July 12-September 6
Yes, it's that time of year again, the time when we can find great values at our favorite restaurants. Welcome to Restaurant Week. From July 12-25, dine on a $35 three-course dinner or $24 three-course lunch at participating restaurants such as A Voce, Olives, Nobu, Mia Dona, Lupa, and Le Cirque, among many others. As a special treat this year, more than 170 restaurants will then be extending these deals through Labor Day. For more information, go to www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek.
September 11-12
The 2010 Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest, taking place at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, is a celebration of wine, food and music in idyllic Hudson Valley. Sample hundreds of wines from New York and beyond and taste culinary delicacies from the valley's best restaurants at The Gourmet Food Showcase. Cooking demonstrations, wine seminars, fine crafts and live music add to the festivities. Festival hours are: Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets including wine tasting cost $30 for one day and $50 for the weekend; regular admission with non-alcoholic beverages for one day costs $15 and $25 for the weekend. Children 12 and under are admitted for free. For more information, visit www.hudsonvalleywinefest.com.
Ongoing
The James Beard House holds winemaker events and other events for wine lovers every month. For a current schedule of events, visit www.jamesbeard.org. The James Beard House, 167 W. 12th St., New York, NY 10011, 212-627-2308.
Mondays
Mondays are "No Corkage" nights at Apiary in the East Village. Apiary, 60 Third Ave., New York, NY 10003, 212-254-0888.
Mondays
From noon-11 p.m., the Upper West Side outpost of Fatty Crab offers various drink specials, including martinis for $8 and a selection of wine bottles for $25. Fatty Crab, 2170 Broadway, New York, NY 10024, 212-496-2722.
Mondays
TriBeCa bistro, Cercle Rouge is hosting “Monday Night Wine Nights” in which bottles of red Burgundy are half price. Special guest DJs help give a sound track to your taste buds. Cercle Rouge, 241 W. Broadway, New York, NY 10013, 212-226-6252.
First Tuesdays
Cheese guru Max McCalman presents a monthly wine and cheese tasting at the Hotel Roger Williams. The tastings are held on the first Tuesdays of each month, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. $25 per person. The point of all this? As Mr. McCalman says: to spread the curd. Roger Williams Hotel, 131 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, 212-448-7000.
Sundays
Aureole is offering dinner with unlimited free pour wine for $49 per person on Sunday nights. The three-course menu rotates every week and is available in the bar room only. Aureole, One Bryant Park, 135 W. 42nd St., New York, NY 10036, 212-319-1660.
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