OUT OF THE KITCHEN
FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS
Sauce can be the element that brings a dish together. Learn how to make classic sauces and match them to food and wine in a class Feb. 24 at Pastiche Bistro and Wine Bar in Brown Deer.
The demonstration class will be led by Pastiche chefowner Michael Engel. He’ll show how to make the basic sauces found in classical French cuisine. Participants also will learn which foods each sauce goes with and which wines best complement them. As part of the class, attendees will taste some sample dishes, and they can ask questions afterward. The cost is $35. To take part, make a reservation through the Brown Deer restaurant’s website, pastichebistro.com, and note that the reservation is for the class. Pastiche is at 4313 W. River Lane in Brown Deer.
— Carol Deptolla
The American Club Resort: In Celebration of Chocolate, Feb. 16-18. Three-day culinary event features food pairings, demonstrations, evening dinners and events. Information and reservations: (855) 444-2838;
americanclubresort.com
Bartolotta Restaurants: Pricing is per person, plus tax and gratuity, unless stated otherwise.
bartolottas.com
Bacchus, 925 E. Wells St. Reservations: (414) 7651166.
Italian Wine Dinner: Tenuta Sette Ponti and Feudo Maccari. Feb. 20. $95.
Joey Gerard’s Supper
Club, 5601 Broad St., Greendale. Reservations: (414) 858-1900.
STEAK*TACULAR. March 1-31.
Lake Park Bistro, 3133 E. Newberry Blvd. Reservations: (414) 962-6300.
Château Angélus Bordeaux Wine Dinner. March 1. $195.
Ristorante Bartolotta, 7616 W. State St., Wauwatosa. Reservations: (414) 771-7910.
Umbrian Wine Dinner: Arnaldo Caprai. Feb. 26. $89. Boerner Botanical Gardens: BREWtanical Series features Sweet Mullets Brewing, 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 22. $15 general public; $10 FBBG members. Registration recommended. You must be 21 to participate. Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (414) 5255653; boernerbotanicalgardens.org
Cedarburg Winter Festival: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Feb. 17; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 18. Washington Ave., Cedarburg, (866) 626-7005; www.cedarburgfestivals.org
Golden Gate Restaurant: Chinese New Year of the Dog celebration with Lion Dance Show, 2 p.m. Feb. 17. Dine in or carry out, 3-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. 1427 E. Racine Ave., Waukesha. (262) 5472171. Hales Corners Library: “The Tastes of Hales Corners” Wine & Beer Tasting, 6:30-9 p.m. Mar. 1. $30 advance ticket; $35 at the door; $10 designated driver (food and soft drinks). 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners, (414) 529-6150.
Memories Ballroom
Dinner Theater: Plated matinee dinner or evening buffet with show “Looking,” Feb. 16-18. $40-$47. 1077 Lake
Drive, Port Washington, (262) 284-6850; memo riesballroom.com/ dinner-theater
Milwaukee NARI: Home Improvement Show, noon-8 p.m. Feb. 15; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 16-17; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 18. Daily cooking demonstrations by the “Grilling Buddies” on the Culinary Stage, with a cooking demo by former Green Bay Packer Leroy Butler at 1 p.m. Feb. 18. Admission: $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Parking: $6. Wisconsin Exposition Center, State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis. (414) 771-4071; milwaukeenari.org
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino: Baconfest MKE, noon-4 p.m. Feb. 25. $35. Sample a variety of sausages, snacks and treats made with Patrick Cudahy bacon. 1721 W. Canal St. baconfest mke.com
Ray’s Growler Gallery and Wine Bar: Tastings, seminars and special events. Registration required. 8930 W. North Ave., Suite G, Wauwatosa. (414) 258-9821; rays growlergallery.com/ events/
Organic, Biodynamic, and Natural Wines. Feb. 27. $25.
Sláinte Irish Whiskey. March 6. $25.
Red Barn Dinner Theatre: An Evening with Abraham and Mrs. Lincoln Dinner, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 17. $47.17. Reservations required. Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant, (262) 884-7100; www.appleholler.com Ward’s House of Prime: Dublin Dinner to benefit Celtic MKE, Feb. 25. $155, includes whiskey tasting. Five-course gourmet dinner with music by Irish Fest School of Music. 540 E. Mason St. Register by Feb. 15. Info: Celtic MKE Center, (414) 476-3378.
The Watermark at Shully’s: Gourmet Dinner to benefit Kathy’s House, Feb. 23. $125. Fivecourse meal with wine pairings. 146 Green Bay Road, Thiensville. Info: (414) 453-8290; www.kathys-house.org/events
Please submit your event three weeks before the event or registration deadline to jsfeat@journalsentinel.com, with “Attention Fresh calendar” in the subject line. Or mail to Fresh calendar, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, P.O. Box 371, Milwaukee WI 53201.