It’s another gorgeous forecast for this weekend. How I love these June days. I think back fondly to them in July and August when we are wallowing in the humidity and heat. (And, no, I will never wish it was winter, even in the midst of the heat!]. What’s on this week? A BBQ competition, summer cooking and pick-your-own strawberries.
Barbecue for a really good cause. Come out this Saturday for Que For The Troops, an annual event with a barbecue competition, car show, military and antique vehicle show, live music, craft vendors, food, and kids entertainment. All proceeds benefit Liberty U.S.O., which serves Philadelphia and South Jersey. The event is held at Falls Township Community Park, 9125 Mill Creek Rd., Levittown, PA. Enjoy a great weekend and support our troops. For more information, see the website here www.queforthetroops.com or their Facebook page.
Summer cooking. Want to add some new recipes to your repertoire this summer? Here are some interesting and fun cooking classes happening in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 5, sign up for Great Grilling for Heart Healthy Meals at Carlow Cookery in Doylestown (more info here). Casa Casale is also offering a class tomorrow on Roman Classics Cooking at their store in Peddler’s Village. The menu includes Braised Jerusalem Artichokes, Porchetta alla Romana, Gnocchi alla Romana, and Strawberry Gelato. For more information, see their Facebook page.
The Cooking Cottage in Sellersville is hosting a Summer Cocktail Party Cooking Class on this Friday. This should be fun. All of their classes include 1.5 hours of instruction followed by a meal with the recipes just demonstrated. This class focuses on finger food recipes, like Pizzettes with Fontina, Tomato, Basil & Prosciutto and Grilled Farmer’s Market Quesadillas, and cocktails, like Green Tea Mint Mojitos and Blueberry Lavender Vodka Spritzers. On June 19, the Italian Summer class will explore no-oven-required Italian dishes like grilled pizzas, Prosciutto-Wrapped Grilled Stuffed Chicken Breasts and fresh pasta.
Start getting ready for Father’s Day at the Vintage Grille in Fountainville on June 10 with the latest in their series of cooking classes, The Cook & Cork: Father’s Day BBQ. The class will feature a cooking demonstration along with wine pairing and meal. Topics include how to select the best meat, marinades, sauces and rubs, and using woods for flavorings. The menu looks great: Homemade BBQ Sauce, Aromatic dry rub, Soy and Honey-marinated Flank Steak, Cedar Plank Salmon, Grilled Heirloom Vegetables, and Grilled Pineapple with Coconut Sorbet. Click here for more information and to register.
To market, to market. Here’s what you can expect to find at local farmers markets this week: Strawberries! Also asparagus (maybe), beets, chives and chive flowers, cilantro, dill, endive, escarole, fennel, French breakfast radishes, green garlic, kale , kohlrabi, lettuce, lettuce mix, mint, mushrooms, radishes, rosemary, spinach, spring onions, sugar snap peas, Swiss chard, and Hakurei turnips.
You’ll also be able to pick up 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.
The 2014 Strawberry Report. We’ve checked with area farms and compiled a list of who has strawberries and where you can pick-your-own. Click here for Pick-your-own strawberries in Bucks.
This weekend stop by Shady Brook Farm in Morrisville/Yardley for their annual Strawberry Fun Days on Saturday and Sunday. At the Newtown Presbyterian Church they’ll be selling lots of strawberry goodies at their Strawberry Festival too, on Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm. Proceeds benefit the historic church.
Coming up… Don’t wait to get your tickets to these upcoming events…they may sell out.
- June 12: Lambertville NiteFare – North Union Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- June 14: 2nd Annual Brews & Bites – Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, Pa [4 – 8 pm]
- June 22: Enabled Table Farm Supper Benefit – Bobolink Dairy, Stamets Road, Milford, NJ [1 – 5 pm]
- June 22: Wine Pairing at Arielle’s Country Inn – Arielle’s Country Inn, 740 Allentown Rd, Sellersville, PA [4 – 7 pm]
For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest.
