The Week In Eats

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by Dena Merlino

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At this oystravaganza, Legal Culinary Director Dave Welch will teach you how to shuck 'em and lead a discussion on regional oysters. Compare varieties, from Prince Edward Island's briny specimens to Washington state's clean, cucumbery Kumamoto. Add dollops of Legal's famous mignonette and cocktail sauces to punch up slurps. Cash bar; reservations required. Legal Sea Foods, King of Prussia Mall, 690 W. DeKalb Pike, King of Prussia, 610-265-5566, legalseafoods.com.

Georges Perrier is setting up his lauded French fare with regional wines for this swank dinner event. Fried frog legs with garlic coulis will be paired with a light, fragrant Macon-Chaintre to start. Crêpe stuffed with short-rib confit will be served with the bright, juicy Hautes Cotes de Beaune Blanc. A white bean casse au lait entrée will be paired with a Savigny les Baune Premiere Cru Pinot Noir. Dessert will see white chocolate crème brülée matched with Domaine de la Maletie. Georges', 503 W. Lancaster Ave., Spread Eagle Village, Wayne, 610-964-2588, georgesonthemainline.com.

Dog and dessert fans are uniting to benefit N.J. Aid for Animals, an organization dedicated to helping pups in need. Sazon's Robert Campbell is preparing more than just his famed pure cacao beverages — ganache-filled truffles, triple chocolate brownies and gluten- and lactose-free sweets will be ready for everyone (except Fido, of course) to sample. Sazon Restaurant, 941 Spring Garden St., 215-763-2500, sazonrestaurant.com.

The evening will kick off with an all-level Vinyasa class led by a certified Philly Power Yoga instructor, and will be followed by a book discussion (this time around, it's Love in the Time of Cholera) and wine and cheese tasting. They'll be pouring wines like Argentinian Misterio Malbec and Chilean Eyzaguirre. Reservations required. Philly Power Yoga, 2016 Walnut St., 267-872-6732, yogawineandbooks.com.

The first night of this two-part course is all prep work: Pick up background on the whiskey-producing regions of Scotland as well as info on production techniques. Then savor the complex tastes of the second session — see if your newly acquired knowledge can help you differentiate Bunnahabhain from Bruichladdich and Glenfiddich from Glenlivet. Reservations required. Stetson Middle School, 1060 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, 610-692-1964, chestercountynightschool.org.