January 2023 New Jersey Foodie, Wine, and Beer Events
Food! Wine! Beer! It’s January and it’s cold – but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun. Whether it’s cookie walks, bar crawls, wine events…there’s plenty to do this January in 2023!
For more events going on throughout the year, be sure to check out our Event Guide.
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New Jersey Foodie, Wine, and Beer Events for December 2022:
Winery with Music, Firepits & Mulled Wine
January 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 21 & 22, 28 & 29, 12PM – 5PM
Join for a chance to gather with friends, and family. This winter Terhune Orchards winery will be open Saturdays & Sundays with indoor and outdoor seating. Seasonal hot mulled wine is a wonderful way to warm up. Sample a variety of wines in tasting flights or enjoy wine by the glass. Fire pits will be going all weekend. Bring your glasses and enjoy them fireside. Light fare is available. All ages can enjoy s’more kits and hot cocoa. Families are welcome. No reservations are needed, maximum group of 8 guests.
Terhune Orchards, Princeton, NJ
Cost: Free to attend
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The Rahway Soup Stroll
January 7, 14, 21, & 28, 1PM – 4PM
Warm up this winter with some delicious soups!
On Saturdays in January (7, 14, 21, & 28) from 1-4pm, bundle up and visit participating restaurants for a taste of their featured soups. Here’s what you do:
– Visit the participating restaurant.
– Ask for a Soup Stroll Sample and receive a FREE 4oz sample of their featured soup.
– Stroll outside to enjoy your soup!
– Take a Souper Selfie at the establishment to submit for the photo contest!
– Stroll to the next participating establishment and repeat!
– Take a SOUPER SELFIE and enter a drawing for one of four $25 Gift Certificates to your favorite participating Rahway Restaurant!
Visit participating restaurants, snap a picture with your soup at that restaurant and post it to your Instagram Feed or Story. Tag @rahwayishappening and the restaurant (if they have an account) and you will be entered into the drawing. (One entry per Instagram account)
Rahway, NJ
Montclair Farmers’ Market
January 7, 14, 21, & 28, 8AM – 1PM
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Seafood, Meats, Eggs, Breads, Preserves, Pickles, Wines, Apple Cider, Spices, and Cut Flowers, to name a few.
Walnut Street Train Station, 86 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ
Cost: Free
West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market’s Indoor Farmer’s Market
January 7 & 21, 10AM – 1PM
Find winter produce, pastured meats and poultry, fresh seafood, mushrooms, artisan cheeses, sauces, jams, chocolates, wine and much more. Plan on a morning filled with good food, live music and positive vibes!
Lower Vaughn Lot at the Princeton Junction Train Station, West Windsor, NJ
Cost: Free
APYC Winter Farmer’s Market
January 8 & 29, 10AM – 12PM
Farmers market with weekend brunch traffic.
Pop’s Garage and APYC 1000 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: Free
Ramsey Farmers Market
January 8, 15, 22 & 29, 10AM – 1PM
Weekly Vendors include Aunt Vicky’s Bickys, Anita’s Guacamole, Blooming Hill Farm, Cactus Pete’s Beef Jerky, Cooperstown Cheese Co, Dr. Pickle, Earth Nurture Gardens, Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruits, Homespun Chili, Lynnhaven Goat Cheese, Madura Farm, Meredith’s Bread, Mostly Myrtles, OM Champagne Tea, Orchards of Concklin, Paolo’s Kitchen, Pie-Eyed Pizza, Pura Vida Fisheries, Satori Unlimited (Bien Cuit/Balthazar/Hudson Bakery, Hawthorne Valley Farm), Southtown Farm, Spice it Up, Spoon Me Soups, Taiim Shack Mobile, Teagevity, True Foods, Woods Edge Wool Farm
Eric Smith School, 2 Monroe St, Ramsey, NJ
Cost: Free
Morris County Winter Farmers’ Market – Grow It Green
January 8, 15, 22, & 29 at 9:30 AM
Grow It Green Morristown creates sustainable farms and gardens, and educates communities on healthy eating and environmental stewardship. They feature more than 20 farmers and local food vendors like freshly grown produce, farm-raised beef, pork and poultry and fresh seafood, baked goods, farm eggs, and so much more.
Convent Train Station, Convent Road, Morris Township, NJ
Cost: Free
Denville Farmer’s Market
January 8, 15, 22 & 29, 10AM – 1PM
The market will feature 25+ vendors ranging from artisan products and food vendors to local farms.
Downtown Denville, Bloomfield Ave Parking Lot, Deniville, NJ
Cost: Free
Princeton Farmer’s Market
January 12 & 26, 10AM – 3PM
Offering a variety of goods including local, organic fruits and vegetables, free-range beef, poultry, pork, eggs, cheese, pickles, honey, baked goods, linens, nut butters, and more!
Dinky Train Station Lot, 172 Alexander St, Princeton, NJ
Cost: Free
Wine and Cheesecake Weekend
Janaury 14 & 15, 12PM – 5PM
It’s a new year and that means Cocoa Currant is BACK and better than ever. At the even you will be pairing their release date for Cocoa Currant with their Cheesecake Weekend. Cheesecakes by DeesCakes!
Cream Ridge Winery, 145 Route 539 Cream Ridge, NJ
Cost: Tickets are $15 and include your personal sized cheesecake and a select glass of wine.
January Vinyasa and Vino
January 15, 11AM – 12PM
They say that a glass of red wine every day is healthy for you, but you know what is even healthier? Yoga and then a glass of wine afterwards! Join us for a memorable yoga experience viewing our vineyards followed by a relaxing savasana and of course, wine! Vinyasa and Vino is a monthly yoga program held at the winery starting at 11am. Enjoy a one hour Vinyasa (breath for breath flow) guided by by Joy Torres RYT200. This class is suitable for all levels and is beginner friendly. After the class ends, choose a wine to enjoy and unwind.
