ITALIAN PIG ROAST AT PIAZZA BEER GARDEN MONDAY

Piazza Beer Garden is heading indoors at parent restaurant Cesco Osteria in Bethesda tomorrow, for an Italian Pig Roast. A full porchetta pig roast will be prepared and carved by the chef-owner of Cesco himself, and an array of side dishes will be available. Beer and wine lovers will find the special very limited release Port City Long Black Veil black IPA, and gold-medal winner Devil's Backbone Vienna Lager among several local brews, and some of the chef's hand-selected red wine pairings.

Click here to order tickets for $35 (and see the full menu), or pay $45 at the door when the event begins at 7:00 PM Monday.

Piazza Beer Garden

7401 Woodmont Avenue

SWIMSUIT FASHION SHOW TUESDAY IN BETHESDA

Cesco Osteria's Co2 Lounge will host a swimwear fashion show featuring the latest line from Dar Be Dar on Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Attendees will enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and have the opportunity to purchase their favorite swimsuit styles at a pop-up shop boutique following the event. Live music will be provided by Cyrus Reel and DJ Bazza.

You can reserve your space for $20 (+$2.09 fee) online now. Proceeds from the event will benefit Autism Speaks.

Dar Be Dar's founder, Tala Raassi, was born in Maryland but grew up in Tehran. Raassi became an international figure after she was jailed 5 days and whipped for wearing "indecent clothing" - as religious police in Tehran described the miniskirt the 16-year-old Raassi wore to a friend's Sweet 16 party. The resulting worldwide media attention from Marie Claire magazine, Rachel Ray and Elle was a springboard into a fashion career that launched with a Washington, D.C. boutique.

Dar Be Dar has designed swimwear for the Washington Wizards dance team and the Miss Universe pageant.

Co2 Lounge

7401 Woodmont Avenue

PIAZZA BEER GARDEN TO REOPEN SATURDAY FOR SUMMER IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

The Piazza Beer Garden outside of Cesco Osteria, at 7401 Woodmont Avenue, will reopen this Saturday, May 10, for the summer season. Bethesda's only beer garden opened briefly last fall, and shut down for the winter. Flying Dog beers will be only $1 this Saturday to celebrate the opening.

Last night the beer garden was taking shape again outside Cesco. Here's a preview:

BETHESDA CENTRAL

FARM MARKET

2012 SEASON

BEGINS TODAY

Farmers Market Moves from

Bethesda Row to new spot at

Bethesda ES

Today is moving day for the Bethesda Central Farm Market. The popular market officially opens the 2012 season at its new location, Bethesda Elementary School at Arlington Road and Wilson Lane, with summer hours of 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

There has been some grumbling about the change. Like I said before, if you live in Upstairs at Bethesda Row or The Seasons, it's going to be a longer walk or short drive. But I don't agree with the argument that this is spurring people to drive, or shortchanging our "walkable community." Why? Because the majority of downtown Bethesda apartments are in "Old Town" Bethesda, and this new location is an easier walk for almost all residents than the old spot.

And if someone wants to bring their car so they can load up on healthy, local and sustainable foods for the week, that's their right, and a net gain for the environment in my opinion. If easy parking gets more people to come out, that means more farms stay in business. And those farms don't get sold to developers to cause construction runoff into streams. So, everybody relax and enjoy the market!

Today's cooking demonstration is by Bethesda's own Francesco Ricchi of Cesco Osteria on Woodmont Avenue. Get ready to expand your knowledge of Italian cooking for your own kitchen experiments at home. The chef demos will be at 9:30 and 10:30.

Remember I told you that a benefit of the new location is more room for more vendors?

It came true! Welcome these new folks to the Market today:

Teazan Tea

Love and Kindness - natural soap and lotions

Karen Kay's Cakes - layer cakes

Zeke's Coffee - freshly roasted by the cup or the pound

But all of your old favorites are back, too, including Westmoreland Farm, Two Acre Farm, Mock's, Toigo Orchards, Bending Bridge Farm, Walnut Hill, Meatcrafters, Stonyman Gourmet, Vernon's Seafood, and many more!

Returning vendors of prepared food include Betty's Chips and Salsa, Caprice de Joelle, and Old Smoky Barbecue.

SPAGnVOLA isn't just bringing chocolate; today they are introducing their homeade gelato!

Uppercrust Breads will have scones, pastries, granola and locally-milled flour (you can't get any greener than that, unless you're Kermit the Frog!).

If that's not all, Sharpen This stands ready to sharpen your kitchen knives and small garden tools just in time for Spring.

So head over this morning, and soon the Bethesda ES location will be old hat.

ITALIAN WINE

TASTING TONIGHT

IN

BETHESDA

Cesco Osteria, the new Italian restaurant and nightspot on Woodmont Avenue, is offering a special $20 tasting of Italian wines tonight, 6:30-8:00 PM.

Walk-ins are welcome!

Try 10 Italian wines, including the three "Killer Bs:" single-vineyard Barolos, traditional and modern Brunellos and Piedmont Barbarescos.

You'll also enjoy hors d'ouevres, included in the price.

Ladies, stick around the rest of the evening in Cesco's CO2 Lounge, because it's Ladies Night.

So, if you've been wanting to try some new wines without breaking the bank, tonight's the night at Cesco.

7401 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda. 301-654-8333. 21+