Because sometimes it's fun to get out of the house and attend special food events -- dinners by visiting chefs, cooking classes, charity evenings and beer parties at excellent restaurants -- here are five upcoming food and drink occasions that you might want to check out, including one tonight and one tomorrow. Eat well, drive safe and good luck with those lederhosen.
Vegetarian feast -- Former Spago pastry chef Sherry Yard and New York Times Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman are hosting a four-course vegetarian dinner at Tanzy restaurant in Westwood to mark the season finale of the restaurant's Farmers Market Dinner Series.