Weekend Menu: Food Fest and Fall Mixology

BuzzEditor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Giano

Photo: courtesy of the restaurant

Baseball season's over – so what are you going to do this weekend? Eat and drink, of course!

Friday–Sunday, November 6–8: Three days of wine seminars, celeb chefs, cooking demos and tastings make up Cook. Eat. Drink. Live. at The Tunnel/La Venue (608 W. 28th St; For tickets and a full schedule of events click here).

Friday, November 6: Taste the essence of elderflower at Union Square Wine’s St. Germain Sessions, where city mixologists create cocktails with St. Germain liqueur. Participants walk away with recipes and a gift bag ($10; 6–8 PM).

Saturday, November 7: Savoy and Back Forty’s Michael Cecconi leads a cocktail class (at the latter) where he'll demonstrate the skills behind muddling, shaking and measuring for the perfect drink. Guests will learn how to use seasonal ingredients, such as squash, beets, and grapes in their mixes, before sitting down for a farm-table feast, complete with cocktail pairings (4 PM class; 6–8:30 feast; $130 per person; call 212-388-1990 to reserve).

Sunday, November 8: Starting this weekend, every Sunday throughout winter, Giano serves up a risotto special: choice of one of two risottos of the night, plus a glass of red wine, for $19 (212-673-7200).

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Weekend Menu: Food Fest and Fall Mixology

Giano

Photo: courtesy of the restaurant