On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events

April 14: Denise Landis at Broadway Panhandler
Join Denise Landis, recipe tester for The New York Times, as she shares recipes and expertise from her newest cookbook, Dinner for Eight. Free tasting and book signing to follow the demonstration. Broadway Panhandler, 65 East 8th Street (between Broadway and University), 3 PM, free.

April 16: A Menupoems Reading
April is National Poetry Month and Alimentum is joining in the celebration with Menupoems. During the month, participating restaurants including Blue Hill, Lupa, 'ino, and Savoy will be featuring poems in their menus. Come to reading of the menupoems at Tagine Dining Gallery at 7pm, 537 Ninth Avenue at 40th Street
For reservations, call 212 564-7292 or email taginedining@verizon.net.

April 16: Queens - A Taste of the World
A tasting celebration of the diverse cuisines that make up the borough of Queens. Join 2007 Taste Master Tony Tantillo, CBS 2 Food Editor, at this event featuring over 40 restaurants. $85, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. For more information 718-263-0546 or e-mail mms@queensny.org. A full list of participants is available here.

April 16: Wisconsin Cheese Course
They don't call them "cheeseheads" for nothing. Join Barrie Lynn, The Cheese Impresario and author of the "Cheese Matters" column in The Beverly Hills Times, and Tricia McMahon, cheese curd maker at Ellsworth Co-op Creamery in Wisconsin, for a tasting journey with wine through the Wisconsin cheddar making process. 6:30-8PM, $50. Call Taylor Cocalis at 212-243-3289 x12 for reservations.

April 17: Beard on Books - Mireille Guiliano
As part of the Beard on Books series, hear a reading from Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women for All Seasons. Champagne courtesy of Veuve Clicquot and light refreshments courtesy of the French Culinary Institute. 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the James Beard House, 167 West 12th Street. Free to students with a $20 suggested donation for non-students. RSVP by calling Colleen Vincent at 212.627.2308