EVENTS/TASTINGS
Royal Park Fine Wine, The Aviator team up on tasting
Royal Park Fine Wine and The Aviator Event Center and Pub are holding a holiday wine tasting Monday, Dec. 11. The tasting – which is 5 to 8 p.m. – will include more than 40 wines, 10 craft beers and five Bourbons. It will include an “around the world” charcuterie spread. Wines will be available for purchase that night. The Aviator Event Center and Pub is at 20920 Brookpark Road, Cleveland. READ MORE
Breakfast with Santa at Merwin’s Wharf
Enjoy a prix fixe menu and visit with Jolly Old Saint Nick at the Cleveland Metroparks’ restaurant on the Cuyahoga River. Tickets, $18-$25. Guests can also reserve a private igloo along the water for a memorable dining experience now through Mar. 10. Igloo reservations $50 for two hours plus 20 percent gratuity. 1785 Merwin Ave., Cleveland. Saturdays and Sundays only Dec. 2-23. DETAILS
Bubbles Under Glass set to return to downtown Cleveland
Sparkling-wine fans, here’s your Super Bowl: Bubbles Under Glass is set for Saturday, Dec. 2. Thirty sparkling wines and Champagnes will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. The event, which was on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, is back at the downtown Heinen’s. Ed Thompkins of Heinen’s calls the event a “re-emergence.” Heinen’s is at 900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS
‘A Christmas Story’-themed dinner planned at Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Great Lakes Brewing Co. has scheduled two dates for its annual holiday brewmaster’s dinner. This year’s five-course meal is inspired by “A Christmas Story,” the classic 1983 film shot partially in Cleveland. The brewery is holding the dinner on successive Tuesdays – Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. It starts at 6 p.m. DETAILS
5-course Daou wines dinner set at StoneWater
The Rustic Grill at StoneWater has scheduled a five-course dinner featuring Daou Family Estates wines from California. The dinner is 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, is Dec. 1. Laura Miller, a fine-wine specialist with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, is set to talk about the wines, which will be discounted for sale after the dinner. The Rustic Grill at StoneWater is at One Club Dr., Highland Heights. READ MORE
‘Date Nights with Degas’ combine food, music and art
The Cleveland Museum of Art has created a date-night package that unites food, music and art. “Date Nights with Degas” are held the second and fourth Fridays of November, December and January. Visitors to the fine-dining restaurant, Provenance, can order from a Taste the Art specials menu curated to complement the special exhibit “Degas and the Laundress.” READ MORE
Food product / dining experiences fundraiser under way
The Cleveland chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier is holding an online auction of food products, dining experiences and more. Proceeds benefit the non-profit organization, which benefits women in the culinary and hospitality industries. The auction ends Friday, Dec. 8. READ MORE
Champagne tasting coming up
You know the holiday season is under way when Regency Wine Bar in Akron holds its annual Champagne tasting. It’s 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the wine bar-bottle shop in Akron. Sparkling wines of all kinds will be poured at the event, which traditionally sells out. READ MORE
Adele Malley – matriarch of Malley’s Chocolates – to hold book signing
Adele Malley, the matriarch of the well-loved chocolate and candy company in Cleveland, has scheduled a book signing in December. Malley recently came out with “Conversations with Adele,” a business-advice book. The 86-year-old former CEO helped run the company for years. READ MORE
Delmonico’s Steakhouse to hold 4-course meal with Far Niente wines
Delmonico’s Steakhouse has scheduled a meal with pairings from Far Niente Winery. Dinner is 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. Drew Baloun, district manager of the California-based winery, will guide the tasting. Delmonico’s is at 6001 Quarry Lane, Independence. READ MORE
