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Foodie Events from July 14 – 20: Wine dinners, cooking classes & ways to cool down

Foodie Events from July 14 - 20: Wine dinners, cooking classes & ways to cool down

Check out what events are in bloom this week. 

There is a mountain of things to do this weekend and we’re just here to share some of it.

Below, you’ll find the likes of cooking classes, not one, but two wine dinners (one’s chocolate-inspired), a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood, family events, and more.

Don’t forget, you can check out our Events Directory for a full list of Foodie events happening this week and other upcoming things to do.

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD: GREECE

Thursday, July 14 from 6 – 8 p.m.
5655 E. River Rd., #101

Photo courtesy of Antsy Nancy

Join Antsy Nancy each month, as you cook your way around the world. This month’s country is Greece! Learn to make Lamb Kebobs with Tzatziki Sauce.

Antsy Nancy will be serving a Greek-inspired charcuterie board and baklava for dessert, too. Register for the class here.

TASTE THE BLOCK: SAVORY & SWEET WINE DINNER

Thursday, July 14 starting at 6:30 p.m.
266 E. Congress St.

Photo courtesy of Taste the Block

Focusing on all things chocolate, this delectable dinner will be hosted in HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery’s cozy new bar area. Enjoy a curated five-course experience, with Old World wine pairings accompanying each carefully crafted plate.

The menu looks absolutely delectable:

  • Chocolate Charcuterie of Italian-style chocolates, fig jam, Point Reyes bleu cheese, local honey
  • Crispy pork belly mole, caramelized onions, toasted cashews, petite cilantro
  • Orange and cocoa-dusted sea bass, Vermont-cultured orange butter, arugula
  • Coffee and cocoa-seared duck breast, crystallized ginger, mocha cream, toasted basmati
  • Chocolate babka, coconut ice cream, macerated berries, currant gastrique, basil shatter

CHILLIN’ AT THE CHUL

Friday, July 15 – Saturday, July 16, from 5 – 8 p.m.
7366 N. Paseo Del Norte
Tohono Chul chillin at the chul

Photo courtesy of Tohono Chul

Join Tohono Chul on Fridays and Saturdays this summer for Chillin at the Chul! You can literally chill down in the gardens and feel a 10° difference in temperature. From 5 – 8 p.m. you’ll find music, refreshing spirits, and light bites.

Psst… Admission is free.

Saturdays are family-friendly as they’ve partnered with the Children’s Museum of Oro Valley to provide nature play to keep kids entertained while parents relax.

SORBET CIDER FLIGHT NIGHT

Friday, July 15 from 6 – 9 p.m.
400 N. Fourth Ave.

Photo courtesy of Bawker Bawker Facebook event page

Reserve your spot for a sweet pairing of Hub Ice Creamery Ice Cream and Bawker Bawker Cider. You’ll be able to enjoy the following pairings:

  • Passionfruit Rose Cider w/ Mango Passionfruit Sorbet
  • PB & Strawberry Jelly (nitro) Cider w/ Red Berry Sorbet
  • Prickly Pear Lemon Cider w/ Prickly Pear Sorbet

BANS OFF BASH 

Saturday, July 16 from 5 – 8 p.m.
3230 N. Dodge Blvd.

Image courtesy of Tucson Hop Shop and Haunted Hands Studio

Tucson Hop Shop and Haunted Hands Studio are throwing a party for Planned Parenthood. Free admission, but donations are encouraged; there will be plenty of opportunities to donate at the event.

Features speakers from Planned Parenthood AZ, shopping from local artists, live screenprinting by Tanline Printing (featuring the awesome snake/uterus design by Best in Tucson Tattoo Artist, Lisa Cardenas) tattoo flash sales by Haunted Hands, food trucks (Black Market BBQ and Tucson Fat Noodle), music by DJ Shelby Athouguia (Electric Feel / KXCI), and more.

CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS AT T&B NORTH!

Saturday, July 16 from 5 – 10 p.m.
7254 N. Oracle Rd.

Image provided by Tap & Bottle North

Tap & Bottle has a lot going on this year. They just finished celebrating their nine-year anniversary at the downtown location and are getting ready to celebrate the north taproom turning five years old.

Join Tap & Bottle Downtown this Saturday, July 9 for music, food from Black Market BBQ, and of course, beer! There will be staff favorites and collaborations on tap, too.

Read our July 2022 article: “Both Tap & Bottle locations are celebrating anniversaries with a big bang.”

GUT GOES TO THE MOVIES!

Sunday, July 17 at 6 p.m.
6400 E. El Dorado Circle
Gastronomic Union of Tucson (GUT)

Gastronomic Union of Tucson (GUT) (Photo by Adam Lehrman)

The Gastronomic Union of Tucson presents: GUT Goes to the Movies! The first dinner of the 2022 summer series takes inspiration from Hollywood blockbusters, foreign indie films, and cult classics alike to bring you an imaginative dinner.

The GUT chefs are offering a five-course menu with a welcome cocktail and wines to accompany the meal. Courses in this dinner pay tribute to the films: Julie & Julia, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Tampopo, Big Night, and Ratatouille. Prepare for an evening of classic haute cuisine, international fare, and whimsical flights of fancy.

Read our July 2022 article: “Gastronomic Union of Tucson (GUT) announces the return of its collaborative pop-up dinners“.

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The Castle in Marietta has virtual cooking class on menu of events

The Castle in Marietta has virtual cooking class on menu of events



Kyle Yoho, education director at The Castle Historic House in Marietta, will be a presenter for the virtual picnic class in partnership with The Cook’s Shop in Marietta on Monday. (Photo Provided)

MARIETTA — The Castle Historic House Museum in Marietta is offering people an opportunity to get ready for picnic season with a virtual historic cooking class Monday.

This class, named “Let’s Go Outside,” is being conducted in partnership with The Cook’s Shop in downtown Marietta.

Registered attendees will have the opportunity to create some historic picnic fare, and learn its history, as well as learn about logistics, considerations, and devices from picnics of the past.

Those attendees will receive recipes, and a chance to ask questions as a demonstration on how to elements of that recipe and participate in a historical discussion on the subject.

The co-presenters of the event are Dagmar Kupsche, the owner of The Cook’s Shop in Marietta, and Kyle Yoho, the education director at the Castle.

Dagmar Kupsche, owner of The Cook’s Shop in Marietta, will be a presenter for the virtual historic picnic class through her business and The Castle Historic House in Marietta on Monday. (Photo Provided)

It will be presented via Zoom 7-8 p.m. from The Cook’s Shop to wherever the attendee can attend online, at home, for example.

Picnic foods being made in the class are:

* Mrs. Wm. Nye’s Chicken Salad with “Durkie’s Salad Dressing.”

* Potatoes in Croquettes.

* Slaw.

Hocking Valley Picnic, David Broderick Walcutt, via Ohio Memory. (Photo Provided)

* Minnehaha Cake.

For more information and to register, visit their website at https://mariettacastle.org or contact Yoho at (740) 373-4180.. The class costs $8.

Larry Launstein Jr. can be reached at llaunstein@newsandsentinel.com




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