Bucks Food Calendar: October 12, 2015

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. From the changing of the leaves, to the crisp and cool mornings, and, let’s not forget, the return of pumpkin-flavored everything — fall has a lot to offer. Whether it be the pairing of a good wine with a homemade butternut squash soup, or maybe a local IPA that is fresh like the season. Events in Bucks County this week will give you those tastes and more (you just need to know where to look).

Learn how to cook a four-course harvest dinner from Jim Hamilton himself. On Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm stop by Hamilton’s Grill Room for a step-by-step open kitchen demonstration, and see Mr. Hamilton present a guest chef each month, which will highlight the best our local restaurants and farms have to offer. Jim Hamilton’s Atelier Cooking Class series will occur on the second Tuesday of each month and is $65 per person. Email or call 609.397.3200 to reserve.

There’s another dinner going on in Langhorne at Bella Tori at the Mansion starting at 6 pm on Thursday, October 15. The Harvest Wine Dinner will include a five-course meal paired with five wines, expertly chosen by Eric Yacker, the general manager and Certified Sommelier. Here’s a “taste” of the menu: New England crab & corn chowder with Chardonnay (Louis Jadot, Macon Village, Macon France); Autumn salad baby spinach with butternut squash croutons, red onions, crumbled Applewood smoked bacon, dried cranberries, and finished with a warm orange honey vinaigrette, paired with Riesling (Pierre Sparr, Alsace, France); Confit de cunard over risotto duck confit, with wild mushroom ragu, served over parmesan risotto and paired with Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley Vineyards, Willamette Valley Oregon); petit New York strip with red wine barbeque demi petit New York strip steak with a red wine barbeque demi; and dessert (!)is a dark chocolate bread pudding with raisins and dark chocolate, finished with a maple drizzle and paired with Sandeman (Tawny Port, Douro Portugal).

Tickets are $80 and you must call to reserve your spot at 215.702.9600.

Start the weekend early on Thursday, October 15 with the 10th Annual Upper Bucks Foodie at the Sands Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Quakertown. The Foodie provides the community with an evening of food, beer, wine, and spirits sampling while listening to live entertainment. It is an opportunity for the area’s dining establishments, breweries, and wineries to feature and sample their products — and you’re guaranteed it will be more than just a light sampling. The event supports the Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Foundation and Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Tickets are $40 and you can register here.

Here’s what you’ll find at area farmers’ markets: Apples, apple cider, basil, beets, cabbage, carrots, cilantro, collards, edamame, eggplants, escarole, lettuce, garlic, green beans, cut herbs, kale, mushrooms, variety of onions, oregano, parsley, sweet peppers, chili peppers, red and white potatoes, radishes, rosemary, rutabaga, sage, salad mix, Swiss chard, winter squash and spaghetti squash, thyme, tomatillos, tomatoes, and more. [Availability will vary by market.]

On the radar…

• Harvest Festival – Fulper Family Farmstead, 281 Rocktown Lambertville Rd, Lambertville, NJ [Sat, Oct. 24]
• Friend of a Farmer Dinner to Benefit Bucks County Foodshed Alliance – Caleb’s American Kitchen, 5738 Route 202, Lahaska, PA [Wed, Oct 21]

Do you know about the Bucks County Taste Dinner Club? Try new restaurants, meet nice people and eat some very good food. No membership dues but you will want to get on the email list so you are the first to know of an upcoming event. Click here to join the Bucks County Taste Dinner Club email list.

Our next event!

German Fall Grillfest – Logan Inn, 10 West Ferry Street, New Hope, PA [Wed, Oct. 21]. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Look for our weekly Things You Gotta Do This Weekend in Bucks post on Thursday!

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Monday, October 12:

• Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Lambertville Local Love – Lambertville House, 32 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9 pm]
• Locals Night – Caleb’s American Kitchen, U.S. 202, New Hope, PA [5 – 10 pm]
• Chef’s Choice Prix Fixe – Hearth, 7 East Ferry Street New Hope, PA [5 – 10 pm]
• Monday Night Mexican & Blues Night – Fran’s Pub, 116 South Main Street, New Hope, PA [5:30 – 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]
• All You Can Eat Wings – Fireside Smokehouse, 237 Elmwood Ave, Feasterville, PA [7 – 10 pm]

Tuesday, October 13:

• Langhorne Farmers’ Market – Jesse Soby American Legion Post, 115 W Richardson Ave, Langhorne, PA [3 – 6:30 pm]
• Cheese Steak Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• All You Can Eat Crabs Legs & Trivia Night – Fran’s Pub, 116 South Main Street, New Hope, PA [4:30 – 6:30 pm]
• Lobster Fest – The Buck Hotel, 1200 Buck Road, Feasterville-Trevose, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Liberty Hall Pizza’s Guest Pizzaiolo: Chef Mark Miller, Hamilton’s Grill Room – Liberty Hall Pizza, 243 N Union St, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 6 pm]
• Locals Nights – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
• Locals Night – Quinoa Peruvian & Mexican Restaurant, 762 North Easton Road, Doylestown, PA [5 – 10 pm]
• All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Night – Bell’s Tavern, 183 N. Union Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 10 pm]
• Locals Hamburger Night – Carversville Inn, 6205 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [5:30 – 11 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 – 8:00 pm]
• Jim Hamilton’s Atelier Cooking Class Program – Hamilton’s Grill Room, 8 Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ [6:30 – 8:30 pm]

