Weekend Fare: Mother's Day and More Everything you ever wanted to sip, from classic gin martinis to a new Belvedere lemon tea, will be mixed, shaken and stirred in any number of libations at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic kickoff Friday night at the New York Public Library. Tickets are sold out, but a host of events, from workshops to tastings, will be held in restaurants and bars across the city through Tuesday. Some sessions have sold out, so check the Web site for ticket availability. The Sunburnt Cow, 137 Avenue C (between Eighth and Ninth Streets), in the East Village, and The Sunburnt Calf, 226 79th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam), on the Upper West Side, start brunch service a day early with Endless Brunch, every Friday from noon to 4 p.m. The Brooklyn Food Conference on Saturday runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Brooklyn Technical High School, 29 Fort Greene Place (Dekalb Avenue), in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. There will be workshops, panel discussions, food demonstrations, programming for families, keynote speeches from food activists and more. It's all free. Lawrence Knapp, executive chef of The Hurricane Club, 360 Park Avenue South (East 26th Street), teaches a hands-on cooking class on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. where students can learn to make a few Polynesian dishes. Lunch, with wine pairings, will be served at the end. Tickets are $245 and can be purchased by calling (212) 239-1652 or online. A class in how to make your own wedding cake will be held Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost Street (Meeker Avenue), in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Students will learn how to make a three-tiered cake that serves 60 to 80 people. The class is $50 person, and tickets are online. Lidia Bastianich holds a book signing and a sampling of her pastas and sauces on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at Fairway Market, 480-500 Van Brunt Street, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. "Passport to Taiwan" brings together food vendors, pop singers, artists and other members of the Taiwanese American community on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Union Square North, at Broadway and 17th Street. The Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar, at Ninth Avenue and West 39th Street, returns on Sunday with vendors like Red Hook Lobster and Milk Truck Grilled Cheese selling food from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is open every second Sunday of the month through October. Check the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market's Web site for the most updated list of participating trucks. Whether it's brunch or any other meal to celebrate Mother's Day, moms will find Sunday a good day to dine out. Restaurants are offering a variety of specials and perks. Here are some to check out: - At all six of Julian Medina's restaurants (Toloache 50, Toloache 82, Yerbe Buena Perry, Yerba Buena Ave. A, Coppelia and Toloache Taqueria), diners can enter a raffle contest for a free trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. One winner will be picked and notified Sunday evening. - Rock Center Cafe, 20 West 50th Street, celebrates Mother's Day and a new outdoor summer garden and bar, located where the ice rink is open in the winter, on Sunday with live music performed by musicians from the Julliard School. Herbs from the garden will be used in special cocktails. A $40 per person prix-fixe brunch will be offered, as well as a $59 three-course prix-fixe dinner. Mothers will receive spa products, a $25 gift certificate for spa services and a starter kit to grow herbs. - The Andaz hotels in New York will give mothers a token of appreciation at its downtown and Midtown locations. At Wall & Water in the Andaz Wall Street Hotel, 75 Wall Street (Water Street), the special brunch menu from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. includes a spiced apple cake. The Andaz 5th Avenue location, 485 Fifth Avenue (East 41st Street), hand out small tins of teas. - Weather permitting, the newly opened farm-to-table restaurant Hudson, at Haymount House, 25 Studio Hill Road, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., will offer outdoor seating with views of the Hudson River from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. A $55 three course prix-fixe menu includes dishes like chilled lobster carpaccio and apricot napoleon. Make reservations by calling (914) 502-0080. - Kutsher's Tribeca will offer moms a complimentary glass of prosecco for Mother's Day dinner. Call (212) 431-0606 for reservations. - Live bands will perform at The Darby, 244 West 14th Street (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues), for Mother's Day throughout service. Make a reservation by calling (212) 242-4411. - The chef Ian Chalermkittichai recently overhauled Ember Room's menu to emphasize Thai comfort food. At the Hell's Kitchen restaurant, 647 Ninth Avenue (West 45th Street), all premium wine bottles will be offered for half off. - Southern Hospitality BBQ, 645 Ninth Avenue (between 45th and 46th Streets), in Hell's Kitchen, will give all mothers a surprise complimentary gift with each meal.