• Make Dubai chocolate bars: Van Otis Chocolates (341 Elm St., Manchester, 627-1611, vanotis.com) will hold a Dubai Bar Making workshop Thursday, April 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. During this hour-long class guests will enjoy a tour of Van Otis’ Chocolate Factory, make their very own Dubai bar (customized with favorite flavors and mix-ins), and indulge in handmade chocolates. Guests 21+ are welcome to bring their favorite bottle of wine. Participants will also take home the chocolate bar mold to make more bars on their own. The cost is $65.87 per person through eventbrite.com.
• Make espresso martinis: Local Street Eats (112 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 402-4435, local-streeteats.com) will host Espresso Yourself – The Ultimate Espresso Martini Showdown Thursday, April 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. This will be a night filled with caffeine and cocktails. Local bartenders will battle it out to see who creates the best espresso martini. Espresso martinis are $15. There will be one grand prize winner, and voting will be people’s choice.
• Watch a cooking demo: Harper’s Eden Catering (35 Manchester Road, Derry, 416-0509, harperseden.com) will host the first dinner in a cooking demo series on Friday, April 24, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at The Gathering Grounds (104 Route 13, Brookline, 978-225-0066, thegatheringgroundsnh.com). Follow along while Chef Amanda from Harper’s Eden Catering does a live cooking demo. Tickets are $81.88. RSVP at harperseden.com/event-calendar.
• Cook as a couple: It is Spring Break Date Nite at The Culinary Playground (16 Manning St., Derry, 339-1664, culinary-playground.com) Friday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. as well as Sunday, April 26. As a couple, learn to make fun spring-break-inspired dishes. Tickets are $165 per couple through the Culinary Playground website.
• Last winter market: Saturday, April 25, will be the final Concord Winter Farmers Market (7 Eagle Square, Concord,downtownconcordwinterfarmersmarket.com) of the season, from 9 a.m. to noon. Beginning in May the Farmers Market will return outside on Capitol Street.
• Grow your own: Learn to grow your own oyster mushrooms at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4600, nashualibrary.org) Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to noon or at a second session beginning at 1 p.m. Join farmer Elizabeth Almeida of Fat Moon Mushrooms to learn how to make your own oyster mushroom grow kit using recycled food containers and cardboard. Take your kit home and watch your mushrooms grow. Supplies are limited to one kit per household.
• Make risotto: Tuscan Market (Tuscan Village, 9 Via Toscana, Salem, 912-5467, tuscanbrands.com) will host an asparagus risotto cooking class on Sunday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how to make creamy asparagus risotto in this hands on class. The Tuscan Market’s instructor will guide you through the techniques for building rich flavor and perfect texture. The cost is $59.60 through the Tuscan Market website.
• New NH foods: In an April 14 press release, Nashua-based coffee company Rare Breed Coffee (2 Pittsburgh Ave, Nashua, 578-3338, rarebreedcoffee.com) announced the release of a new product, Brain Waves, which it described as “a new functional coffee engineered to deliver ‘locked-in energy’— sustained cognitive focus and mental clarity without the typical caffeine jitters.”
In an April 15 press release, Gate Drop (getgatedrop.com), “a new energy gummy company built by two childhood friends from NH” announced a new energy gummy, also called GateDrop. “GateDrop is an energy gummy brand inspired by motorsports and built for motion,” the press release read. “The brand was built to challenge traditional energy drinks. By delivering clean, precisely dosed caffeine in a convenient, portable gummy, GateDrop is positioning itself as a true challenger in one of the fastest-growing categories in consumer products.”