Societe Beer Dinner; Taste of Cardiff; Malarkey Goes To NYC

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS— Check out the totally adorable flyer for the Hog and Brew dinner at Farm House Cafe on Monday, May 13. Farm House Cafe's Olivier Bioteau is teaming up with Hanis Cavin of Carnitas' Snack Shack for a four (plus bonus bites) course dinner in collaboration with Societe Brewing Co. Four Societe beers will be paired with porky delights, including pork cheek rilletes with apple jam and slow cooked pork loin with onions carbonara and corn dauphine. Dessert's a stout cake make with The Bucher, Societe's Imperial Stout. The dinner is $50 per person, beer pairings are $15. Call 619-269-9662 for reservations. [EaterWire]

CARDIFF— Thinking about going to the Taste of Cardiff on Thursday, May 16? Encinitas Patch gives you four reasons not to miss it, including live music and the chance to sample food from over 20 area restaurants. Participating restaurants include Bull Taco, Zenbu, Wine Steals and VG Donuts (an Eater favorite); tickets are $25 in advance. [EncinitasPatch]

NYC— This Friday, Brian Malarkey and some of his Fabric of Social Dining chef crew, including Burlap's Anthony Sinsay and Amanda Baumgarten of Herringbone, are headlining the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards dinner event honoring the nation's top cookbook authors, culinary broadcast producers and food journalists. [EaterWire]