On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events
July 14: Bastille Day at Paris Commune
Celebrate Bastille Day, with a prixe fixe menu ($29.95) that includes choices like filet mignon with duck mousse, and salad nicoise. The cost of dinner covers an additional course for dessert: a ride along the Hudson River in a rickshaw-styled Petite Cab courtesy of Bicyclette Wines after dinner. 99 Bank Street, 212-929-0509.
July 16, 17, 23, 24: Blue Crab Festival
Join the gang at Bar Minnow from 11 am to 5 pm for all you can eat Maryland Blue Crabs. $30 per person includes all the crabs you can get your claws on, corn on the cob and other southern sides, funnel cakes for dessert, and live music from the Mad Hatters. And don't forget the $2 Brooklyn Lagers. Tickets are valid for two-hour increments and tables are available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations are accepted for parties of 6 or more. For further information and to make reservations, call 718-832-5500. 442 Ninth Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Park Slope.
July 17: Big Onion's Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour
A tour that mixes history and gastronomy on the multi-ethnic Lower East Side. Learn about the Jewish East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown as we nosh our way through the neighborhood sampling foods traditional to the Dominican Republic, Eastern Europe, China, Italy, and more. 1:00 pm Meet: SE corner of Delancey/Essex Sts. Tour is $15, $4 per person for noshes.
July 18: Do Ahead Summer Menu at Camaje
Cook now, eat later. Preferably on a blanket in the park. At Camaje's next cooking class, learn to make Chilled Summer Vegetable Soup, Grilled Chicken with Scallions and Ginger, Cole Slaw, Local Corn Salad, Lavender & Honey Ice Cream, and Black & White Brownies. $85 or 2 for $150. 85 MacDougal Street, call 212-673-8184 for reservations. They are offering two other classes this week; check their site for details.
July 20: Tomorrow's Classics - Creating Your Own Cocktail
Master of mixology George Delgado shares his methods for creating original cocktails at this seminar, presented by the Museum of the American Cocktail. See if you can create one called "the Gothamist." $35 per person in advance, $40 per person at the door. Register online. 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Ruth's Chris Steak House, 148 West 51st Street.
