Take a wine-fueled "Tour Around the Boot" at Marmo. Credit: Photo by Kirsten Gilliam

Mark your calendars, because you donโ€™t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings:

Annual foodie fundraiser Houston Restaurant Weeks is back this August, with menus officially dropping Saturday, July 15. Check out the official website to view the list of 200+ participants and start making your reservations now. The largest annual fundraiser for Americaโ€™s largest food bank, the Houston Food Bank, HRW has raised a monumental $18.8 million to date, which equates to 56.4 million meals that have gone to help those who are food insecure in the region.

Mortonโ€™s The Steakhouse invites guests to enjoy a Prohibition-inspired Sips of Summer Cocktail experience on Friday, July 21 at 6 p.m. In addition to cocktails like Golden Age Spritz and Bonnie & Clyde, enjoy a decadent array of features including filet mignon finger sandwiches, New Orleans style oysters Rockefeller and caviar potatoes. Tickets are $99++ per person.

Marmo, 888 Westheimer, is partnering with Maze Row Wine Merchant to present an exclusive โ€˜Tour Around the Bootโ€™ wine dinner featuring several of Italyโ€™s top producers on Tuesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Set in its enchanting private dining room, guests can enjoy a five-course meal with highlights including scallop with short rib agridolce and glacรฉ cherry, smoked corn gnocchi with mozzarella foam and Calabrian chili, foie gras, dry-aged delmonico with cacio e pepe hollandaise, and cherry chocolate crostata. Tickets are $199 plus tax and gratuity and can be purchased via OpenTable.

B.B. Italia, 16250 City Walk,ย will host its first wine dinner on Tuesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m., featuring a five-course Northern Italy wine experience with pairings by sommelier Shaun Stockton and executive chef Bruno Amato. Cost is $95++ per person

R-C Ranch, 2520 Airline, will host a Wagyu & Wine Night on Wednesday, July 26 beginning at 7:30 p.m. T๏ปฟickets are $125 and include a wagyu fueled multi-course dinner with wine pairings.ย 

Brooke Viggiano is a contributing writer who is always looking to share Houston's coolest and tastiest happenings with the Houston Press readers.