Ex Libris Volume VI: Beer for brunch
Friday, Nov. 4
Local cooks and brewers will be pairing brunch foods with stouts, pale ales, ciders and others to benefit the Madison Public Library Foundation. Ladonia Cafe, the Coopers Tavern, Heritage Tavern, the Old Fashioned, Bassett Street Brunch Club and more eateries will be serving. At the Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., 7-10 pm. Tickets ($75) at tinyurl.com/librarybeerbrunch or by calling 608-266-6318.
Local harvest dinner
Saturday, Nov. 5
Barebones Cooperative of Dane is hosting a dinner made entirely from food seeded, planted and harvested by the cooperative’s farm crew, with appetizers, entree, teas and desserts. At James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2146 E. Johnson St., 6-8:30 pm. Tickets ($18) at tinyurl.com/barebonesharvestdinner.
Truffle dinner
Sunday, Nov. 6
This five-course truffle meal will be paired with Italian wines. Courses include truffle bisque, foie gras truffle mousse, crispy pork confit with fresh shaved truffle vietti, breast of duck with truffle quince purée and hickory nut phyllo pastry with truffle crème anglaise. Reservations for the dinner ($95) by calling 608-255-6075. At Harvest Restaurant, 21 N. Pinckney St., 6-8 pm.