Bellview Winery, 150 Atlantic Street, Landisville, NJ
Cost: Tickets are $20 and include a glass of wine.
Murder Mystery Dinner at Four Sisters Winery
January 15, 1PM – 4PM
This thrillingly epic event, Murder Mystery Dinner at Four Sisters Winery, will be one that you won’t want to miss! Our interactive Murder Mystery Dinner is non-stop amusement from beginning to end. Can you identify the perpetrator? You, your friends, and fellow gumshoes will enjoy equally hilarious and mystifying entertainment. So, take delight where you play a detective to solve this perplexing crime. The characters will definitely have you in stitches and yes, you could be one of the characters! The event starts with a formal wine tasting, followed by a plated dinner of Chicken Parmesan, salad, roasted vegetables, bread, and dessert. The event includes a Four Sisters Winery souvenir wine glass. Keep in mind that this event requires attendance ages 21 and over to attend.
783 North Bridgeville Road, Belvidere, NJ
$50 per person plus tax, Call 908-475-3671 to reserve your tickets.
LSC After Dark: Boogie Fever
January 19, 6PM – 10PM
Take it back to the decade of glitz, glam and all things disco! Enjoy mouthwatering bites and delicious cocktails, then get down on the dance floor. Groovy threads aren’t required – but the best dressed may be featured in LSC After Dark’s Disco Hall of Fame. Discover the golden age of space robots, from Mariner 9 to Voyager, in our new planetarium show. Rock out at the Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd laser shows.
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $22 in advance, $25 at the door
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Hudson Restaurant Week
January 23 – February 3
Now in it’s 19th year! Bi-annual celebration of dining in Hudson County with prix-fixe discounted menus.
Partipating Restuarants in Hudson County, NJ
MudHen Brewing Co. Beer Pairing Dinner
January 26, 7PM – 10PM
An intimate beer pairing dinner hosted by Mud Hen’s Brewmaster and Head Chef. The evening will consist of a 4-course meal complemented by 4 10oz. beers, chosen specifically by their team. Also, a welcome drink by Basil Hayden will be offered upon arrival! Tickets are $65 each and can be purchased via Eventbrite. Seating is very limited, so don’t miss out!
MudHen Brewing Company, 127 West Rio Grande Avenue, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: $65
Mount Holly Fire & Ice Festival 2023
January 28, 10AM – 4PM
The Mount Holly Fire & Ice Festival & the committee has been planning all year to hold a free family-friendly event, filled with ice carvers lining the streets carving 300 lb blocks of ice into works of art. The fire will be provided by the chili cook off where the area’s best & brightest chefs go head to head and the public gets to take a taste & give their vote. Plus there will be exhibits, vendors, animals, music, plenty of food & adult beverages & a great reason to visit downtown Mount Holly.
6 High St Mt Holly, NJ
Cost: Free
Exit Zero Burns Supper
January 28, 5PM – 11PM
The 17th annual Burns Supper honors Robert Burns, the 19th-century Scottish poet (whose birthday is January 25). The dinner includes a Scottish menu, music from Celtic bands, poetry readings, and more. Guests can dine at The Lookout, Ferry Station or The Atrium at the newly revamped Cape May Ferry Terminal. Tickets are $20-$85, depending on location.
1200 Lincoln Boulevard, Cape May, NJ
Cost: $20 – $85
Beer Tasting and Sensory Class
January 28, 6PM – 7:30PM
Love beer and want to know more about it? Hate beer but want to give it more of a try? Take this sensory class to learn tasting terminology, flavor identification, palate development, and to gain a better understanding of the science (and art) of brewing! Tickets include a flight of beer plus instructional materials.
Buttzville Brewing Company, 30 East Washington Avenue Washington, NJ
Cost: $20
Chardonnay & Rosé Brunch
January 28 & 29
Unionville’s inaugural Chardonnay & Rosé Brunch! From 11 am to 1 pm, guests will be welcomed into our historic 1858 Farmhouse for this intimate event. The Blawenburg Bistro will be serving brunch boards for two, and they’ll be pouring select Unionville wines at the open bar, including new releases. Guests will also be treated to exclusive discounts on wine purchases. Seating is limited. Each ticket includes admission for two. Menu: French toast with maple syrup, savory quiche, home fries, breakfast sausage, fresh fruit, biscotti
The Farmhouse, 86 NJ 173 , Hampton, NJ
Cost: $120 for 2 people
Wassailing the Apple Trees
January 29, 1PM – 4PM
Raise a glass of hot cider with as Terhune Orchards honors the trees that give us their wonderful apples. The ancient British tradition of wassailing the apple trees to protect them from harm is a popular winter celebration at Terhune Orchards that you won’t want to miss. Activities include singing, dancing and playing of primitive instruments, toasts of hot cider, and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread in the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise and New Year. There will be festive singing and dancing to ensure the orchards have a good harvest in 2023. Warm yourself next to the bonfire (marshmallow roasting included). The festivities are FREE and open to the public, young and old.
Terhune Orchards, Princeton, NJ
Cost: Free
Downtown Cranford Winter Restaurant Week
January 29 – February 2
Winter Restaurant Week kicks off Sunday, January 29th and runs through February 2nd! Participating restaurants will be offering prix fixe dinner menus, lunch specials, and more! Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to support your favorite food spots and maybe discover someplace new!
Downtown Cranford, NJ
