A Change of Eatery

Stumbled upon this food calendar on the Courant’s website earlier. Most of the events aren’t in Hartford– but there are still some great picks for the next few days and during the upcoming weeks. Wine tastings, dinners, farmers markets and more…

Saturday

Storrs Farmers Market: 3-6 p.m., Mansfield Town Hall parking lot. Everything at the market is Connecticut-grown and -produced. Rain or shine.

Prudence Sloane’s Hartford City Food Tour: Greek: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $80. Market tour at Tangiers, West Hartford; wine tasting at Gillette Ridge Wines, Bloomfield; cooking class and lunch at Tapas, Bloomfield. 860-409-9038, http://www.prudencesloane.com.

Retro Desserts: 10:30 a.m., Sur La Table, 110 Albany Turnpike, Canton. With Meg Buchsbaum. $59. http://www.surlatable.com, 860-693-9560.

Wine tasting: 1-6 p.m., South Side Wine & Spirit Shoppe, 1 Water St., South Glastonbury. New arrivals, past favorites. Free. 860-633-2763.

Wine and Food Tasting Fundraiser: 6-10 p.m., Shadow Room, 170 Main St., Middletown. Fundraiser for Middle City Stage Comapny. $25 a person. Taste six wines paired with hors devours; musical entertainment by Kristen Graves, Dina Popacostas, William Benson. 860-346-6051.

Wednesday

Meet Cookbook Author John Barricelli: 6-7 p.m., New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm St. Barricelli is the author of “The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook.” 203-946-8835.

“Barbecue” Basics with Deborah Miller: 6:30 p.m., Sur La Table, Canton. $79. 860-693-9560.

Upcoming

Taste of the Quiet Corner: June 4, 6 p.m., Willimantic Elks, 198 Pleasant St., Willimantic. $40. Cash bar. Hosted by Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Windham Region. 860-423-6389 or e-mail info@windhamchamber.com.

Coventry Regional Farmers Market: opens June 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St. Connecticut-grown fresh produce, live entertainment, homemade goods.

West End Farmers Market: opens June 8, 4-7 p.m., lawn of the United Methodist Church, 571 Farmington Ave., Hartford.

Scotch and Cigars on the Patio: June 17, 6 p.m., Angry Olive Italian Bistro, 1625 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill. Sample single-malt scotches. $35. Reservations, 860-257-8042 or http://www.theangryolive.com.