November 19, 2010
Featuring food from 85 Main, Bella's Bistro, Central Coffee Company, The Courthouse Bar & Grille, G Seven Catering Co., The Golden Lamb Buttery, The Harvest, The Inn at Woodstock Hill, J.D. Cooper's Restaurant & Pub, The Mansion at Bald Hill, Sweet Peas Fine Foods & Farm Market, The Vanilla Bean Café, and Zip's Diner. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $45 per person. Information and reservations: 860-774-8001
The Not-So-Snooty Beer, Wine, & Cheese Tasting Adventure -- Windsor Locks, CT
November 19, 2010
Guests will enjoy locally produced beverages and delicacies from the region’s best artisan brewers, vintners, and cheese makers. An array of delicious hors d’oeuvres, coffee, and dessert accompanied by the swinging sounds of Pratt & Whitney’s own Screamin’ Eagles jazz band combo. A great lineup of gifts and giveaways will be raffled off, including JetBlue round-trip airline tickets. It all takes place amid the historic airplanes of yesteryear on display at the New England Air Museum. Location: Bradley International Airport, 36 Perimeter Road. Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m. Cost: $50 in advance; $60 at the door. Information: 860-466-9382.
Asia Market Tour and Dumpling Workshop -- West Hartford, CT
December 5, 2010
Join Ming Hua He, well-known Chinese culture and travel expert, for this fun, unique culinary and cultural experience. Begin the guided tour from A Dong Asian Supermarket then drive to Yin Yang Tai Chi Academy for dumpling cooking class. Location: Yin Yang Tai Chi Academy, 22E Andover Drive. Time: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cost: $39. Information: 860-953-3388 or visit yinyangtaichi.com.
AND A FEW OUTSIDE OF CT:
Candy Cane Making -- Stowe, VT
November 17, 2010 to December 22, 2010
Watch Chocolatiers boil, pull, turn, roll, and twist these special Candy Canes into works of art. Reservations recommended. Location: Laughing Moon Chocolates, 78 South Main Street. Time: 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 11 a.m. Cost: $6. Information: 802-253-9591 or visit http://www.laughingmoonchocolates.com/.
Champagne & Chocolate -- Concord, NH
December 9, 2010
Get ready for the holidays and join the Concord Co-op for a celebration of delicious chocolate and champagne with some of your favorite local and international chocolatiers, champagne, and sparkling wine vendors. Dance the night away while listening to our live band. Chefs from our award-winning Celery Stick Café will serve up some of their favorite gourmet chocolate-inspired dishes and desserts including chicken mole and smoked tofu with a coffee chocolate rub. Location: 24 South Main Street. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $20. Information: 603-225-6840 or visit http://www.concordfoodcoop.coop/.
Open Hearth Cooking Class -- A Thanksgiving Menu – Deerfield, MA
November 20, 2010
Come learn how to prepare traditional Thanksgiving dishes using hearth cooking methods. Learn a little bit about the history of harvest celebrations and the evolution of the American Thanksgiving holiday. Class participants will learn how to stuff and roast a small turkey in a tin kitchen, make a chicken pie, mash squash and turnips, fix cornbread, and make a pumpkin pie. Participants will sit down to enjoy the meal with a cup of apple cider. Location: Hall Tavern kitchen, Historic Deerfield, 80 Old Main Street. Time: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Admission: Adults, $12; youth age 6 to 17, $5. Information: 413- 775-7214 or visit www.historic-deerfield.org/
Last but not least, if you want to do something different for Thanksgiving and let somebody else do the cooking, head to Old Sturbridge Village!
Thanksgiving Day at Old Sturbridge Village -- Sturbridge, MA
November 25, 2010
To mark one of just a handful of holidays on the early New England calendar, Old Strubridge Village re-creates various activities from an early New England Thanksgiving Day, including cooking at the hearth, demonstrations of 19th-century table manners, a Thanksgiving sermon, and after-dinner entertainment. Gather your family for a visit to the Village, a holiday dinner, or both. Location: 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost: adults, $20; children, $7. Information: 508-347-3362 or visit www.osv.org.
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