Bucks Food Calendar: October 4, 2013

October! What a gorgeous time of year. I’m finally accepting that summer is over – although with the temps this week you wouldn’t know it. Bucks County is full of delicious things this week. Here are some of the highlights.

Wine Harvest Festivals. This weekend is the Bucks County Wine Trail’s Harvest Celebration and many area wineries have special events scheduled, like Rose Bank Winery and Crossing Vineyards. Want to really experience the wine harvest? Wycombe Vineyards in Forest Grove (Buckingham Township) is asking for volunteers this Sunday to help bring in their Chambourcin grapes. Click here for more information.

In Riegelsville, the 3rd Annual Wine & Harvest Party will take place this Saturday. A benefit for the Riegelsville Library, it features a wine and harvest hors d’oeuvres and dessert tasting under a tent on the grounds of the historic library. There will also be a silent auction, a wine raffle, and live music by Blue Sugar Band. Tickets are $45 per person and payable in advance. The library is located at 615 Easton Road in Riegelsville, PA. For more information: 610-749- 2357 or WineAndHarvest@gmail.com.

Fall Festivals. The annual Ottsville Fall Festival also takes place this weekend at Linden Hill Gardens. There will be delicious food, pumpkins, seasonal plants and handmade wares by local artisans.

On Saturday, drop by Newtown for their historic fall celebration, Market Day, featuring crafters, artisans, fine arts, entertainment and food. Over 50 crafters will present a wide variety of interesting crafts. There will also be a Farmer’s Market, folk music, children’s activities, games, horse-drawn hayrides and a colonial militia encampment. Local restaurants are participating in the “Festival of Foods” and Open Hearth Cooking will also be demonstrated. Activities will be held in and around historic Court Street & Centre Avenue from 10 am to 4 pm.

Food for a good cause. Enjoy a night out eating dinner and dessert with the family while helping another family in our community. Tuesday evening at the Dairy Queen in Doylestown, come out and support a local father who suffers from an aggressive incurable brain cancer called Glioblastoma (GBM). The father is only 43 years old. Twenty-five percent of the profits will go to this family to help pay medical bills and everyday expenses. The event begins at 5 pm.

The Kitchen Garden School in Upper Black Eddy still has room in their class on Saturday evening for a South Indian Feast Farm to Table Dinner. Learn about the great food in the south of India (most of what we have in Indian restaurants around here tends to be Northern India) and eat some very good food. Click here to sign up.

To market, to market – what you can expect to find at area farmers’ markets. New arrivals! Savoy cabbage, arugula, radicchio and Honey Crisp apples. You should also be able to find beets, bok choy, broccoli rabe, Brussels sprout greens, cabbage, celery, chard, cherry tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, dandelion greens, eggplant, garlic, kale (Tuscan and Russian), lettuce and lettuce mixes, onions, parsley, pears, peppers (sweet & hot), potatoes, radishes, rosemary, scallions, shallots, sweet potatoes, tatsoi, thyme, tomatoes (including heirloom), and winter squash.

You’ll also find pasture-raised meats, eggs, baked goods, cheese, yogurt, specialty foods and lots more. See our listing of area farmers’ markets for the one near you.

Have a lovely, crisp weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.

Friday, October 4:

• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
• First Friday at Blue Moon Acres Market – 11 Willow Creek Drive, Pennington, NJ [4 – 7 pm]
• Ottsville Farmers’ Market – Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [4 – 8 pm]
• Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4 – 8 pm]
• Beer Tasting: Oktoberfest Beers – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street , Sellersville, PA [5 – 10 pm]
• Barrel Tappings @ Triumph Brewing Co. – Triumph Brewing Co., 400 Union Square, New Hope, PA [6 – 7 pm]
• 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]

Saturday, October 5:

• 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 am – 12 pm]
• Perkasie Farmers’ Market – 7th and Market Sts, Perkasie, PA [9 am – 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]
• Stockton Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9:00 am – 4 pm]
• Newtown Market Day – Half Moon Inn (Court Inn), Court St. & Centre Ave., Newtown, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
• Ottsville Fall Festival – 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
• Artists of Yardley Oktoberfest & Pig Roast – Patterson Farm, 949 Mirror Lake Rd. , Yardley, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
• Harvest Weekend at Rose Bank Winery – Rose Bank Winery, 258 Durham Road (Rt. 413), Newtown, PA [11 am – 5 pm]
• Harvest Wine Festival – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road , Washington Crossing, PA [12 – 6 pm]
• Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
• Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
• Wine & Harvest–Benefit for the Riegelsville Library – 615 Easton Road, Riegelsville, PA [4:30 -7:30 pm]
• Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 7 pm]
• “Plenty” Farm to Table Dinner – Pipersville, PA [5 – 8:30 pm]
• South Indian Feast (class) – Kitchen Garden Cooking School, 527 Center Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA[6- 9 pm]
• Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
• Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Cooking Class: Autumn Dinner Party – The Cooking Cottage, 1731 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville PA [6:30 – 9:30 pm]

Sunday, October 6:

• Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market – Dvoor Farm, Route 12 Circle, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 1 pm]
• Frenchtown Farmers’ Market – Kathee’s General Store, 4 Kingwood Avenue, Frenchtown, NJ [10 am – 2 pm]
• Ottsville Fall Festival – 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
• Harvest Weekend at Rose Bank Winery – Rose Bank Winery, 258 Durham Road (Rt. 413), Newtown, PA [11 am – 5 pm]
• Harvest Wine Festival – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road , Washington Crossing, PA [12 – 6 pm]
• Wine & Cupcakes – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 – 4 pm]
• Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
• Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 7 pm]

Monday, October 7:

• The Home Egg Layer Flock (class) – Roth Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 502 Dekalb Pike, North Wales, Pa. [2 – 5 pm]
• Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Farm Market Mondays – 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]
• Wine 101 – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road , Washington Crossing, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
• Food and Wine: French Provincial – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]

Tuesday, October 8:

• 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]
• Oktoberfest Buffet – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street , Sellersville, PA [4:30 – 9 pm]
• Dinner & Dessert Fundraiser to Benefit Cancer Patient – Dairy Queen, 318 N. Main Street , Doylestown, Pa [5 – 9 pm]
• Wings and Yuengs – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Food, Wine, Beer & Spirits Tastings – Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 – 9 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]
• Here’s How Cooking Classes – Hamilton’s Grill Room, 8 Coryell Street, Lambertville, New Jersey [6:30 – 9 pm]

Wednesday, October 9:

• Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 – 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]
• Oktoberfest Buffet – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street , Sellersville, PA [4:30 – 9 pm]
• Kids Eat Free Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Burger Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Supper Club – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [6 – 10 pm]
• Oktoberfest: Food and Beer – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]

Thursday, October 10:

• 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]
• Weekly Wine’d Up – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
• Clam Bake – Logan Inn, 10 W. Ferry St, New Hope, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Mexican Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Drying and Canning Your Harvest (class) – Roth Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 502 Dekalb Pike, North Wales, Pa. [6 – 9 pm]
• Italian Holiday – Casa Casale, #1 and #2 Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County.

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