MARCH 12
WINE DINNER: Featuring wines by Pio Cesare. 6:30 p.m. $125, including tax and gratuity. Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row, 2100 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-736-1453. www.capitalwinefestival.com.
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WINE DINNER: Four courses paired with Alsatian wines. 6 p.m. $58, not including tax and gratuity. Praline Bakery & Bistro, 4611 Sangamore Rd., Bethesda. 301-229-8180. www.praline-bakery.com.
MARCH 13
CHEESE CLASS: Four local craft beers paired with four cheeses and local charcuterie. 7 p.m. The class repeats March 21 at 7 p.m. and March 27 at 7 p.m. $59. Righteous Cheese, Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE. 202-716-3320. www.righteouscheese.com.
COOKING CLASS: Attendees learn to make pasta. 12:30-2:30 p.m. The class repeats March 20. Free. Olio2go, 8400-H Hilltop Rd., Fairfax. 703-876-4666. www.olio2go.com.
COOKING THE BOOKS: Pati Jinich discusses her new book, “Pati’s Mexican Table,” with Washington Post Food editor Joe Yonan. 7 p.m. $12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100. www.sixthandi.org.
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL: Through March 24, several films feature food. Prices and locations vary. 202-342-2564. www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org.
MARCH 14
PI(E) DAY: The event benefiting Common Good City Farm features sweet and savory pies, music and more. 6-8:30 p.m. $7 donation. The Dunes, 1402 Meridian Place NW. www.nothinginthehouse.com.
WINE CLASS: Participants taste and compare current releases with older wines. 7:15 p.m. $25. Chain Bridge Cellars, 1351 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean. 703-356-6500. www.chainbridgecellars.com.
WINE CLASS: Focusing on wines for winter and early spring. 5:30-7 p.m. $85, not including tax and gratuity. Fiola, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-2888. www.fioladc.com.
MARCH 15
CUP TASTERS’ CHALLENGE: Competitors taste multiple sets of three cups of coffee and identify which is different from the other two in each set. 7 p.m. $5. Counter Culture Coffee Training Center, 1840 Columbia Rd. NW, Suite 203. counterculturecoffee.com.
COOKING DEMONSTRATION: Gardening specialist Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook Navidi share ideas for how to use asparagus and rhubarb. Noon-1:30 p.m. The session repeats March 21, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
WHISKY DINNER: Four courses paired with Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky. 6:30 p.m. $90, not including tax and gratuity. Wildfire, Tysons Galleria, Third Floor, 1714 International Dr., McLean. 703-442-9110. www.
wildfirerestaurant.com/mclean.
WINE TASTING: Features French wines from family farms and grower-owned co-ops. 7 p.m. $20. Alliance Francaise, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. 202-234-7911. www.francedc.org.
MARCH 16
BOOK SIGNING: Patricia Jinich discusses and signs copies of her new cookbook. 2 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 7851 Tysons Corner Center, McLean. 703-506-2937.
COOKING CLASS: The session focuses on French bistro recipes. 11 a.m. $75. Patowmack Farm, 42461 Lovettsville Rd., Lovettsville. 540-822-9017. www.
patowmackfarm. com.
GUIDED OLIVE OIL TASTING: Chris DelBonis, the importer of Pelliccia, provides a tasting of the new harvest of his olive oil from Lazio and talks about growing and pressing the olives. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Olio2go, 8400-H Hilltop Rd., Fairfax. 703-876-4666. www.olio2go.com.
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