This week has no shortage of events to keep you busy. Compare mumbo sauces, ring in the Chinese New Year, eat out for a good cause, or learn about the 2020 forecast for the drink world.

Beverage trends forecast for 2020

Dacha Navy Yard will host “Beer Garden & Beyond; What’s the Next Big Drink?” panel discussion this week, bringing local beer, wine, and alcohol connoisseurs together for a discussion on this year’s trends and projections for all things in a glass. Sip on panelists’ favorite picks while moderator Katie Marisic of the Brewers Association leads a conversation with Dmitri Chekaldin, co-owner of Dacha, Thor Cheston, co-founder Right Proper Brewing Company, Reed Walker and Jordan Cotton, co-founders Cotton & Reed Distillery, and Kristi Delovitch, sales consultant at Winebow Fine Wines + Spirits. (79 Potomac Avenue SE, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., FREE)

Support Puerto Rico earthquake relief efforts at Cuba Libre

Eat out for a cause at Cuba Libre, which is raising money to aid the Hispanic Federation’s on-site relief efforts in Puerto Rico following the 6.4 magnitude quake that hit the territory earlier this month. The restaurant will collect donations from diners who want to round up their bill or fill out a donation line on their check. It’s a cause personal to the staff: Many of the restaurant’s employees have family members in Puerto Rico, and co-founder Barry Gutin recently announced plans to open a new location in the capital, San Juan. (801 9th Street NW, during regular service hours, through February 1.)

‘Dish & Sip’ for literary lovers

Talk plant-based food and vegan cooking with James Beard Award-winning chef Bryant Terry at The Outrage. Terry, who is chef-in-residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora, will discuss his new book Vegetable Kingdom over vegan bites and drinks from Chef Lee. A ticket also gets you one autographed copy. (1722 14th Street NW, Friday, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $50.)

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Tiger Fork and THE LINE DC

Two restaurants are ringing in the Chinese New Year with food specials and events.

Blagden Alley’s Tiger Fork will cap off a week of Cantonese dishes to bring good luck, ceremonial performances, and traditional festivities with an all-day celebration on Saturday. Expect bubble waffle and barbecued meats, performances by Chinese lion dancers by Tai Yim Kung Fu (from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.), and kung fu demonstrations. (922 N Street NW, through Sunday during regular service hours, Saturday will be an extended celebration from 11 a.m. to midnight.)

The LINE DC’s Brothers and Sisters will also celebrate with a $30 prix-fixe dim sum menu, and Spoken English will have pan-fried beef dumplings, salt & ash baked fish with ginger, scallion, and black truffle vinegar and lamb skewers. Stay for lion dancers and New Year blessings in the lobby between 8 p.m.-10 p.m. (1770 Euclid St NW, Saturday)

Learn all about bar basics

Cocktail expert and Columbia Room owner Derek Brown will impart his bartending wisdom with two sessions of a “Tools of the Trade” workshop this weekend (and more Saturdays through February). If you ever wanted to learn about the tools and techniques of professional bartenders, here’s one chance. Tickets are required and include cocktail samples, recipes, and hands-on instruction. (124 Blagden Alley NW, Saturday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. or 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., $125.)

Brunch for International Sous Vide Day

Sous vide, the French word for “under vacuum,” is a high-end cooking technique chefs use to slow-cook for precision and better flavor. For the third year in a row, Cuisine Solutions, the manufacturer recognized as the authority on sous vide, will host a sous vide brunch at the Conrad Washington D.C.’s Estuary restaurant in honor of International Sous Vide Day. Guests will dine on hour ‘overs, craft cocktails, and food stations showcasing the technique alongside chefs Carla Hall, who is known for co-hosting ABC’s The Chew, Kyle Connaughton of 3-star Michelin restaurant SingleThread, Estuary’s Bryan Voltaggio, Unconventional Diner’s David Deshaies, DBGB Kitchen & Bar’s Nicholas Tang, and Equinox’s Todd Gray. Tickets are $125, and all sales will benefit the nonprofit C-CAP, which provides job training and skills for underserved youth through the culinary arts. There will also be a silent auction for sous vide prizes and dining experiences. (950 New York Ave NW, Sunday, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., $125.) 

Eat communal

America Eats Tavern offers a Sunday Supper event this weekend with a three-course communal meal by head chef Claudio Foschi. Tickets include table-side meat carvings, vegetable sides, dessert, and paired beverages. Additional Sunday dates are Feb. 23 and March 29. (3139 M Street NW, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, $90.)

Restaurants get a jumpstart on Super Bowl snacks with a mumbo sauce competition

To drill up excitement for Super Bowl LIV, three Adams Morgan restaurants will “compete” for the best mumbo sauce starting this Monday, January 27 until Super Bowl Sunday on February 2. Mintwood Place, Lucky Buns, and The Game Sports Pub will offer guests a raffle ticket with the purchase of an original mumbo sauce dish (smoked duck wings at Mintwood, Filipino-style sauced chicken wings at The Game, or Lucky Buns’ Thai fried chicken Mumbo Bun) for a chance to win gift cards to the participating restaurants. Whichever restaurant gives out the most raffle tickets will be crowned the “winner.” Gift card winners will be announced on the restaurants’ Instagram accounts (@mintwoodplace, @eatluckybunz, @thegamesportspub) on Feb. 3. (1813 Columbia Road NW, 2411 18th Street NW, and 2000 18th Street NW, Monday-Feb. 2, during regular restaurant hours.)

A guest brings wine to Stellina

Sicilian winery Firriato is a featured guest at Stellina Pizzeria next Tuesday. Marco Scapagnini, Firriato’s export manager, will guide pairings with eggplant or sheep milk ricotta-stuffed cannolo, marinated sardines, and roasted octopus. Buy tickets with or without the wine. (399 Morse Street Northeast, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday, $85-125.)

This post has been updated with new prices for the Stellina Pizzeria dinner.