• Pasta Making Class Chef Katie Parker presents a hands-on class with basic pasta dough and a pasta machine, followed by a pasta feast! Register by phone. Sat., Aug. 17, 10am-noon. Faraday’s Kitchen Store, 12918 Shops Parkway #540, 512/266-5666. $45.

• Grape Stomp & Harvest Festival The festival offers plenty of family recreation with tours, live music, and casual food on the patio, plus two seatings (11:30am and 1:30pm) of chef-prepared lunches and cooking demos that require online or phone reservations. Sat., Aug. 17 & 24, 11am-6pm. Fall Creek Vineyards, 1820 CR 222, Tow, 325/379-5361. www.fcv.com.

• Ice Cream Social Benefit for SafePlace Earn a spoon to eat Janina O’Leary’s delectable frozen treats by donating supplies for SafePlace’s back-to-school drive. Flavors for adults, kids, and dogs. Sat., Aug. 17, 1-3pm. Trace at the W Hotel, 200 Lavaca, 512/542-3660. www.safeplace.org/backtoschool.

• 6 Courses, 6 Rieslings Dinner Chef Sara Lindsey presents a six-course meal paired with six diverse Riesling vintages in the upstairs dining room. Reserve online. Sat., Aug. 17, 7pm. Royal Blue Grocery, 609 Congress, 512/469-5888. $75. www.royalbluegrocery.com/wine-event.

• L’Oca D’Oro Pop-up Dinners Check out the free-flowing food and drinks at the James Brown Social ($60) on Sunday, Aug. 18 or six courses inspired by Led Zeppelin ($70/$105) on Sunday, Aug. 25. Franklin Barbecue, 900 E. 11th, 512/653-1187.

This article appears in August 16 • 2013.

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