Event Menu

• Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and Dogfish Head Brewery present the Off-Centered Film Festival with a beer party Thursday, a beer feast paired with comedy shorts and a screening of Wet Hot American Summer Friday, and a special shorts screening Satur­day. Details, schedules, and tickets at www.originalalamo.com. Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16.

• Food writer John Mariani will sign copies of his new book, How Italian Food Conquered the World, at the backspace pizzeria (507 San Jacinto). $50, includes a copy of the book, food, beer, and wine. Friday, April 15, 5:30-7:30pm.

• The seventh annual Buffalo Gap Food & Wine Summit celebrates the French culinary and viticultural contributions to Texas history with appearances by chef Jacques Pépin, his daughter Claudine, and chef Stephan Pyles. Three days of classes, tastings, and meals at the Perini Ranch Steakhouse. Buy tickets at www.buffalogapsummit.org or 800/367-1721. Friday-Sunday, April 15-17.

• The 10 wineries along Texas Highway 105 corridor invite you to enjoy the Texas Bluebonnet Wine & Cheese Trail; each winery will present tastings of two wines paired with two Texas artisanal cheeses. Saturday-Sunday, April 16-17.

• Confituras owner Stephanie McClenny and food blogger Kate Payne offer a jam-making class at McClenny's West Austin commercial kitchen. Register at www.letsmakejam1.eventbrite.com. $60. Sunday, April 17, 10am-12:30pm.

• Enjoy sweet and savory treats demonstrating the culinary skills of students at the Travis High School Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts at the All Chocolate Affair in the Umlauf Sculp­ture Garden (605 Robert E. Lee). It benefits a new nonprofit, Broadcast Your Love. $35, tickets available at www.broadcastyourlove.org. Sunday, April 17, 5-7pm.