On the Menu This Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6

Image via Flickr user r-zHappy Friday, everyone! I hope you are all about to enjoy a long weekend. If you have opted to stay in town, you have plenty of delicious options on the event menu: corn, wine, beer, salmon, Thai cooking, challah and more! I'm including Labor Day in the round-up and there will not be a Monday post. However, come back here on Tuesday for an announcement about the next giveaway! 

Also check out these other posts for even more to do!

• Free wine tastings
• Free event round-up on Freeattle
• Outdoor and nature event round-up on Seattle Natural Selection

Festivals

• Blues for Food Festival (Live blues music, with proceeds benefiting the P-Patch Trust. $8-15)
• Corn Festival: Corn roast, salsa roast. "Many varieties: yellow, white and bi-color. U-pick sunflower fields. Stop in for a fun day on Grandpa’s farm. He’ll tell you how to freeze your corn for the winter. It makes a great treat!"
• Summer Celebration at E.B. Foote Winery. $5 tasting fee (cash only), applied toward bottle purchase No tasting fee for Wine Club members. Taste current releases along with snacks and save 10% to 30% on wine purchases. We'll have special prices on selected wines. No reservations needed! Get a friend or two and drop in anytime."

Friday, September 3

• 3pm – 6pm: FREE! Challah-Palooza at Whole Foods Roosevelt. "In celebration of the upcoming Jewish New year we will be sampling holiday items and serving samples of Kosher wine  for $1. Free and open to anyone who loves to eat - please join us! Co-sponsored by JFS, Jconnect, and Whole Foods Market."
• 5pm – 7pm: Beer Tasting: Laurelwood Brewing at Malt & Vine. $1

Saturday, September 4

• 11am – 1pm: Class: Lunch & Learn - Simply Salmon @ Diane's Market Kitchen. "Join Chef/Instructor Diane LaVonne for two hours of cooking and conversation inspired by the fresh seasonal ingredients found at the local farmers.  $ 45.00 + WA sales tax.
• 2pm – 5pm: FREE! Wine Tasting: Wines to Grill With. "It's time for fire, meat, and fine wine! Celebrate the last weekend of summer in the great tradition of grilling. We have picked some of our favorite wines that are perfect for that cookout. Start out with two excellent Washington whites and move into some real fun Cali Reds! Finish off with a pretty Carignan from Chile and you're set to pick some great wines for your cookout!"
• 4pm – 6pm: Live music and wine tasting on the Trellis Patio at Columbia Winery Side Bar. Free admission. Flatbread Pizzas and Wine by the Glass will be available for purchase.
• 6pm – 10pm: Swine & Wine Sunset Dinner at the Greens Benefit for U.S. National Lawn Bowling Championships. "Don't miss this unique event with guest chef, Nick Musser from icon Grill. Chef Musser will prepare a delectible 4-course pork dinner paired with wines plus lawn bowling and the best sunset in the city. This event is the perfect outing for the adventurous epicurean!  Cost: $85.00 per person ($40 is a tax deductible donation) This dinner is a fundraising event for the 2011 U.S. National Lawn Bowling Championships. Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club has been selected as the host of this prestigious event. We thank the icon Grill and Seattle Sports Commission for their support. Get your taste buds on and make it to the greens in your flat-soled shoes. We'll see you there!"

Sunday, September 5

• 11am – 3pm: Mercer Island Farmers Market: Day on the Farm! "Come join us and welcome our resident bees, chickens, goats and bunnies! Music to shop by provided by Reuben James - American Roots Music; Kids Table activity - Paint a Rainbow of market colors; Master Gardeners next to Info Booth."
• 11am – 4pm: FREE! Wine Tasting: 4 for Italy at Portalis in Ballard.
• 12:00pm – 1:30pm: FREE! Pike Place Farmers Market Chef Demo: Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen/I Love Thai Cooking.
• 3pm – 8pm: TomatoFare 2010. "TomatoFare celebrates the spirit of the season's harvest and encourages home gardeners to carry on the honored tradition of seed-saving and growing their family's own organic heirloom tomatoes. It truly is a unique community festival for food & wine lovers, chefs, family gardeners and farmers. It's a celebration of life! TomatoFare's mission is to create an ample supply of locally grown organic Heirloom Tomatoes and make our state the largest grower of heirloom tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest." In Quincy. $20

Monday, September 6

• Labor Day Brunch at Calamity Jane's.
• Go on a picnic! Check out CitySearch's list of suggestions
• "Wine All You Want Mondays" at Art Restaurant. "Put an end to Monday blues with Wine all you Want. Enjoy 50% off all bottles of wine ordered with dinner. With over 160 choices, ask Jerald Armstrong or Giorgio Saturnino to recommend a bottle."