Tantalizing Tastings

Roberta Sabbon hosts monthly winetastings at Store Self Storage and Wine Storage. December’s Tantalizing Tastings session is focused on champagne. The tasting is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 13. The cost is $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Call 561-627-8444. Thu., Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m., 2012…

Pulling Out the Big Musical Guns

Tackling the all-but-deified songbook of Cole Porter is no small feat. Luckily for jazz soprano Cheryl Bentyne, she’s got three-plus decades of showbiz experience and a four-octave vocal range to draw upon. The California-based chanteuse will perform a tribute to the legendary songwriter during Wednesday’s “Let’s Misbehave, the Music of…

Blockbuster Tasting

Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy in West Palm Beach will host Greg Harrington (master sommelier from Gramercy Cellars), Drew Bledsoe (former quarterback for New England Patriots, now with Doubleback Winery), and Chris Figgins (Figgins Estate Wines and Leonetti Cellars) on Wednesday, December 12. The event is 5 to 6:30…

Grand Tasting

The Palm Beach Wine & Food Festival’s sixth-annual Grand Tasting is 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, at the Stores at 150 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. Tickets cost $125. Tue., Dec. 11, 6-9 p.m., 2012…

Sweet Dreams are Made of This

Before you go cracking that sweet tooth on your coworker’s misshapen gingerbread men, consider the spread at this weekend’s Sweet Dreams festival. There, multiple dessert stations will serve up nonstale treats like crepes, liquid nitrogen ice cream, and a chocolate fountain. Local restaurants and specialty bakers will contribute sugar-laced goods,…

Friends of Gumbo Limbo Sea Coast Toast

There will be small bites and drinks at the Friends of Gumbo Limbo Sea Coast Toast from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, December 7, at Spanish River Public Library in Boca Raton. The cost is $55 per person. Fri., Dec. 7, 6-9 p.m., 2012…

Chic (but not Cheap) Eats

Are you a gastronomy geek with a little bundle of cash burning a hole in your chinos? The celeb-studded Palm Beach Food & Wine Fest returns this weekend, and this souped-up version is bigger, longer, and even more tempting for the county’s well-heeled culinary devotees. A host of events falls…

Shaquille O’Neal to Attend Grand Opening for Dry Fried Wings This Friday in Fort Lauderdale

Basketball star-turned-actor-turned-rapper-turned-doctor-turned-beer-spokesman-turned-police-force-hopeful (and so on and so forth) Shaquille O’Neal will help to welcome the Dry Fried Wing Company to Fort Laudy on Friday afternoon. The Shaq is just one of several sports stars who will spice up the grand opening celebrations at the franchise wing shop, which shares space…