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Excellent culinary options in Asheville, NC every night of the week!

WINE DINNER: Taste the food and wine of Argentina, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19, Season’s at Highland Lake Inn, 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock. $45. 762-1376.

HEALTHY MEALS IN MINUTES: Summer menu ideas, with demos and tastings. 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. $8. Registration required. 210-0100.

SLOW FOOD BEER DINNER: Seatings at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Aug. 24, Sunny Point Café, Haywood Road, West Asheville. Olde Hickory Brewery from Hickory will provide the beer. $40 includes five beers and four-course meal. 252-0055 or visit Appalachian Vintner, 2B Huntsman Place, off Biltmore Avenue.

COOKING CLASS “Naturally Fermented Sauerkraut”: 10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 25. Learn the art of making your own lively, tangy and delicious sauerkraut in hands-on workshop. Discover health benefits of fermented foods. $20. 645-1412, www.lenoresnatural.com.

WINE TASTING: Fundraiser for Teaching Artists Presenting in Local Schools. Wine and/or cheese board. $10 donation for wine tasting; cheese board requires advance purchase from www.acsf.org, $30 for one wine and one board, $40 for two tastings and one board. Live music. 5-8 p.m. Aug. 26, Sante Wine Bar, One Page Ave., Grove Arcade, Asheville. 350-6134.

SLOW FOOD F.E.A.S.T. FUNDRAISER TASTING: 5-7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, The Weinhaus, 69 Patton Ave., Asheville. $10. Fundraiser for promoting fresh local foods in the schools. Wine paired with local, seasonal foods. 254-6453.

HOMEMADE SALSA CONTEST: $25 to enter your salsa in the contest, with all proceeds benefiting the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. 2-4 p.m. Aug. 28, Asheville Brewing Company, 77 Coxe Ave. $5 raffle tickets for door prizes. Admission and tasting is free. Tables, chips, cups and napkins provided. 236-1282.

WINE DINNER: Five-course meal with wines from the Weinhaus, 7 p.m. Aug. 31, Vincenzo’s, 10 Market St., Asheville. $65. Call 254-6453 for reservations.

PLATE EXPECTATIONS CHARITY AUCTION: Bid on a variety of items and packages to raise money to feed the homebound elderly of our community. 6-10 p.m. Sept. 10, The Century Room on the Park above Pack’s Tavern, downtown Asheville. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, free beer and wine, cash bar. $50 per ticket; available at 253-5286.

COOKING CLASS “Crackers”: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 11. Learn to make non-wheat crackers, kale, veggie, rosemary flax, pizza crackers and zucchini hummus. $45. Call 645-1412 to register.

WINE DINNER: Five courses with wines paired from the Weinhaus, 7 p.m. Sept. 14, Marco’s Trattoria, 204 W. Main St., Brevard. $65. 254-6453.

VISITING CHEF DINNER: Executive Chef Michael Fahey of Cedar Creek Racquet Club in Cashiers is joining with Chef Geoffrey Bragg of Sunset Terrace to create a six-course meal paired with fine wines. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Sunset Terrace at Grove Park Inn, Macon Avenue, Asheville. $90. 252-2711.

WINE DINNER: Terrace dining with a five-course meal and wines from the Weinhaus, 7 p.m. Sept. 21, The Orchard at Broadmoor, 101 French Broad Lane, Fletcher. $65. 254-6453.

ACF WNC CULINARY ASSOCIATION: Monthly meetings hosted by area chefs to facilitate continuing education for home and professional chefs. Call Chef Michael at 230-6078 or mrfchef@hotmail.com.

ASHEVILLE VEGETARIANS: Meets monthly for vegan potluck. 6 p.m. first Sunday of each month, North Asheville Seventh Day Adventist Church, 364 Broadway St. Bring your own re-usable plates, cups and silverware. www.ashevilleveg.com.

BEER AND WINE TASTINGS: Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Road, Asheville, offers free beer tastings 4-7 p.m. Fridays, and free wine tastings 3-6 p.m. Saturdays. 252-5275.

