Bucks Food Calendar: September 23, 2010

What’s up this week, foodies? Lots of delicious events at Bucks County restaurants, wineries, farms and firehouses, that’s what.

Cooking classes. You may notice many new additions to our calendar in the coming months featuring Bucks County cooking classes – all over the place. The Cooking Cottage in Sellersville has a full schedule this fall, as does Carlow Cookery in Doylestown (I still have to load up their November and December offerings). I’ve also added all the culinary courses being offered through the New Hope/Solebury Community School, most of which take place at the New Hope-Solebury High School. There are also a few being conducted at The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Del Val College through Doylestown Township Parks and Recreation Department. And…at the Kitchen Garden Cooking School, Sheila McDuffie takes you through her garden, greenhouse and kitchen on her organic farm in Upper Black Eddy and teaches a wide variety of cultural cuisines in the process.

Eating for a good cause. There are also a number of food-related fundraisers this week. How about the 1st Annual Country Picnic in Plumsteadville (Sunday), being hosted by the Plumstead Historical Society? Proceeds go towards saving the Danboro Community Building (circa 1889). There will be food, family-fun, historic displays, and a silent auction all taking place at the Plumsteadville Firehouse.

Or, also on Sunday, eat spaghetti at New Hope’s Tuscany at the Towpath to raise funds for St. Phillip’s Church of New Hope. Afterwards, go eat ice cream scooped by local “celebrities” at the CB Cares Celebrity Scoopers at Chubby’s in Plumsteadville. A portion of the sales go to help support CB Cares’ parent and youth programs. CB Cares is also hosting another program on Saturday, Family Dinner ROCKS! at the Moose Lodge in Doylestown. Jamie Hollander is doing the catering.

I just found out about another fundraiser happening on Sunday in Perkasie. This one is a farm to table dinner being prepared by none other than Chef Michael Solomonov of the award-winning Center City restaurant, Zahav. This Sukkot Harvest Supper (in celebration of the Jewish harvest festival, Sukkot) will benefit Hazon, America’s largest Jewish environmental organization. The ingredients for the five-course meal will come mostly from organic food pioneers Judy and Mark Dornstreich’s idyllic Branch Creek Farm. For info and to RSVP, call (215) 625-8800 or visit www.zahavrestaurant.com.

The Third Annual Dine Around the Manor takes place on Thursday, September 30, to benefit Pennsbury Manor in Morrisville. Enjoy a progressive dinner with food and drinks served in various buildings around the picturesque 43-acre site. There will be music, a basket raffle and a live and silent auction as well.

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Be sure to keep up with Bucks County food also on Facebook and Twitter. Have a lovely weekend.

Friday, September 24:

• Stockton Farmers’ Market, Stockton, NJ [11 am – 7 pm]
• Warrington Farmers’ Market @ Valley Square, Warrington [3 – 6 pm]
• Ottsville Farmers’ Market @ Linden Hill Gardens, Ottsville [3 – 7 pm]
• Beer Tasting @ Phillips’ Fine Wines, Stockton, NJ [4 – 8 pm]
• Friday Happy Hour @ Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Pennington, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
• Trenton Restaurant Week (various restaurants), Trenton, NJ [5 – 9 pm]
• Family Dinner ROCKS!, Doylestown [5:30 – 8 pm]
• Great Wines and Small Bites (cooking class), Doylestown [7 – 9 pm]
• Barbara Trent @ The Centre Bridge Inn, New Hope [7 – 11 pm]
• Kindle Cafe Supper Club @ Rojo’s Roastery, Lambertville, NJ [7:30 – 9 pm]

Saturday, September 25:

• Doylestown Farmers’ Market, Doylestown [7 am – 12 pm]
• Harvest Boot Camp @ Unionville Vineyards, Ringoes, NJ [8 am – 1 pm]
• Indian Valley Farmers’ Market, Telford [8:30 am – 12:30 pm]
• Plumsteadville Grange Farm Market, Plumsteadville [9 am – 12 pm]
• Wrightstown Farmers’ Market, Wrightstown [9 am – 1 pm]
• Stockton Farmers’ Market, Stockton, NJ [9 am – 3 pm]
• Grand Harvest Festival @ Alba Vineyard, Milford, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
• Newtown Blues and Brews, Newtown [12:30 – 5:30 pm]
• The Chef’s Farm to Table Dinner Series: Jim Hamilton, Ottsville [2:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing, New Hope [5 – 7 pm]
• Trenton Restaurant Week (various restaurants), Trenton, NJ [5 – 9 pm]
• Livingston Taylor @ New Hope Winery, New Hope [8 – 10 pm]

Sunday, September 26:

• Breakfast Buffet @ Plumsteadville Fire Co., Plumsteadville [7 am – 12 pm]
• Breakfast Buffet @ Father Gallen Council 5494, Warrington [7:30 – 11 am]
• Breakfast @ Haycock Fire Co., Quakertown [8 am – 12 pm]
• Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market, Hellertown [9 am – 1 pm]
• Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 1 pm]
• Stockton Farmers’ Market, Stockton, NJ [10 am – 3 pm]
• “Walk for the Cause of Foreclosed Paws” @ Unionville Vineyards, Ringoes, NJ [11 am – 4 pm]
• Grand Harvest Festival @ Alba Vineyard, Milford, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
• 1st Annual Country Picnic, Plumsteadville [2 – 6 pm]
• Sukkot Harvest Supper, Perkasie [3 – 7 pm]
• Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing, New Hope [5 – 7 pm]
• Spaghetti Dinner, New Hope [5 – 7 pm]
• Celebrity Scoopers 4 CB Cares, Plumsteadville [6 – 9 pm]

Monday, September 27:

• Wine 101 – Class #3 – Wines of the World, Washington Crossing [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Perfect Roast Chicken and More (cooking class), Doylestown [7 – 9 pm]

Tuesday, September 28:

• Langhorne Farmers’ Market, Langhorne [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
• Grilling Southern Style (class), Sellersville [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Sushi Clinic (cooking class), New Hope [6:30 – 9 pm]
• Wellness Orientation Workshop, Newtown [7:30 – 9 pm]

Wednesday, September 29:

• American Legion Meals on Wednesdays, Quakertown [11:30 am – 9 pm]
• The Farmers’ Market @ Playwicki Farm, Feasterville [4 – 7 pm]
• Complimentary Beer Tasting @ the Copper Leaf Grill, Buckingham [5 – 9 pm]
• Healthy Cooking 101 5-part Series with Chef Vincent Peterson, New Hope [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Girls’ Night Out @ the Wellness Solution Centers, Newtown [7 – 8:30 pm]
• Italian Wine for Beginners, Washington Crossing [7 – 9 pm]
• Polish Cooking: Crusciki Workshop (class), New Hope [7 – 9 pm]
• Family Favorites, Italian Style (cooking class), Doylestown [7 – 9 pm]
• Mangia Bene (cooking class), Doylestown [7 – 9:30 pm]

Thursday, September 30:

• Capital City Market, Trenton, NJ [11 am – 2 pm]
• Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market, Flemington, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
• Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market, Yardley [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
• New Hope Farmers’ Market, New Hope [3:30 – 7 pm]
• Springtown Farmers’ Market, Springtown [4 – 7 pm]
• 94 Cent Ice Cream Cone Night @ Uncle Dave’s Ice Cream, Yardley [5 – 9 pm]
• Third Annual Dine Around the Manor, Morrisville [5:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Lobster Night @ The Centre Bridge Inn, New Hope [6 – 10 pm]
• Grilling Southern Style (cooking class), Sellersville [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Thai Cooking: Class One (cooking class), New Hope [6:30 – 9 pm]