On May 10th, discover more than 50 East Coast wines, hailing from NY State’s Finger Lakes to Georgia, along with dishes created by 10 local rising star chefs – including Michael Hartzer of Viridian and Anthony Burrell of Eleventh Street – each using ingredients native to a particular East Coast terroir at this walk-around event at the Whittemore House (6:30–9PM; 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW; $90 per person at the door; 202-244-3700).
Three days of food-and-wine–related events benefiting the American Heart Association will culminate on May 12th with a virtual tour of Bordeaux vineyards at a seated tasting of some 20 wines from 2004 (4–6:30 PM); an auction and reception featuring the culinary creations of Chicago's Blackbird and Avec, NYC’s Telepan, Los Angeles’ Ortolan and more than 30 other top U.S. restaurants (6:30–10:30 PM); and a chefs' after-party till the wee hours ($350 per person; Omni Shoreham, 2300 Calvert St.; for details and reservations go to www.heartsdelightwineauction.org).