Cayuga Wine Trail to host Mardi Gras event
The Cayuga Wine Trail will host a Mardi Gras event, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Throughout the day, those attending will receive beads, a wine glass and a chance to win prizes, plus a wine and New Orleans Cajun food pairing at each of the 16 wineries. Costumed guests who visit each winery on Mardi Gras weekend will be eligible to be chosen as King and Queen of Mardi Gras.
For more information on wineries and events, and to download a trail guide, visit www.cayugawinetrail.com.
Stir up some soul food on Feb. 28
Enjoy a home-cooked soul food dinner and contribute to the Ithaca Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.'s scholarship program. Meals can be purchased for $7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, at GIAC, 318 N. Albany St. The menu: fried chicken, green beans, Jerk chicken, peas and rice, macaroni and cheese, cornbread or roll, greens and a dessert.
Tickets: E-mail Jami Joyner: JOYNERJP@gmail.com
4-H looking for Dinner Club members
4-H is looking for six teenage members (ages 13-18) to join The Dinner Club. The Dinner Club focuses on meal planning, table setting and dinner conversation. Members will learn about weights and measures, economics of food purchasing, creating menus ahead of time, budgeting, nutrition, where food comes from, how food impacts energy and how to have conversational fun while enjoying a terrific meal that they've prepared.
Field trips and guest speakers are planned. All backgrounds and food interests are welcome. Parental support is encouraged.
Dijon offers discount to restaurant workers
Dijon, a French bistro-style restaurant at 311 Third St., Ithaca, is offering 50 percent off on all food to Tompkins County restaurant employees on Tuesdays.
Owner and chef Mark Papera said a tighter economy has made it more difficult for restaurant workers to enjoy a meal out of the house. He plans to continue his half-price offer on food items on Dijon's menu for at least the month of February.
To be eligible for the discount, restaurant workers need to bring a pay stub showing the name of the restaurant in which they work. Dijon's serves dinners from 5 to 10 p.m. daily and lunches from noon to 2 p.m. weekdays.