Fun Food Events through Sep 13

Through Sept. 2

“Hooley” means party in Ireland and the 12th annual Great Irish Hooley is back at Raglan Road and Disney Springs through Monday night. The party pairs Irish, American, and Canadian bands on both inside and outdoor stages. Recent adds to the Raglan Road menu include an Irish take on chicken curry called Dublin Delhi and the Blàthanna Blossom cocktail with Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto liqueur, butterfly pea flower extract, vegan foam, sour mix, and topped with prosecco. There’s no cover for the Great Irish Hooley, but reservations are a good idea.

The Current Seafood Counter in College Park continues its Labor Day tradition of flying in live Maine lobsters. They’ll be taking walk-ins from 12-3 p.m., but the best bet is to pay ahead online or in the shop. You’ll get a 1.25-pound lobster with feta-rosemary potatoes and garden slaw for $29.95.

Kaya is most known for its modern take on traditional Filipino food and its recognition in the Michelin Guide. Today, Kaya’s hosting a book launch, 7 – 8:30 p.m. 36 Dwellings by Jan M. Padios is a “literary-architectural hybrid,” about a Filipinx family coping with the forces of colonialism and labor migration. Padios (pictured) will be in conversation with Annabelle Tometich, a Fort Myers food writer and author whose The Mango Tree is a memoir of growing up as a mixed-race Filipina in suburban Florida. Admission is free, but Kaya is asking people to register so they know the crowd size. After the talk and book signing – karaoke.

Clermont Oyster Bar and the non-profit Coastal Conservation Association Florida are throwing an oyster roast at the bar, 6 – 9 p.m., with beer and oysters for $40 per person. The “conservation minded event” will recycle all oyster shells to revitalize oyster reefs in Florida’s coastal estuaries.

September is Hunger Action Month across America and Ten10 Brewing is raising both awareness – and cash – to support the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida with a new limited-edition American wheat ale. Called 30 Ways in 30 Days, the beer’s launch party is noon – 4 p.m. at Ten10. A $10 admission gets you live music and a beer. After the party, the new beer will be available in cans at select ABC stores until the end of the month. Money raised from the party and canned beer sales goes to Second Harvest, which distributes enough food in Central Florida to provide 300,000 meals each day.

Once a month, the intimate music room at the Dr. Phillips Center, Judson’s Live, hosts a brunch at 11:30 a.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. For September, the food is classic southern, and the live music is sacred steel – bluesy gospel featuring steel guitar.  On the menu, you’ll find chicken and Belgian waffles, biscuits and gravy, salmon Florentine, fried green tomatoes, peach cobbler, honey-bourbon glazed ham, an omelet station, and more. Music is by The Lee Boys, who have toured with everyone from Robert Plant to John Legend and The Roots. Tickets are $112.10 per person after fees, but before parking.

Winter Park’s Center for Health & Wellbeing continues its Food as Medicine cooking classes with A Nourishing Approach to Prostate Health, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registered dietician Allison Harrell teams up with AdventHealth urologist Dr. Justin Emtage to both prepare gochujang tomato tofu over rice and discuss how ingredients can boost prostate health. Tickets to attend are $35, but there will also be a free online option announced before the class starts.

Drink beer and make art – sounds like the start to a good Friday night. The workshop at Deland’s Museum of Art, 6 – 8 p.m., is built around tasting beers from Sidecar Market and being inspired by the works of watercolorist and lithographer Adolf Dehn. You don’t need experience to join in. Projects are designed for any skill level. The class is $30 for museum members and $35 for every else.