On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events

February 17-18: Year of the Pig at The Spotted Pig
The good folks at The Spotted Pig are ringing in the Year of the Pig with, you guessed it, a pig roast. 314 W. 11th Street at Greenwich. Call 212-620-0393 for details.

Feburary 18: Year of the Pig at LeNell's
LeNell's brings on the swine with free tastings of pork-related booze, including Wild Hog pinot noir and Pig Nose Scotch. 416 Van Brunt St between Coffey and Van Dyke Sts, Red Hook. Noon–9pm. For more information, call 718-360-0838..

February 20: Alimentum Reading
Get a taste of Alimentum - The Literature of Food, as writers read from the current Winter 2007 issue. Wine and nibbles to follow. 6:30 p.m., The Mercantile Library of New York, 17 East 47th Street. Call 212 755-6710 or email info@mercantilelibrary.org for more information.

February 21: Food in Film: An Evening of Flavors from the Silver Screen
Whether you like food or movies, this is the event for you. Join Francine Segan, author of Movie Menus, for a lecture on the meaning behind famous food scenes in favorite films. Watch film clips, win prizes in the movie trivia contest, and snack on the timbale featured in Big Night. 6:30-8:30 pm, $30. 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street. Tickets available online.

February 21: Mediterranean Feast by Anissa Helou at Dévi
London-based Mediterranean food authority and cookbook author Anissa Helou has created a five-course Mediterranean Feast, hosted at Dévi by Chef Suvir Saran. Anissa grew up in Lebanon and Syria, lives in London and has a profound knowledge of the food and cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Suvir, who grew up in India and lives in New York, has been greatly influenced by these cuisines. They both love to create recipes, entertain, teach and introduce ethnic home cooking made with exotic spice combinations to home cooks. So, they decided to collaborate on a special dinner that Anissa will prepare with Dévi’s chefs when she visits New York City. $75 per person; includes an autographed, soft-cover copy of Anissa Helou’s Mediterranean Street Food, tax and gratuity not included. $100 with wine pairings from Castello Banfi. One seating at 8:00 pm, 18 East 18th Street, between Fifth Ave. and Broadway. Call 212-691-1300 for reservations.