A LA CARTE

Wine dinners and tastings

The Grove Grill features a reception-style bourbon tasting starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. They’ll serve a custom cocktail and four bourbons, plus appetizers. $25; call (901) 818-9951 to reserve your spot. 4550 Poplar.

Café 1912 hosts a Mardi Gras dinner on Tuesday, with seating between 5-9:30 p.m. In addition to the regular menu, they’ll offer Cajun specials including homemade king cake. There will be decorations and Cajun music. Reservations recommended; call (901) 722-2700. 243 S. Cooper.

Capriccio Grill in The Peabody hotel hosts a fourcourse Ferrari-carano Wine Dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 22. $55 (includes valet parking). Call (901) 529-4199.

The Memphis Botanic Garden hosts a Mardi Gras wine tasting from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday featuring wines and hors d’oeuvres with a New Orleans flair and live music. Members $25; nonmembers $35. Reservations required; call (901) 636-4131. 750 Cherry.

Fillin’ Station Grille hosts the second annual Mumbo Gumbo Cook-off benefiting Porter-leath from noon-6 p.m. Feb. 26 at 4840 Venture Drive in Southaven. Food and drinks available for purchase in addition to 5,000 pounds of crawfish. (662) 5105423.

The Presentation Room at L’ecole Culinaire, chef James Gentry and Stellar Cellars host “Chocolate in Every Dish.” Dinner features five courses paired with international red, white and sparkling wines. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 29. $60. 1245 N. Germantown Pkwy. Call (901) 754-7115.

The Scottish Malt Whisky Association hosts a tasting of very rare and single-cask single malts to raise money for Theatre Memphis on beginning at 6 p.m. March 1 at Clark Opera Memphis Center, 6745 Wolf River Pkwy. Food and live music included. $150 per person; call (901) 682-8323.

“A Taste of CBHS” will be held from 5-8 p.m. March 4 at Christian Brothers High School, featuring more than 40 restaurants and vendors with a connection to Christian Brothers High School. Tickets are $60 per person and are available for purchase online at cbhs.org.

Unless indicated otherwise, prices do not include tax and gratuity.

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