Eat, drink, and learn during your lunch break at celebrated Washington restaurants known for serving local and sustainable foodstuffs and see just how delicious eating responsibly can be. Gather at the recently opened neighborhood favorite Blue Ridge for a culinary lesson in all things porcine. Assemble at Zola Wine and Kitchen’s state-of-the-art exhibition test kitchen for an interactive demonstration before proceeding to the nearby historic “eco-gastro” restaurant. Meet at sophisticated Sonoma to experience the best of Alaska fisheries.

Coordinator Gail Forman is a freelance food and travel writer.

3 sessions

Nov. 3 Blue Ridge, 2340 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. (Tenleytown-AU Metro stop, Red line or Foggy Bottom Metro stop, Blue/Orange lines. Transfer to Metrobus No. 31, 32, 34, or 36 at Washington Circle/Pennsylvania Ave. Buses stop one block north or south of Blue Ridge on Wisconsin Ave.)

Nov. 10 Zola Wine and Kitchen, 505 Ninth St., N.W., and Zola Restaurant, 800 F St., N.W. (Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop, Green, Yellow, Red lines; or Metro Center stop, Blue, Orange, Red lines).

Nov. 17 Sonoma, 223 Pennsylvania Ave., S.W. (Capitol South Metro stop, Blue and Orange lines).

Non-alcoholic beverages are included with each lunch. Alcoholic beverages may be purchased at participants’ expense.