mussels with tomatoes, herbs and garlic over crusty bread, and warm crepes with roasted pears and creme chantilly. Impressive.
Also tonight, Luigi DiGrazia will be divulging his family’s secret recipe for Italian Sauce at the Community School of New Hope-Solebury.
Tomorrow night, Thursday, October 2, go the Community School of New
Hope-Solebury’s Japanese Spring Rolls (Kani Avo) Cooking Class and learn to make Japanese style Kani Avo- crab meat and avocado pan fried spring rolls and non-fried summer rolls with shrimp and mixed vegetables.
On Monday, October 6, start with the basics with a Knife Skills Cooking Class at Carlow Cookery, or treat yourself to some homemade Polish comfort food at the Pierogi Clinic Cooking Class at the Community School of New Hope-Solebury.
Tuesday, October 7, head over to the Cooking Cottage in Sellersville for their Italian Comfort Food Cooking Class and learn to make dishes like homemade spaghetti with browned butter and crispy breadcrumbs and chocolate amaretto zabaglione with spiked whipped cream, among others.
Finally, on Wednesday, October 8, take an Indian Vegetarian Cooking Class at the Community School of New Hope-Solebury taught by a native of India. You’ll learn to cook a full spectrum of Indian vegetarian staples including soups, lentils, main dishes and desserts.
Chef Dinner. The Executive Chef of Despana in Princeton has created a five course menu of Spanish Cuisine, paired with Old York Cellar’s wines, for the Wine and Paella Dinner this Sunday, October 5, at Old York Cellars. Reserve your tickets here.
More Harvest Festivals! The fall fun continues this weekend with even more Harvest festivals. Pennypack Farm & Education Center’s annual Harvest Festival is this Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm at the center in Horsham. At the festival, you’ll find vendors, delicious food, hayrides and plenty of family-friendly fun.
On Saturday and Sunday, October 4-5, Snipes Farm’s Fall H
arvest Weekend has hayrides through their apple orchards, pumpkin picking, what they call “the land of scarecrows,” a labyrinth, face painting, pumpkin painting, and of course fresh pressed cider, pies, donuts and other fresh fall staples. Yum.
None Such Farms is hosting their Pumpkin Festival every weekend this October, with the traditional hay rides and pumpkin picking, but also live blue grass music, pony rides, a straw bale maze, petting zoo, and food.
To market, to market. Here’s what you can expect to find at area farm markets this week. Apples, arugula, beets, black-eye peas, broccoli, cabbage (Green, Red, Savoy), celeriac, chives, cilantro, Non-GMO sweet corn, cucumbers (Slicing & Pickling), eggplant, fennel, garlic (fresh and cured), fresh ginger, gingergrass, green beans and yellow wax beans, Tuscan and curly kale, leeks, lettuce, lettuce microgreens, lettuce mix, mint, mushrooms, okra, onions, parsley, pears, peppers (sweet, frying, poblano, hot), radishes (red, black, watermelon), potatoes, rosemary, sage, scallions, winter squash (Delicata, Butternut), tomatoes (heirloom, plum, roma), tomatillos, Swiss chard, wheat grass, and flower bouquets.
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, 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.
ENJOY!
On the radar…
- Cocktails at the Castle – Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA [Fri, Oct 10]
- Fisherman’s Mark Friends Farm Fete – Hortulus Farm Garden & Nursery, Thompson Mill Road, Newtown, PA [Sun, Oct 12]
- Lambertville Food Fair – N Union St, Lambertville, NJ 08530, USA [Thurs, Oct 16]
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Wednesday, October 1:
- Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA 18940 [12 – 9 pm]
- Pierogy Wednesdays – St. Anne Unkranian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [12:30 – 3 pm]
- The Farmers’ Market @ Playwicki Farm – 2350 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville, PA [3 – 6 pm]
- Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA 18980 [4 – 10 pm]
- Local’s Nights at Deanna’s – 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]
- Complimentary Wine Tasting: Sonoma County Wines – McCoole’s Red Lion Inn, South Main Street, Quakertown, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Flavors of France Cooking Class – Carlow Cookery Inc, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Italian Sauce Cooking Class (Secret Recipe!) – New Hope Solebury High School, 182 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
Thursday, October 2:
- Lobster Ravioli Cooking Class – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, PA [10 am – 12 pm]
- Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market – Veterans Square Park, Edgewood and Heacock Rds, Lower Makefield, PA [3:30 – 6:30 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]
- Japanese Spring Rolls (Kani Avo) Cooking Class – New Hope Solebury High School, 182 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
Friday, October 3:
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
- Ottsville Farmers’ Market – Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [4 – 7 pm]
- First Friday at Blue Moon Acres Market – 11 Willow Creek Drive, Pennington, NJ [4 – 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]
- Beer Tasting: Oktoberfest Beers – The Washington House, 136 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Barrel Tappings @ Triumph Brewing Co. – Triumph Brewing Co., 400 Union Square, New Hope, PA [6 – 7 pm]
- Hatboro Farmers Market – Hatboro Baptist Church, 32 North York Road, Hatboro, PA [6 – 8 pm]
- unWINEd Wine Concert Series – The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Delaware Valley College, 2100 Lower State Rd, Doylestown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- Lobster Ravioli Cooking Class – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Artists of Yardley Artoberfest & Pig Roast – Patterson Farm, 949 Mirror Lake Road, Yardley, PA [7 – 11 pm]
- Live Jazz – Ginny’s Bistro and Wine Bar, 612 Northampton Street, Easton, PA [8 – 10 pm]
Saturday, October 4:
- Doylestown Farmers’ Market – W. State & Hamilton St., Doylestown, PA [7 am – 12 pm]
- Sergeantsville Farmers’ Market – Across from Delaware Township Building, Route 604, Sergeantsville, NJ [8:30 – 12 pm]
- Indian Valley Farmers’ Market – Penn Avenue and Main Street, Telford, PA [8:30 am – 12:30 pm]
- Perkasie Farmers’ Market – 7th and Market Sts, Perkasie, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
- Plumsteadville Grange Farm Market – Plumsteadville Grange, 5901 Easton Rd (Route 611 & Keller’s Church Rd), Plumsteadville, PA [9 am – 12:30 pm]
- Wrightstown Farmers Market – Wrightstown Twp. Municipal Bldg (parking lot), 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [9 am – 1 pm]
- Washington Crossing Park’s Farmers’ Market – River Road & Route 532, Washington Crossing, PA [9 am – 1 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]
- Snipes Farm Fall Harvest Weekend – Snipes Farm, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA [9 am – 6 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road, Quakertown, PA [9 am – 9 pm]
- None Such Pumpkin Festival – None Such Farm Market, 4458 York Road, Buckingham, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
- Colonial Days at Castle Valley Mill – Castle Valley Mill, 1730 Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
- Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards – Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton, NJ [10 am – 5 pm]
- North Wales Community Day – Oktoberfest – North Wales Borough, North Wales, PA [11 am – 7 pm]
- Harvest Festival – Pennypack Farm & Education Center, 6605 Mann Road, Horsham, PA [11 am – 5 pm]
- Artists of Yardley Artoberfest & Pig Roast – Patterson Farm, 949 Mirror Lake Road, Yardley, PA [11 am – 8 pm]
- Old York Cellars Anniversary Weekend – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
- Oktoberfest at Triumph Brewing Company – Triumph Brewing Company, 400 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA [12 pm – 2 am]
- Beer 101 with Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company – Newtown Grant Recreation Center, 360 Eagle Road, Newtown, PA [1 – 3 pm]
- Spiced Apple Weekends – Chaddsford Winery at Peddlers Village, Street Road, New Hope, PA [1 – 5 pm]
- Music Under the Arbor – Alba Vineyard & Winery, 269 Route 627, Village of Finesville, Milford, NJ [1:30 – 5 pm]
- Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- The Grapevine Express – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 6 pm]
- Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- An Evening Under the Stars at Luna Farm with Chef Jose Garces – Luna Farm, Ottsville, PA [7 – 10 pm]
- Live Jazz – Ginny’s Bistro and Wine Bar, 612 Northampton Street, Easton, PA [8 – 10 pm]
Sunday, October 5:
- Hands-on Cheesemaking Class – Bobolink Dairy, Stamets Road, Milford, NJ [7 am – 1 pm]
- Open Harvest at Wycombe Vineyards – Wycombe Vineyards, 1391 Forest Grove Rd, Furlong, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
- Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers Market – Dvoor Farm, Route 12 Circle, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 1 pm]
- None Such Pumpkin Festival – None Such Farm Market, 4458 York Road, Buckingham, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
- Snipes Farm Fall Harvest Weekend – Snipes Farm, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
- Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards – Terhhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton, NJ [10 am – 5 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road , Quakertown, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
- Sunday Brunch – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [11 am – 3 pm]
- Wine & Yoga – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road , Washington Crossing, PA [11:30 am – 1:30 pm]
- Colonial Days at Castle Valley Mill – Castle Valley Mill, 1730 Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA [12 – 5 pm]
- Wine and Paella Dinner – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [1 – 3 pm]
- Music Under the Arbor – Alba Vineyard & Winery, 269 Route 627, Village of Finesville, Milford, NJ [1:30 – 5 pm]
- Spiced Apple Weekends – Chaddsford Winery at Peddlers Village, Street Road, New Hope, PA [1 – 5 pm]
- Wine & Cupcakes – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 – 4 pm]
- Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
- Wine & Yoga – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road , Washington Crossing, PA [3 – 5 pm]
- Sunday Supper at the Vintage Grille – Vintage Grille, 3617 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- The Grapevine Express – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 6 pm]
- Homeopathy Made Simple – Hershberger Heritage Farm, 138 Walter Road, Chalfont, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Monday, October 6:
- Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- German American Day – The Washington House Restaurant, 136 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Locals Night at Caleb’s – 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]
- Bucks County Cooks: New England Meets Baltimore – Pennsylvania Soup & Seafood, 22 South Main Street, Doylestown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- Half Price Burgers Night – Continental Tavern, 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA [6 – 10 pm]
- Knife Skills Cooking Class – Carlow Cookery Inc, 432 N Main St, Doylestown, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Wine 101: White Wine – Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Pierogi Clinic Cooking Class – New Hope Solebury High School, 182 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Tuesday, October 7:
- Tuesday Farm Market at Gravity Hill – Gravity Hill Farm, Pleasant Valley Road, Titusville, NJ [1 – 6 pm]
- Langhorne Farmers’ Market – Jesse Soby American Legion Post, 115 W. Richardson Ave., Langhorne, PA [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Cheese Steak Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Lobster Fest – The Buck Hotel, 1200 Buck Road, Feasterville-Trevose, PA [5 – 9 pm]
- Locals Nights at Deanna’s – 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]
- Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]
- Italian Comfort Food Cooking Class – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Jim Hamilton’s Atelier Cooking Class Program – Hamilton’s Grill Room, 8 Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Soups for Fall Cooking Class – New Hope Solebury High School, 182 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Gluten Free / Healthy Living Support Group – Medicine in Balance, 940 Town Center Drive, Suite F-90, Langhorne, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Wednesday, October 8:
- Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA 18940 [12 – 9 pm]
- Pierogy Wednesdays – St. Anne Unkranian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [12:30 – 3 pm]
- The Farmers’ Market @ Playwicki Farm – 2350 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville, PA [3 – 6 pm]
- Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA 18980 [4 – 10 pm]
- Locals Nights at Deanna’s – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
- Indian Vegetarian Cooking Class – New Hope Solebury High School, 182 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Boulevard Brewery Meet & Greet – Spinnerstown Hotel, 2914 Spinnerstown Road, Spinnerstown, PA [7 – 9 pm]
On the radar…
- Cocktails at the Castle – Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA [Fri, Oct 10]
- Fisherman’s Mark Friends Farm Fete – Hortulus Farm Garden & Nursery, Thompson Mill Road, Newtown, PA [Sun, Oct 12]
- Lambertville Food Fair – N Union St, Lambertville, NJ 08530, USA [Thurs, Oct 16]
Follow Bucks County Taste on…
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.
