Meat butchery class, Greek festival and more
Here’s a weekly roundup of upcoming food events, cooking classes, food tours, wine tastings and farmers markets across the Triangle.
Don’t see your event listed here? You need to enter it at triangle.com. If you would like instructions on how to enter your event, send an email to Andrea Weigl, aweigl@newsobserver.com.
Events and Classes
Mezza Luna Lavender Farm U-Pick
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Mezza Luna Lavender Farm, 1850 New Hope Church Road, Apex. 919-303-7097, facebook.com/MezzaLunaLavenderFarm.
Greek Festival
Experience the flavors, sounds, and traditions of Greece. Guests can enjoy delicious Greek food and pastries, a Greek Tavern and Cafe, traditional music, folk dance performances, shopping, video travelogues of Greece, church tours and children’s ’ activities. New this year is a tasting tent where adults can sample Greek wines.11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 8306 N.C. 751, Durham. 919-484-1600, stbarbarachurchnc.org.
Meals on Wheels Dining for Dollars
This is the annual “Dining for Dollars” benefit for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels program. The evening will include a dinner and a silent auction. 6-9 p.m. Thursday, $40. Hickory Tavern, 370-110 E. Main St., Carrboro. 919-942-7417, thehickorytavern.com.
Chef’s Table at Home Healthy Cooking Classes
Healthy solution to “What’s for dinner tonight?” Join Chef Sharon Morf in her hands-on interactive cooking class. 6-8 p.m. June 9, 16, 23 and 30, $50. 1129 Rolling Farm Dr., Raleigh, 919-523-1221
Blue Heaven Cooking Class: The Extraordinary Blueberry
Blueberry season is in full swing and we are taking advantage of the bounty with a number of delicious, blueberry-focused recipes. Menu includes: Blueberry conserve with goat cheese crepes, ginger-blueberry salsa with crostini, tea-smoked chicken with blueberry jus, and Cassis blueberry fool. 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 13; $59. Whisk, 316 Colonades Way, Cary. 919-322-2458, whiskcarolina.com.
Beef Forequarter Butchery Class
Class members will watch as we break down a forequarter of beef. We’ll go over the different cuts, how best to utilize them and how to cook them. Participants will leave with approximately 5 pounds of meat. 6-9 p.m. June 14; $106.49. Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop, 121 N. Gregson St., Durham, rosesmeatandsweets.com.
Wine tastings
Wine Wednesday at Mosaic Wine Lounge
8 p.m. Wednesdays, Mosaic Wine Lounge, 517 W. Jones St., Raleigh. 919-829-5886, mosaicwinelounge.com.
Wine Down Wednesday at Unvined Wine Bar
4 p.m. Wednesdays, Unvined Wine Bar, 201 W. Chatham St., Cary. 919-481-0881, unvinedcary.com.
Cloer Family Vineyards
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, $5. Cloer Family Vineyards, 8624 Castleberry Rd., Apex. 919-387-5760, cloerfamilyvineyards.com.
Wine Authorities’ Saturday Tasting
Free tastings take place at both Durham and Raleigh stores on Saturdays.Noon-3 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Wine Authorities, 211 E. Franklin St. and 2501 University Dr., Raleigh. 919-831-9463, wineauthorities.com.
Farmers Markets
Wake County
Apex Farmers Market
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 220 N. Salem St., Apex, apexfarmersmarket.com
Cary Downtown Farmers Market
8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 135 W. Chatham St., Cary, caryfarmersmarket.com
Growers Market of Fuquay-Varina
3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce, 121 N. Main St., Fuquay-Varina, growers-market.org
Holly Springs Farmers Market
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 128 S. Main St., Holly Springs, goo.gl/xwK6hh
Knightdale Farmers Market
2-6 p.m. Saturdays, Knightdale Station Park, 810 N. First Ave., Knightdale, goo.gl/lhEjLo
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Tryon Road Farm Stand
2-6 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 4505 Tryon Rd, Raleigh, nando.com/1bn
Midtown Farmers Market
8 a.m.- noon Saturdays, North Hills Raleigh, 4150 Main St., Raleigh, northhillsraleigh.com
Plantation Point
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Plantation Point Shopping Center, 3351 Cypress Plantation Drive, Raleigh, plantationpointshoppingcenter.com
Quail Corners Farmers Market
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Quail Corners Shopping Center, 5003 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh. 919-876-2726, quailproperties.com
Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, 400 block Fayetteville St., Raleigh (City Plaza), RaleighEatLocal.com
State Farmers Market
5 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 1201 Agriculture St., Raleigh. statefarmersmarket.org
The Saturday Market at Rebus Works
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 301 Kinsey St., Raleigh, rebusworks.us/thesaturdaymarket/
Wake Forest Farmers Market
8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 405 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, wakeforestfarmersmarket.org
WakeMed Farmers Market
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, 3000 New Bern Ave., Raleigh (free parking in the P1 parking deck for market patrons), goo.gl/DpGHtY
Waverly Place Farmers Market
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Waverly Place, Intersection of Tryon and Kildaire Farm Roads, Cary, waverlyfm.com
Western Wake Farmers Market at Carpenter Village
8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 101 Gathering Park Circle, Cary, wwfm.ag
Western Wake Farmers Market at UNC Wellness Center
7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 350 Stonecroft Lane, Cary, wwfm.ag
Zebulon Farm Fresh Market
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Zebulon Community Center, 310 S. Arendell Ave., Zebulon, goo.gl/4gLjgk
Chatham County
Chatham Mills Farmers Market
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, chathammillsfarmersmarket.com
Fearrington Farmers Market
4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, East Camden, Fearrington Village, fearringtonfarmersmarket.com
Pittsboro Farmers Market
3-6 p.m. Thursdays, 287 East St., Pittsboro, pittsborofarmersmarket.org
Siler City
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 118 W. Second St., Siler City, silercityfarmersmarket.com.
Durham County
Duke Medical Center Farmers Market
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Searle Center, 10 Searle Drive, Durham (on the green behind the Searle Center and between Nanaline Duke and Bryan Research Buildings), dukemedicine.org
Durham Farmers Market
3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St., Durham, durhamfarmersmarket.com
South Durham Farmers Market
8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 5410 N.C. 55, Durham, southdurhamfarmersmarket.org
Franklin County
Franklin County Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg, goo.gl/Fj4tEB
Johnston County
Clayton Farm and Community Market
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 348 E. Main St., Clayton, (Horne Square), cfcmnc.org
Lee County
Sanford Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Depot Park, 106 Charlotte Ave., Sanford, goo.gl/82omAJ
Orange County
Carrboro Farmers Market
3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 301 W. Main St., Carrboro, carrborofarmersmarket.com
Chapel Hill Farmers Market
3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, University Mall parking lot, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, thechapelhillfarmersmarket.com
Eno River Farmers Market
8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 144 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough (Farmers Market Pavilion). enoriverfarmersmarket.com
Hillsborough Farmers Market
8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 625 Hampton Point Blvd., Hillsborough (Home Depot parking lot near N.C. 86 and I-85), hillsboroughfarmersmarket.org
Southern Village Farmers Market
3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 650 Market St., Chapel Hill (Southern Village green), southernvillage.com/farmers-market/
Vance County
Vance County Regional Farmers Market
7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 210 Southpark Drive, Henderson, vancecounty.org/residents/farmers-market/
This story was originally published June 1, 2015 at 9:54 PM.