Cafe Blue Moose is now open. Check out this delicious youth-run restaurant. t.co/YWJSQHGZ

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Winter Fest, Choice Chili Cookoff, Pancake Breakfasts & more. Check out BCTaste’s calendar for this week. t.co/63vVtQz4

Winter Fest, Choice Chili Cookoff, Pancake Breakfasts & more. Check out BCtaste’s calendar for this week. t.co/gUCSZ2Uz

You don’t need a blizzard for this stew! Yum. t.co/B1ZWNEiF

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The year in Bucks County food, the best wings and blizzard stew #constantcontact t.co/LG2dWwa3

If…time and money were not a factor, this is how I’d spend my weekend in Bucks County and nearby.

I’d drop by the Stockton Market Friday evening for Sushi Night, created by Metropolitan Seafood (reservations required: 908.840.4332 by Thursday 1/19). Then pop over to the Centre Bridge Inn for a cocktail and some fine singing by Barbara Trent. Or maybe attend the 3rd Annual Burns Dinner at the Black Bass Hotel, in honor of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. There’s sure to be lots of good scotch and most assuredly haggis.

Saturday morning would find us at Vera’s Country Cafe in Ottsville, one of our favorite breakfast places. Afterwards we’d swing over to the Ottsville Winter Farmers’ Market at Linden Hill Gardens, right on Route 611. Then over to Peddler’s Village and the Chaddsford Winery’s Tasting Room for a “class” on pairing wine and cheese. And if we want to continue in that vein, maybe we’d drop by Hopewell Valley Vineyards later in the day for their Saturday Wine and Music.

Sunday…I think we’d rest a bit by the fire after cooking up some Bigos stew – a hearty concoction of meats, sauerkraut, root vegetables and beer. It takes 4-5 hours in the oven and makes the house smell divine. See our previous post about Bigos and how to make it here.

On the horizon. The Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival gets into full swing next weekend beginning with the Taste of Winter Fest at the Inn at Lambertville Station on Thursday, January 26 with food from local restaurants, wineries and breweries. The annual Beef n’ Brew takes place on Saturday, January 28 at the Triumph Brewery. Advance tickets for both are encouraged and can be bought online here.

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Have a lovely  weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.

Friday, January 20:

• Stockton Farmers’ Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [3-7 pm]
• Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4-6 pm]
• Friday Wine & Music – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5-8 pm]
• Kindle Cafe’s Supper Club – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 8 pm]
• Burns Night – Black Bass Hotel, 3774 River Rd, Lumberville, PA [6:30 - 10:30 pm]

Saturday, January 21:

• Ottsville Winter Farmers’ Market @ Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA (in the greenhouse) [9 am - 12 pm]
• Stockton Farmers’ Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am - 4 pm]
• Wine Tasting @ Phillips’ Fine Wines, Stockton, NJ [12 - 6 pm]
• Wine & Cheese Pairing – Chaddsford Winery Tasting Room, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [2 - 3:30 pm]
• Pairing Wine and Cheese – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 - 4 pm]
• Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 - 7 pm]
• Saturday Wine & Music @ Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Pennington [5-8 pm]
• New Hope/Lambertville Singles Casual Social – Mother’s Wine Bar & Restaurant, 34 N. Main Street , New Hope, PA [7:30 - 10 pm]

Sunday, January 22:

• Breakfast Buffet @ Father Gallen Council 5494 – Father Gallen Council 5494, 998 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [7:30 - 11 am]Stockton Farmers’ Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am - 4 pm]
• Vinyasa Yoga & Wine – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road , Washington Crossing, PA [11:30 am - 1:30 pm]
• A Dummies Guide to Wine Tasting – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 - 4 pm]

Monday, January 23:

• Evening in the Colonial Kitchen @ Cock n’ Bull Restaurant, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [5 - 9 pm]
• Everyday Vegetarian (class) – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 - 9 pm]

Tuesday, January 24:

No events

Wednesday, January 25:

• Pierogy Wednesdays @ St Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Anne Activity Hall, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [9 am - 12 pm]
• Kindle Cafe’s Cooking Class – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 8 pm]
• Wine Down Wednesdays @ Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 - 9 pm]

Thursday, January 26:

• Clam Bake @ Logan Inn, 10 W. Ferry St, New Hope, PA [5 - 9 pm]
• Kindle Cafe’s Supper Club a piedi – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 8 pm]
• Flying Fish Brewery Tasting Event – McCoole’s, 4 S. Main Street (Main & Broad Streets), Quakertown, PA [6 - 8 pm]
• Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar @ The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 10 pm]
• Big Game Bash (class) – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 - 9 pm]
• Taste of Winter Fest – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [7 - 9 pm]

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste on Facebook and Twitter.

Oooh. I want to get warm. Where to eat and drink in Bucks and nearby? t.co/tj9bs7jn

Wrightstown Winter Farmers’ Market this Saturday 10 am – 11 am. Local produce, meat, eggs, cheese, bread and more! t.co/rfA9JgVM

As we move into real winter, warmth seems to be the theme of so many food events in Bucks County, with a little “ice” thrown in for good measure.