Wednesday, June 4:
- Pierogi Sale – St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Rd., Warrington, PA [9 am – 3 pm]
- Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 pm – 9 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 [4 – 10 pm]
- Miss Maxwell’s Clam Bar – Hamilton’s Grill Room, Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- Schnitzel Night – United German Hungarians Club, 4666 Bristol Rd, Bensalem, PA [5:30 – 7:30 pm]
Thursday, June 5:
- Restaurant Style Salads At Home Cooking Class – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, PA [10 – 11 am]
- 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]
- Happy Hour Dollar Oysters – Freight House, 194 West Ashland St. Doylestown, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Weekly Wine’d Up – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- Roman Classics Cooking Class – Casa Casale, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [6:30 – 7:30 pm]
- Great Grilling for Heart Healthy Meals – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Friday, June 6:
- 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: Philly Beer Week Favorites – The Washington House, 136 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA [5 – 6 pm]
- Barrel Tappings – 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]
- Wine and Music Under the Stars – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- 26th Annual Tyler Tasting Party – Bucks County Community College, Tyler Mansion, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA [6 – 9:30 pm]
- Summer Cocktail Party Cooking Class – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- unWINEd Wine Concert – Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley, PA [6:30 – 9:30 pm]
Saturday, June 7:
- 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]
- 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]
- Stangl Factory Farmers’ Market – Stangl Factory, 12 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 2 pm]
- From the Cow to the Cone: Ice Cream Short Course – The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Deval College, Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA [9 am – 3:30 pm]
- Stockton Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am – 4 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road , Quakertown, PA [9 am – 9 pm]
- Annual Strawberry Festival – Newtown Presbyterian Church, 25 North Chancellor Street, Newtown, PA [11 am – 3 pm]
- Strawberry Fun Day – Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Morrisville, PA [11 am – 4 pm]
- Chicken Barbecue – Sandy Ridge Farm Market, 925 Sandy Ridge Road, Doylestown, PA [11 am – 4 pm]
- Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
- Que for the Troops – Falls Township Community Park, Mill Creek Road, Levittown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
- Garces Foundation Summer Barbecue – Luna Farm, Ottsville, PA [2 – 5 pm]
- Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- Lobster Fest 2014 – Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA [4 – 8 pm]
- Hands-On Sushi Workshop with Chef John Loc – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, PA [5 – 7 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]
Sunday, June 8:
- Breakfast – Upper Black Eddy Fire Co, 1716 Firehouse Lane, Upper Black Eddy, PA [7:30 am – 12 pm]
- Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers Market – Dvoor Farm, Route 12 Circle, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 1 pm]
- From the Cow to the Cone: Ice Cream Short Course – The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Deval College, Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA [9 am – 3:30 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 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]
- Strawberry Fun Day – Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Morrisville, PA [11 am – 4 pm]
- A Dummie’s Guide to Wine Tasting – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 – 3 pm]
- Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
- Sunday Supper: Oysters & Charcuterie – the PASS, 88 Kingwood Stockton Rd, Rosemont, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
- Doylestown Food Co-op Annual Member Potluck – Doylestown Presbyterian Church, 127 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA [5 – 6 pm]
Monday, June 9:
- Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 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]
- Half Price Burgers Night – Continental Tavern, 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA [6 – 10 pm]
Tuesday, June 10:
- 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]
- 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]
- Food for Thought: Book club – Doylestown Bookshop, 16 S. Main Street, Doylestown, PA [6:15 – 8 pm]
- The Cook & the Cork: Father’s Day BBQ – Vintage Grille, 3617 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9:30 pm]
Wednesday, June 11:
- Pierogi Sale – St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Rd., Warrington, PA [9 am – 3 pm]
- Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 pm – 9 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 [4 – 10 pm]
- Miss Maxwell’s Clam Bar – Hamilton’s Grill Room, Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- “Unearthing Tea” Class – The Tubby Olive, 6 West State Street, Doylestown, PA [6 – 8 pm]
Coming up… Don’t wait to get your tickets to these upcoming events…they may sell out.
- June 12: Lambertville NiteFare – North Union Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- June 14: 2nd Annual Brews & Bites – Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, Pa [4 – 8 pm]
- June 22: Enabled Table Farm Supper Benefit – Bobolink Dairy, Stamets Road, Milford, NJ [1 – 5 pm]
- June 22: Wine Pairing at Arielle’s Country Inn – Arielle’s Country Inn, 740 Allentown Rd, Sellersville, PA [4 – 7 pm]
For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest.
