Little Bites: Valentine's Day Dining and more
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Valentine's Day Dining
• The Carnegie Cafe at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland, is holding a Valentine's Wine Dinner with Claudia Dilillio of BelVino Imports on Feb. 14 at 5:45 p.m. The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres, followed by a five-course dinner paired with wine beginning at 7 p.m. $105 for Carnegie members, $115 for nonmembers; reservations required; 412-622-3291.
• Dreadnought Wines, Strip District, is holding a Valentine's Day-themed wine and chocolate tasting on Feb. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. $35 per person; www.dreadnoughtwines.com or 412-391-1709.
• The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Highland Park, is holding a special Valentine's Day dinner on Feb. 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening will include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a formal dinner, docents with small animals, a special Water's Edge Animal event, and a presentation by Henry Kacprzyk on the intimate secrets of exotic animal mating. Vegan and vegetarian options available. $70 for members; $75 for nonmembers; pre-registration required by Feb.6; www.pittsburghzoo.org or 412-665-3640.
Edible Events
• Executive chef Andrew Morrison and sous chef Paula Smagacz will host an interactive cooking class at Habitat Restaurant in the Fairmont Pittsburgh, Downtown, on Feb. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. Attendees will prepare fresh butternut squash agnolotti and then enjoy a three-course lunch, featuring the prepared pasta, salad, dessert and wine, around Habitat's communal table. $65 per person includes materials, lunch and wine; space is limited; habitatrestaurant.com or 412-773-8848.
• Vivo Kitchen, Sewickley, is holding a Pork and Pinot Wine Dinner on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Six courses will each feature a pork preparation paired with a Pinot Noir. Guest speaker Lee Kuehn from Vintage Wine Imports will present the wines. $75 per person; phone reservations required; vivokitchen.com or 412-259-8945.
• Fern Hollow Nature Center is holding an Italian Winter Family-Style Dinner on Feb. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The dinner will include homemade pasta and braciole with polenta, as well as appetizers, vegetables, salad, dessert and nonalcoholic beverages. The BYOB dinner is $50 per person for members and $60 per person for nonmembers; proceeds benefit the Fern Hollow education program. Reservations required; www.fhnc.org or 412-741-6136 or info@fhnc.org .
• The Sharp Edge Restaurants' annual garlic festival has begun, and the garlic-themed menu will be available through March 15. Special dishes include garlic fries, garlic soup, garlic and sundried tomato mussels and a roasted garlic quesadilla; sharpedgebeer.com .
Food News
• The Crested Duck Charcuterie has opened a deli in Beechview. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The deli offers sandwiches, sides, a soup and salad du jour and a charcuterie platter, as well as its usual selection of house-cured and fresh meats, and specialty cheeses; www.crestedduck.com or 412-892-9983.
First Published January 26, 2012 12:00 am