This Saturday evening is the official beginning of the Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival. While most of the festival’s events will take place January 25 – January 29, the popular Fire and Ice Ball kicks it all off this Saturday, January 14. The event, presented by the New Hope Chamber of Commerce, features food and drink from local restaurants, live entertainment, dancing, ice sculptures, and people watching. (Everyone is encouraged to dress their best!) It’s all happening at the New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue in New Hope, beginning at 8 pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

And what’s more warming than bourbon? The Yardley Inn presents their annual whiskey dinner on Sunday, January 15, with bourbon as the guest of honor this year. The five course meal, with each course paired with a different bourbon, is $95 per person – which is a steal for the whiskey alone! Here’s a taste of the menu. Burgoo over soft white grits with a Hudson 4 yr. Baby Bourbon; Cornmeal crusted catfish, cornbread and greens with Four Roses Single Barrel; and Fried chicken, honey biscuit, field peas, okra with Sazerac Rye 6yr. To learn more, see their website.

If bourbon’s not your spirit of choice, there are plenty of wine tastings going on this weekend. See the calendar below for details. Or drop in on one of the two firehouse breakfasts this Sunday- one in Riegelsville and one in Perkasie.

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Have a cozy, warm weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.

Friday, January 13:

• Stockton Farmers’ Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [3-7 pm]
• Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4-6 pm]
• Friday Wine & Music @ Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5-8 pm]
• Spaghetti Dinner @ Delaware Valley Fire Co., Headquarters Road, Erwinna, PA [5:30 - 7:30 pm
• Kindle Cafe's Supper Club - TBA - private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 8 pm]
• Wine Tasting for Singles @ Crossing Vineyards, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [7 - 9 pm]
• Fridays Unplugged @ Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [8 - 10 pm]

Saturday, January 14:

• Ottsville Winter Farmers’ Market @ Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA (in the greenhouse) [9 am - 12 pm]Stockton Farmers’ Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am - 4 pm]
• Wrightstown Winter Farmers’ Market @ Wrightstown Twp. Municipal Bldg (parking lot), 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [10 - 11 am]
• Winter Wine Weekend @ Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 - 5 pm]
• Wine Tasting @ Phillips’ Fine Wines, Stockton, NJ [12 - 6 pm]
• Wine & Cheese Pairing @ Chaddsford Winery Tasting Room, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [2 - 3:30 pm]
• Beer Tasting @ New Hope Beverage, New Hope [3 - 7 pm]
• Second Saturdays in New Hope – New Hope, PA [3 - 9 pm]
• Chef’s Winter Dinner Series Wood Fired – Andrew Wood of Russet @ Marsh Gibbons Stables, Solebury, PA [4 - 6 pm]
• Dinner @ Plumsteadville Fire Co., 5064 Stump Rd., Plumsteadville, Pa [4 - 8 pm]
• Saturday Wine & Music @ Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Pennington [5-8 pm]
• Food & Wine Pairing @ Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [7:30 - 9:30 pm]
• Fire and Ice Ball @ New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Ave, New Hope, PA [8 - 11 pm]

Sunday, January 15:

• Breakfast @ Perkasie Fire Co. , Fifth and Arch Sts., Perkasie, PA [7:30 am - 12:30 pm]
• Breakfast @ Riegelsville Fire Company, 333 Delaware Road, Riegelsville, PA [8 am - 12:30 pm]
• Stockton Farmers’ Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am - 4 pm]
• Winter Wine Weekend @ Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 - 5 pm]
• Pairing Wine & Dessert @ Crossing Vineyards, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 - 3:30 pm]
• Peace Meal @ Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA [3:30 - 5:30 pm]
• Earth Center Coffee House @ Earth Center for the Arts, Historic Barn in Tyler State Park, 10 Stable Mill Trail, Richboro, PA [6 - 9 pm]
• Bourbon Dinner @ Yardley Inn, 82 E. Afton Ave., Yardley, PA [7 - 10 pm]

Monday, January 16:

• Evening in the Colonial Kitchen @ Cock n’ Bull Restaurant, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [5 - 9 pm]
• A Cold Winter’s Night Wine Pairing (class) @ Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 - 9 pm]

Tuesday, January 17:

No events

Wednesday, January 18:

• Pierogy Wednesdays @ St Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Anne Activity Hall, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [9 am - 12 pm]
• Kindle Cafe’s Cooking Class – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 8 pm]
• Wine Down Wednesdays @ Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 - 9 pm]
• Italian Wine Dinner @ Vintage Grille, 3617 Ferry Rd , Fountainville, PA [6:30 - 9 pm]
• Trappist Beer Dinner @ Iron Abbey, 680 N. Easton Rd, Horsham, PA [7 - 9 pm]
• Healthy and Flavorful Meals (class) @ Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 - 9 pm]

Thursday, January 19:

• New Hope Winter Farmers’ Market – In the parking lot of the New Hope Solebury High School, Bridge St, New Hope, PA [3:30 - 5 pm]
• Clam Bake @ Logan Inn, 10 W. Ferry St, New Hope, PA [5 - 9 pm]
• Kindle Cafe’s Supper Club a piedi – TBA – private location, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 8 pm]
• Meatless Monday (class) – A la Maison Personal Chef Service @ The Solebury Club, 4612 Hugesian Drive , Buckingham, PA [6 - 8:30 pm]
• Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar @ The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 - 10 pm]
• Doylestown Food Co-op Town Hall Meeting @ Pearl S. Buck Room Doylestown Public Library, 150 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA [7 - 8:30 pm]

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste on Facebook and Twitter.