Food Events Oct. 1-7

Wednesday, Oct. 3
Play with your Food: DIY Molecular Gastronomy

Local chef and food tinkerer, Chris Hanson channels his inner Alton Brown to explain how to break down flavors into their most basic elements. We’ll make balsamic vinegar “caviar”, 63 degree eggs, lemon “powder”, instant infused apple cider and show you how to build your own sous vide using safe, organic ingredients. Includes a discussion about molecular gastronomy techniques and some fun tastings. $20 or whatever you can pay. Wednesday, Oct., 3, 6:30p.m., Square Belly Food Theater (a monthly pay-what-you-can food experience for the eating-obsessed) at the Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. biteclubeats.com/squarebelly.
Friday, Oct. 5
Free espresso and cappucino at Oliver’s

To celebrate the launch of their new espresso, Sweetwater, Taylor Maid farms will offer free espresso and cappucino from 11am to 2pm on Oct. 5, 2012 at all three Oliver’s market locations (Stony Point Road, Monticeto Center and Cotati). The new espresso uses a post-roast blending method and contains Arabica beans from Honduras, Guatemala and Brazil. taylormaidfarms.com.

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7
Petaluma Bounty Tool Recycling and Chica Bloom

This weekend, Petaluma Bounty features two events: On Saturday, Oct. 6, drop off your unused, old, broken or rusty garden tools at the Bounty Farm from 10am to noon (and every Saturday after that). Tools must be small gardening tools. No lawnmowers, chain saws, or anything longer than a shovel. No plastic or bamboo rakes. 55 Shasta Ave., Petaluma. All donations are tax-deductable. http://www.petalumabounty.org/blog/tool-recycling-program/

At 10a.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, CHICA BLOOM flower farmers, Ariana Reguzzoni and Lisa Murgatroyd show how to grow colorful, fragrant flowers for bouquets and how to incorporate beneficial bug-friendly plants for a rear-round bounty. $20 (sliding scale) includes a bouquet to take home. RSVP to  flowers@chicabloomfarm.com.  Petaluma Bounty Community Farm, 55 Shasta Ave., Petaluma, across from Lucky’s.

Saturday, Oct. 6
Whisky Tasting

The Sonoma County Single Malt Society will present a special tasting of aged whiskeys from Anthony Wills of Kilchoman, Louisa Young of Isle of Arran and Ed Kohl presenting Chieftains independent bottlings. Saturday, Oct. 6, 7pm., Courtyard by Marriot, 175 Railroad St., Santa Rosa. $35 for Society Members, $50 for non-members.