October 25-November 22
For the last week of October and the first three weeks of November, 14 Manhattan and Brooklyn restaurants are offering special prix-fixe menus, wine flights and pairings, as well as some rare Austrian wines by the glass. Participating restaurants include Blaue Gans, Café Katja, Café Sabarsky, Café Steinhof, Delmonico’s, Demel at the Plaza, Klee Brasserie, L’Ecole, Seasonal, Stone Park Café, The Upholstery Store, Thomas Beisl, Wallsé and Watty and Meg. Prices and menus differ depending on the restaurant.
November 11
New York's The Four Seasons Restaurant will host American Icons: The 2009 James Beard Foundation Gala Dinner and Auction, a celebration of American cuisine and its culinary legends. The event will gather renowned U.S. chefs for an evening of food and wine, with a live and silent auction. Featured chefs include JBF Award winners Dan Barber, Larry Forgione, Gale Gand, Charlie Palmer, Alfred Portale and Dale DeGroff. The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. with the exclusive VIP Kitchen Reception with guest chefs and the silent auction preview. The live auction and multi-course wine dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.jamesbeard.org or call 800-36-BEARD. Tickets prices are $375 for JBF members, $450 for general public, and $750 for individual VIP seats. The Four Seasons Restaurant, 99 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022, 212-754-9494.
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
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.
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