You can head to Sel de la Terre's State Street location in Boston for primers on picnic basket favorites, roses and the ABCs of American wines (that's Anything But Californian) at their Wine Wednesdays.

They include a four-course tasting menu of rustic French fare and accompanying wines inspired by changing seasons, wine regions or varietals.

Wine Wednesdays start at 7 and cost 45 bucks. (617.720.1300)

And if Wednesdays don't work for you, you can drop in at their new Natick spot for Wine Tuesdays.

The set-up, starting time and price is the same as the Boston event. (508.650.1800) Check our wine&dine calendar to see the featured fare and wines.

This month "Linda's Kitchen" features a make-ahead Southwestern salad using garden vegetables that is paired with white sangria for ease in summertime entertaining or as a complete meal during a busy work week. The show airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11a.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. on DoubleACS Channel 15 in Attleboro.

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Jazz Sundays have started at Azure at the Lenox Hotel in Boston. You can can stick around after dinner for live jazz 9 to midnight. (617.933.4800)

The blade meat sandwich is 5 bucks and the chicken pot pie is 6 bucks with the coupons in The Sun Chronicle Monday for Jenerations on East Street in Downtown North Attleboro. (508.809.6585)

Roberto's on Hope Street in Bistol has extended Pasta Nite through June with six pasta dishes, one vegetarian, for 13 bucks. It's available Sunday through Thursday except holidays. (401.254.9732)

Ponderosa Steakhouse on Route 1 in South Attleboro has The Fight for Your Appetite through June 30. You'll get a lunch buffet for 5 bucks and a dinner buffet for 8 bucks if you bring in any fast food receipt, coupon or bag. Psst: If you need a fast food receipt go to ponderosasteakhouses.com and print one.

La Laiterie at Farmstead at Wayland Square in Providence hosts "high cheese" every Tuesday through Saturday at 3 during the spring and summer months. They offer a selected list of artisan cheeses, charcuterie and hand-selected wines and craft beer. (401.274.7177)

Eastern Standard Kitchen + Drinks on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, a new Notester favorite, has some rose wines and bourban offerings in its future. Its annual offering of a Summer Rose-By-the-Glass List, which runs now through Oct. 10. The wines are 10 bucks a glass. On the bourbon side, since Derby Day - and for as long as it lasts - they have been pouring Jackson Cannon Selected Barrel ES No. 26, a Kentucky bourbon hand-picked by the restaurant at Buffalo Trace Distillery. For 10 bucks you can get it straight up, on the rocks, in a Mint Julep or the cocktail of your choice. (easternstandardboston.com and 617.532.9100)

Just like you don't want to miss their live music weekend nights, it's hard to roll down Route 1 after 3 on a Monday and not pop into The Chieftain for its Monday steamers special at 14 bucks a bucket. (chieftainpub.com and 508.643.9031) It's Cinco de Mayo all month long at Masa's in Boston's South End. They're offering a three-course prix fixe menu for 30 bucks for all of May. Look for tortilla soup with puya chile and roasted tomato, and battered fish tacos with avocado salsa verde, chipotle tamarind sauce and lime. And there are plenty of specialty margaritas to go around. (617.338.8884)

The 8-ounce steak with boneless buffalo wings is 10 bucks with the coupon in The Sun Chronicle Monday for Fitzy's Pub on Man Mar Drive in Plainville. (508.699.2532)

Boston Uncorked, a group of wine enthusiasts who host "relaxed yet enlightening events," returns to Boston's North End on Monday for Vino e Cibo Edonistic at Eclano. Tfive-course Italian feast with wine gets underway at 6:30 in Eclano's intimate Salem Street dining room. It's 60 bucks, but that includes a 25-buck gift certificate to be used on your next visit. (Bostonuncorked.com)

Starting Wednesday at 8:30 Geppetto's Pizzeria at DePasquale Plaza in Providence resumes it's weekly karaoke competition. Every week the two top performers win 25-buck gift certificates to Geppetto's. The grand prizes are a thousand bucks for first place, 300 for second and 200 for third. The competition continues through the summer with the finals taking place on the Wednesday after Labor Day. (geppettospizzeria.com and 401.270.3003)

Chef David Kinkead has launched his spring cooking demo series, Show & Taste Tuesdays, at Sibling Rivalry in Boston. Each week at 7 Kinkead and his crew share some professional tricks while preparing a three-course meal. For 50 bucks a head, you get dinner and some kitchen know-how. Check our wine&dine calendar on Tuesdays in May to see their featured regional menus. (617.338.5338)

The Ashmont Grille in Dorchester continues its Monday Night Wine Club this month. These relaxed weekly gatherings include new wines to explore ans tastings from the kitchen. They start at 6:30 and cost 30 bucks. Check our wine&dine calendar on Mondays to see the featured wines. (617.825.4300)

33 Restaurant & Lounge in Boston explores Alsatian wines in the May Hot Off the Vine series. Look for flight tastings, cheese pairings, kitchen nibbles, a wine class and a grand tasting. Hot Off the Vine events vary in price. Check our wine&dine calendar for more info. (617.572.3311)

Patios are opening up everywhere, so The Blue Room at Kendall Square in Boston has opened outdoor venue for their weekday lunch grill. Monday through Friday from 11:30 to 1:30 they fire up the grill for a midday barbecue, with menu item,s running 6 to 8 bucks. (617.494.903)

As they get ready for their big move to their new digs in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the L'Espalier team - that's cheese expert Louis Risoli, wine guru Erik Johnson and chefs Frank McClelland and James Hackney - are hosting their final Cheese Tuesday June 17. The educational evening will shed a light on all facets of cheese from production to differences in taste and texture to cheese producing regions and cheese selection. And you get a four-course menu paired with wines, all for 68 bucks. It starts at 7. (617.262.3023).

Bon appetit. And if you go, let The Notester know.

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