Wednesday, October 14:

• Community Lunch – Centenary United Methodist Church, North Union Street, Lambertville, NJ [12 – 2 pm]
• Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
• Pierogy Wednesdays – St. Anne Unkranian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [12:30 – 3 pm]
• The Farmers’ Market @ Playwicki Farm – 2350 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville-Trevose, PA [3 – 6 pm]
• Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Locals Night – El Tule, 49 North Main Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9 pm]
• Mexican Night – Taste of the World, Union Square, New Hope, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Prime Rib Night – Temperance House, 5 South State Street, Newtown, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Locals Nights – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
• Steak Night – Fran’s Pub, 116 South Main Street, New Hope, PA [5:30 – 10 pm]
• Relax and Un-Wine: Wine & Cheese Night – Carriage House Restaurant -Route 29, Gravel Pike, East Greenville, PA [6 – 10 pm]
• The Raven Supper Club – Poe Bistro Lounge, 385 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 10 pm]
• Rib Night – Fireside Smokehouse, 237 Elmwood Ave, Feasterville, PA [7 – 10 pm]

Thursday, October 15:

• Locals Night – Taste of the World, Union Square, New Hope, PA [2:30 – 3:30 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]
• Italian Night – Lovin’ Oven 62A Trenton Ave. (Route 29) Frenchtown NJ [5 – 9 pm]
• All You Can Eat Pasta or Wings Night – Fran’s Pub, 116 South Main Street, New Hope, PA [5:30 – 10 pm]
• Locals Night – Trattoria Tiramisu, 31 South State Street, Newtown, PA [5 – 8 pm]
• Bella Tori’s Fall Harvest Wine Dinner – 321 S Bellevue Ave, Langhorne, PA [6 – 8 pm]
• Complimentary Beer Tastings – Iron Abbey, 680 North Easton Road, Horsham, PA [7 – 9 pm]

Friday, October 16:

• Cycle and Sip Tour – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, Wrightstown Road, Upper Makefield, PA [9:30 am – 1 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]
• Prime Rib Night – Carversville Inn, 6205 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [5:30 – 11 pm]
• Food Truck Fridays – Bucks County Brewery, 31 Appletree Lane, Pipersville, PA [6 – 10 pm]
• Music, Pizza & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]

Saturday, October 17:

• Doylestown Farmers’ Market – W. State & Hamilton St., Doylestown, PA [7 am – 12 pm]
• Yardley Farmers Market – Main Street and Afton Avenue, Yardley, PA [8 am – 12 pm]
• Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road, Quakertown, PA [9 am – 9 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [9 am – 4 pm]
• Perkasie Farmers’ Market – Perkasie Farmers’ Market, 7th and Market Streets, Perkasie, PA [9 am – 1 pm]
• Washington Crossing Farm Market – River Road & Route 532, Washington Crossing, PA [9 am – 1 pm]
• Wrightstown Farmers Market – Wrightstown Township Municipal Bldg (parking lot), 2203 2nd Street Pike, Newtown, PA [9 am – 1 pm]
• Plumsteadville Grange Farm Market – Plumsteadville Grange, Keller’s Church Road and Route 611, Plumsteadville, PA [9 am – 12:30 pm]
• Autumn Alive – Downtown Quakertown, Quakertown, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
• Wine Tasting – Stockton Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
• Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse Farm Tour – Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, 369 Stamets Road, Milford, NJ [2 – 3 pm]
• La Stalla Restaurant Charity Benefit – La Stalla, 18 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA [2 – 5 pm]
• Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
• Music, Pizza & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]

Sunday, October 18:

• Breakfast – Perkasie Fire Co., Fifth and Arch Sts., Perkasie, PA [7:30 am – 12:30 pm]
• Breakfast – Riegelsville Fire Company, 333 Delaware Road, Riegelsville, PA [8 – 12:30 pm]
• Breakfast – Silverdale Fire Co, 111 Main Street, Silverdale, PA [8 am – 1 pm]
• Harvest Season at Wycombe Vineyards – Wycombe Vineyards & Winery, 1391 Forest Grove Road, Furlong, PA [9 am – 3pm]
• Sunday Brunch – The Hearth, 7 East Ferry Street, New Hope, PA [9 am – 3 pm]
• Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market – Dvoor Farm, 111 Mine St., off the Route 12 circle in Raritan Township [9 am – 1 pm]
• Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road , Quakertown, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
• Sunday Brunch – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [11 am – 3 pm]
• Learn about Rhone Wines – Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Rd, Ringoes, NJ [3 – 4:30 pm]
• Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
• Specter’s and Spirits Ghost Tour! – The Creeper Gallery (7 W Bridge St, New Hope, PA [7 – 10 pm]

On the radar…

• Harvest Festival – Fulper Family Farmstead, 281 Rocktown Lambertville Rd, Lambertville, NJ [Sat, Oct. 24]
• German Fall Grillfest – Logan Inn, 10 West Ferry Street, New Hope, PA [Wed, Oct. 21]
• Friend of a Farmer Dinner to Benefit Bucks County Foodshed Alliance – Caleb’s American Kitchen, 5738 Route 202, Lahaska, PA [Wed, Oct 21]

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Want to know what’s happening in Hunterdon County? See our Food Events in Hunterdon County calendar.