CULINARY RETREATS: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., the second Saturday of each month, Stecoah Valley Center, 121 Schoolhouse Road, Robbinsville, offers the opportunity to spend a few hours in the kitchen, take cooking classes from local food experts. Space must be reserved and paid ($55) in advance. 479-3364 or www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS: 5:30-7:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month, at the Weinhaus, 86 Patton Ave., Asheville. $10. 254-6453.

GIRLS ON GRAPES: Taste an average of five wines at the monthly club meeting. Meets at The Wine Studio, 169 Charlotte St., Asheville. Club is for women only. The initial visit is $10. Annual membership is $25, but members must pay $10 at each tasting they come to (non-members pay $15). 273-1889. Registration required at girls@winestudioasheville.com.

GRAND CREW: Co-ed wine tasting group. Meets at The Wine Studio, 169 Charlotte St., Asheville. R.S.V.P. is required to attend tastings. For registration and membership information, call 255-5955 or e-mail girls@winestudioasheville.com.

HEALTHY EATING EVERYDAY: 15-week course designed around a common sense approach to nutrition and focuses on behavior modification principles. Class meets 6 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 13, at the Reuter Family YMCA in Biltmore Park, Asheville. Non-members welcome. 651-9622.

HOMEBREWERS NIGHT: Monthly homebrew beer tastings, 6-8 p.m. every first Thursday of each month at Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Road, Asheville. Homeowners are invited to bring samples of their beers and meads to share. All levels welcome. 252-5275.

LUNCH CLUB: Monthly fundraiser events for Hospice of Rutherford County. Noon the first Wednesday of each month, at Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. $10. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Reservations must be made one week ahead. 245-0095.

NEW ARRIVALS TASTINGS: 4-6 p.m. the last Saturday of each month at The Wine Guy, 555 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, to sample a dozen wines new to the market. $10. 254-6500.

WILLIAMS SONOMA: Regularly scheduled free demonstrations led by culinary experts focus on seasonal foods and entertaining. Reservations not required. 277-3707 for dates and times. 10 Brook St., Asheville.

WINE APPRECIATION CLASSES: Keith Dalbec of Blue Water Seafood, 532 Kanuga St., Hendersonville, teaches series of classes, including key components of varietals and proper taste techniques, 6-8 p.m. Mondays. Total cost is $100 and includes light appetizers, handouts and wine samples. Deposit of $50 required to hold seat. 697-0503 to register.

WINESDAYS: Wine tastings 4:30-8 p.m. every Wednesday. $5 for five tastes. Proceeds go to local charity. The Wine Studio, 169 Charlotte St., Asheville. 255-5955.

WINE TASTINGS: The Artisan Gourmet Market/Coffee and Wine Bar, 2 E. Market St., Black Mountain, offers free tastings 5-7 p.m. every Thursday. 357-8415.

WINE TASTINGS: The Wine Guy, 1200 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, offers free tastings 4-6 p.m. Saturdays. 254-6500.

WINE TASTINGS: The Weinhaus, 86 Patton Ave., Asheville, offers free monthly tastings. 254-6453.

WINE TASTINGS: Complimentary tastings, featuring Italian wines and hors d’oeuvres, 5-7 p.m. Fridays. Wine bar open daily serving wines by the glass. Special theme events every Friday. Divine Wine, 1011 Tunnel Road, Asheville (across from Pomodoro’s). 505-1814.

WINE TASTINGS: Winemonger Keith Dalbec pours tastes from noon-3 p.m. every Friday and Saturday when Blue Water Seafood is not having an event. 532 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville. 697-0503.

WINE TASTINGS: 5-7 p.m. Fridays and 3-5 p.m. Saturdays, WineStyles, Gerber Village, Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Also, $5 wine by the glass Fridays, 5 p.m. to close. 277-9463.

WINE TASTINGS: 4-6 p.m. Saturdays, featuring a new vineyard or distributor each week, Wine Emporium Warehouse. Store has recently moved two blocks on Airport Road, adjacent to Chili’s. 687-8028. www.winesofasheville.com.

WINE TASTINGS: 2-5 p.m. Saturdays, World Market, 9 McKenna Road, Arden. 654-0119.

WINE/BEER TASTINGS: 3-6 p.m. Saturdays, Greenlife Grocery, 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. 254-5440.

WINE TASTINGS: Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays, The Wine Studio, 169 Charlotte St., Asheville. 255-5955.