Food events, Oct. 16-30

Here’s a roundup of local food and drink events, markets, festivals and more.

FARMERS’ MARKETS

Stowe

• 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mountain Road, “Pirate Bounty” market — vendors and musicians at their discretion, Sunday, Oct. 19, stowevtfarmersmarket.com.

Montpelier

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., corner of State and Elm streets, Saturdays through Oct. 25, montpelierfarmersmarket.com.

ONGOING

• Trapp Family Lodge: Wine tasting, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. $20, reservations required: 253-5742. Trappfamily.com.

• Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge: Raw bar, Tuesday, 5 p.m.; pub-style trivia, Wednesday, 7 p.m. 1899 Mountain Road; Piecasso.com.

• Mi Casa Kitchen & Bar: weeknight and leafpeeper specials. 128 Main St.; micasastowe.com.

• Sunset Grille & Tap Room: 25-cent wings Tuesday, 3-7 p.m. 140 Cottage Club Road; sunsetgrillevt.com.

ON TAP

Thursday, Oct. 16

Waterbury

Café Provence cooking class: Greek crepe, chicken Niçoise, beef Bourguignon. 5:30-8 p.m., $50 per person. 45 Blush Hill Road, 244-7822, cafeprovencebh.com.

Friday, Oct. 17

Burlington

South End Kitchen: 6-8 p.m., Heirloom apple dinner, Eden Ice Cider pairing and book signing by James Beard Award-winning author Rowan Jacobsen. $65 per person or $80 with beverage pairing. 716 Pine St., southendkitchen.com.

Saturday, Oct. 18

Stowe

Celebrate Stowe Cider’s first year: 1-8 p.m., author Ben Watson, live music, Vermont artist Stephen Lavallee, light fare and refreshments (and cider). 1815 Pucker St., stowecider.com.

Waterbury

Craft Beer Cellar: Long Trail Brewing (Bridgewater) tasting, 2-5 p.m. 3 Elm St., craftbeercellar.com/waterbury.

ARToberFest: Townwide fine art exhibit, live music and local microbrews in downtown Waterbury. 4-10 p.m., acrossroads.org/artoberfest.

Sunday, Oct. 19

Stowe

Crop Bistro & Brewery: Second annual Oktoberfest celebration. Food, beer and Inseldudler band. 1859 Mountain Road, cropvt.com.

Stowe Signature Chefs dinner and auction for the March of Dimes, 5-8:30 p.m. Town and Country Resort, 876 Mountain Road. $75 per person, $500 for eight-person table sponsorship.

Burlington

“Chocolate Loves Beer” 5-course guided pairing dinner at Farmhouse Tap & Grill, 6 p.m. $70 per person, justin@farmhousetg.com, 859-0888. 160 Bank St.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Hinesburg

Hinesburgh Public House: Beer dinner with Drop-In Brewing (Middlebury). Three courses, three beers, $30. 7-9 p.m., 10516 Route 116, Hinesburg. bit.ly/HPHbeerdinner.

Saturday, Oct. 25

Stowe

Sushi Yoshi: Fishlanthropy for Fives, 6-10 p.m. Local celebrities wait tables and bartend; raffles and prizes, Alchemist Crusher IPA on tap. Fundraiser for High Fives Foundation. 1128 Mountain Road, 253-4135.

GO BEER fundraiser at Helen Day Art Center: Local brews (and brewers) paired with a tasting menu by Black Diamond Catering (Lake Elmore). $35 per person, 6-8 p.m. 90 Pond St., helenday.com.

Shelburne

Taste of the Lake Reception, “Of Land and Local” art exhibition: 4:30-6:30 p.m., learn about Lake Champlain and eat local fish. By donation to VT Fresh Network, $10-40, plus Shelburne Farms admission ($5-8, free to members).

Thursday, Oct. 30

Waterbury

Café Provence cooking class: Lobster bisque, baked haddock with smoked salmon mousse and basil cream sauce, chocolate mousse. 5:30-8 p.m., $50 per person. 45 Blush Hill Road, 244-7822, cafeprovencebh.com.

NIBBLES

• Stowe Restaurant Week is Oct. 19-25. Participating businesses offer $15, $25, $35 prix fixe menus and beverage pairings (at their discretion). Click here for details, and visit gostowe.com/restaurantweek for full information, including menus.

• Try the Perry Merrill at Bench: with housemade poached pear nectar, Barr Hill vodka and soda, it may soon become their signature cocktail.

Have a tasty occasion coming up? Email hannah@stowereporter.com.