Foster's Market in Chapel Hill will be hosting monthly farm dinners, and the first one is 6:30 p.m. Friday.

This Friday's dinner will feature winemaker Leslie Renaud of Lincourt Winery and ingredients from these farms: Lyon Farm in Creedmoor; Lane Angus Ranch in Gates, N.C.; Latta Egg Farm and Maple View Farm, both in Hillsborough.

Friday's menu includes pimento cheese deviled eggs, salad with farm market vegetables and lemon herb vinaigrette, braised beef brisket with red wine wild mushroom demi-glace, roasted sweet potatoes, grilled asparagus and carrots, buttery yeast rolls and for dessert, strawberry and rhubarb tart with Maple View ice cream.

The dinner costs $25 per person. Wine pairings cost an additional $12. For reservations, call 919-967-3663. The restaurant is at 750 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill's Foster's Market is hosting a "porkapalooza" dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The pork from Cane Creek Farm in Alamance County will be featured in each of the courses:

• pork rillettes and country pate with crostini.
• house-smoked ham hock and split pea soup.
• a buffet of entrees: housemade Italian sausage with peppers and onions; porchetta; and braised pork with plums, sage and onions.
• sides: wilted kale and spinach with a warm bacon dressing; creamy polenta; and apple sauce.
• for dessert: caramelized apple upside down cornbread cake with maple bacon ice cream.

The cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required; call 919-967-3663.