Summer Solstice Farm2Fork Dinner

Fruitlands

On Sunday, June 22, Fruitlands Museum celebrates 100 years with a Farm-to-Fork Dinner under the summer sky. The afternoon will begin with cocktails and private tours of the Museum’s exhibition buildings followed by a sumptuous, locally sourced, seated dinner provided by Fireside Catering from Gibbet Hill Grill. Live music, delicious food and sparkling conversation can be enjoyed while helping to raise funds for education and outreach programs. Event is from 5:30–8:30 PM at the Museum in Harvard, MA.

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Historic Drover’s Feast

Salem Cross Inn

Experience a 1700’s American trailside feast recalling the days of John Pynchon, the colonies’ first cattle drover.  At Salem Cross inn in West Brookfield, they hand rub prime ribs of beef with an age old recipe of spices and slowly roast it for hours over a huge fire pit.  This is just the beginning of an endless feast (eight tables long!) including other seasonal entrées and a large variety of hot and cold vegetable dishes as well as an assortment of delightful baked goods and fresh home baked shortcake or pies topped with real whipped cream. Enjoy horse drawn wagon rides, live entertainment, demonstrations by period crafts people and a Cow Puncher Drink. Held twice a year; always on Father’s Day and the 2nd Sunday of September. Reserve ahead as events sell out. Adults $58 and children $25.

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Picnic Lunches

Nashoba Valley Winery

May 1st starts the Picnic Lunch “to go” season at Nashoba Valley Winery. Delicious gourmet picnic lunches will be available until the end of October 2014 except when the restaurant is closed for vacation or during festival days. Lunches are fresh and prepared daily by J’s, an award winning Zagat rated gourmet winery restaurant and are available on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy lunch at one of the winery’s picnic tables or porch, depending on availability. Enjoy a wine tasting or a bottle of wine or hand-crafted micro-brew from the winery to have with
lunch. The costs of wine tasting and wine or beer purchases are not included in the cost of the picnic lunch menu.

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Food and Books

The Traveler

In this age of tablets and boring fast food restaurants, are you hankering for a good book with a good meal? The Traveler Restaurant serves up hearty portions for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and of course, 3 free books with a meal. Stop in for a great meal and a good read. Browse the used book store downstairs. Located near the CT/MA border off of Route 84 at 1257 Buckley Hwy in Union, CT. Call 860.684.4920 for more information. 

Dinner and a Movie

Red Maple Inn

Are you a classic film buff, love good food, good conversations and good friends. Then dinner and a movie at the Red Maple Inn in Spencer is for you. For private parties of 8–12, Red Maple Inn will share a film from their personal collection of over 2,000 titles spanning the late 30’s to the mid 50’s. Red Maple Inn co-owner and chef, Shari Alexander will create an accompanying dinner of your choice…think Rick’s Cafe and Casablanca. The inn offers a comfortable and personal film experience in their screening room with an 84” TV screen and great sound system. Follow a classic film with “real grown up conversation” and a film discussion. Call Shari at 508.885.9205 for more information.

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Brewfest

20th Anniversary

How about a dining experience that mixes great food and brew? The Brewfest is a ticket only event being held on Saturday, June 14th from 1:00pm until 7:00pm at Wachusett Brewing Company located at 175 State Road East in Westminster, MA. The 20th anniversary of Brew Fest will feature live music, great food, games, give aways and more! Tickets are $25 in advance.

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