Information on upcoming food classes, tastings and demonstrations can be sent to Extra, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010, e-mailed to extra@roanoke.com or faxed to 981-3318. Deadline for submissions is two weeks before the event. For more information, call Nona Nelson at 981-3402.

Tonight Moist heat cooking

Master moist cooking methods: Boiling, poaching, steaming, braising and stewing.

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Foodies, 4054 Franklin Road, Roanoke

Cost: $50 per person

Contact: 776-3693 or www.cookingmadefun.com

Sunday A little bit of Lebanon

Learn to stuff cabbage rolls with beef, lamb and rice and smother them in a tomato sauce.

When: 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: 5509 Coleman Road, Roanoke

Cost: $30 per person

Contact: Marcelle Melki, (540) 598-8334 or e-mail mmelki2002@aol.com

Wednesday Wines of France

Study specific styles of wine from various French regions.

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Wine Gourmet, 2219 Franklin Road, Roanoke

Cost: $30 per person; $50 per couple

Contact: (540) 400-8466 or www.winegourmet.biz

Thursday, Oct. 8 Mother of all sauces

Create almost any sauce from the basics of bechamel, veloute, tomato, espagnole, and hollandaise.

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Foodies, 4054 Franklin Road, Roanoke

Cost: $50 per person

Contact: 776-3693 or www.cookingmadefun.com

Friday, Oct. 9 Holiday baking

Prepare for the upcoming season with lessons on bread and pie baking.

When: 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Where: Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op, 1319 Grandin Road, Roanoke

Cost: Free to members; $5 for non-members

Contact: 343-5652 or e-mail info@roanokenaturalfoods.coop

Sunday, Oct. 11 Lebanese cooking

Wrap grape leaves around homemade fillings including beef, lamb and rice.

When: 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: 5509 Coleman Road, Roanoke

Cost: $30 per person

Contact: Marcelle Melki, (540) 598-8334 or e-mail mmelki2002@aol.com

Saturday and Sunday Open house

Dogtown Pizza will fire up the oven and Foggy Ridge will pour the seasonal cider.

When: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

Where: Foggy Ridge Cider, 1328 Pineview Road, Dugspur

Cost: Cider tasting is free; pizzas are menu prices.

Contact: 276-398-4041 or foggyridgecider.com

Friday, Oct. 9 Taste of Oktoberfest

Enjoy snacks of German food and taste a dozen different beers from Belgium, Germany and the U.S.

When: 5 to 8 p.m.

Where: Wine Gourmet, 2219 Franklin Road, Roanoke

Cost: Free

Contact: (540) 400-8466 or www.winegourmet.biz