The Farmhouse

SPECIAL EVENTS Friday -- Open House and Baking Contest Finals -- Sagra Cooking, 305 Village at Stones Crossing, Easton, 1-4 p.m. Winners announced at 3:30; 610-438-4838; http://www.sagracooking.com . Friday -- Holiday Beer Dinner -- The Farmhouse,...

SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday -- Third Thursday Beer Tasting -- The Farmhouse, 1449 Chestnut St., Emmaus; featuring For the Love of St. Bernadus with Stephen Pekarik, 6:30 p.m. $40, with food pairings. 610-967-6225; http://www.thefarmhouse.com . Saturday --...

SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday -- Cooking Class -- Chef Rick Korn presents ''Learn What To Do With Leftover Turkey'' 7 p.m. at Springfield Church of the Brethren, 920 Passer Road, Coopersburg. Free. 610-282-1834. Friday -- Coffee tasting -- Perk on Main, 228...

Before construction had wrapped on Vanessa Choy and Andrew Wong's house in Studio City, Calif., the rumors had started swirling: The couple was building a halfway house for addicts, passersby speculated. The home was some sort of mean joke on the...

A heavy rainstorm pelted the car as we drove north for dinner at Flow in Jim Thorpe, and I was sorry I wasn't tucked away safe and dry at home. As it turned out, this farm-to- table restaurant was worth every raindrop we fought to get there. Lodged in a...

SPECIAL EVENTS Today -- Cooking Demonstration -- The Springtown Farmers Market, Springtown Firehouse, 3010 Route 412, will feature Pat Bowersock preparing pizza 4-7 p.m. Today -- Wine Tasting -- Melt, 2805 Center Valley Parkway, Upper Saucon Township:...

SPECIAL EVENTS Today -- Wine Tasting -- Melt, 2805 Center Valley Parkway, Upper Saucon Township: ''Your Chateau or Mine Part 2'' at 6:30 p.m. $30, includes food tastings. Reservations, 610-798-9000. Today -- Potluck Dinner Meeting -- Lehigh Valley...

AMERICAN APOLLO GRILL, 85 W. Broad St., Bethlehem, 610-865-9600, www.apollogrill.com AUGIE'S HIDDEN VALLEY INN, 96 Fox Gap Ave., Bangor, 610-588-4029 BECKS LAND AND SEA HOUSE, 997 Bushkill Center Rd., Nazareth, 610-746-7400 BEEF BARON, 2366 Catasaqua Rd.,...

Most of us find great pleasure in food. And nothing makes food taste better than when someone else makes it for you. To that end, there are hundreds of eateries in the area just waiting to serve you. Armetta's on Main Street in Emmaus offers pizza,...

A farmhouse is probably as good a metaphor as any for this Emmaus restaurant — named after itself, so to speak — that serves some of the classiest cuisine in the Lehigh Valley. At one time The Farmhouse, an early 19th century stone house on Route 29,...

BREWERIES Brew Works Brewery & Restaurant, 569 Main St., Bethlehem, 610-882-1300, http://www.thebrewworks.com. Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Inc., 905 Line St., Easton, 610-559-5561, http://www.weyerbacher.com RESTAURANTS A1 Japanese Steakhouse, 3300 Lehigh...

The annual turnover in Hamptons' real estate is under way. And new restaurants are ready for the Spielbergs, Baldwins and you. Westhampton Beach The most awaited restaurant in Westhampton Beach is the relocated PassionFish. Restaurateur-chef Tom...