Go Deutsch
Sat., Dec. 3, noon-5 p.m., $2-$12
Culture vultures rejoice! The German Society's annual Christmas bazaar is under way, and the holiday market (or "knusperhaeuschen," if you want to get all lingual) promises everything from hand-embroidered tablecloths and tree ornaments to marzipan and Nurnberger Lebkuchen cookies. Bring an Oktoberfest-sized appetite for the "kassler, sauerkraut and potato salat" buffet. Christkindelmarkt, the German Society of Pennsylvania, 611 Spring Garden St., 215-627-2332, www.germansociety.org.

Take the Cake
Sun., Dec. 4, 4-8 p.m., free
Still can't ice a cake without massacring it? Dry your eyes, Crocker, and see how the pros do it. Philadelphia's finest cake bakers and pastry chefs will face off for a cool grand in this televised duel of sweets. Each entry will be judged on merits of appearance, originality, decoration and technique before it's donated to a local charity. And you thought the homeless were down on their luck!
PattyCakes Creative Cake Holiday Competition, First District Plaza, Delaware Ballroom, 3801 Market St., 215-698-1842.

The Last Sipper
Sun., Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m., $120
If you slept through Sideways, you might want to pack a pillow for this. The six-course wine tasting journey with Bianca wine director Paul Barlow, Winebow's Chuck Samul and Bianca executive chef Michael Fiorello examines wine and cuisine in the Beaujolais region of France.
Beaujolais Wine Dinner, Bianca Restaurant, 24 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-519-0999.

Party Monsters
Mon., Dec. 5, 6-8 p.m., $40
While Martha was busy doing the jailbird rock, Astral Plane sous chef Gus Bellingham was thinking up time-saving tips to make holiday parties a cinch. Learn how to prepare simple crowd pleasers such as poached pear salad and sweet mascarpone mousse without getting a migraine.
Entertaining with Ease, Kitchen Kapers, East Gate Square, 1341 Nixon Dr., Moorestown, N.J., 856-778-9828, www.kitchenkapers.com.

Tour de France
Tue., Dec. 6, 5 p.m., $55
French chef Patrice Rames will be celebrating a new region of France every first Tuesday of the month. December's prix fixe menu spotlights the traditional cuisine of the southwest region (or "sud ouest," said with spit and vigor), with a five-course menu including encornets (calamari with tomatoes and orange peel in a white wine sauce) and Cassoulet de Castelnaudary (white beans, carrots, onions, garlic, sausages, pork and duck confit). And guys, we swear that whole "Freedom Fries" thing wasn't our idea.
First Tuesday Celebration, Patou, 312 Market St., 888-289-4906, www.patourestaurant.com.