Dining Calendar

Paulette Tavormina, a photographer whose works depict food in the style of old-master, still-life paintings, will have a show starting Thursday at Robert Mann Gallery, 525 West 26th Street, (212) 989-7600. The exhibit will be on display through March 9.

Fit for Politicians

The menu of the luncheon for dignitaries after the inauguration of President Obama on Monday will be served at dinner that evening at 606 R&D, 606 Vanderbilt Avenue (St. Marks Avenue), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The menu, which features New York State foods thanks to the efforts of Senator Charles E. Schumer, will start with steamed lobster in clam chowder sauce, with Tierce 2010, a dry riesling that is a collaboration of three Finger Lakes wineries: Anthony Road, Fox Run and Red Newt. The main course will be hickory-grilled bison with huckleberry reduction and several side dishes, including a red potato-horseradish cake, served with Bedell Cellars 2009 merlot from the North Fork of Long Island. Hudson Valley apple pie will be the dessert, with a sparkling wine alongside. Reservations, available from 5:30 to 10 p.m., are $75 or $100 including wines: (718) 230-0125 or info@606vanderbiltbklyn.com.

Travel by Taste Bud

Global Kitchen, an organization that started offering cooking classes taught by immigrant chefs and entrepreneurs last fall in different locations throughout the city, will hold a fund-raising event for itself on Tuesday from 7 to 11 p.m. at Projective Space, 72 Allen Street (Grand Street), third floor, and will feature food made by several of its African instructors. For tickets, $45: globalkitchenny.com/classes.)

Colonial Suds

Beer has existed for millenniums, but looking back to a recent age, the Culinary Historians of New York will hold a discussion of preindustrial brewing by the American colonists and immigrant groups, with a tasting of beers made today using historical recipes, with food. It will be on Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Jimmy’s No. 43, 43 East Seventh Street (Second Avenue), $25 for members, $40 for nonmembers from culinaryhistoriansny.org.

Mardi Gras, Très Early

An Italian carnevale menu, followed by live jazz, will celebrate Mardi Gras on Jan. 25 at Porter House New York, in the Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, starting at 6:30 p.m. (Mardi Gras is actually celebrated on Feb. 12 this year so this event is quite early.) The four-course dinner, with wines, will be $145 plus tax and tip: (212) 823-9500. Reservations require a credit card.