Events: Desserts, Belgian beer, champagne and sushi

Dessert decadence: Drink Eat Play, which sponsored the very decadent cupcake tasting I helped judge, is doing Dessert Decadence on Sunday, July 27 at Boulevard 3 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Dessert suppliers include: STK, One Sunset, Monsoon, Cafe La Boheme, Gonpachi, Sugar Jones (winner of the best original cupcake in this year's Cupcake Challenge), Flan King, Kiss My Bundt, Cannoli Kings, and a chocolate tasting from Smile Chocolatiers.

Beer tasting at a wine shop:Monday, July 28 at 55 Degree Wine: Wierd "Ale" Yankovic night with tastings of Belgian and Belgian-style beers, including: Rodenbach Original; Boelens Bieken Honey Beer; Silly Scotch de Silly; Van der Bossche Buffalo Stout; The Lost Abbey Lost and Found Ale. $15 for the tasting from 6-9:30.

And coming up at 55 Degrees: Champagne and sushi, Monday Aug. 11, $75.