Fall Food Events

Fall Food Events

With the summer festivals behind us, bring on the fall tastings, dinners, and more special events. Here's what all food lovers need to get on their calendar for the coming season:

Fleming's "Month of Discovery"/September

It's literally a month's worth of food and wine events at the popular Providence steakhouse. Leading the charge: Fleming's 100 "Opening Nights," a series of tastings that feature 20 wines from the extensive wine by the glass list. Each opening night (September 9, 16, 23, and 30) is $25 and includings a preview tasting of selections from Fleming's new Small Plates Menu. And on that note, Small Plates debut on the menu beginning September 21. Bigger than apps, smaller than full steakhoues entrees, look for items such as sliced filet mignon, New Zealand petite lamb chops, and New Bedford scallops.

Don't miss Fleming's Silver Oak Wine Dinner September 13. The annual national wine dinner generally celebrates a single wine producer, but this year five wines for "twin sister" wineries of Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars will be showcased. A five-course dinner is part of the night. For more go here.  Finally, Fleming's is giving away a signed, limited-edition giclee on canvas by the celebrated fine arts painter Thomas Arvid, whose works are showcased on the restaurant's walls. To enter, visit here.

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Providence Renaissance Wine Festival/September 11

Irene's bombardment of the coast required a literal rain date for the 7th annual downtown festival full of tastings and chef demonstrations at the Bank of America center in Kennedy Plaza. Enjoy myriad tastes on the new date. VIP reception 2-3pm, general admission 3-6pm, VIP tickets are $55 per person and are limited. General Admission tickets are $40 per person.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go here or call 270-6169.

Fourth Annual Feast in the Field/September 16

This delicious benefit for New England FarmWays held at Greenvale Vineyards is a culinary celebration of local foods and native wines prepared by an outstanding gallery of Rhode Island’s finest chefs including Chef Derek Jolie (Blackstone Caterers, Middletown), Chef Casey Riley (Castle Hill Inn and the Newport Restaurant Group), Chef Bruce Tillinghast (New Rivers, Providence), Chef Derek Wagner (Nick’s on Broadway, Providence), Chefs Scott Amaral and Steve Cory of Cory's Kitchen@Sweet Berry Farm. Arriving guests in Greenvale’s Chardonnay vineyard will be greeted with chilled wines and a four station table of delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared with local ingredients from land and sea, and/or take an owner’s tour of the vineyard - all followed by a special five-course chefs’ tasting paired with native wines. Friday, September 16, 6-9:30pm, Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Rd, Portsmouth. Go here for more information.

Joyful Cooking signing and tasting/September 22

East Greenwich author Joy Feldman will host a tasty book signing at RI Kitchen & Bath in Warwick to promote her book, Joyful Cooking in the Pursuit of Good Health. Chef Chris Oliveri will prepare recipes from the book. To register for the signing, meet & greet, and food sampling, go to www.rikb.com and click on "events" or call 463-1550.

6th Annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival/September 23-25

Another destination culinary event returns to Newport, this one featuring 100 of the world's finest vintners and more than two dozen of New England's finest restaurants and caterers (including many of RI's best) in a three day experience at Rosecliff & Marble House. Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich headlines. For more information on schedules, tickets, and reservations, go here.

Six Degrees of Vegetation/September 25

It's where all vegetarians want to go, for heaven. Six of RI's finest chefs will turn their hands to vegetarian creations at Farmstead's creative dinner event and fundraiser for Northeast Organic Farmers Association. Join
Joe Hafner, Matt Gennuso, Beau Vestal, Derek Wagner, Champe Spiedel and Farmstead's own Matt Jennings as they get their hands dirty and make meat-free magic. Sunday, September 25, 6pm. Tickets are $75 per person. Call 274-7177 and ask for Trish to get on the guest list.

Fusion Fest/October 1

The downtown food and music festival to benefit Fusionworks Dance Co. has moved to colorful Warren this year, and will feature the Blount Clam Shack at as the epicenter of delicious food, plus a "wicked local beer garden" with a variety seasonal brews donated by Harpoon, Narragansett, Trinity, and Union Station Brewery. Saturday October 1, 11am-7pm. Fore more details, check out www.FusionworksDance.org and on Facebook, here.