A nose-to-tail pork dinner will accompany flights of Stoudts beers on Thursday at Alobar, 46-42 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens. Reservations are available from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The five-course dinner, with each course paired with a different beer, is $50; a flight of the beers alone is $10. Tax and tip are extra. Reservations: (718) 752-6000.
A pig named King Arthur has been raised by the folks who own Northeast Kingdom, a restaurant at 18 Wyckoff Avenue (Troutman Street), Bushwick, Brooklyn. On Friday it will make the ultimate sacrifice for a nose-to-tail meal of 23 courses; $130, including cocktails, wine, beer, tax and tip: (718) 386-3864, north-eastkingdom.com.
Northwest by Northeast
Chefs from Portland, Ore., will participate in dinners run by City Grit, which organizes dining events, on three consecutive nights next week, from Tuesday through Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m., in the group’s event space at 38 Prince Street (Mott Street). The five-course dinners will include wines and beers from Oregon; $85, excluding tax and tip, from citygritnyc.com.
100 Candles for Julia
In celebration of what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday on Aug. 15, dozens of cities around the country will present a restaurant week, with more than 100 restaurants featuring dishes based on her recipes or menus. It’s all part of JC100, organized by Alfred A. Knopf, her publisher, and running now through Aug. 15. In New York, Aureole, Buvette, Jeanne Gaston, Madison Bistro, Marea, Randolph’s Bar and Lounge at the Warwick Hotel, and Union Square Cafe will participate. For a nationwide list: jc100.tumblr.com.
An Odd Couple
Beer (not root beer) and ice cream will be paired at a tasting on Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Top Hops, 94 Orchard Street (Delancey Street); $25. Reservations: [email protected], (212) 254-4677.
Listings for the Dining Calendar should be submitted by the Friday before Wednesday publication, by using a form at nytimes.com/dining-calendar.
