Attention liver lovers
Nov. 2-7
Mark your calendars for offal week at Osteria Papavero, 128 E. Wilson St. Chef Francesco Mangano will be featuring dishes made with liver, heart, sweetbreads and other offal at lunch and dinner, all week. For more info, call the restaurant at 608-255-8376.
Attention lutefisk lovers
Nov. 7
There are five seatings at the Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church’s annual lutefisk and meatballs dinner starting at 11:30 a.m. and going until 6:30 p.m. Dinner-hour seatings can sell out, so consider reserving a spot ahead of time (info at westernkoshkonong.org; $16 in advance, $17 at the door). Mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberries, coleslaw and home-made pie round out the menu. 2633 Church St., rural Stoughton.
Cook on a wood stove
Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Learn to cook on a wood stove from expert Steve Keip at Schumacher Farm County Park, 5682 Hwy. 19, Waunakee. Pork and root vegetable stew, chicken patties and gravy, onion pie, braised kale, farmhouse sourdough bread and pineapple upside down cake are on the menu, and you get to eat what you cook.
Register for the class at schumacherfarmpark.org/event-2067128,
$50 members/$65 non-members.