Top 3 Events: Lucques Cassoulet Night, Wirtshaus Home Brewing Class + Shuldiner at Mohawk Bend

Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne are hosting their 11th annual Cassoulet Night at Lucques. The evening features a three-course menu spotlighting cassoulet – a traditional Southern French dish of slow-cooked beans and meats. Offerings include a salad of young greens and Gabriel Coulet Roquefort with local walnuts, banyuls and wildflower honey; cassoulet de maison with duck confit, garlic sausage and white beans; and, for dessert, Gascon almond cake with roasted apples and prune-Armagnac ice cream. To-go orders are available for pick-up. Reserve your seat by calling 323-655-6277 or online at www.lucques.com. 
WHAT: Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne's annual Cassoulet Night at Lucques
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 23, 5 to 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Lucques, 8474 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood
COST: $55.

Wirtshaus Home Beer Brewing Class
German restaurant and beer garden Wirtshaus offers its first beer-brewing class, led by David Mazzonetto and Efren Padilla. This how-to class will cover the basics of home brewing and will include family-style platters of Wirtshaus' sausages, Bavarian pretzels, brewing samples and a complimentary half-liter of German draft beer. For reservations, call 323-931-9291. 
WHAT: Beer brewing class at Wirtshaus 
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m. 
WHERE: Wirtshaus, 345 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles
COST: $25.

Joseph Shuldiner's Vegan Cuisine at Mohawk Bend
For one night, Mohawk Bend will serve plant-based dishes from Joseph Shuldiner's cookbook, Pure Vegan. Dishes include maple chipotle pecan popcorn; Brussels sprout salad; polenta with mushroom, hazelnut and fig; and sweet cream for dessert. Shuldiner will be present for a meet-and-greet. Email reservations@mohawk.la or visit mohawk.la to reserve a table; walk-ins available as space permits.
WHAT: Dishes from Joseph Shuldiner's Pure Vegan at Mohawk Bend
WHEN: Monday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mohawk Bend, 2141 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park
COST: $20.