J. Betski's executive chef Todd Whitney will be a guest chef for a five-course dinner at the Angus Barn's wine cellar. The dinner is 6 p.m. June 5. It costs $125 per person.

The menu includes: 

• Mini Reuben & Chicken Liver Mousse
• Chilled Tomato & Juniper Soup
• Sausage assortment of Veal & Pork Sausage, Bratwurst and Duck & Chevry Sausage
• Smoked Trout & Potato Pierogi
• Jaeger Schnitzel
• Beef Rouladen with Spaetzle
• White Peach Strudel

Each course is paired with German beer.

To make a reservation call 787-3505 or send an e-mail to kelly.joslin@angusbarn.com

J. Betski's is hosting a wine dinner with wine producer Karl Lagler Jr. at 7 p.m. April 15.

The price is $65 per person. Call 833-7999 for reservations. 

The menu includes: 

• Passed Hors d’oeuvres served with Neuberger Eimerberg 2007
• Oysters on the Half Shell with Fennel and Cucumber Salad served with Grüner Veltliner Burgberg 2008 
• Crispy Pork Trotters, Apple and Lambs Lettuce Salad served with Riesling Setzburg Federspiel 2008  
• Smoked Trout, Dill Fingerling Pierogie served with Grüner Veltliner Steinborz Smaragd 2007 
• Stuffed Veal Breast with Pan Glazed Vegetables served with Riesling Eimerberg Smaragd 2007

Even if you can't go to the dinner, get to J. Betski's and order a JerBear, a roasted peanut rum with a salted rim and an 8-ounce bottle of Coke.

This is bartender Chuck Babcok's brilliant riff on the Southern penchant for throwing roasted peanuts intp a bottle of Coca-Cola.

J. Betski's is hosting a special dinner featuring Dirk Richter of Max Ferd. Richter Wines at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25. The cost is $65 per person, excluding tax and tip. 

Here is the courses followed by the wines:  

• Crispy Pork Jowl with Frisee Salad, Rye Croutons, and Poached Egg
• Mulheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Brut '07
•  Apple Stuffed Quail with Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
• Mulheimer Sonnenlay Zeppelin QBA '08
• Crab and Squash Pierogies
• Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett '08
• Garnirtes Sauerkraut- Sauerkraut Braised with Assorted J. Betskis' Sausages and Smoked Pork
• Veldenzer Elisenberg Spatlese 1997

Call 833-7999 for a reservation. 

An alert reader shared that the celebration changed from this Saturday to next Saturday! Thanks. So here is the correct date and time: 

J. Betski's in Raleigh is hosting an Octoberfest celebration Saturday, Oct. 10th from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Here are the details: 

Cooked Sauerkraut with Assorted Housemade Sausages, Roasted and Smoked Pork, Boiled Potatoes, Spaetzle, Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage with Apples, Sourdough Pretzels and Apple Strudel  

The cost is $25 per person (excludes tax and gratuity)

(Grilled sausages will be served outside a la carte.)

J. Betski's is hosting a beer dinner in honor of Octoberfest. It is a four-course meal at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and costs $55 per person. Here are the details.

Next week, August 31-September 4, J. Betski's will offer food and drink specials throughout the week. Here's the schedule: