I Like It Hot Festival - 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., Honeywell Minnreg Hall, 6340 126th Ave. N, Largo. With hot sauces, salsas and jellies, piquant pickles and spices, plus pepper plants and pepper-related items. $2 admission, 15 and younger free. 727 423-8433 or www.ilikeithotfestival.com
Latin wine dinner - 7 p.m. Sat., Bellarte Restaurant, 12600 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater. Six-course wine dinner features tastes of Latin wines. $75, plus service charge and tax. (727) 561-7332.
Taste of Clearwater - 5-8 p.m. Tue., Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Tastes from more than 50 area restaurants, plus beer, wine and beverage samples, cash bar, live entertainment. $18 advance, $20 at door. 727 461-0011 or www.clearwaterflorida.org
Dunedin Wines the Blues - 5-11 p.m. Sept. 25 (rain date Sept. 26), Pioneer Park, Main Street at Douglas Avenue, Dunedin. With more than 50 wines from around the world, food tastes, live blues and crafts. Admission donation: $1. Beer, wine and food tastes additional. (727) 736-5825.
"Big Easy Comes to Matt Geiger's: A New Orleans Experience' - 7 -11 p.m. Sept. 25, at Geiger's residence on Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. With food from 20 restaurants, cash bars, silent auction, bands. $125 per person; benefits charities. (727) 784-4287 for tickets, address to event or more information.
